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Mazda Launches Revamped Micro-Mini Carol in Japan

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Mazda Motor Corporation has launched the fully updated the Mazda Carol micro-mini for the Japanese market, its first full remodeling since September 2004. Mazda Carol XS (FWD model with CVT).

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Saturn Vue Green Line

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If we look at the fine print, GM actually introduced a sort-of-a-hybrid vehicle as a 2004 model , though the 2004 Chevrolet Silverado Hybrid/GMC Sierra Hybrid didn't have regenerative braking.

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Latest EPA automotive trend report shows MY 2017 fleet fuel economy of 24.9 mpg; new record

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Since MY 2004, fuel economy and CO 2 emissions have improved in eleven out of thirteen years. Since 2004, CO 2 emissions have decreased 23%, or 104 g/mi, and fuel economy has increased 29%, or 5.6 Mazda and Hyundai had the second and third lowest CO 2 emissions, respectively. Estimated Real-World CO 2 and Fuel Economy.

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THE UNOBVIOUS ONES: Serving to Genesis Canada promote ‘anything else that drives benefit’ outdoor untouched automobiles

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Shifting to Ontario, he joined Kia Canada in 2004 in advertising and marketing and upcoming moved product making plans. “I He moved to Mazda in a alike place. “I SAL SUJAA CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT FOR MAZDA’S RETAILERS With each and every automaker, good fortune depends upon the efficiency of its sellers.

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Pike ranks Volkswagen Group as the global leader in clean diesel vehicles

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Peugeot Citroën (PSA); General Motors (GM); Mazda; Mercedes; Mitsubishi; Ford; Honda; the. Diesel’s share in new passenger car sales in Western Europe has been increasing since 1997, Pike notes, surpassing 50% of sales in 2004. ones that seem best poised to do so as of today are Mazda and GM. The company has long. Fiat-Chrysler.

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Michigan State University Receives $2.5M ARPA-E Award to Build Wave Disc Engine/Generator for Series Hybrid Applications

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In 1986, Mazda introduced the Mazda 626 Cappela model, which had a 2-liter diesel engine equipped with a Comprex wave rotor (from BBC) used as a supercharger. Mazda produced 150,000 Comprex diesel cars. In axial-flow configurations, noted Müller and co-authors in a 2004 paper, pure scavenging is a challenging task.

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EPA fuel economy report finds weight and power leveling off, footprint stable

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Since MY 2004, CO 2 emissions and fuel economy have improved in ten out of twelve years, and decreased only twice. All Mazda engines are projected to use GDI in MY 2017, with several other manufacturers at nearly 100% adoption. The report found that fuel economy for the US fleet continues to improve. mpg per year.