Awake at the Wheel

Fight! Japan vs. Germany! Honda may ditch hybrid Accord for diesel v6 model (via AutoBlogGreen):

And don’t expect the Germans to share the diesel market with anyone if they can help it. Bernd Gottschalk, head of the Germany car industry association VDA, said at the Detroit auto show, “The goal can only be to make life as difficult as possible for the Japanese.”

DTF: New Year Ushers In New Era Of Clean Diesel Trucks
New 90% Cleaner Trucks Set to Roll Off Assembly Lines

GCC: BLUETEC Partners Show New T2B5 Diesels at Detroit Show

Audi unveils two Q7s (via Diesel Blog)

Mercedes-Benz Continues to Promote Bluetec Diesel with the GL420 (Via Diesel Blog)

DTF: DaimlerChrysler AG’s Mercedes unit touted its commitment to clean diesel on Sunday, showing off a concept Vision GL420 Bluetec and saying it would dramatically increase its lineup of diesel vehicles next year.

Jeep TrailHawk concept, and 2008 ready diesel Grand Voyager

Nothin runs like a Deere (on biodiesel)

VW promises a full line of diesels in 2008, and BMWwill offer upscale models. What does this mean for biodiesel? Read:

The Emerging Biodiesel Driver Demographic

The Great Biodiesel Surplus of 2007