Report: Jeep to build subcompact by 2013?

Filed under: Concept Cars, SUV, Geneva Motor Show, Jeep, Rumormill

Jeep CEO Mike Manley let word slip at the Geneva Motor Show that his company is looking to build a subcompact-sized B-segment SUV by 2013.
Manley said that Chrysler’s partnership with Fiat would be critical to building the new car, as Jeep is looking at using Fiat’s [...]

Sounds Familiar: Millionaire drops big bucks to build Lotus-based EV sportscar

Filed under: Concept Cars, Coupe, Technology, UK, Electric

We’re beginning to think that the real difference between a millionaire and a billionaire is simply whether or not one succumbs to the idea of building your own sports car. The latest to fall victim to that money trap is Dale Vince – a man with a vision [...]

Toyota to build $300M hybrid powertrain, 4-cyl engine production plant in Australia

Filed under: Hybrid, MPG, Toyota, Green Daily, Pacific Region

Toyota HC-CV concept vehicle – Click above for high-res image gallery

Toyota, backed by AU$63 million ($61.8 million U.S. at the current exchange rate) in funds from Australia’s government and additional monetary support from the nation’s second-most-populous state of Victoria, has officially announced plans to construct car engine [...]

Finland hopes to build world’s first carbon-neutral green highway

Filed under: Biodiesel, EV/Plug-in, Green Daily

While it’s easy for us to suggest that the car-buying public should adopt cleaner, alternative-fuel vehicles, the fact that a supporting infrastructure for many of these new technologies does not yet exist makes widespread adoption uncertain. Finland hopes to change the infrastructure-free trend by building out a carbon-neutral green highway [...]

Report: BMW to build 9-2 on Mini chassis for Saab

Filed under: Coupe, Budget, Europe, Hatchback, Saab, Design/Style, Luxury
Feast your eyes on the newest bit of rumor from the creative crew at AutoExpress. The site claims that BMW and Saab are looking to shack up for the production of a new 9-2 based on – you guessed it – the Mini Cooper. The idea is [...]

Report: Porsche really, really wants to build 918 Spyder. Really.

Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertible, Hybrid, Performance, Porsche

Porsche 918 Spyder Concept – Click above for high-res image gallery

We still haven’t stopped drooling over the Porsche 918 Spyder concept, a car that debuted at this year’s Geneva Motor Show. It’s a sexy infusion of both Boxster and Carrera GT influences, with a dash of hybrid power [...]

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