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Innovative New XPENG X9 — Huge Hit Or Trickle Sales?

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I just wonder about people's willingness in this generation to buy minivans instead of SUVs. Looking at what the XPeng X9 offers, I think it could be a huge hit. Can XPeng break through current trends and have a sales hit on its hands with the X9? The post Innovative New XPENG X9 — Huge Hit Or Trickle Sales?

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Road Test: 2022 Kia Carnival SX

Clean Fleet Report

Goodbye To the Minivan. Kia is out of the minivan business and is shaking up things with the all-new 2022 Carnival. The Korean car company will remind you it is not a minivan but an MPV or Multi-Purpose Vehicle. With those words it hopes to remove the stigma of people saying “I will never own a minivan.”. Drivetrain.

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TTAC's Worst Cars of 2023

The Truth About Cars

But to me, it simply seems absurd to pay over $125k for a four-seat SUV that can in all likelihood go literally anywhere off-road.if While it’s not as legendary of a nameplate as other icons of motoring, the Pathfinder was once a rugged body-on-frame SUV that could go just about anywhere, it’s now a minivan without the utility of a minivan.

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US Department of Transportation proposes ‘distraction’ guidelines for automakers for in-vehicle electronic devices

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has proposed guidelines to encourage automobile manufacturers to limit the distraction risk for in-vehicle electronic devices. Risk odds ratios above 1.00 indicate increasing driving risks while risk odds. ratios below 1.00 indicate protective effects. Source: NHTSA. Click to enlarge. Earlier post.).

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UMTRI: US new vehicle fuel economy stayed the same in July

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After a three-month drop, fuel economy of all new vehicles sold in the United States remained unchanged in July, according to researchers at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI). Average fuel economy (window-sticker values) of cars, light trucks, minivans and SUVs purchased last month was 23.6

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Top 4 Tips on How to Choose a Car for a Trip

Clean Fleet Report

A car is the most comfortable means of transportation in the modern world. The traveler does not need to be tied to the transport schedule and plans of other people. Expenditure If you are going on a trip in two, then you definitely should not spend money on a minivan or a large SUV.

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FCA unveils Chrysler Portal concept: next-gen family transportation for Millenials; electric, semi-autonomous, connected, flexible

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FCA US unveiled the Chrysler Portal concept, an all-electric, semi-autonomous (SAE Level 3) interpretation of the “fifth generation” of family transportation focused toward the millennial generation. Earlier post.). The Chrysler Portal concept is backed by significant research on the millennial generation.

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