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/204736,renault-and-indian-company-bajaj-in-joint-venture.html Paris - French car-maker Renault and Indian manufacturer Bajaj Auto have agreed on a joint venture to develop, produce and commercialize a car for the Indian market, Renault announced Monday. The automobile, which is code-named ULC, will be priced st... Cars,General Mon, 12 May 2008 07:23:00 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204736,renault-and-indian-company-bajaj-in-joint-venture.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204537,anger-at-german-fuel-taxes-as-petrol-price-goes-through.html Berlin - German motorists expressed anger at rising fuel prices Saturday, the start of the Whitsun holiday weekend, while opposition politicians called for a cut in fuel taxes. German motorists saw the prices for a litre of petrol break through 1.50 ... Cars,General Sat, 10 May 2008 09:36:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/204537,anger-at-german-fuel-taxes-as-petrol-price-goes-through.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203676,smaller-audi-suv-launched.html Ingolstadt, Germany - Audi has launched a smaller compact SUV alongside the Q7 with a range of on and offroad technology and versatile options for leisure and family use. Unveiled at the recent Auto China motor show in Beijing, some of the highlights... Cars,General Wed, 07 May 2008 03:14:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203676,smaller-audi-suv-launched.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203675,tribute-to-bmw m1-with-new-concept-study.html Cernobbio, Italy - German car maker BMW presented the BMW M1 at the Concorso d'Eleganza Villa D'Este, a modern concept car version of the super sports car, to mark its 30th anniversary. Instantly recognisable as an MI, the BMW M1 Homage Car has the s... Cars,General Wed, 07 May 2008 03:14:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203675,tribute-to-bmw m1-with-new-concept-study.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203674,australias-cars-go-backwards.html Sydney - Cars in Australian driveways are no more fuel- efficient than those they drove when the Beatles' first album Please Please Me was in record shops. A study of official figures by Melbourne University's Paul Mees shows the fuel efficiency of t... Cars,General Wed, 07 May 2008 03:14:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203674,australias-cars-go-backwards.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203673,makeover-for-land-rover-discovery.html Gaydon, England - Land Rover has given the Discovery a facelift with some design modifications including body coloured bumpers, side vents and wheel arches. Three new paint finishes will also be available for the new Discovery including Santorini Bla... Cars,General Wed, 07 May 2008 03:14:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203673,makeover-for-land-rover-discovery.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203671,vw-passat-parks-by-remote-control.html Hanover, Germany - Volkswagen has developed a new park assist system that can park a vehicle by remote control without a driver behind the wheel. Presented at the recent Hanover Fair, a Volkswagen Passat estate could be seen with the driver getting o... Cars,General Wed, 07 May 2008 03:14:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203671,vw-passat-parks-by-remote-control.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203500,fiat-moves-a-step-closer-to-zastava-purchase.html Belgrade - Serbia and Italy's giant carmaker Fiat Tuesday signed a protocol moving them a step closer to the 1-billion-dollar privatization of Serbia's moribund automobile factory, Zastava. According to the deal signed with Zastava labour unions, Fia... Cars,General Tue, 06 May 2008 10:59:01 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/203500,fiat-moves-a-step-closer-to-zastava-purchase.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202728,gm-invests-in-second-alternative-fuel-company.html Washington - General Motors, which has committed to make half its cars ethanol-compatible by 2012, accelerated its alternative fuel interests Thursday by investing in its second biofuel programme since year's begin. GM said it was putting an unspecif... Cars,General Thu, 01 May 2008 22:15:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202728,gm-invests-in-second-alternative-fuel-company.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202377,general-motors-sees-another-billion-dollar-loss-in-1st-quarter.html Detroit, US - The United States' largest automaker General Motors (GM) announced Wednesday in Detroit a profit loss of 3.3 billion dollars for the first quarter 2008. With the third straight quarter of losses, the company also reported that revenues ... Cars,General Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:40:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202377,general-motors-sees-another-billion-dollar-loss-in-1st-quarter.