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INGOLSTADT, GERMANY – Hoping to drum up public awareness of the TDI diesel engines that Audi will be launching soon in the United States, the company has staged a 4,800-mile endurance road test across the country called the Audi Mileage Marathon.

Tags: Audi, Audi Mileage Marathon, diesel

GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN – At the Paris Motor Show in early October, Volvo Cars will present economical new diesel variants of the C30, S40, and V50 models with fuel consumption of just 4.4L/100 km (C30) or 4.5L/100 km (S40 and V50).

Tags: C30, C30, S40, and V50 , diesel, DRIVe, s40, V50 , Volvo

MUNICH, GERMANY – For 2009, BMW made a few changes to the entry-level 3-Series, both inside and out. Also, a new diesel engine will make its way into the lineup.

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STUTTGART, GERMANY – Mercedes-Benz is due to offer the R, ML, and GL 320 BlueTEC in the United States, the world’s first three diesel cars that not only meet the particularly demanding criteria of the American Bin 5 standard, but also have the potential to fulfill the stringent EU6 standard due in the future.

Tags: AdBlue Injection, American Bin 5 Standard, CL 320 BlueTEC, diesel, Mercedes-Benz, ML-Class, R-Class

WASHINGTON - Even though the price of a gallon of diesel has climbed more than 20 percent in the past 12 months, diesel cars still offer better gas mileage and savings than regular cars.

Tags: Audi, BMW, diesel, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen

MONTVALE, N.J. – There is a wave of diesel-powered vehicles coming to America despite the price premium on diesel fuel, and Mercedes-Benz has been leading the movement with its 50-state-legal “clean diesels.”

Tags: BlueTEC , clean-diesel, diesel, Mercedes Benz

SAN FRANCISCO – As part of an initiative to significantly reduce diesel emissions in Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, and the U.S. Pacific Islands, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Regions 9 and 10 have announced a regional competition through the West Coast Collaborative, for more than $5 million to deploy verified or certified clean diesel technologies.

Tags: diesel, emissions, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, National Clean Diesel Campaign

SAN RAMON, Calif. --- Chevron Global Marketing announced the launch of Chevron Diesel with Techron D, an advanced cleaning additive specially formulated for diesel vehicles.

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GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The Geneva Motor Show will mark the world premiere of the BMW Vision EfficientDynamics.

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INGOLSTADT, GERMANY — After showing a diesel concept of its R8 supercar in Detroit, Audi is bringing diesel to the Eurpoean sports-car market with the TT 2.0 TDI.

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MUNICH, GERMANY – BMW plans to introduce two new diesel models in the United States: the X5 xDrive35d SUV and the 335d sedan.

Tags: 335d sedan, BMW, diesel, X5 xDrive35d SUV

AFFALTERBACH, GERMANY – Mercedes-Benz’s AMG performance division is again considering the idea of putting diesel power (and possibly hybrid power) in a performance vehicle.

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