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News: 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander

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News: 2024 Toyota Grand Highlander A New, Larger SUV If the Toyota Highlander isn’t large enough for your family, then the all-new 2024 Grand Highlander may be what you are looking for. Like the Highlander, the Grand Highlander has three rows but the third row now is more accommodating. The base 2.4-liter

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Honda EV concepts, Kia electric vans, Vinfast pickup concept, Hertz dumps EVs: The Week in Reverse

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How soon is the revamped Tesla Model 3 Highland arriving in the U.S.? These models aim to go “thin, light, and wise,” with high efficiency and low battery degradation, and they include by-wire steering. Which company spent more of its CES presentation talking about gaming, TV, and movies than the EV it’s helping make?

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Reported US Hybrid Sales Up 42% in December, Down 7.5% for CY 2009; New Vehicle Market Share of 2.8% for CY 2009

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Overall, light duty vehicle sales rose 15.1% December sales of all light-duty vehicles reached 187,860 units, an increase of 32.3% Highlander Hybrid posted 1,029 units, an increase of 15.6%, representing 10.9% of all Highlander models sold. Highlander Hybrid posted 1,029 units, an increase of 15.6%, representing 10.9%

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September Auto Sales Plunge in Aftermath of Cash for Clunkers; SAAR at 9.2M units, LDV Sales Down 41% from August, Hybrid Sales Down 48%

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In the aftermath of the summer sales boom fueled by the US Cash for Clunkers program, September 2009 light duty vehicles sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows. With 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold in September, according to Autodata, sales were down 22.7% year-on-year, and Highlander Hybrid posted 269 units, down 70.8%

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2023 Toyota bZ4X

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The aerodynamic front end, with a curved bumper, has narrow LED head and daytime driving lights, and what Toyota calls a “hammerhead shark-like shape” that runs from the hood to over the acoustic glass windshield. The modern design features narrow LED tail lights with a connecting light strip, taking up little space.

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Road Test: 2021 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy AWD

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The wide cascading grille shouts premium with a unique lighting signature of LED headlamps and daytime running lights in front of a long hood. Finished in Moonlight Cloud, which looked black in some light, our tester had an elegant look. The ambient lighting on the door trim and center console has 64 color options.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

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to 554, 527 units, while light truck sales dropped 14.1% GM dealers delivered 189,443 total vehicles in July, a 19.4% Light truck sales were down 10.1% Light truck sales were led by the RAV4 compact SUV with best-ever July sales of 15,912 units, up 32.5% Highlander Hybrid sales were down 14.6%. to 443, 297 units.