Tips and Advice about January
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Fisker Plans Hybrid Concept in Detroit
Best-known for its limited-edition, high-performance sedans and coupes, California-based Fisker Coachbuild, is steering in a distinctly different direction, teaming up with the high-tech supplier, Quantum Fuel...
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Smart: $12K, Starting in January
Those pessimists expecting the smart fortwo to be priced well above typical economy cars like the Chevrolet Aveo can sniff in another direction — smart, a division of Daimler, says its fortwo will go on sale in...
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Buick, Lexus Tie Atop Power Survey
Who says it’s lonely at the top? For the last twelve years,Toyota’s high-line Lexus division has made much of its routine dominance in the off-quoted J.D. Power Vehicle Dependability Index. But this year, the...
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April Sales Slow Significantly
New car sales dropped an estimated eight percent in April as a wave of negative sales numbers swept over the industry, tripping up Asian carmakers that had seemed invulnerable to downdrafts in the market. General...
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Ford Enlists Mamet for Edge Ads
Iconoclast writer and director David Mamet added to his resume this week. First, there were Glengarry Glen Ross, Hoffa, and The Untouchables. Now, add the Ford Edge to the list of credits. Ford, on last night’s...
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Nissan Plans New Batteries, Plug-Ins
Could the electric vehicle be poised for a comeback? A new joint venture between Nissan Motor Co., NEC Corporation, and its subsidiary, NEC TOKIN Corporation, could pave the way for a new generation of battery...
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Toyota Puts $2000 Spiff on Prius
With fuel prices at or near record levels, Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., is offering new “Eco-Nomic savings bonus” incentives on 2007 Toyota Prius models. Cuts of as much as $2000 on certain option...
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Have Carmakers Lost the CO2 Argument?
The U.S. Supreme Court may have sounded the death knell for the large sport-utility vehicle and set theU.S. on a path that will require carmakers to sell smaller, lighter vehicles and vehicles with hybrid and even...
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