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Junkyard Find: 1992 Geo Metro 4-door hatchback

The Truth About Cars

If we're talking about realistic Metro competitors here, the base 1992 Ford Festiva actually managed to undercut the price tag on the cheapest possible Metro two-door hatchback that year: $6,911 versus $6,999. The good news is that it has electronic fuel injection and an overhead camshaft. Such is the nature of the mighty GM Empire.

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Kia surprisingly tops Hyundai in market value with affordable EVs rolling out

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For the first time since 2001, Kia surpassed Hyundai in market value with new affordable EVs rolling out this year. The Hyundai Motor Group was formed in 2000 after buying out Kia. The Hyundai Motor Group was formed in 2000 after buying out Kia. The new low-cost EVs were revealed during Kia’s first EV day in October.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

However, saying that this is the vehicle women most desire — let alone are willing to spend money buying — is probably a stretch. Women tend to buy smaller vehicles boasting lower MSRPs than their male counterparts. As of 2021, they were also more prone to head to the used market and decidedly less inclined to buy something brand new.

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What Kind of Cars Do Women Actually Want?

The Truth About Cars

However, saying that this is the vehicle women most desire — let alone are willing to spend money buying — is probably a stretch. Women tend to buy smaller vehicles boasting lower MSRPs than their male counterparts. As of 2021, they were also more prone to head to the used market and decidedly less inclined to buy something brand new.

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Norweign Drivers switch to Electric Cars

EV Report

It is seen only one third is taking step to buy at any point of time. Buyers of EV became exempted from paying VAT in 2001. But recently due to outbreak of COVID-19, sales of electric vehicles have been affected with the consumer markets being shaken and oil prices being plunged to high.

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A mini industry spawns under the hood of a booming car market – ET Auto

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Back in 2001, Maruti Suzuki was one of the first players in this segment with its True Value channel, enabling trust and breaking stereotypes attached to the purchase of ‘second-hand’ vehicles. “They were offering prices 5-10% more than what one would normally get, just to get top line growth.

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The Real Story of Pixar

Cars That Think

But then our Computer Graphics Group, now numbering 40 people, got the news that the Computer Division was on the chopping block. It took a year before Perot actually left GM, but it was immediately clear, when the news broke in the Wall Street Journal , that anything happening at GM that involved Perot was now dead. And he agreed.

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