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Autocar Reports Pagani C9 Headed Stateside

The Pagani Zonda was a spectacular car. The automotive world loves what the car for being a road-going Le Mans racer, reliably powered by a Mercedes-Benz AMG engine. The exception being North America, where only a few early Zondas made it over (some reports indicate just two.) Now Autocar is...

August 23, 2010 by Todd DeMeza

House and Senate agree on Cash for Clunkers bill, mileage requirements revealed

Aston Martin's LMP1 racer wears classic Gulf Oil colors

U.S. satellite listeners to get live broadcast of entire 24 Hours of Le Mans

House approves revised Cash for Clunkers bill

Audi will need an extra year to hit 1.5 million sales target

Volkswagen and its subsidiaries, including Audi, have been in hot pursuit of an industry-topping sales rank for the past several years, but the widespread economic downturn... June 8, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann

U.S. raises fuel economy floor to 27.3mpg for 2011

You might disagree with his methods, but you can't deny President Obama's determination to improve the U.S. car industry's situation and to remedy the nation's current energy... March 27, 2009 by Ralph Hanson 1

Number of cars on U.S. roads set to fall for the first time since WWII

As a sign of how bad things are really getting for the U.S. auto industry, the number of cars on the roads are expected to drop for the first time in more than fifty years... March 14, 2009 by Ralph Hanson 2

Mini considering U.S.-market diesel by 2011

Diesel engines are still failing to gain much traction in the U.S., in part because of a national memory of the diesels of three decades ago, and in part because diesel fuel... February 10, 2009 by Nelson Ireson 6

China outpaces U.S. in January cars sales

The phenomenally weak market in the U.S. is setting record lows on a regular basis, and today is no exception: China has surpassed the U.S. in total car sales for the month... February 4, 2009 by Nelson Ireson 1

BYD confirms 2011 U.S. launch for electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles

Chinese manufacturer BYD is planning to have vehicles on sale in the U.S. within two years, with similar ambitions for the European market. The company took a step closer to... January 13, 2009 by Jeremy Weber 4

BYD to present world’s first mass-produced plug-in hybrid vehicle in Detroit

Chinese manufacturer BYD is planning to have plug-in hybrid vehicles on sale in the U.S. within two years, with similar ambitions for the European market. The company took a... January 9, 2009 by Jeremy Weber 2

China's BYD to sell plug-in hybrid in U.S. by 2010

BYD plug-in hybrids delayed in non-Chinese markets until 2011

Chinese carmaker BYD has pushed back the expected release date for its plug-in hybrid vehicles destined for non-Chinese markets. The company’s chairman, Wang Chuanfu... December 25, 2008 by Jeremy Weber

China’s BYD first to market with mass-produced plug-in hybrid

Chinese manufacturer BYD is planning to have plug-in hybrid vehicles on sale in the U.S. within two years, with similar ambitions for the European market. The company took a... December 16, 2008 by Ralph Hanson 4

Pontiac confirms G3 compact for U.S. market

General Motors has always been reluctant to bring the Pontiac G3 compact to the United States despite the car selling well in Canada and Mexico, but that has all changed as... September 18, 2008 by Viknesh Vijayenthiran 4