By Joe Szczesny
Japanese automaker Nissan is dismissing speculation that it intends to scale back electric car battery production at its US plant in Tennessee.
In film on alternative car fuels, former Shell executive speaks out
By Lucas Iberico Lozada
Frustrated by what he describes as a lack of political courage, a former president of the U.S. unit of Royal Dutch Shell takes center stage in a new documentary film that makes the case for using alternative fuels in cars.
Study finds US refiners could produce higher octane E20 & E30 at modest additional cost
A number of studies recently have pointed out that increasing the octane rating of the US gasoline pool (currently 93 Research Octane Number (RON)) would enable higher engine efficiency for light-duty vehicles through reducing engine knock constraints, thereby enabling the design of new spark-ignition engines with higher compression ratios and boost levels.
Fiat will source a midsize truck from Mitsubishi
Fiat Chrysler will source a new midsize pickup for Europe and Latin America from Mitsubishi Motors.
The truck will be based on the next-generation Mitsubishi L200 model, Fiat and Mitsubishi said in a statement.
Fiat will suspend Panda production at Pomigliano Italy plant as demand falls
Fiat will temporarily suspend production at its Pomigliano plant in southern Italy from Oct. 16-27 amid weak demand. The Fiat Panda minicar is built at the factory.
