Read more Detroit Auto Show stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/20693/detroit-auto-show.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:13:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47798/plush-new-prius-will-hit-50mpg.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToyota's sleeker, more fuel-efficient update to its iconic Prius, already the most fuel-efficient vehicle on the market, offers a city-highway average of 50mpg—up from 46—and a bunch of new amenities. Unveiled at the Detroit Auto Show, the 2010 model comes with a more powerful engine, a moonroof, and...http://www.newser.com/story/47798/plush-new-prius-will-hit-50mpg.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Jan 2009 12:36:55 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/47609/chrysler-eyes-electric-rollout-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStruggling Chrysler is underscoring its green-friendly efforts just ahead of the Detroit auto show, reports the Detroit News, promising to have an electric car in production by 2010 . Though a rep said he was “not allowed to” reveal any information about the model, the automaker will reveal a battery-powered version...http://www.newser.com/story/47609/chrysler-eyes-electric-rollout-in-2010.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 11 Jan 2009 9:10:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/22129/car-of-the-year-mazda2.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe compact Mazda2 took top honors as World Car of the Year yesterday at the International Auto Show in New York, the Detroit News reports. The car, also known as the Demio in some countries, earned accolades from a panel of international journalists for its combination of performance and price....http://www.newser.com/story/22129/car-of-the-year-mazda2.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 21 Mar 2008 6:54:57 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/16671/toyota-gm-working-on-super-cheap-models-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWork on the world's cheapest cars is underway at the world's biggest car companies, the Associated Press reports. Toyota and GM announced this week at Detroit's North American International Auto show they are working on inexpensive subcompacts similar to India's Tata Motors' $2,500 car and aimed at emerging markets....http://www.newser.com/story/16671/toyota-gm-working-on-super-cheap-models-too.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Jan 2008 15:56:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16354/toyota-joins-gm-in-race-for-2010-plug-in-hybrids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagToyota, the world's leader in hybrid vehicle production, has geared up to deliver by 2010 a gas-electric hybrid car whose batteries will recharge from a normal electrical socket. With the announcement yesterday at the Detroit auto show, Toyota pits itself against General Motors, which has also pledged a plug-in hybrid...http://www.newser.com/story/16354/toyota-joins-gm-in-race-for-2010-plug-in-hybrids.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 14 Jan 2008 4:15:34 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/16317/malibu-wins-car-of-the-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGeneral Motors' goal of taking on the Camry and Accord got a boost today as the Chevy Malibu won North American Car of the Year at Detroit’s auto show, CNNMoney.com reports. Its Corvette-inspired twin-cockpit design, and a body shape similar to European luxury cars, has already won media accolades....http://www.newser.com/story/16317/malibu-wins-car-of-the-year.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 13 Jan 2008 16:26:58 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/14569/the-last-muscle-car.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagGM will unveil the latest version of the Corvette at the Detroit auto show next month in all its supercharged, performance-car glory. But the 2009 Corvette ZR1 may actually be the last of an endangered breed—the Detroit muscle car. The new energy bill, with its stricter fuel economy standards,...http://www.newser.com/story/14569/the-last-muscle-car.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Dec 2007 18:35:57 CST