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Toyota to Delay Mississippi Prius Plant Construction (Update3)
Dec. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Toyota Motor Corp. , heading toward its first U.S. annual sales decline in 13 years, indefinitely delayed the opening of a plant in Mississippi that was to begin building the gasoline-electric Prius hatchback by 2010. The company will halt work after erecting the building ...
Toyota's electric car smaller than Prius | Freep.com | Detroit Free Press
freep.com — Toyota said today that a battery electric car concept that will debut at the 2009 North American... International Auto show will be smaller than its Toyota Prius hybrid vehicle. “This is a pure electric vehicle,” said Toyota spokeswoman Jana Hartline. ... (more) Toyota's electric car smaller than Prius | Freep.com | ...
GM Suspends Volt Engine Plant Construction [Earth2Tech]
GM Suspends Volt Engine Plant Construction [Earth2Tech]
earth2tech.com — General Motors has put the brakes on construction of a $349 million plant slated to produce engines... for the extended-range electric Chevy Volt and compact Chevy Cruze in Flint, Mich. by 2010. According to the Flint Journal , preliminary surveying, ... (more) GM Suspends Volt Engine Plant Construction [Earth2Tech]
Toyota Warns Again, Sees Operating Loss
Toyota Warns Again, Sees Operating Loss
money.aol.com — Toyota Warns Again, Sees Operating Loss posted: 13 HOURS 57 MINUTES AGO comments: 0 filed under: Financial... Crisis Getty Images For the second time this year, Japanese automaker Toyota slashes its earnings outlook, warning that it would report its ... (more) Toyota Warns Again, Sees Operating Loss
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GM Suspends Volt Engine Plant Construction [Earth2Tech]
GigaOM Network — General Motors has put the brakes on construction of a $349 million plant slated to produce engines for the extended-range electric Chevy Volt and compact Chevy Cruze in Flint, Mich. by 2010. According to the Flint Journal, preliminary surveying, property security, and underground work on the site has already been done since GM ...

Automakers Slam on the Brakes, Screech to a Halt
Green Daily — Filed under: Cars and Transportation, Local, GreenFinanceWill your 2009 Chrysler be a collector's item someday? Will the Chevy Volt ever really make it to the nation's car lots? These are some questions that could be answered within the next few months, as the US auto industry reacts to the slumping economy and a paralyzed credit system. Here at the end of 2008, all automakers are in panic mode, and it appears that several of our favorite green automotive projects are being affected. In what's probably the most freaky news of the week, Chrysler has announced that it's shutting down all ...

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