Remove tag Sales
article thumbnail

Junkyard Find: 2007 Ford Taurus SE

The Truth About Cars

The original Ford Taurus first appeared as a 1986 model , going through three generations and nearly 10 million sales (counting the Mercury Sable ) before getting the axe in October of 2006. That made 2007 the final model year for the "real" Taurus, and I've found one of these rare cars in a New Orleans self-service junkyard.

2007 97
article thumbnail

Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

The Truth About Cars

Are those paltry sales the result of Mitsubishi's puzzling major refresh of the body for '04, which made the car look like a bloated Lancer ? There was a time when Mitsubishi dealers in North America offered just about every kind of car and light truck for sale. The legendary Montero disappeared from our continent after 2006.

2004 92
article thumbnail

Maruti Suzuki’s hits and misses | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Its practical, reliable and purposeful nature were reason enough for Omni sales to be consistently strong, cumulating to 2 million units throughout its 35-year tenure (1984-2019), however, in the absence of any crash protection whatsoever, the Omni had to be taken off the roads when new safety standards came into force.

Suzuki 52
article thumbnail

Motoring News - - Verdict On Cars

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Verdict OnCars Home News Road Tests Search Tools Features Buyers Guides Calculators Used Cars Special Offers Video Clips Latest Headlines News Archive Search What next? Latest news Search You can use the box below to search. The Citroën C1 evie goes on sale today priced from £16,850. Tags: evdriven.

ECC 28
article thumbnail

The 60,000 Volt Question

Plug In Partners

Bloomberg, citing anonymous sources, reported Wednesday that first year sales of the automaker's plug-in hybrid could quadruple that of the Toyota Prius' U.S. GM Product Chief Bob Lutz is quoted in various newspapers saying he wanted to get prototypes of the Volt ready for road tests next year , and ready for sale in 2010.

Volt 100
article thumbnail

Sales of natural gas vehicles soar

Green Cars News

An influx of new natural gas vehicles has sparked a sales surge in Sweden, where the monthly sales rate leapt from around 150 to more than 700 units according to NGVA Europe. At the heart of the success is the new Volkswagen TSI Passat EcoFuel, which has been responsible for 60 per cent of sales in the country.

Gas 36
article thumbnail

Bosch buys into solar company

Green Cars News

The company has enjoyed some extensive recent success and in 2008 generated sales of roughly €360million. Johanna has been developing solar modules since 2006. Tags: Green cars Latest news Aleo solar AG Bosch Eriksen Group Solar company solar powered cars.

Solar 36