AutoWeek Daily Drive — Friday, July 10, 2009

HOME   |   CAR NEWS   |   CAR REVIEWS   |   RACING   |   AUTOSHOWS   |   SUBSCRIBE   |   MARKETPLACE Friday, July 10, 2009 A prototype of the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG is shown. The big news is that an electric version is on tap.... Mercedes plans electric version of SLS AMG supercar Huge news at Mercedes-Benz: Engineers from its AMG performance-car offshoot are developing a plug-in electric version of the upcoming SLS supercar as part of a broad-based efficiency program to place the automaker at the leading edge of socially acceptable performance-car motoring. Tentatively planned for production in 2015, the new zero-emission supercar draws heavily on the production...   General Motors emerges from bankruptcy A historic fresh start for General Motors began today, as the remade company has emerged from bankruptcy with fewer brands, factories and workers. The No. 1 U.S. automaker also gets a slightly revised name “General Motors Company,” and said that vice chairman Bob Lutz will not retire ...   Vatanen says he's ready for FIA job Former World Rally Champion Ari Vatanen has confirmed that he will stand for the FIA presidency in October. The 57-year-old Finn, who won the title in 1981, was elected as a member of the European Parliament in 1999. He held that role until this year, when he failed to be re-elected for a third... You May Have Missed...   Jaguar XJ sedan revealed, reaches U.S. showrooms in December With entertainer Jay Leno acting as host, Jaguar has taken all of the cloaks off the redesigned XJ sedan. Jaguar said the new XJ will go on sale in the United States in December and will carry a base price of $72,500, including shipping charges. The new XJ will be sold in standard- and long-...   Work continues on new deal with FIA, Formula One teams The FIA has thrown some light on progress on the new Concorde Agreement, the contract that deals with the commercial arrangements between the governing body, the Formula One group that holds the rights for the next 100 years and the participants. The previous such document expired at the end of...   Vettel says F1 championships will be a close fight British Grand Prix winner Sebastian Vettel says he expects to see a close fight between Red Bull Racing and Brawn GP through the remainder of the Formula One season. Brawn has a handy advantage in both driver and constructor World Championships, but Red Bull Racing's Silverstone form suggested... CLICK HERE TO UNSUBSCRIBE from the AutoWeek Daily Drive E-mail or to sign up for other AutoWeek e-mail products. IMPORTANT: Please add AutoWeek.com to your E-mail Address Book to ensure you will continue to receive our newsletters. Please DO NOT reply to this e-mail. You will not receive a reply if you use this e-mail address. Crain Communications, 1155 Gratiot Ave. Detroit, MI 48207.