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General Motors (#)

„In 2005, 9.17 million GM cars and trucks were sold globally under the following brands: Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, GM Daewoo, Holden, HUMMER, Opel, Pontiac, Saab, Saturn and Vauxhall. GM operates one of the world’s leading finance companies, GMAC Financial Services, which offers automotive, residential and commercial financing and insurance. GM’s OnStar subsidiary is the industry leader in vehicle safety, security and information services.“

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Autoblog (#)

„At the Chicago Auto Show, Chrysler has a test ride area set up on the show floor so that visitors can go for a ride through one of three courses where the capabilities of the cars and trucks can be demonstrated. One course is set aside for the trucks and SUVs to simulate going over rough surfaces, steel beams and a thirty-five percent grade hill. There is also a course where the stability control, noise isolation and handled capabilities can be shown off.“

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Toyota reveals 2007 Toyota Tundra pickup (#)

„The Titan sales is history and all you import fans need to get real if you think millions of domestic buys just going to just "switch up" and please don't use the "that what was the domestics was thinking in the 70's" BS because unlike cars the domestics never screwed up with trucks can continue not to do so today. Not to mention the cliental of truck buyers are more patiotic and more loyal to thier trucks then car buyers.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/02/09/toyota-reveals-2007-tundra-pickup/ - Cached

2006 Cars And Trucks Of The Year - Popular Mechanics (#)

„Welcome to PM's inaugural Automotive Excellence awards. After driving hundreds of thousands of miles in well over 100 different new cars, trucks and SUVs, we've developed some likes, some dislikes and--let's face it--some pretty serious crushes. Here are the cars we're truly passionate about, one in each of eight categories. Plus: the year's top tech breakthroughs and our thumbnail reviews of the rest of 2006's most notable new models.“

http://www.popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars/ 1876537.html - Cached

Ford reports biggest loss in company history (#)

„American cars companies should make American cars (not just trucks) to the standards expected of their import competitors. Time and again FORD has shown us some kick ass showcars that they could bring to market within a few years. They have been trying to come up with a permanent sports car for a couple of decades now… NOne of which has happened aside from the Mustang and the Thunderbird (which flopped).“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/01/25/.../ - Cached

just-auto.com Factsheet on Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (#)

„Mitsubishis are manufactured globally and exported into most major markets, including the Far East, Europe, and the U.S.. Mitsubishi had been engaged in a long-term venture with Chrysler (now DaimlerChrysler), assembling a series of cars and trucks for Chrysler brands since the 1970s. Some Chrysler cars use Mitsubishi componentry, but have been gravitating toward more use of Mercedes-Benz componentry, which is considered superior ...“

http://www.just-auto.com/factsheet.aspx?id=192 - Cached

iZoom Site (#)

„State police ride along on motorcycles and there's a full contingent of mechanical help in trucks, but even before they arrive, trailing cars quickly stop and offer help to anyone who has a problem. It's amazing to see how someone has the right tool and someone else has a spare hose and before long a car is on its way.“

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Spied: 2008 Mercury Montego (#)

„Toyota's designs range for boring (Highlander) to downright strange (Camry). How can Toyota sell such boring cars and trucks and yet be successful? Toyota's customers are happy with their products and keep buying them. Ford needs to prove to the world they can build this thing right and Ford's dealers need to prove they can service it right.“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/01/25/spied-2008-mercury-montego/ - Cached

Renault and Nissan Have No Interest In Alliance With Chrysler - AutoSpies Auto News (#)

„Mercedes raided the 10 billion chrysler had. Chrysler is now offering $6000 off some models, they can't sell cars and trucks, its a recipe for disaster. Mercedes also could not change the atmosphere at chrysler and start them improving quality, instead of saying we can make money on repairs. Look what that attitude has gotten GM.“

http://www.autospies.com/news/.../ - Cached

Initial Testing of Hybrid Utility Trucks Shows 40%–60% Drop in Fuel Consumption (#)

