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2014 Mazda 6 diesel sales postponed for emissions testing

Mazda has postponed the U.S. launch of its diesel-powered Mazda 6 midsized sedan until April because of delays in emissions testing, the company said today. Instead of hitting showrooms before year end as planned, Mazda 6 sedans powered by the automaker's Skyactiv-D 2.2-liter turbodiesel will arrive in late April, Robert Davis, senior vice president of U.S.

Audi delivers R8 V10 to originator of #wantanR8 hashtag

Audi R8 V10 - a gift for the day for a dose of Twitter love The Marketing world is changing fast, with online reporting and social media fast relegating traditional print media to the dustbin of history. And if you want a lesson on how to make social media work in the car world, you could do a lot worse than look at Audi’s recent efforts. Audi started using hashtags (that’s a little phrase preceded by the hashtag and used on Twitter) in its adverts for the Superbowl last year, which is a good way to get topics trending on the Twitter social media hub.

Automakers try to stop increase in ethanol limit to 15 percent of gasoline

Automakers are seeking to head off an EPA ruling that would allow gasoline to contain 15 percent ethanol, up from 10 percent now, and they've won some bipartisan congressional support. The two main automaker industry lobbies have argued that the U.S. Department of Energy has done insufficient testing to assure that gasoline containing up to 15 percent ethanol won't harm vehicles.