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202311,vw-reports-earnings-jump-as-deliveries-hit-record.html Wolfsburg - Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG confirmed Wednesday a jump in first-quarter earnings after worldwide deliveries increased by 7 per cent. Wolfsburg-based VW said operating profit rose by 21 per cent to 1.3 billion euros (2.02 billi... Cars,General Wed, 30 Apr 2008 09:22:46 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202311,vw-reports-earnings-jump-as-deliveries-hit-record.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202258,jaguar-xk-convertible-available-with-smaller-engine.html Whitley, England - Jaguar is offering the XK convertible with a smaller V8 3.5-litre motor along with the bigger 4.2-litre version with some 300 units of the special edition planned, the manufacturer announced recently. The 3.5-litre has an output of... Cars,General Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:22:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202258,jaguar-xk-convertible-available-with-smaller-engine.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202257,hefty-fine-for-using-mobile-in-the-car-in-most.html Munich - Most European countries have imposed hefty penalties for the use of mobile phones in the car with fines of between 100 and 160 euros (160 and 255 dollars), according to Germany's motoring association ADAC. Some 30 European countries have eit... Cars,General Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:22:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202257,hefty-fine-for-using-mobile-in-the-car-in-most.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202256,lithium-ion-battery-for-smart-next-year.html Stuttgart, Germany - A new generation of battery-powered Smart cars would be fitted with a lithium-ion battery next year with a pilot test in London possibly being extended to Los Angeles, Germany's auto-motor-sport magazine reports. We will fit the... Cars,General Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:22:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202256,lithium-ion-battery-for-smart-next-year.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202255,vw-golf-convertible-planned-for-2010-report.html Berlin - Volkswagen is planning to revive a convertible version of the Golf with the start of sales start scheduled for 2010, Germany's Auto Bild newspaper reports. Situated in the segment below the EOS, it will be smaller and cheaper featuring a vin... Cars,General Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:22:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202255,vw-golf-convertible-planned-for-2010-report.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202251,infiniti-extends-model-range-in-europe-with-fx37.html Geneva - The luxury brand Infiniti is extending its model range in Europe with the downsized V6 FX37 that will be on sale from October together with the G37 limousine, G37 coupe and the FX50 that was unveiled in Geneva. In combining typical SUV featu... Cars,General Wed, 30 Apr 2008 06:22:44 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/202251,infiniti-extends-model-range-in-europe-with-fx37.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201836,controversial-us-billionaire-to-join-ford.html Detroit/Los Angeles- US billionaire Kirk Kerkorian is to join car giant Ford and increase his share to more than 5 per cent, reports said Monday. Since early April, the private holding Tracinda has bought a 4.7 per cent stake in Ford, according to an... Cars,General Mon, 28 Apr 2008 13:36:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201836,controversial-us-billionaire-to-join-ford.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201236,vw-faces-power-struggle-as-porsche-sets-takeover-date--summary.html Hamburg - Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG presented a picture of solid financial performance at its annual general meeting Thursday as a power struggle took shape for control of the German-based group. Luxury sports car manufacturer Porsche, ... Cars,General Thu, 24 Apr 2008 21:00:04 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201236,vw-faces-power-struggle-as-porsche-sets-takeover-date--summary.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201152,vw-reports-earnings-jump-ahead-of-agm.html Hamburg - Europe's biggest carmaker Volkswagen AG presented a picture of a solid financial performance at its annual general meeting Thursday as a power struggle took shape behind the scenes for the control of the German-based group. VW Chef Martin W... Cars,General Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:16:06 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/201152,vw-reports-earnings-jump-ahead-of-agm.html http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200918,toyota-outsells-gm-in-first-quarter.html New York - Toyota Motor Corp came out on top first quarter in worldwide sales, once again putting General Motors Corp in second place - just as it did in the first quarter last year. Toyota sold 2.41 million vehicles, a 2.7 per cent gain, in the firs... Cars,General Wed, 23 Apr 2008 16:30:02 GMT http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/200918,toyota-outsells-gm-in-first-quarter.html