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US new light-duty diesel sales dropped slightly in 2016 to 280,000 units from 300,000 in 2015

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The number of diesel car, SUV, full-size pickup trucks and vans in operation reached 8 million in 2016. Three Northeastern states had the highest percentage of new diesel car and SUV registrations in 2016: Vermont (+35%), Maine (+29%) and New Hampshire (+12%). The 2016 increase in diesel sales was about 6.7%

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New passenger vehicle diesel registrations in US up 11.5%, hybrids up 65% from 2010-2013; diesel 2.5x hybrids

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When looking only at cars and SUVs over that period, diesel registrations in the US increased 30% from 640,779 units to 833,324 units; registrations of hybrid cars and SUVs climbed 65% from 1,714,966 units to 2,821,599. Hybrid car and SUV registrations were 3.4 times those of diesel cars and SUVs.

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Rivian is offering attractive R1T, R1S lease deals starting as low as $559 per month

Baua Electric

With up to 400 miles estimated range and 104 cu ft of storage, the electric SUV can haul gear, car seats, and camping equipment or take the entire family on an adventure. Meanwhile, Rivian’s electric 7-seater, the R1S, was the seventh best-selling EV in the US last year for a reason, topping the Ford F-150 Lightning and Tesla Model X.

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IHS Markit: average age of cars and light trucks in US rises again in 2019 to 11.8 years

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The state of Montana has the oldest average age with light vehicles averaging 16.6 Because of the growth in popularity of light trucks—including CUVs/SUVs—vehicle age in the US. In the West, light vehicles increased 1.5% from 2018-2019 while in the Midwest they aged by just 0.4%.

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2025 Subaru Forester Review – Just A Little More-ester

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Yes, the body is new, but Subaru has honed the Forester edge rather than totally re-forging the SUV. Those numbers are enough – at least until it’s time to overtake a semi on a two-lane Montana highway with a 75-mph speed limit. But the majority of changes aren’t the type you’d see with a totally new, ground-up model.

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GM Makes New Investment of R$700 Million (US$386 Million) in Brazil

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It comprises 18 models: Celta, Classic, Prisma, Corsa Hatchback, Corsa Sedan, Agile, Astra Hatchback, Astra Sedan, Vectra Sedan, Vectra GT (Hatchback), Omega, Meriva and Zafira SUV, Blazer and Captiva Sport Utilities and the Montana, S10 Single Cab and S10 Crew Cab Pickups.

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Ford showcasing vehicle-to-vehicle communication for crash avoidance; potential for leveraging WiFi and smartphones to extend quickly the number of participating vehicles

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A new study by the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI) found that Volvo XC60 midsize SUVs outfitted with a standard collision-avoidance feature called City Safety are far less likely to be involved in low-speed crashes than comparable vehicles without the system. But if you’re broken down in Montana, you need a cell phone.

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