ANALYSIS: Bush says new fuels will bring a new era

ANALYSIS: Bush says new fuels will bring a new era (Detroit Free Press)
WASHINGTON -- President George W. Bush's State of the Union speech Tuesday addressed a sensitive topic for Detroit's automakers: America's energy dependence. He pledged to increase government research that would lead to better batteries for gasoline-electric hybrid and electric cars and fund research that would make ethanol fuel more a practical alternative.

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PSA Peugeot Citroen has unveiled two prototype diesel-electric hybrid cars. The company claims the Peugeot 307 and the Citroen C4 Hybride HDi will have a diesel consumption of 3.4 litres per 100 kilometres, with 90 grams of CO2 emitted per kilometre.

Mitsubishi Electric Announces Consolidated Financial Results for the Third Quarter of Fiscal 2006 (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
TOKYO----Feb. 2, 2006--Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today its financial results for the third quarter, ending December 31, 2005, of the current fiscal year ending March 31, 2006 .

GM invests $115 million in hybrids (Detroit Free Press)
WHITE MARSH, Md. -- A day after President George W. Bush called for cutting America's dependence on foreign oil, General Motors Corp. announced a $115-million investment in a Baltimore-area plant to build transmissions for hybrid gasoline-electric SUVs.

With eye on savings, Aurora adds first hybrid car to fleet (The Fox Valley Villages Sun)
AURORA With gas prices soaring, the gas-electric hybrid car has become a viable alternative for those on a budget. According to the Electric Drive Transportation Association, more than 189,000 people bought hybrid cars in 2005, up from 83,000 in 2004.

Buick Enclave Debut
This luxury crossover SUV with high-tech features, which debuted at the auto show in Detroit, should be in production during 2007.
Editors of MSN Autos

Preview: 2007 Toyota Camry
With sleeker styling, a more powerful engine and a new hybrid version, America's best-selling car sets a new benchmark.
Ann Job

VAT sparks buying frenzy for cars, condos (Asia News Network)
A discount equivalent to 2 per cent of today's retail prices of big ticket items was enough to fuel a buying frenzy of sorts among the well-to-do.