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...that go 50 miles on a gallon of gas. What Chen does care about is exporting a competitive Chinese-made SUV, ideally within a couple of years. "What's important to us is for the market to accept us," he said through an interpretor in an interview at the Detroit auto show. On Monday, Changfeng took the wraps off five models, including a bright yellow 4X4 diesel-powered SUV, the Leibao CS6, a vehicle that may eventually go on sale at a dealershp near you. "We think Americans like big SUVs," he added. "When you drive this model...
...Changfeng made history on Monday, becoming the first Chinese automaker to display models on the show floor at the Detroit show. And it wasn't the only Chinese automaker in town: Zhongxing Auto intends to showcase its pickup trucks and SUVs to dealers in Detroit this week, with plans to enter the American market by the end of the year. Geely, another Chinese brand, is also readying cars for global export (Geely tiptoed into the Detroit auto show last year with a concourse display). And last month DaimlerChrysler announced a joint venture with Chinese automaker Chery to manufacture small cars...
...think GM has an eco-friendly gene in its body. But at the Detroit auto show on Sunday, GM touted a new plug-in electric concept car called the Chevrolet Volt. A lithium ion battery pack powers the car and a three-cylinder engine can recharge the batteries, extending the vehicle's driving range up to 640 miles. The engine also runs on E85 ethanol, getting fuel economy up to 150 miles per gallon - and conceivably eliminating the need for gasoline almost entirely. All in all, it would be a quantum leap over GM's last electric...
...This year, you could practically call the Motor City's flagship exhibition the Detroit eco-tech show. While big SUVs and pickups dominated a few years ago, this time around it is more a showcase for environmentally friendly technologies. Not to be outdone by GM, Ford revealed a funky concept vehicle called Airstream, featuring glow-in-the-dark windows, a lava lamp and an electric powertrain combined with a hydrogen fuel cell. BMW touted its hydrogen technology with a 7-series concept vehicle and promoted its "clean diesel" technology, which it plans to deploy in a model bound...
...company has set a goal of reducing emissions worldwide in 2010 by 20% from 2001 levels. Although no one would mistake Toyota's buttoned-up leaders for Ben and Jerry, the company's green policies make its flailing American competitors look like dinosaurs. "Toyota is just killing Detroit," says Andrew Winston, Esty's Yale colleague and co-author. "They have taken on the mantle of innovation, so they sell more of every...