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Filed under: Etc. , Government/Legal , Technology Now that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Environmental Protection Agency have established fleet fuel economy standards of 35.5 miles per gallon by 2016 , the government agencies are hard at work on the next phase of increases that will stretch out to 2020 and beyond. The 2007 Energy Independence and Security Act mandated 40 mpg by 2020 as a minimum, but the standards could actually be set higher. That’s exactly what the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) and Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) want.

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Consumer Federation of America calls for 60 mpg CAFE standard by 2025

Filed under: Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Japan Mitsuoka Orochi Premium Gold – Click above for high-res image gallery So you’re headed to Japan and need to rent a car. What to choose? The island nation is a smorgasbord of metal foreign to American tastes, from a wide buffet of pint-sized kei-cars to more American-sized contraptions.

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Mitsuoka Orochi now available to rent in Osaka

Filed under: Marketing/Advertising , Chevrolet , GM , Celebrities General Motors has officially announced that television and movie star Tim Allen will be the new “voice of Chevrolet ,” starting with a series of ads that will begin airing on September 7. These ads will be for the all-new 2011 Chevrolet Cruze , and while Allen is a big-name with a very recognizable voice, GM’s vice president of marketing, Joel Ewanick, reminds us that “the car will be the star.” Allen is best known for his starring role on the long-running 1990s sitcom Home Improvement , as well as his roles in The Santa Clause movies and as the voice behind Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story trilogy. In addition, Allen is also a well-known automobile enthusiast and has an extensive car collection.

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Chevrolet signs Tim Allen as brand’s new voice

Filed under: Car Buying , Etc. , Earnings/Financials Map Powered by Tableau It’s that time of the year again, kids. Manufacturers are busy trying to put people in cars in order to move leftover stock and make room for incoming models, and many are doing so with ridiculously low financing rates.

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Who pays the highest auto loan interest rates in the country?

Filed under: Concept Cars , Budget , Europe , Paris Motor Show , Hatchback , Chevrolet Chevrolet Cruze Hatchback – Click above for high-res image gallery General Motors will be expanding Chevrolet of Europe’s lineup by adding a five-door Cruze , and while we won’t get our first look at this new hatchback for a few weeks, GM has decided to preview it early with a few pictures on the web. Sure to be one of the major draws at the Paris Motor Show in just a few weeks, the liftback ought to compete nicely with the 2012 Ford Focus five-door, but don’t expect GM to offer the more functional Cruze in the United States. “Americans don’t like hatchbacks,” remember?

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Paris Preview: GM unveils Chevrolet Cruze hatchback for Europe

Sep
03

Rumormill: Toyota working on FT-86 sedan?

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Filed under: Sedan , Performance , Japan , Toyota , Rumormill That’s what the crew at Car Guide would have us all believe. According to the website, Toyota is looking to hedge its bets by producing a second model on the same platform as the upcoming FT-86 . As the theory goes, If the two-door doesn’t find the kind of favor the company is hoping for, it will at least have a four-door version to pick up a few sales. The site points to a shadowy Toyota executive as the source of the information, and it’s even worked up a rendering to show the world exactly what the sports sedan could look like.

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Rumormill: Toyota working on FT-86 sedan?