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12.29.10

Portugal Prime Minister Socrates first world leader to take delivery of Nissan Leaf
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The latest auto car news written in the Autoblog Staff reports... Filed under: Europe, Government/Legal, Hatchback, Nissan, Electric Nissan's Leaf is really getting around. On December 11th, Nissan forked over a Leaf to its first non-celebrity U.S. buyer. Nine days later, the automaker shipped 10 of its electric hatches to the offices of the Kanagawa Prefectural Government in Japan. Then, on December 22nd, Portugal took delivery of its first batch of Leafs, with the Portuguese electric mobility consortium MOBI.E getting nine of the automaker's electric vehicles, becoming Nissan's first commercial Leaf customer in all of Europe. Additionally, Carlos Tavares, executive vice president of ...
12.29.10

Japan’s production of small cars down 30.3% for November
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The latest auto car news written in the Autoblog Staff reports... Filed under: Budget, Japan, Plants/Manufacturing 2011 Toyota Corolla - Click above for high-res image gallery November's automobile production, not to be confused with total sales, has dropped by 6.7 percent in Japan as compared to a year ago. According to data published by the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association, November 2010 automobile production hit 802,009 total units. However, the overall drop fails to tell the whole story. Japan's production of standard cars - vehicles with an engine that displaces two liters or more - shot up 3.7 percent year-on-year in November. Likewise, truck ...
12.29.10

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 12.28.10
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The latest auto car news written in the Autoblog Staff reports... Going Back to the Future in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG We take Mercedes' gullwinged supercar back to the theater to right a childhood wrong. Former Shell boss predicts $5/gal gas in 2012 With fuel prices in a lofty spot thanks to the holidays, it's hard to think of the price of gas as a bargain, but according to the former president of Shell Oil, that's exactly what it is compared to what we'll see just one short year from now. Toyota, BP top list of biggest blunders in 2010 What were the biggest blunders of ...
12.28.10

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 12.27.10
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The latest auto car news written in the Autoblog Staff reports... Quick Spin: 2010 BMW 760Li Commanding a $66,000 premium over an entry level 7 Series, the BMW 760Li better be more than a luxobarge with a biturbo V12. Porsche to live stream new concept reveal in Detroit Porsche has something 'spectacular' planned for the Detroit show and you can watch the live reveal in a few week's time. Mulally tops Motor Trend Power List for 2011 MotorTrend has compiled its Power List for 2011 and Ford's dynamo CEO stands at the head of the pack. Also of interest: Rumored Toyota FT86 logo shows ...
12.27.10

Report: Tesla Motors share price drops as IPO lock-up period ends
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The latest auto car news written in the Autoblog Staff reports... Filed under: Earnings/Financials, Tesla, ElectricTesla Motors (TSLA) shares were hammered hard near the end of last week and are still dropping as word of the expiration of a 180-day post-IPO lock-up agreement continues to make the rounds. Starting today, 75 million Tesla shares, which had previously been subject to a lock-up agreement restricting their sale, will be eligible for registration. The automaker's recent 10-Q filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission noted that a fall in share price could possibly coincide with the expiration of the 180-day post-IPO lock-up agreement. The ...
12.22.10

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 12.21.10
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The latest auto car news written in the Autoblog Staff reports... Review: 2011 Lincoln MKX Can the Lincoln MKX justify its premium over the recently refreshed Edge? Officially Official: Full details on the 2011 Chrysler 300 After supplying a handful of images of the reworked 300, Chrysler finally gives up the details on the refreshed sedan and it's revised interior. Review: Real Racing 2 for iOS "Real" racing on a phone? We put one of the best-selling iOS games to the test. Also of interest: BMW registers 'i' nameplate for MegaCity range Future Mitsubishi models may each get their own EV ...
12.21.10

Tesla catches Christmas spirit, gives away hundreds of Roadsters [w/video]
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The latest auto car news written in the Autoblog Staff reports... Filed under: Toys/Games, Tesla, Electric Radio-controlled Tesla Roadster - Click above to watch video after the jump In spite of being busy making deals, preparing the Tesla factory and watching the stock price shoot up, the upstart automaker has still found time to remember the people who helped get it where it is today - it's early adopting, Roadster-buying customers. And to share the good cheer, Tesla is giving them yet another Tesla Roadster. The beneficiaries of Tesla's largess won't be driving these new battery-powered electrics over the river and through the woods ...
12.21.10

Daily U-Turn: What you missed on 12.20.10
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The latest auto car news written in the Autoblog Staff reports... First Drive: 2011 Kia Optima 2.0T Kia says the Optima 2.0T was built to be the Sonata's more menacing cousin, but it's more than an aggressive face and a retuned suspension. Video: 2012 Ford C-Max demonstrates its hands-free liftgate The Ford C-Max has the potential to be an innovative runabout for the U.S. market, and one of its more impressive features is a hands-free power liftgate. Detroit Preview: 2011 Chrysler 300 It's been endlessly teased and occasionally spied, and now it's official: the 2011 Chrysler 300 has arrived ahead of its world debut at the ...
12.20.10

Report: Cadillac working on plug-in hybrid version of SRX
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The latest auto car news written in the Autoblog Staff reports... 2010 Cadillac SRX 2.8T - Click above for high-res image gallery Remember the Cadillac Converj, the beautiful plug-in hybrid concept that General Motors was going to build but then decided against bringing to market? That program is still as dead as ever (at least as far as we know), but Reuters is reporting that the luxury marque is still interested in putting a PHEV powertrain into one of its vehicles, in this case a version of the Cadillac SRX crossover. Sources say the PHEV SRX would share some of the technology ...
12.18.10

Tesla SEC filing reveals Model S has 3,000 deposits
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The latest auto car news written in the Autoblog Staff reports... Filed under: Sedan, Government/Legal, Hatchback, Earnings/Financials, Tesla, Electric In an 8-K filing posted with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday, Tesla Motors revealed that, by the end of the third quarter, it had already lined up 3,000 buyers, each of whom has coughed up $5,000 required to reserve the automaker's long-promised Model S. Additional information mentioned in the report suggests that the Model S will eventually obtain a five-star safety rating, feature more cargo room than any other sedan on the market and be designed to accommodate battery-swap technology. The ...

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