That isn't the only green car news that broke this week -- with the Geneva Motor Show fast approaching, we've been keeping an ear to the ground for the latest from Switzerland.
Ford Motor Co. enlisted late-night talk show host Jimmy Fallon to choose road trip stories submitted by Twitter with the hashtag (hash)steerthescript to base its Super Bowl commercial for Lincoln.
Qoros made its debut at the Geneva International Motor Show, and the Chinese-Israeli joint venture plans later this year to release in China and Eastern Europe the first of seven vehicles built at a factory near Shanghai.
Long gone are the days when a manufacturer was able to create a real stir by unveiling an all-new model at a specific motor show.
The E-Type was introduced at the Geneva Motor Show in 1961, and a celebration was held this year, accordingly.
A-class was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor Show in September.
This year both Acura and Lexus made first-time appearances at the Sao Paulo International Motor Show.
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LONDON, England (CNN) -- The concept cars shown at the Paris motor show this week might be a glimpse of the shape of things to come, but across the Atlantic a car is being developed that is radically reimagining the automobile and could also transform our perception of how we use it in the city.
At the Frankfurt Motor Show in September, GKN unveiled its new electronic torque-management system--think of it as artificial intelligence for the driveline.
Take the latest version of the Chevrolet Colorado mid-size pickup, which was unveiled at the Bangkok Motor Show in 2011 and went on sale in Thailand first before rolling out to other markets.
Even as Ferrari and McLaren forge new territory with high-performance hybrids, plenty of examples of old-school power also will be on display at the Geneva Motor Show.
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At the 2012 Paris Motor Show, which opened last weekend, Audi unveiled its brand-new Crosslane Hybrid Coupe concept, which is powered by a 1.5L three-cylinder engine and two electric motors.
In addition to the Forstars, a near-production version of the Smart Fortwo Electric Drive is on display at the Paris Motor Show, which continues through October 14.
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She also says the new four-seater will stand out because it will have ground-breaking technology as previewed on the forvision concept shown last September at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
The automaker will use the stand- or parts of it- at 10 other auto shows around the world this year, including the Shanghai Motor Show in China in April and Geneva show in March.
In a neighboring hall at the Paris show, Audi is teasing visitors with the eTron Spyder, a convertible version of the high-performance electric sports car the Volkswagen AG luxury subsidiary first previewed at the Frankfurt Motor Show a year ago.
The show, which used five blue chip sponsors, including Coca-Cola and General Motor 's Chevrolet in its first season, will start up again this fall.
Just back from a motor show in Yokohama, he says the Japanese are at least a year ahead of us - even experimenting with "inductive charging" where cars can be refuelled without a cable connection but by parking over a special plate.
At last month's Frankfurt motor show almost every big carmaker could boast of new hybrids in the pipeline, some of them plug-ins, and prototype all-electric vehicles were all over the place.
The Paris Motor Show, which alternates years with the Frankfurt Motor Show, is a huge production with scores of new vehicles on display everything from far-fetched concept cars to sober production models soon to hit showrooms.
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