http://www.earthtimes.org The Earth Times online newspaper, serving the planet with general news and current affairs that matter en-us PHP/4.4.4 http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295594,vw-unveils-258-billion-euro-investment-plan.html Berlin - Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG on Friday unveiled a 25.8-billion-euro (38.2-billion-dollar) investment plan in the coming three years. The move came as the group also said it was acquiring the insolvent German auto parts group Karma... Cars,General Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:22:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295594,vw-unveils-258-billion-euro-investment-plan.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295455,seat-reduces-working-hours-of-more-than-7000-employees.html Barcelona - The Volkswagen subsidiary Seat will reduce the working hours of about two-thirds of its 11,000 Spanish employees to make up for declining demand, the company announced Thursday. The employees will rotate in working less hours until Seat b... Cars,General Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:16:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295455,seat-reduces-working-hours-of-more-than-7000-employees.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295174,audi-a5-awarded-top-german-prize-for-design.html Ingolstadt, Germany - The Audi A5 Sportback has been awarded the top German prize for design. The German Design Council said it would present the Design Award of the Federal Republic of Germany at the opening ceremony of the International Ambiente Fa... Cars,General Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:10:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295174,audi-a5-awarded-top-german-prize-for-design.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295173,superlight-mazda-mx-5-roadster.html Tokyo - First revealed as a concept at the Frankfurt Motor Show this year the 2012 model of the Mazda MX-5 is likely to be a superlight car with the driver virtually sitting on the rear axle and streamlined roll bars to the rear. Much of the weight o... Cars,General Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:10:30 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295173,superlight-mazda-mx-5-roadster.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295172,daihatsu-terios-with-lpg-drive.html Hamburg - The Japanese manufacturer Daihatsu is offering for its European markets a light technology package for the Daihatsu Terios SUV fitted with liquid petroleum gas (LPG) drive that cuts fuel costs by half. The 2010 model of the Terios with LP... Cars,General Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:10:25 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295172,daihatsu-terios-with-lpg-drive.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295171,think-city-car-on-show-in-helsinki.html Helsinki - The Norwegian electric car maker Think has presented at the Finnish Electric Motor Show in Helsinki this month a ready-to-market version of its zero-emission Think City car with serial production planned soon at a factory in Finland. Th... Cars,General Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:10:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295171,think-city-car-on-show-in-helsinki.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295170,porsche-boxster-spyder-takes-its-cues-from-james-dean-car.html Los Angeles - The new Porsche Boxster Spyder, which celebrates its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in December, takes its design cues from the legendary Porsche 550 in which actor James Dean died. Two humps stretching over the rear create th... Cars,General Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:10:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295170,porsche-boxster-spyder-takes-its-cues-from-james-dean-car.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295169,feeling-sleepy-behind-the-wheel-is-dangerous.html Munich - Falling asleep behind the wheel for even a split second is one of the most common causes of serious accidents, according to Germany's motoring association ADAC, warning motorists to take precautions when they feel the first signs of tirednes... Cars,General Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:10:17 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295169,feeling-sleepy-behind-the-wheel-is-dangerous.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295084,taiwans-yulon-to-launch-low-priced-car.html Taipei - Taiwan's Yulon Motor Co plans to launch a moderately priced car under its new Tobe brand to tap the low-end market, company officials said. The four-door, 1,342-cc engine Tobe M car will officially hit the local sale outlets in January 2010,... Cars,General Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:28:24 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/295084,taiwans-yulon-to-launch-low-priced-car.