Geely Chairman Li Shufu speaks after signing a binding deal to buy Volvo in March. (Wu Wei / Associated Press)
Volvo: Soon to be made in China?
Chinese automaker Geely may locate the China headquarters and factory for Volvo Cars in Shanghai once its takeover of the Swedish company is finalized, an official recently announced. Shanghai is the latest of several Chinese cities, including Beijing, named as possible locations for a Volvo factory once Geely completes its $1.8 billion acquisition. As home to both major Volkswagen and General Motors joint ventures, Shanghai has a ready base of suppliers and a large pool of skilled labor.
--Associated Press
The Final Edition Vipers are available in coupe, roadster and American Club Racer configurations. (Dodge)
Dodge marks end of Viper generation
Dodge is putting out a limited production run of 50 2010 Viper SRT10 "Final Edition" models to mark the end of the current-generation of the sports car. Each Final Edition Viper will feature a graphite body with a painted black center stripe traced in red, a black interior with red accent stitching and a numbered dash plaque. Production of the cars is scheduled to begin in early summer. The Viper SRT10 has a V-10 engine with 600 horsepower and can go zero to 60 in less than four seconds.
--NWautos staff
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