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Concept Cars Make Big Splash at Shanghai Motor Show
KickingTiresOn April 20, the 2013 Shanghai motor show kicked off. As The Detroit Free Press puts it, the event served up a high-decibel dosage of fashion, sports and music (oh, and cars) to some 10,000 journalists. More than 100 automakers......Tags: Honda, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Shanghai (China), Detroit Free Press, Mercedes-Benz
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Ford Escort Concept: First Look
KickingTiresLooks like: A more formal Ford Focus sedan Defining characteristics: Multi-element headlights, extended wheelbase Ridiculous features: None really, it looks ready to build Chance of being mass-produced: A slightly longer Focus aimed at the biggest part of...Tags: Passenger Cars, Ford
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America's 11th Best-Seller Was World's No. 1
KickingTiresThe Ford Focus may not have made America's top 10 best-selling cars of 2012 list ??? it ranked 11th ??? but Ford says its compact car was No. 1 globally last year. Citing registration data from industry forecaster R.L. Polk,......Tags: Honda, Passenger Cars, Chevrolet, Fiction, Ford
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Fisker's Savior Could Come From China
KickingTiresStart-up plug-in car company Fisker Automotive may have started in Anaheim, Calif., but the troubled automaker's operations could be moving to China. According to USA Today, Fisker is interested in selling a controlling stake of the company, and an...Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, USA Today, Manufacturing and Engineering, Companies and Corporations, Economy, Business and Finance
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Why Isn't the Buick Regal Selling Well?
KickingTiresOver the past few years, we've seen a global convergence and streamlining of major vehicle lineups, which means more of the Eurocentric vehicles that automotive enthusiasts covet are coming here. But many of them aren't selling well. For proof, just......Tags: Europe, Smart Car, Lexus, Manufacturing and Engineering, Volkswagen
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Infiniti to Make Hybrid Version of Every Car
KickingTiresNissan wants its Infiniti luxury division to sell 500,000 cars a year across the world, with 200,000 of those sales coming from China. The automaker also wants to sell more low-emissions cars, but it expects a production version of Infiniti's......Tags: Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Infiniti, North American International Auto Show, Manufacturing and Engineering, Nissan
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Coming to America: The Chinese BYD e6
KickingTiresI've seen my fair share of eccentric things in my northwest Chicago neighborhood of Logan Square ??? Chicago's hipster equivalent to Williamsburg, Brooklyn ??? impromptu 2 a.m. marching bands, anonymous midday drive-by eggings and vehicle fires that...Tags: Rentals, Williamsburg (Brooklyn, New York), Warren Buffett, Manufacturing and Engineering, The New York Times
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Daily News Briefs: June 22, 2012
KickingTiresVolvo is looking to build cars in North America, company CEO Stefan Jacoby told Bloomberg News. But the Swedish automaker, which is owned by China's Zhejiang Geely, won't likely build them at a standalone U.S. facility like European carmakers Volkswagen,....Tags: Chrysler, Europe, Mercedes-Benz, Corporate Officers, Nissan
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Daily News Briefs: April 30, 2012
KickingTiresHere's what we have our eye on today: After overcoming "unspecified part" issues, the Dodge Dart will begin rolling off the line in Chrysler's Belvidere, Ill., assembly plant May 3, Bloomberg News reports. Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said in a......Tags: Honda, China Earthquake (2010), Belvidere, Chrysler, Sergio Marchionne
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Daily News Briefs: May 18, 2012
KickingTiresEvent data recorders, aka "black boxes," are already prevalent in new cars, but a new law would make them standard on all vehicles, according to Car and Driver. The U.S. Senate has passed a bill that would mandate event data......Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Crime, Law and Justice, Europe, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment
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$1.2 Million Rolls-Royces are Hot Sellers in China
KickingTiresRolls-Royce and Bentley cars sold like gangbusters in 2011. Each brand had exceedingly strong global sales, with Rolls-Royce reaching its highest numbers in the brand's history. While Bentley already has plans to expand its lineup by adding a SUV, we're.....Tags: Global Expansion, Luxury Vehicles, SUVs and Crossovers, Bloomberg L.P., Rolls-Royce
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Cars.com News Briefs: Jan. 26, 2012
KickingTiresHere's what we have our eye on today: Toyota aims to boost Lexus global sales to around 500,000 cars a year, up from last year's 404,000, Automotive News reports. Sales for the luxury division topped out at 518,000 in 2007,......Tags: Chrysler Group LLC, Vehicles, Freedom of the Press, Manufacturing and Engineering, Politics
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