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2014 Toyota Corolla Ups Ante in Compact Car Game
Toyota Motor coming off two straight months knocking Ford Motor out of its traditional Number Two sales position in the U.S. market is introducing an all-new Corolla model. Not only will this present formidable competition for the Ford Focus, but it will also challenge Honda Civic, Nissan Altima, Mazda3 as well as the rest of compact cars in this high volume segment. Continue reading
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Tagged altima, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, civic, compact cars, corolla, Ken Zino
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Acura 2013 ILX Compact Starts at $26,795 this May
The hot selling Civic costs several thousand dollars less, but if you think this car is cool then you will fork over the extra money for what Acura hopes will be perceived as “smart luxury.” Continue reading
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Tagged acura, auto informed, autoinformed.com, automotive news, compact cars, hybrids, ilx, Ken Zino
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Ford Shows Vertrek Replacement for Escape Compact SUV
After decades of promising common platforms and global vehicles and spending billions in failed attempts– going all the way back to Ford 2000 in the 1990s, it looks like Ford is finally serious about common designs, shared architectures and consistent manufacturing methods that made the Japanese the efficiency and quality leaders in the industry. Continue reading
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Driving Impression – Chevrolet Cruze
Chevrolet is finally replacing its aging Cobalt with the Cruze sedan, which is already on sale in more than 60 countries in Asia and Europe since 2009. The new Cruze is a design hybrid since its engineering was done at Opel in Germany and Daewoo in Korea. North American versions went into production at Lordstown, Ohio this summer. Continue reading
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Tagged auto industry, auto marketing, autoinformed, autoinformed.com, chevrolet cruze, compact cars, cruze driving review, driving impression, family cars, ford focus, fuel economy, honda civic, Ken Zino, malibu, midsize cars, new car review, nissan altima, toyota corolla
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