Diesel fuel

GM: Chevy Cruze diesel to deliver 46 mpg on highway

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 18, 2013
GM said the 2014 Chevrolet Cruze Turbo Diesel will deliver an estimated 46 miles per gallon on the highway, besting the company's initial target by four mpg.... Read More »

 

JESSE SNYDER

Straight talk on energy independence from a former CIA chief

6:55 pm U.S. ET | March 28, 2013
Outside perspective is always useful, especially in Detroit. It's a one-industry town, and we talk to each other a lot. Ourselves, and Washington regulators and policians.... Read More »

 

Audi to extend U.S. diesel offerings with A4 sedan

12:17 pm U.S. ET | March 12, 2013
American consumers will have the option of a TDI engine in Audi AG's next-generation A4 sedan, the automaker said today, expanding a campaign to sell more diesel engines in the United States. A new version of the A4, Audi's longtime U.S. best-seller, is set to arrive in 2014.... Read More »

 

FINAL ASSEMBLY

Diesel fuel tax on home turf is blow to VW

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 4, 2013
Volkswagen Group of America, which moved to Herndon, Va., in 2008, isn't feeling the love from its adopted home state. The Virginia legislature passed a bill that will replace the state's current fuel tax with a 3.5 percent tax on gasoline and a 6 percent tax on diesel fuel.... Read More »

 

Grand Cherokee's diesel delivers

12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 25, 2013
Jeep will begin selling the re-engineered 2014 Grand Cherokee in the United States this spring with an optional 3.0-liter V-6 diesel engine that delivers 240 hp and 420 pounds-feet of torque.... Read More »

 

Chrysler plans diesel version of 2014 Ram half-ton pickup

10:09 am U.S. ET | Feb. 14, 2013
Chrysler Group's Ram brand plans to sell a half-ton pickup later this year with a diesel engine -- its first such offering since 1978.... Read More »

 

2012 LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW

Revamped Mazda6 to offer optional diesel engine

2:50 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 29, 2012
Mazda will become the only Asian automaker to sell a diesel engine in the United States when it adds a 2.2-liter turbocharged diesel to the 2014 Mazda6 lineup in the second half of 2013.... Read More »

 

LARRY P. VELLEQUETTE

Will Jeep lovers blaze a new trail for diesel?

4:00 pm U.S. ET | Nov. 9, 2012
Even though fuel prices have generally fallen in recent weeks -- outside of areas ravaged by superstorm Sandy -- there are more than a few consumers out there who would line up to gladly pay $1 more per gallon or more to get what they want.... Read More »