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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

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When BMW bought the Rover Group in 1994, the original Mini (which began production by the British Motor Corporation in 1959) was still being built. The MSRP for the regular 2007 Mini Cooper was $18,050, while the hot-rod Cooper S version listed at $21,850 (those prices come to $27,673 and $33,498 in 2024 dollars). department.

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GM recalling 656 Cadillac ELR extended range electric vehicles over calibration of Electronic Brake Control Module

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As such, these vehicles fail to conform with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, “Electronic Stability Control Systems.”. GM will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM), free of charge. About 95,000 faulty switches were sold to dealers and aftermarket wholesalers.

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GM’s truck and crossover sales pass 1M unit mark for 2014

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Sales of General Motors crossovers and trucks, which include pickups, vans and SUVs, surged by double-digits in July, pushing combined sales for the year to 1,048,114 through July. Overall, General Motors Co. dealers delivered 256,160 vehicles in the United States in July, for the company’s highest July sales since 2007.

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ZPM launches crowd-sourced funding campaign to build compressed-air cars in US

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Zero Pollution Motors (ZPM), the US licensee for Luxembourg-based MDI, the developer of the AirPod compressed-air car ( earlier post , earlier post ), has launched an indiegogo campaign to crowd-source $300,000 to fund US-based production of the AirPod. kW/15 N·m motor, stores compressed air at 350 bar in a 175 liter tank.

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smart ebike to go on sale in 2012

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A near-series version of the smart ebike will be on display at the Eurobike show in Friedrichshafen (31 August - 3 September 2011) and at the Frankfurt Motor Show (13 - 25 September 2011). The ebike will be launched in the first half of 2012 and will initially be marketed by dealers in Europe and North America.

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Chrysler Group US sales up 10% in December, 21% for 2012; FIAT largest gainer

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Chrysler Group LLC reported US sales of 152,367 units in December 2012, a 10% increase compared with sales in December 2011 (138,019 units), and the group’s best December sales since 2007. For the year, Dodge brand sales (524,989 units) were up 16% versus sales (451,040 units) in 2011, the brand’s best annual sales since 2007.

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Top 10 Electric Vehicle Manufacturers in India 2021

Electric Vehicles India

Hero Electric started manufacturing electric vehicles in the year of 2007 at its manufacturing facility near Ludhiana, Punjab. Tata Motors. Tata motors attracted more attention and its stocks grew up only when it entered the electric vehicle segment and released its first car “THE TATA NEXON EV”. Hero Electric.

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