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...decision to back out of the sale of its European operations this week was a huge embarrassment for German Chancellor Angela Merkel. She had thrown her weight behind the bid by the Canadian-Austrian car-parts maker Magna and its Russian partner, Sberbank, to buy Opel and Vauxhall from the beginning, seeing it as the best way to save German jobs and offering both sides billions of dollars in loan guarantees to grease the wheels. Before GM made its sudden U-turn on Nov. 3, Merkel had also been riding high. She was coming off an electoral victory in September...
...history of the electric car...
...Audi just unveiled an electric sports car, the e-tron, which will be commercially available by 2012. So you're not totally against electric cars then? That illustrates how I think electrically powered cars are going to develop. You're going to get two opposite poles, and both of them are going to be driven by the very high costs associated with battery technology. On the one hand, you're going to find small, very light commuter cars, with relatively spartan equipment. They will have lighter, smaller batteries with significantly shorter driving range - essentially good for urban commutes...
...Audi has also introduced the Spyder, a convertible version of its top-of-the-line R8 sports car. When will it be available in the U.S.? The Spyder will be available at the end of next year. It's a very exciting car. I wish I had one in my garage...
...struggling automaker was beyond help. "We want Chrysler to become a strong public company," said Marchionne, who was dressed in his trademark professorial sweater, as he opened an elaborate presentation of the struggling automaker's business plans for the next five years, which emphasize blending Fiat's small-car and small engines technology with Chrysler's muscular Jeeps, trucks and big cars...