„Initial tests of diesel-hybrid utility trucks indicate that they may have a 40%-60% reduction in fuel. Apparently utility trucks get better fuel reduction than passenger cars because they have massive batteries on board. The tests were performed on pro... [Read More] “

http://www.greencarcongress.com/2005/09/ initial_testing.html - Cached

Found at a page of Mike Millikin, posted on 2005/09/29

IZoom.com - the online home for auto enthusiasts (#)

„So, as you visit the NAIAS, which is open to the public from January 12-21, I encourage you to take in not only the cars and trucks on display, but also the structures designed to present those vehicles in their best light.“

http://www.izoom.com/ auto.aspx?article=2007detroitshow.html - Cached

Autoblog (#)

„Clyde Phillips, manager of the junking facility, says on the video that they run more than 1,000 cars a day through monster machine, sending the finely shredded steel to recyclers to become newer, hopefully better, cars and trucks.“

http://www.autoblog.com/category/isuzu/ - Cached

AutoWeek Design Forum | Speakers (#)

„Mr. Horbury will help the Ford, Lincoln and Mercury design teams further evolve exterior designs on the expanding lineup of cars, trucks, SUVs and crossovers – and help take the brands’ strong interiors to the next level.“

http://autoweek.com/files/awdf_05/ df_speakers.html - Cached

2008 Chevrolet Equinox Sport revealed (#)

„sweet…another over weight, over priced gas guzzler that will likely have 8,000 of incentives on it in 3months. i wonder why foreing companys done build cars/trucks like this…who will the rental car companys by from!?“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/12/14/2008-chevrolet-equinox-sport-revealed/ - Cached

RC Car Tips - Remote Control Cars, Radio Controlled Trucks, and R/C Hobby Shops. (#)

„Popular models are the 1/28 Kyosho Mini-Z and the 1/18 HPI Micro RS4. One of the hottest segment of the hobby, and companies are scrambling to produce their own mini remote control cars and trucks.“

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UPDATED - 2007 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra unveiled (#)

„out of business it will be the designers. ALL of the new cars and trucks look like the worst vehicles made, according to JD Power and Associates wait a minute they make that car too…THE KIA!!!!!!“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/08/02/2007-chevrolet-silverado-unveiled/ - Cached

Wards Auto (#)

„Can you recommend any good lead providers? We handle a lot of specialty vehicles: vans, box trucks, pick-ups and even some high-end cars. Any beginner advice would be appreciated.“

http://expert.wardsauto.com/internet_leads/ - Cached

IZoom.com - the online home for auto enthusiasts (#)

„Much of his work sells for $2,000 or more, still too rich for a journalist, but he also had some smaller cars and trucks he was selling for $25-$80, and I was glad to buy one.“

http://www.izoom.com/blog.aspx?bid=1&eid=74 - Cached

AutoWeek (#)

„Automakers are charged with building more efficient cars and trucks in the near future. Which existing technology will be favored to help meet mpg requirements?“

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2010 Future Cars, Trucks, & SUVs - Spied Vehicles - Motor Trend (#)

„ Hottest 50 Cars, Trucks, and SUVs for 2006 “

http://www.motortrend.com/future/spied_vehicles/112_2010fvf/ - Cached

Used Truck Values, Trade-In Values, & Truck Prices at Automobile Magazine (#)

„Home » Used Cars » Values » Trucks“

http://www.automobilemag.com/car_values/02/trucks/ index.html - Cached

Toyota: "our competitors are jealous of our success" (#)

„I certainly don't want to be right about that but it just seems hard to ignore the trends in car buying in this country….people were driving coupes and sedans all be it boring ones then SUV's came about and people traded in their poor handling/driving sedans and coupes to get into SUV's that handled even more poorly and the only thing that burst bubble was when gas prices got higher than a giraffes ass ...“

http://www.leftlanenews.com/2007/02/15/.../ - Cached

 

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Posted at March 7, 2007 03:42 PM