Slow Sales of Honda Insight Give Insight into Hybrid Market
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Are hybrid cars still considered niche, or even – dare we say – “luxury” purchases? The failure of the lower-cost Honda Insight hybrid to dent the market for the Prius has some in the auto industry answering yes.
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2011 Kia Sorento EX V6
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Cons: So-so base four-cylinder isn’t a very appealing alternative to the V6. Kia’s meteoric rise to genuine respectability over the past few years has been something to behold.
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Ford Fusion Hybrid awarded 2010 Urban Green Automobile of the Year
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Take, for instance, the Urban Automobile of the Year Award by On Wheels Media. This is the 14th year in a row the award has been passed out, and this year top billing goes to the 2010 Ford Taurus SHO .
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Chavez threatens to expel Toyota carmaker
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Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez has threatened to expel Japanese carmaker Toyota unless it produces an all-terrain model of 4×4 vehicles used for public transportation in poor and rural areas.
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2010 Car of the Year: 2010 Ford Fusion
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Automakers usually use it when they slap a new grille on an aging car or truck and try to convince customers the result is a new vehicle.
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Toyota, Volkswagen to end distributor contract in Japan
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Volkswagen Group Japan KK (later VGJ, headquartered in Toyohashi City, Aichi Prefecture, President: Gerasimos Dorizas) and Toyota Motor Corporation (later TMC, headquartered in Toyota City, Aichi Prefecture, President: Akio Toyoda) have reached an agreement that their contract of distributing Volkswagen cars in Japan will end at the end of 2010.
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Toyota Announces Organizational Changes
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TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces today organizational changes to take effect on January 1, 2010, as outlined below.
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Toyota Announces Results for November 2009
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TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announces its production, domestic sales and export results, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd. and Hino Motors, Ltd., for November 2009.
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Ford Fusion Hybrid sales up, but still make up only about 2% of total
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This year, through November, the Blue Oval has sold 31,000 hybrids, beating the previous high water mark set in 2007.
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Ford bolsters top-mileage Escape Hybrid SUV
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Not every sport utility vehicle is a gas guzzler. Take the 2009 Ford Escape Hybrid SUV – with new standard safety equipment, an improved ride, more power and new features.
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Chevy Volt: is it the Next Best Thing?
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Chevy Volt: Will it sell? Since Toyota release the innovative and efficient Toyota Prius other manufacturers have been scrambling to compete.
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2010 Toyota Prius Prices Rise $400 On All Models
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The prices of all five trim levels of the new 2010 Toyota Prius will rise next month by $400, or roughly 1.5 to 2 percent, reflecting increased costs and an unfavorable yen-dollar exchange rate.
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