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A Life Bus in Pictures: The Volkswagen Type 2 turns 60
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Classics , Minivan/Van , Volkswagen Volkswagen Type 2 – Click above for high-res image gallery Many automakers will build cars for decades and never create a product that can truly be considered a cultural icon. Few that do produce multiple such models. One of those is Volkswagen .The original Beetle/Bug/Type 1 is recognizable almost anywhere and even by people that know nothing about cars. The Beetle itself spawned another icon in the form of the Type 2 (or Microbus ), a vehicle that is celebrating its diamond anniversary in 2010
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A Life Bus in Pictures: The Volkswagen Type 2 turns 60
Is the Chevrolet Camaro cannibalizing sales of the Corvette?
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Car Buying , Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , GM Last year was brutal for the auto industry , with sales down by 21 percent versus 2008. Sports cars were hit even harder, as many customers shied away from spending big dollars on what typically amounts to a second or third vehicle. The Chevrolet Corvette was no different, as America’s sports car saw sales plummet 48 percent versus 2008 – the worst year for Vette sales in nearly 50 years.
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Is the Chevrolet Camaro cannibalizing sales of the Corvette?
Study: Hyundai customer loyalty upends Toyota, Honda, takes #1
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Car Buying , Honda , Hyundai , Toyota 2011 Hyundai Sonata – Click above for high-res image gallery It’s no secret that Hyundai has been enjoying a healthy dose of praise lately, especially with fresh new products like the Genesis , Tucson and Sonata garnering a lot of media attention. But it isn’t just the press that thinks Hyundai is on a roll – Kelley Blue Book now reports that the automaker now holds the Number One spot in brand loyalty, with 56.3 percent of Hyundai owners looking within the brand for new car purchases. Honda continues to hold the second place rank at 55.8 percent, and Toyota, in light of its recent recall woes, is down 4.4 percentage points to 53.3 percent, putting it in the third place spot. Furthermore, the Sonata is now KBB ’s fifth most-researched new vehicle, mostly due to the hype surrounding the stylish new 2011 model
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Study: Hyundai customer loyalty upends Toyota, Honda, takes #1
Video: SNL pokes fun at runaway Prius with fake Ford commercial
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Hybrid , Marketing/Advertising , Videos , Hatchback , Toyota , Humor SNL fake Ford commercial – Click above to watch the video after the jump With all of the buzz surrounding Jim Sikes and his “runaway Prius” last week , it doesn’t surprise us that the funny folks at Saturday Night Live have spoofed the situation in one of their infamous fake advertisements. As you’ll recall, Sikes claims that his Prius started to accelerate unintentionally and that he couldn’t stop the car by simply hitting the brakes. Big news, indeed. Late last week, however, new details were uncovered to suggest that the whole incident may have just been one big scam
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Video: SNL pokes fun at runaway Prius with fake Ford commercial
Is Chevrolet Camaro cannibalizing sales of the Corvette?
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Car Buying , Coupe , Performance , Chevrolet , GM Last year was brutal for the auto industry , with sales down by 21 percent versus 2008. Sports cars were hit even harder, as many customers shied away from spending big dollars on what typically amounts to a second or third vehicle. The Chevrolet Corvette was no different, as America’s sports car saw sales plummet 48 percent versus 2008 – the worst year for Vette sales in nearly 50 years.
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Mini’s future is smaller engines, DCT, and challenging the Mazda Miata?
Posted by: | CommentsFiled under: Convertible , Coupe , Hatchback , Mini MINI Roadster Concept – Click above for a high-res image gallery Just because a company starts out Mini it doesn’t necessarily mean it can’t get even smaller. That seems to be the case with BMW’s more affordable UK outpost. Mini USA vice president Jim McDowell spoke at the recent Geneva Motor Show about some of the brand’s upcoming plans. Although the current lineup is powered by a range of 1.6-liter inline-four cylinder engines, new challengers like the Audi A1 are going with even smaller engines, and it sounds like Mini is set to follow suit.
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Mini’s future is smaller engines, DCT, and challenging the Mazda Miata?