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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

The Truth About Cars

Having read all four episodes, you now know that 2004 was the final model year for the Diamante in North America, and that only 4,379 examples were sold here that year. There was a time when Mitsubishi dealers in North America offered just about every kind of car and light truck for sale. The engine is a 3.5-liter

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Used Car of the Day: 2004 Pontiac GTO

The Truth About Cars

The mid-Aughts Pontiac GTO was a pretty fun car even in stock form -- I drove more than a few during my time as a front-desk service grunt at a BPG dealer -- and today we feature a modified 2004 Pontiac GTO that's presumably even more fun, thanks to modifications.

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Used Car of the Day: 2004 Volkswagen Beetle

The Truth About Cars

This Chicago-based 2004 Volkswagen Beetle convertible is a bit different from our usual pickings. The only apparent modification is a dealer-installed CD changer in the armrest. There are 124,000 miles on the clock of this automatic-transmission car and it is a GLS trim. It appears to be pretty stock, with the 1.8T

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NHTSA announces follow-up recall of 2.12 million cars and SUVs over TRW airbag defects

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million Acura, Dodge, Jeep, Honda, Pontiac, and Toyota vehicles from model years 2002 to 2004 for a defect that may cause airbags to deploy inadvertently. This is unfortunately a complicated issue for consumers, who may have to return to their dealer more than once.

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Toyota announces voluntary safety recalls of approx. 670K Prius vehicles in US

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TMS), will conduct two safety recalls involving some MY 2004—2009 Prius vehicles; approximately 670,000 Prius vehicles are being recalled in the United States to inspect and in some cases replace the steering intermediate extension shaft. The inspection and repair will take approximately one hour depending on the dealer’s work schedule.

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Sanyo Supplying Li-ion Batteries for Suzuki Swift Plug-in Hybrid

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The new model will serve as a demonstration experiment and the experiment will be implemented at Suzuki dealers from this autumn. Sanyo has been supplying nickel-metal hydride batteries for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) to Honda and Ford since 2004.

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GM outlines plans for China with 17 launches this year; developing advanced propulsion and electrification tech in China

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With more new models, the expansion of its local manufacturing capability and a growing dealer network, GM expects to increase Cadillac sales from 30,000 units last year to 100,000 units in 2015. GM and its joint ventures now have more than 55,000 employees across China, a number that has more than doubled since 2004.

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