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Ford Plans Plug-In Hybrids For 2012
Ford Motor says it will have plug-in hybrid electric vehicles in showrooms in 2012, promising 30 miles on battery power before the gasoline engine kicks in.
Ford plans to underscore that promise with an announcement here today that it has contracted for lithium-ion battery cells with Johnson Controls-Saft, a U.S.-French joint venture that manufactures the batteries in France.
Ford's buying enoug ...
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Growth Market For SUVs Iraq
Just as General Motors is halting production of the Hummer, and other sport-utility vehicles fall out of favor with cost-conscious and eco-friendly Americans, the gas-guzzling behemoths are experiencing a rebirth among young and wealthy Iraqis.
"Eighteen-year-olds, they buy the Hummer," says Hidar al-Dalfiy, who opened a dealership called Hummer Cars in eastern Baghdad five months ago. "It's show ...
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Hard Times Rev Up Car Repairs
More motorists are fixing their old cars instead of buying new ones, in hopes their jalopies will survive a long recession.
Auto dealers and garage owners say they are seeing drivers pay more attention to regular maintenance and be more willing to spring for costly major repairs now that they are reluctant to trade in their junkers. "People are hanging on to them right now, and they've got to kee ...
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Help Pave The Way For Greener Cars
I support President Obama's directive to the Transportation Department requiring automakers to boost fuel efficiency for 2011 model cars ("The push is on for greener cars," Money, Tuesday).
I also think allowing California to require more stringent greenhouse gas limits, which the Bush administration blocked, is an idea whose time has come. Maybe this time, rather than make special cars for Calif ...
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 | Hybrid Cars Appeal Fades So Do Prices
Used hybrid values are down 23.5% since their peak last summer, says Juan Flores, director of vehicle valuation for Kelley Blue Book. Just since the beginning of 2009, they've fallen 4.5%, while used vehicle prices overall are going up as more buyers opt for used over new.
Last summer, when gas prices topped $4 a gallon, demand for hybrid cars skyrocketed. Used hybrids were selling for as much as ...
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 | Sales Of New Autos Still Falling
Sales of new cars and trucks this month are collapsing almost too fast to track.
The February sales pace through the first half of the month appears to be at an annualized rate of fewer than 9 million.
"Data collected from dealers suggests sub-9 million SAAR for February," says Jeff Schuster, forecasting chief for auto consultant J.D. Power and Associates. SAAR stands for seasonally adjusted ann ...
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 | Used Car Sales And Prices Rise
Used car salesmen are becoming the kings of the lot as demand for such vehicles is starting to rise.
While new car sales continue to fall, many dealers are finding buyers are willing to spring for a good used car instead.
The volume of used cars sold through dealers rose 3.1% in February compared with last year, the first year-over-year increase in 12 months, reports CNW Marketing Research. By c ...
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 | Wheels In His Head Go Round And Round
For the past few years I have driven a neighbor's car to work. She hardly ever used it and made the offer one night over dinner. I accepted.
It was a Nissan Maxima, although the car never lived up to the billing. Everyone called her Minima instead.
I didn't care. I loved her, and I sensed a certain respect in return. Minima and I got along famously. Like the girl who's not much of a looker, Mini ...
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