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  • March 2008

    • Car of the Year: Mazda2

      Detroit News  |  Mar 21, 08 6:54 AM CDT

      Car of the Year: Mazda2

      (Newser) - The compact Mazda2 took top honors as World Car of the Year yesterday at the International Auto Show in New York, the Detroit News reports. The car, also known as the Demio in some countries, earned accolades from a panel of international journalists for its combination of performance and price. US customers can only look though—it's not available in this country. More »

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      Ford  • BMW  • Mercedes Benz  • Audi  • Detroit Auto Show  • Mazda  • New York International Auto Show  • auto show

  • January 2008

    • Toyota, GM Working on Super-Cheap Models, Too

      Associated Press  |  Jan 17, 08 3:56 PM CST

      Toyota, GM Working on Super-Cheap Models, Too

      (Newser) - Work on the world's cheapest cars is underway at the world's biggest car companies, the Associated Press reports. Toyota and GM announced this week at Detroit's North American International Auto show they are working on inexpensive subcompacts similar to India's Tata Motors' $2,500 car and aimed at emerging markets. "There is a huge market for low-cost/price vehicles," Toyota's president said. More »

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      India  • General Motors  • Detroit  • Toyota  • Tata Motors  • Detroit Auto Show  • cheap  • subcompact

    • Toyota Joins GM in Race for 2010 Plug-In Hybrids

      Bloomberg  |  Jan 14, 08 4:15 AM CST

      Toyota Joins GM in Race for 2010 Plug-In Hybrids

      (Newser) - Toyota, the world's leader in hybrid vehicle production, has geared up to deliver by 2010 a gas-electric hybrid car whose batteries will recharge from a normal electrical socket. With the announcement yesterday at the Detroit auto show, Toyota pits itself against General Motors, which has also pledged a plug-in hybrid by 2010, Bloomberg reports. More »

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      General Motors  • Detroit  • Toyota  • hybrid car  • Detroit Auto Show  • lithium ion batteries

    • Malibu Wins Car of the Year

      CNN  |  Jan 13, 08 4:26 PM CST

      Malibu Wins Car of the Year

      (Newser) - General Motors' goal of taking on the Camry and Accord got a boost today as the Chevy Malibu won North American Car of the Year at Detroit’s auto show, CNNMoney.com reports. Its Corvette-inspired twin-cockpit design, and a body shape similar to European luxury cars, has already won media accolades. Truck of the Year went to the Mazda CX-9, which beat out two GM finalists for the prize. More »

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      auto industry  • General Motors  • Detroit  • car  • Chevrolet  • Detroit Auto Show  • Mazda  • auto show  • Chevy Malibu

  • December 2007

    • The Last Muscle Car?

      Associated Press  |  Dec 20, 07 6:35 PM CST

      The Last Muscle Car?

      (Newser) - GM will unveil the latest version of the Corvette at the Detroit auto show next month in all its supercharged, performance-car glory. But the 2009 Corvette ZR1 may actually be the last of an endangered breed—the Detroit muscle car. The new energy bill, with its stricter fuel economy standards, could make such models obsolete, the AP reports. More »

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      General Motors  • Detroit  • energy bill  • fuel economy standards  • Detroit Auto Show

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