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Tesla holds highest average transaction price increase in 2022, Musk warns of ‘inflation pressure’

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Tesla has not been invincible in recent months, being forced to increase prices of its vehicles due to raw materials availability, especially for electric vehicle batteries. Acura had the next-highest increase from January to February at 3.4 percent, a far cry from Jeep and Acura, who saw the highest increase with 20.9

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Honda Begins Production of Civic GX Natural Gas Vehicles at Indiana Plant

Green Car Congress

Honda Manufacturing of Indiana, LLC (HMIN) began production of the natural gas-powered 2009 Civic GX at its plant in Greensburg, Indiana. The Civic GX was formerly produced at Honda’s East Liberty, Ohio plant and has ten years of proven performance as a natural gas powered vehicle. 1—to maximize performance from natural gas fuel.

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Abandoned History: Oldsmobile's Guidestar Navigation System and Other Cartography (Part VI)

The Truth About Cars

When it arrived, the Oldsmobile Eighty Eight became the first production car available in the United States with a GPS navigation system. The timeline is a little unclear, but shortly after its introduction on the Eighty Eight Oldsmobile expanded Guidestar’s availability to the more expensive LSS and Bravada.

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What Does GM’s “30 New EVs By 2025” Promise Mean for the US Market?

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The 15 years in the future 2035 aspiration to stop selling gas- and diesel-powered vehicles is clearly a long way off and a lot can change in that timeframe. So I wanted to understand what “30 new EVs by 2025” actually meant and specifically as it relates to models available in the US. GM’s Latest EV Developments.

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GM reports strong Q1 Earnings, prepares to navigate semiconductor shortage

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GM is beginning to transition its product line to more electric cars while beginning a slow phase-out of gas-powered vehicles. The company has already committed to an all-electric lineup and a stoppage of gas-powered engine production in 2035. brand, and one for the Acura brand. taxis by 2030.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

Clean Fleet Report

Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Cadillac’s Midsize Contender. Ready to go head-to-head. Three Models. liter V6 engine.

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News: 2024 Mazda CX-90

Clean Fleet Report

Mazda has been repositioning itself into the premium category, and the CX-90 will give it a larger SUV to compete with the Acura MDX , Buick Enclave , Kia Telluride , Hyundai Palisade , Subaru Ascent and Toyota Highlande r. Pricing and Availability The all-new CX-90 is scheduled to be in Mazda dealers in late March 2023.

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