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Dan Neil on Mercedes-Benz Bluetec diesel technology

Speaking of clean diesel from Mercedes-Benz, see Los Angeles Times' auto columnist Dan Neil's written and video review of the company's E320 Bluetec diesel. The video include a shot of him warming a bagel in its exhaust and then eating to make the point that emissions are "that clean."

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Mercedes to unveil concept diesel at Geneva show

Mercedes-Benz will unveil its Vision C 220 Bluetec diesel concept car at the 2007 Geneva Motor Show, according to leftlanenews.com. The company says the car achieves 43 miles per gallon. The Geneva Motor Show opens March 8 and runs 10 days.

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Chrysler no longer considered too big to fail

Check out Micheline Maynard's analysis of the crisis at Chrysler and the possible sale of the No.3 domestic in the New York Times' SundayBusiness. In particular, she points out, this crisis is different from the one in 1979 when the automaker was considered "too big to fail," and was bailed out by the government.

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