Nissan motors have planned to give a bold design to its forthcoming release Electric vehicle. They are also specific that the look shouldn’t have a tint of hybrid looks.

They wanted to have a rocking environmental friendly look to the car and they also don’t want to emulate Honda Insight hybridsToyota Puris and by advocating a wedge shaped outline propagating environmental friendliness.

Nissan Chief Designer Shiro Nakamura asserts that they are looking out for unique designs identifying EV and not hybrids. Nissan is yet to release the picture of this car and has planned the sales by next year.

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It’s no doubt that Subaru has been one of the key players in the automobile industry with strong successes in the recent years. It has also attracted people by its unique design and style.

After the shipment of the Subaru Impreza WRX in the 2001, the company has also increased the trust that enthusiast had on the automobile firm. But for these minor achievements, Subaru has not yet come with an impeccable model to sweep everyone of their feet.

It has not been able to come up as a successful firm when it comes to sales of its cars and it has not been able to win the tough competition with other legends.

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Chinese automaker BYD and Volkswagen have paired up to produce some really exceptional sort of electric cars and other vehicle with li-ion batteries in the coming days. During the last week, a memorandum of understanding has been signed by both these companies. Wang Chuanfu from BYD and Martin Winterkorn from Volkswagen were the people who signed that MOU in Wolfsburg Germany.

In a statement, Volkswagen Technical Development Board member says in this connection: “In the coming days, electric vehicles and Hybrids are going to play an important role and it’s especially true about the Chinese market and with the help of our potential partners like BYD, we can definitely succeed to expand our activities in the country.”

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Its good news to all car lovers that GM has finally announced that it would start the production of Chevrolet Camaro convertible vehicles in early 2011. Earlier, GM has plans for producing high performance Chevrolet Camero Z28 vehicles and also starting the production of convertible Camaro.

But due to the economic recession, the earlier plan was dropped. The later too was on hold indefinitely as it had some issues with the German based company that are to supply the part for the convertible’s roof. All the issues are now resolved and German company have signed a new contract with GM which had made the company to announce it plans of convertible Camaro in the Automotive news.

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Toyota Prius Vs Honda Insight

The first thing comes in mind when someone thinks about hybrid is Toyota Prius, as this was, indeed, the car that boomed the popularity of Hybrid engines more than any other vehicle. Now the latest version of the Prius is being displayed by dealers. The new version can’t be reckoned as a radical update, but it is lot more powerful and with better fuel economy than the previous version.

The thing that you must keep in mind about the Prius is that Toyota, the world’s renowned name is behind the creation of this vehicle and the company seems to work quite hard regarding not to spoil the success of its previous model and develops a new car that is not quite radically change from the previous version.

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Three Disappeared Convertibles

Different automakers have been putting their best endeavors to introduce some really impressive and effective topless vehicles since automobile advent. It was in late 1970s when it became almost impossible to get a real classy convertible in the US mainly due to the set safety standards. At that time most of automakers began to show off some alternatives like T-top and targa.

But in 1980s convertible began to get their rightful place once again and soon they were part of almost every automaker line-ups that was carrying its business in the US. There was an array of such drop-top vehicles available in the market after that resurgence. Autos like Mazda Miata and Chrysler LeBaron convertibles proved quite staggering and changed the whole scene.

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BMW has decided to equip its 5-series line with an SUV packing, elevated seating as well as the addition of a new liftback model that has been named as GT or Grand Turismo.

According to BMW, the vehicle will soon be in the production and it’s expected to debut in the coming fall at Frankfurt motor show. The vehicle will be available in the US by the end of this year with the price tag lower than $70,000s.

With its particular kidney grille, the GT is expected to go nice with a BMW and it is going to have a lower half that is quite similar to their new 7-series. However, you will find it wider, longer and taller with a 7.1-inch longer wheelbase.

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High-end, luxury and thrilling vehicles are not less than great pieces of art that auto enthusiasts often seem to respect and appreciate.

Whether it’s about or custom wheels, HRE wheels, InSixthGear is a source that seems quite dedicated to satiate all those who really have a passion for these vehicles and their wheels.

The source also serves as a hub of aftermarket car parts and you can find loads of details and information related to this and many other aspects of various vehicles.

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Canadian auto parts maker Magna, Italian automaker Fiat and Belgian investment company RHJ International have emerged as the final bidders for GM’s subsidiary Opel.

So far, it has been confirmed by fiat that they have put a bid for Opel acquisition and the final bids for the company are due on Wednesday evening.

The US government has issued a June 1st deadline to the GM to restructuring of its business and gets some concessions from the holders as well as for getting more loans however, according to GM it’s not seeing that they are going to complete the deadline. A considerable number of observes believe that GM will soon file a bankruptcy protection on this date.

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Lower Your Car Insurance Bill

With the ongoing economic hardships affecting every part of our lives, it is wise to reduce our spending to the bare minimum. One of the most expensive bills we incur in life is the car insurance bill. Let’s find out ways of cutting down on the amount of money we spend on this.

Compare Insurance Rates Consistently

The first step towards paying lower rates on your car insurance is by comparing rates. Do not assume that your car insurance provider must have the best deal in town, simply because he offered you the best back in the day when you bought his insurance package. That was then. Always keep in mind the fact that insurance rates keep changing every now and then; and the change is usually an increment on the amount charged in rates.

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