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4wheelsnews.com - 7 hours ago
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One of the vehicles that made a mark
at the Frankfurt Motor Show was the new Volvo
C30 DRIVe. It is powered by a 1.6 liter diesel engine with Start/Stop technology. It consumes only 3.8 liters of diesel fuel per 100km and it emits only 99 grams of CO2/km.
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2010 Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe: one of the greenest car on ...
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4wheelsnews.com - 8 hours ago
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The Volvo C30 1.6D DRIVe already has a
following due to its eco-friendly technologies like stop/start with
a brake-energy recovery system and a fuel consumption of 3.9 liters per 100km.
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2010 Volvo C30 Facelift by Heico Sportiv
4wheelsnews.com - 9 hours ago
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Negotiations participated in by representatives associated with China’s
Zhejiang Geely Holding Group’s impending purchase of Volvo are
off to a good start. Zhejiang Geely has informed unions that it intends to keep Volvo production in Europe.
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Geely planning to will keep Volvo production in Europe
thetruthaboutcars.com - 44 hours ago
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Sweden’s unions are on a hot trail. They
think that –ohmygod- the Chinese government could be pulling
the strings with Geely and Volvo. China’s Geely won’t say where they get the money for buying Volvo from Ford . Geely says its backers include ...
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Geely Keeps Volvo Unions Guessing On Money Issue
4wheelsnews.com - 2 days ago
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Things are looking even better for Zhejiang Geely
Holding Group, the parent of Geely Automobile, to be
given the right to acquire Ford Motor Co.’s Volvo car brand. Members of Geely’s management team are in Sweden this week to discuss their bid, according to a Europe-based spokesman for Geely.
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Geely’s management team in Sweden to discuss the bid for ...
rumors.automobilemag.com - 38 hours ago
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Should Geely receive the green right to purchase
Volvo from Ford Motor Company, it will also receive
the right to use technologies developed by Volvo in its own vehicles.
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Geely May Secure Rights to Use Volvo Technology
4wheelsnews.com - 7 hours ago
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The International Van of the Year (IVoY) 2010
award has been given to Nissan’s NV200 van. The
jury was composed of 23 specialized European journalists, who represent about half a million readers in Europe.
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Nissan NV200 takes the ‘International Van of the Year ...
4wheelsnews.com - 7 hours ago
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2009 Formula 1 champion Jenson Button will be
driving for the McLaren team for the 2010 season.
Button’s stated reason for leaving his Brawn (or Mercedes-Benz) GP team is because he wanted to set fresh challenges for himself. Button said that it was a difficult decision to leave a team that he has b
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Jenson Button joins Vodafone McLaren Mercedes
4wheelsnews.com - 8 hours ago
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A Russian bidder has reportedly offered to buy
40% of Renault’s Formula One team, according to Finland’s
Turun Sanomat. The deal could potentially result in the Russian Vitaly Petrov’s signing to be Robert Kubica’s team-mate. This could explain Timo Glock’s move to Manor Grand Prix, despite his earl
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Rumor: Renault to sell 40 percent of its F1 team
autoblog.com - 8 days ago
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Renaultsport is certainly proving itself a garage full
of busy little castors , isn't it? The French
automaker's performance division is working on a new Formula Renault car, built in-house to replace its outsourced predecessor, and just announced ...
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Renault reportedly to expand sub-RS GT range — ...
motherproof.com - 33 hours ago
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Here’s some of favorite posts for this week:
Little House of Indoctrination; Parenting.com When I was growing
up, my best friend and I would always watch “Little House on the Prairie” reruns whenever we could. We loved to re-enact the stories, ...
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News & Rants: Momosphere: 11.20.09
edmunds.com - 19 hours ago
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It's Time for MFC to Replace MPG Date
Posted: November 12, 2009 We are all used to
dealing with miles per gallon (mpg), that familiar if sometimes clumsy indicator of a vehicle's fuel consumption. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provides mpg ...
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Monthly Fuel Cost VS. MPG
thetruthaboutcars.com - 16 hours ago
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Inspired by the success of the College Station,
Texas initiative banning red light cameras, activists a hundred
miles away in are collecting signatures to do the same in Baytown. Officials in the Gulf Coast city of 72,000 allowed American Traffic ...
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Second Texas City Initiates Traffic Camera Referendum
atozanswer.com - 25 hours ago
motorcycle.in.th - 25 hours ago
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Is Victory Motorcycles interested in the Thailand market,
can the Victory vision of the future soon be
bought in Thailand? It would surely be one of the most sensational marketplace debuts of recent years. Minneapolis-based Victory has revealed that they are looking into new markets...
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The Vision of the Victory Motorcycle Company
automoblog.net - 40 hours ago
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Oops, looks like the December 2009 delivery date
for the Aptera 3-wheeler just got pushed back into
2010. The Aptera has been a highly anticipated car from the green set, and this delaying move is bound to make some people nervous. The questions is, is the Aptera, or any other ...
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Aptera 2e Pushed Back Until 2010
insideline.com - 32 hours ago
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SEOUL, South Korea — Hyundai has finished developing
its Theta II in-house gasoline direct-injection (GDI) engine that
will deliver 201 horsepower and 184 pound-feet of torque while remaining very fuel efficient.
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Hyundai Develops Own Gasoline Direct-Injection Theta II ...
atozanswer.com - 41 hours ago
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Honda launches the Civic Type R Euro in
Japan
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Honda launches the Civic Type R Euro in Japan
google.com - 39 hours ago
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8 hours ago ELK HORN, Iowa Hoping to
see the USA in your Chevrolet Volt or Nissan
Leaf? The tiny Iowa town of Elk Horn will have plenty of electric charging stations and no wait if you can get there. The town, more than 1,500 miles from the electric ...
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The Associated Press: Tiny Iowa town has the chargers, ...
