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Lexus GS GS450h sedan
Lexus improves its luxury hybrid GS in the face of impending competition
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DuelL AG Takes On the Mini Coupe JCW
Mini tuning specialist DuelL AG has created a modification package for the 2012 Mini Coupe John Cooper Works.
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Honda UNI-CUB
Move over Segway, Honda has revealed a unique mobility device for scooting about indoors
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Honda finds a way to make the Segway look elegant [w/video]
Filed under: Emerging Technologies , EV/Plug-in , Green Culture , Transportation Alternatives , Honda , Japan Honda is jumping into the personal-mobility vehicle market associated with the Segway , and the Japanese automaker even has a cute name for the device. Honda will start demonstration tests for its UNI-CUB vehicle in June of 2012 with Japan’s National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation.
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Hybrids Part of Toyota’s Aggressive Growth Strategy
By Huw Evans Following setbacks from a natural disaster and increasing valuation of the yen, Toyota has been fighting back with an aggressive growth strategy to increase sales and profitability. Reinforcing that plan is an emphasis on selling more hybrids and lower priced cars both at home and abroad. Having regained its place as world’s largest automaker last quarter, the company says that because of gasoline price increases in the U.S
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Toyota unveils Japan-only Corolla
Next-generation Toyota Corolla styling previewed by Japan-only sedan and wagon
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Nissan Largest Japanese Carmaker. In Profits
Nissan pulled off an even bigger miracle than Toyota and ended a (this time truly) catastrophic year with a big profit.
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Toyota Takes Back Number One Global Sales Position
By Jeff Cobb Following sales results for the first quarter of this year, Toyota has quickly regained its number one global sales position over General Motors, selling 2.49 million vehicles versus 2.28 million. Volkswagen AG was a close runner up with 2.16 million, and is also vying to take the title Toyota previously held from 2008-2010 as GM went through bankruptcy restructuring.
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Nissan’s EV plan
Nissan is set to introduce four new electric vehicles in the next few years, Auto Express has learned
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Toyota seen exceeding GM’s profit this fiscal year
Bloomberg News (Tokyo) – Toyota Motor Corp. (7203)’s profit may climb to a five-year high and exceed General Motors Co
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Japan: New automobile sales rise 93.7% in April
Jiji Press – New automobile sales in Japan rose 93.7 percent to 359,631 units in April from a year earlier, up for the seventh consecutive month, industry data showed Tuesday. Sales of new cars, trucks and buses rebounded from a sharp plunge in April 2011 after the Great East Japan Earthquake and.
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Report: GM not confirming or denying talks with Isuzu
Back in 2006, General Motors sold a 7.9 percent stake in Isuzu to raise about $300 million to help the automaker’s finances.