Monthly Archives: August 2010

BMW Mini Countryman Introduced as Family Vehicle

Mini typically appeals to the younger buyer, but the newest Mini is aimed at a different audience. The Countryman crossover vehicle has four doors and is Mini’s biggest model ever, meant to accommodate families. Continue reading

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Ford Aims to Move beyond Discount Brand Label

Ford Motor Company hopes to move beyond its image as a discount brand by lowering incentives and increasing prices according to a top executive with the company. Continue reading

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Saab Seeks Partner to Help Develop New 9-2 Model

Saab Automobile, under its new owner Spyker Cars NV, is involved in talks with three other automakers to forge partnerships designed to reduce its model development costs. Continue reading

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Domestic Automakers Say Lower Inventories are Costing them Sales

According to a recent report by Automotive News, 73% of the 244 auto dealers surveyed, representing virtually every major brand, said they had too few vehicles in the inventories to meet customer demand. Continue reading

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UAW President Wants Workers to “Share in the Upside” of Auto Industry Recovery

With Detroit’s Big 3 automakers making a comeback, United Auto Workers’ recently elected president Bob King says it’s time for them to reinstate some of the benefits his union conceded in order to keep them afloat in recent years. Continue reading

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Ford Motor Company Sets Sights on Indian Auto Market

Eight new vehicles have been created by Ford Motor Company to be launched within five years in what is proving to be a fast-growing, newly emerging market: India. Continue reading

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Indian Automaker Mahindra Terminates Agreement with U.S. Distributor Global Vehicles

Indian automaker Mahindra & Mahindra Limited has announced that it has terminated its partnership with independent domestic auto importer, Global Vehicles U.S.A. Incorporated. The announcement came just days after Mahindra received EPA approval to begin marketing its diesel pickup trucks in the U.S. Continue reading

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New Image for Buick

Last year, Buick sales reached a 75 year low, but the company has a fresh lineup of new products and a personal marketing approach that seem to be turning things around. Continue reading

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Toyota Prius Hybrid Speaker System Offers Optional “Engine Noise”

One of the complaints against the popular Toyota Prius is that it is dangerously quiet—so quiet that pedestrians, especially those with vision impairments, cannot hear it approaching. Now the automaker will offer an electronic device that can be installed under the hood that mimics the whir of an engine. Continue reading

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Voting for Toyota Prius’ “Share Your Passion” 10th Anniversary Celebration Winner

It’s hard to believe, but the Toyota Prius has been in America for 10 years. How time flies! The hybrid car had its debut in Japan in 1997 after a five year research and development prior to its unveiling in Japan in 1997.
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