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Tata Motors is developing a diesel version of the Nano and hopes the latest version of the world's cheapest car will be available by 2011. The Nano will also soon get interior and exterior facelifts. 
General Motors has
agreed to sell its Hummer SUV brand to Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy
Industrial Machinery in China. Pending regulatory review and approval
in China and the United States, the pending deal marks the first time a
Chinese buyer has acquired a distressed asset from the American auto
industry.
It seems Ferrari is rarely out of the news. The F430, now in its sixth year, has less than a year left in its production tenure. It's considered one of the best cars ever made and the current model is the third-fastest Ferrari ever made. Ferrari is also in the news because one of its recent buyers is professional cyclist George Hincapie. 
Chrysler manufactured the first mini-van 25 years ago. And now it's on the automotive forefront again with a new eco-friendly version of the Town & Country. The vehicles were unveiled as part of the Earth Day celebrations. 
In its yearly
report on automobile reliability, Consumer Reports has released its
2009 model calculations. Asian automakers dominated the top results,
Chrysler suffered a sharp decline and Ford overshadowed its Detroit
rivals. Toyota’s Scion xD was named as the most reliable car. 
Toyota Motor Corp, the world's largest auto
manufacturer, will reduce its global production capacity by 10
percent, or 1 million vehicles, according to Nikkei, the Japanese
daily business newspaper. The cut will slash Toyota's production capacity from
10 to 9 million, and the cuts will begin this fiscal year, according
to Reuters.
Toyota will begin the cut by closing New United Motor
Manufacturing, Inc., (NUMMI), a joint venture with General Motors
Co., in Fremont, Ca., and halting production lines at plants in Japan
and in the United Kingdom.
The Nissan GT-R and Dodge Ram 1500 have captured top honors from the International Car of the Year Awards. The 13th annual awards, which are judged by a panel of 16 automotive journalists and presented by Road and Travel Magazine, aim to honor new model year vehicles that "reach beyond power and performance by tapping into lifestyle compatibility." The Dodge Ram topped the Ford F-150 and Subaru Forester to win the truck segment, while the Nissan GT-R beat out the Dodge Challenger and Ford Flex to win the car portion of the competition.
The third edition of
the Carmel-By-The-Sea Concours on the Avenue, twas ideally presented
August 11 under cool, overcast skies. An estimated 200 vehicles
shared a full-day’s spotlight on famed Ocean Avenue and the
surrounding side street arteries of the tranquil Pacific Ocean
village. There couldn't have
been a better way to start Monterey Auto Week.
Nissan, following the success of the Toyota Prius and the Honda Insight, will introduce in 2010 its first electric vehicle. Infiniti, the Nissan luxury brand, will soon follow with a hybrid with an in-house drivetrain. The electric and hybrid will be powered by lithium ion batteries made vis a partnership with NEC of Japan.
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