Nissan Qashqai: Safest Car in Britain
by RyanThomas. The Nissan Qashqai, a compact crossover SUV, has been rated as Britain's safest car after scoring the highest in Euro NCAP crash tests. The vehicle earned a record-breaking total of 37 points, nearly 100 percent, in the latest round of Euro NCAP cra...
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Automakers Perk Up Incentives
by Anthony Fontanelle. Detroit automakers perk up incentives by offering new or extended promotions like zero-percent financing after sales rebound in May. The move is in connection with the findings that higher incentives augmented the previous month's rebound in the Uni...
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Gm Reports 375,682 Deliveries in May
by Mike Bartley. The General Motors Corp. delivered 375,682 vehicles in May in the United States and that amount is up by 0.7 percent as compared with year-ago monthly sales. On an unadjusted basis, sales rose by 8.8 percent. The automaker's May retail sales of 279,...
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Gm not Rushing to Build Chevrolet Volt
by Anthony Fontanelle. Saying "we don't want to rush" the Chevrolet Volt electric vehicle concept into production, the vehicle's chief engineer took to the Internet over the weekend for a progress report. The report was published on the GM FastLane blog and YouTube.Chevy ...
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Nissan Altima: Two Doors, No Waiting
by RyanThomas. The Altima has been one of the Nissan Motor Co.'s hot selling cars since its introduction in 2001. The second generation, introduced in 2006, toughened the sedan's popularity. To broaden its overall appeal, Nissan introduced a hybrid version of the ...
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Toyota Overtakes Ford Once Again
by Anthony Fontanelle. Toyota's forward surge continues as the Japanese car manufacturer overtook Ford once again in terms of sales for the month of May. The biggest Japanese carmaker posted a 14 percent increase in sales as compared to last year's May sales figures. The...
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Nissan Gears Up to Launch 30 New Models
by RyanThomas. The Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is planning to launch 30 new models through March 2008, the Associated Press reported. This move is anchored on the goal to compete closely with other automakers.To ensure quality, the third largest Japanese automaker has ...
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Murphy to Leave Chrysler Group
by Mike Bartley. The Chrysler Group announced Tuesday that George Murphy, the senior vice president of global brand marketing, will leave the company at the end of this month to pursue other opportunities. Murphy is latest to jump ship since DaimlerChrysler's announ...
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