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Japan’s top economic site, Nikkei.net reports that Japanese cars are becoming less popular…in Japan anyway. Domestic sales in the country for cars, trucks and buses fell 3.6% on the year, the second month in a row that sales declined. For the first six of months this year sales were also down almost 1%, the third straight such year. Economists in Japan watch car sales each month because ....

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It has been said that a well maintained vehicle speaks volumes about the owner. Not only will the vehicle reflect characteristics, neatness etc…but will provide many benefits to the owner, driver, other road users and even the community! What are the benefits of effective vehicle maintenance? • Saving fuel and money – mechanical systems of the vehicle will affect fuel efficiency • Reducing long-term maintenance costs • Minimize ....

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Indus Motors Co. Ltd is a Pakistan auto company. Toyota just purchased a 12.5% stake in the company for $53.3 million. Quick mater = makes the company worth about $425 million, right? For someone like Bill Gates, that’s pocket change. Gosh, some sports figures could pony up that much. Can you say Tiger Woods? Toyota is keen to gain more traction in the subcontinent and this purchase gives them ....

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Volkswagen is testing a new electric-engine car that it hopes will be available for consumers in about two years. The electric engine - TwinDrive - can be powered by gasoline to get more miles out of a charge, um, fill up. And this is different from a hybrid how? So far, the car is good for about 50km (31 miles), about the distance of a fair training ride on ....

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  India’s Tata Nano will soon be the cheapest (disposable?) car on the market. Suzuki,  not Toyota, not Honda, does the best business of any Japanese car maker, make that any car maker in India. Suzuki  sells the Splash and Splash VDi Diesel. The Splash will likely replace the R-Wagon and they Hyundai i10. The A-Star will be cheaper than Suzuki’s Swift. The actual price hasn’t been ....

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  A friend of mine who writes car reviews found himself in a game of oneupmanship with a friend of his. My friend was given a Jaguar Super V8, 2008  to review. His friend drove an Audi A8, W12 Quattro, 2008. The Audi won if for no other reason than the base sticker price. The Jag goes for $95,000. The Audi has a sticker price  $140,000!!!  Of ....

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It seems that Pontiac hasn’t rolled out a full-size, rear-wheel drive sedan in more than 20 years. Twenty-two years to be exact. Enter the Pontiac G8. (This is not to be confused with the G8 Summit happening in Toyako.) The G8 will replace the Bonneville and the Grand Prix as well as the V8-powered GTO coupe. One trim has a 256 horsepower V6 engine, standard with ....

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