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GM Brazil to Invest R$2B in Expansion and New Line of Chevrolet Small Cars

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In 2005 and 2006, it received investments of about US$480 million, resulting in the launch of the Chevrolet Prism in October 2006 and the expansion of its production capacity to 230,000 vehicles per year. The two new models of Project Onyx are scheduled to reach the market from 2012. This will be the second expansion to Gravataí.

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In Memoriam: Bruno Sacco, the Greatest Mercedes-Benz Designer Ever

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Prior to Wilfert, styling at Daimler was considered a part of the engineering process, and nothing more. C111 was a line of 16 different experimental sports cars, where Mercedes tested out different engine technology like Wankel rotaries, turbochargers, and diesels. Unlike the company’s past products, the C111 vehicles were mid-engine.

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Mercedes-Benz hybrid bus to make world debut

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The Citaro G BlueTec Hybrid, which was recently launched, is a diesel-electric hybrid drive. A total of 36 buses equipped with fuel cell drivers have already performed well in service with 12 public transport operators as part of the CUTE test carried out by the European Union from 2003 to 2006.