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294936,gm-surprises-with-12-billion-dollar-q3-loss--summary.html New York - US automotive giant General Motors on Monday reported a 1.2-billion-dollar loss in the third quarter of 2009, beating analysts' expectations and giving the company a solid foundation for its restructuring effort. In its first financial r... Cars,General Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:37:22 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294936,gm-surprises-with-12-billion-dollar-q3-loss--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294709,general-motors-shifts-european-office-to-ruesselsheim.html Ruesselsheim,Germany - General Motors, which this month decided to retain control of its Opel division in Europe, said Saturday it was shifting its European head office from Zurich, Switzerland to the German town of Ruesselsheim. Located west of Fran... Cars,General Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:16:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294709,general-motors-shifts-european-office-to-ruesselsheim.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294565,brussels-authorises-loan-to-ford-romania-to-build-low-co2-engine.html Brussels - The European Commission paved the way Friday for Ford Romania SA to access a loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), which will help finance the development of a low-emissions engine at its Craiova plant. The EIB is lending a total o... Cars,General Fri, 13 Nov 2009 13:04:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294565,brussels-authorises-loan-to-ford-romania-to-build-low-co2-engine.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294458,porsche-reports-44bn-euro-loss-after-failed-vw-takeover.html Stuttgart - The parent company of luxury sportscar manufacturer Porsche reported Thursday that it made a 4.4-billion- euro (6.5 billion dollars) before-tax loss in the year to July 31, on the back of its failed bid to conquer Volkswagen. A statement ... Cars,General Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:04:15 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294458,porsche-reports-44bn-euro-loss-after-failed-vw-takeover.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294411,skoda-sets-record-with-100000-sales-in-china.html Beijing - German auto giant Volkswagen on Thursday said it had sold more than 100,000 Skoda vehicles in China this year, passing the landmark for the first time and setting a new record in the rapidly expanding Chinese auto market. Skoda China presid... Cars,General Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:04:18 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294411,skoda-sets-record-with-100000-sales-in-china.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294258,gm-hold-talks-with-germany-on-future-of-its-opel-unit.html Berlin - Giant US carmaker General Motors Co launched fresh talks with the German government Wednesday on a restructuring plan for its troubled European offshoot, Opel. But while GM vice president John Smith met with key officials, the US auto group ... Cars,General Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:52:21 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294258,gm-hold-talks-with-germany-on-future-of-its-opel-unit.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294214,general-motors-hopes-to-pay-off-debt-to-government-by.html New York - General Motors (GM) hopes to pay off its debt to the US government by the end of the year, said the company's chairman in a speech Tuesday night, reported the New York Times. Edward E Whitacre told listeners at a Texas university that it h... Cars,General Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:52:20 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294214,general-motors-hopes-to-pay-off-debt-to-government-by.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294146,tuned-mustangs-at-sema-show.html Las Vegas - One of the highlights at the Sema Auto Show in Las Vegas this year was a number of tuned-up Mustang GTs with customised body trims and colourful body-paint creations. Theshow, which ran November 3-6, featured several Mustangs which had re... Cars,General Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:10:33 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294146,tuned-mustangs-at-sema-show.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294145,suzuki-presents-tuned-kizashi-at-sema-show.html Las Vegas, US - Japanese car maker Suzuki has used the US Sema tuning show to promote its new Kizashi sedan by commissioning three tuners to modify the car. Road Race has created a Platinum Edition of the Kizashi, Delta Tech an Engineering Kizashi an... Cars,General Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:10:32 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294145,suzuki-presents-tuned-kizashi-at-sema-show.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294144,british-car-maker-axon-unveils-plug-in-hybrid.html London - British car maker Axon Automotive has unveiled a plug-in hybrid using carbon fibre technology for the bodywork and combining a combustion engine with an electric motor. It is designed to drive in electric mode but switches to petrol drive as... Cars,General Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:10:27 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294144,british-car-maker-axon-unveils-plug-in-hybrid.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294143,renault-twingo-v8-supermini.html Paris - French tuner Ludovic Lazareth, known for his passion to create extravagant motorcycles, has created a supermini by crossing an elderly Renault Twingo with a Rover V8 engine. With the short snout of the Renault offering little space for the 3.... Cars,General Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:10:26 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/294143,renault-twingo-v8-supermini.html