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NEWS ABOUT: Detroit Auto Show

Detroit Auto Show stories: 7 news summaries

 Plush New Prius Will Hit 50mpg 

As hybrid market goes mainstream, so does iconic car

Jan 13, 09 12:36 PM CST
(AP) - Toyota's sleeker, more fuel-efficient update to its iconic Prius, already the most fuel-efficient vehicle on the market, offers a city-highway average of 50mpg—up from 46—and a bunch of new amenities. Unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show, the 2010 model comes with a more powerful engine, a moonroof, and... More »

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Toyota • fuel efficiency • automaker • Prius • auto industry • hybrid car • Detroit Auto Show

 Chrysler Eyes 
 Electric Rollout in 2010 

Automaker will highlight 4 concepts at the Detroit auto show

Jan 11, 09 9:10 AM CST
(Newser) - Struggling Chrysler is underscoring its green-friendly efforts just ahead of the Detroit auto show, reports the Detroit News, promising to have an electric car in production by 2010. Though a rep said he was “not allowed to” reveal any information about the model, the automaker will reveal a... More »

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environment • Chrysler • Detroit • electric cars • Detroit Auto Show

 Car of the Year: Mazda2 

Compact gets top world honors at New York auto show

Mar 21, 08 6:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - The compact Mazda2 took top honors as World Car of the Year yesterday at the International Auto Show in New York, the Detroit News reports. The car, also known as the Demio in some countries, earned accolades from a panel of international journalists for its combination of performance and price.... More »

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Mazda • Ford • Audi • Mercedes Benz • BMW • auto show • Detroit Auto Show • New York International Auto Show • World Car of the Year • Mazda2 • Audi R8 Suerpcar

Toyota, GM Working on Super-Cheap Models, Too

India's $2,500 Tata has market leaders playing catch-up

Jan 17, 08 3:56 PM CST
(Newser) - Work on the world's cheapest cars is underway at the world's biggest car companies, the Associated Press reports. Toyota and GM announced this week at Detroit's North American International Auto show they are working on inexpensive subcompacts similar to India's Tata Motors' $2,500 car and aimed at emerging markets.... More »

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India • Toyota • General Motors • Detroit • cheap • Tata Motors • Detroit Auto Show • subcompact

Toyota Joins GM in Race for 2010 Plug-In Hybrids

Drivers could recharge cars with normal socket

Jan 14, 08 4:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Toyota, the world's leader in hybrid vehicle production, has geared up to deliver by 2010 a gas-electric hybrid car whose batteries will recharge from a normal electrical socket. With the announcement yesterday at the Detroit auto show, Toyota pits itself against General Motors, which has also pledged a plug-in hybrid... More »

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Toyota • General Motors • Detroit • hybrid car • lithium ion batteries • Detroit Auto Show

Malibu Wins Car of the Year

Mazda CX-9 wins best truck at Detroit auto show

Jan 13, 08 4:26 PM CST
(Newser) - General Motors' goal of taking on the Camry and Accord got a boost today as the Chevy Malibu won North American Car of the Year at Detroit’s auto show, CNNMoney.com reports. Its Corvette-inspired twin-cockpit design, and a body shape similar to European luxury cars, has already won media... More »

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General Motors • Detroit • Mazda • Chevrolet • auto industry • auto show • Chevy Malibu • Mazda CX 9 • Detroit Auto Show • cars

The Last Muscle Car?

GM debuts the Corvette ZR1—but will the energy bill kill its kind?

Dec 20, 07 6:35 PM CST
(Newser) - GM will unveil the latest version of the Corvette at the Detroit auto show next month in all its supercharged, performance-car glory. But the 2009 Corvette ZR1 may actually be the last of an endangered breed—the Detroit muscle car. The new energy bill, with its stricter fuel economy standards,... More »

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General Motors • Detroit • energy bill • fuel economy standards • performance car • Corvette ZR1 • Detroit Auto Show

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