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In the wake of Ford's Alan Mullaly announcing that the Ka may yet come to America, General Motors' Fritz Henderson threw a big wet towel on the idea that his company might follow suit with the Beat. Meanwhile ex-F1 designer Gordon Murray has been working on a new micro-car of his own. Photos on his company's web site give the first hint about its size and shape. As the Audi Mileage rolls on in its second week, ABG takes a look at some of the strategies employed by participants to improve efficiency and how effective they were.

• No GM minicars in U.S. for the time being
• Early shots of Gordon Murray's T.25 surface
• Audi Mileage Marathon: Fuel efficiency strategies
• Audi denies confirmation that A3 TDI will come to the US in fall 2009
• PSA to copy Renault: new low-cost model in the works
• Mercedes Benz launches C250 CDI BlueEfficiency Prime Edition
• Upping the zoom: Mazda 2 gets more powerful diesel option
• Chief engineer talks aboout Corvette Racing's greatest victory
• Has EPA approved test procedure that would give Volt 100 mpg rating? Not yet!
• Renault teams with French utility on personal electric mobility
• NHTSA study could pave way for final CAFE rules by mid-November
• BMW 7 Series ActiveHybrid to use batteries from Johnson Controls-Saft
• Video: Avion timewarps from 1984, sets new mileage record of 113.1 mpg

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