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FEBRUARY 3, 2012

Ford's small Fiesta-based minivan, previewed in concept form at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, is most recognizable for its innovative doors, and lack of a B-pillar. Remember the Ford B-Max? Of course you do. Unfortunately, motorists in the U.S.

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Minivan Ford 2011 Concept 86

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OCTOBER 19, 2011

SGMW’s sales in the first nine months of 2011 were up 6.6% SGMW manufactures a range of Wuling brand mini-trucks and minivans as well as the Chevrolet Le Chi mini-car and Baojun 630 midsize sedan. on an annual basis, taking its share of the mini-vehicle segment to 46%. It is based in Liuzhou, Guangxi.

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GM 2011 Manufacturer Sale 186

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MARCH 11, 2012

to 8.3%) and is projected to triple from MY 2009-2011 (to 13.7%); turbocharging is projected to double in MY 2011 (from 3.5% to 7.4%); cylinder deactivation is projected to nearly double in MY 2011 (from 6.4% to 11.1%); and both 6-speed and 7-speed transmissions approximately doubled from MY 2009-2011 (from 24.7%

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

In 2011, Green Car Reports launched an award for the new car, or family of cars, that represented the best green vehicle introduced for the model year. The Nissan Leaf won that year because it was the sole affordable battery-electric vehicle on the market.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2010

We've always been fond of the 2010 Mazda Mazda5 small minivan, which gets rave reviews for its sporty character and good roadholding. Because it's smaller than more conventional full-size minivans like the Dodge Caravan, Honda Odyssey, and Toyota Sienna, it has always sold in smaller numbers.

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Minivan Mazda Dodge 2011 60

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 18, 2011

Earlier this week we heard revelation from Sergio Marchionne, the demanding CEO of Fiat-Chrysler, that a hybrid version of the new 2011 Chrysler 300 sedan would arrive sometime in 2013. Now, at Chrysler’s Windsor plant in Canada, Marchionne has revealed that the hybrid 300 will be joined in 2013 by a new hybrid minivan model.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2011

At 50 miles per gallon, the 2011 Toyota Prius five-door hatchback is the most fuel-efficient car sold in the U.S. But, says Toyota, its customers told the company they needed more room--for people, for stuff, for stretching out. So the quintessential Prius hybrid is becoming not just a vehicle but a family.

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Green Cars News

JUNE 18, 2010

Japanese manufacturer Honda has applied its fuel saving technology to its minivan range as indicated by the unveiling of the 2011 Odyssey. The Honda Odyssey minivan has a lower roofline compared to the current model – down 1.6inches compared to the 2010 version – and also has a wider track – around 1.4inches wider.

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Minivan Honda 2011 Green Cars 46

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JULY 17, 2009

plans to begin selling hybrid vehicles based on its own technology in Japan in 2011. Nissan’s Serena minivan is likely to be the first model to get the hybrid makeover. The Nikkei reports that Nissan Motor Co. The motor will run on high-performance lithium ion batteries. The motor will run on high-performance lithium ion batteries.

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Japan Nissan 2011 Hybrid 150

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JANUARY 28, 2014

Back in January 2011, Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne said at that year''s.' Pretty much every carmaker offers at least one hybrid model these days, even if they''re notably unenthusiastic about it. Have you ever seen an Audi Q5 Hybrid? But one carmaker is missing from a list that now numbers more than a dozen. And that maker is Chrysler-Fiat.

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Chrysler Minivan Hybrid Audi 102

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JULY 18, 2013

Chrysler Group is working with NextEnergy to evaluate vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology using four all-electric minivans. The battery-powered minivans are connected to a charging module that, using NextEnergy technology, can simulate any electrical grid in the world.

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Chrysler Grid Minivan Vehicles 252

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AUGUST 1, 2012

The Nissan Serena minivan has taken the Nº1 position in minivan sales in Japan for calendar year 2011, fiscal year 2011 and for the first half of calendar year 2012. Nissan Motor Co., launched the new Serena S-HYBRID in Japan. Serena S-HYBRID. Click to enlarge.

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Japan Nissan Hybrid Minivan 218

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

Waymo will also receive 100 Chrysler Pacifica PHEV minivans from FCA built uniquely to support self-driving operation. Waymo CEO John Krafcik will have one of the autonomous PHEV minivans onstage for his keynote at NAIAS in January.). HSVL was established in May 2011 in Mountain View, Calif. Earlier post.)

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MAY 30, 2013

A new study by Michael Sivak, research professor at the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), found that in 2011, the peak probability of buying a new vehicle per driver in the US was among those between 55 and 64 years of age—a shift from four years earlier, when that peaked with the 35-to-44-year-old age group.

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MARCH 15, 2013

Adjusted CO 2 emissions and adjusted fuel economy, MY 1975-2011. Data for MY 2011 are final; data for MY 2012 are preliminary and based on projected vehicle production values provided to EPA by manufacturers. The fleet-wide average real world MY 2011 personal vehicle CO 2 emissions value is 398 g/mi and average fuel economy is 22.4

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Fuel Economy 2012 EPA Economy 284

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MARCH 7, 2012

from February 2011 and were the third highest for any month in GM’s history in China. from February 2011 to 23,564 units. from the same month in 2011 to 20,662 units. Benefiting from Sunshine minivan sales of 50,950 units, the Wuling brand sold 117,969 units in China. In 2011, GM sold more than 2.5 Sales rose 30.4%

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MAY 22, 2023

Car shoppers on our continent had been steadily losing interest in wagons since the year of Peak Wagon (1977) , with de-wagon-ification really accelerating when minivan sales took off in the 1980s and the SUV craze took full effect in the 1990s. I don't feel much passion one way or the other for the station wagon. Room for all the accolades.

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Toyota Minivan North America Miles 52

Green Car Reports

JANUARY 9, 2011

Now, Ford is pioneering another hybrid model: the small minivan, or as Europeans call it, the people carrier. Hybrid mini-minivan Between 10 and 10:30 am today at the Detroit Auto Show, Ford will pull the wraps off a.

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Detroit Ford Minivan Auto 90

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OCTOBER 28, 2011

Among the products manufactured in Qingdao are the Wuling Rong Guang, Wuling Xingwang and Wuling PN-Series minivans. SGMW manufactures a range of Wuling brand mini-trucks and minivans as well as the Baojun 630 midsize sedan and Chevrolet Le Chi mini-car. It complements SGMW’s original manufacturing base in Liuzhou, Guangxi.

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JUNE 5, 2012

from the same month in 2011 and 1.7% from May 2011 to 99,113 units. Demand rose for its entire minivan lineup. General Motors and its joint ventures sold a May record 231,183 vehicles in China. Demand was up 21.3% from April of this year. Shanghai GM’s domestic sales rose 7.1% year on year. from last May. year on year.

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GM China Sale Minivan 218

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MARCH 8, 2011

million units sold worldwide as of 28 February 2011 since sales began in 1997. Next came the second-generation Prius in 2003 and the expanded use of TMC’s hybrid system on such vehicles as minivans, SUVs, rear-wheel-drive sedans and hatchbacks. In Japan, TMC launched the Coaster Hybrid EV in August 1997 and the Prius in December.

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Toyota Sale Hybrid Prius 210

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AUGUST 21, 2009

Toyota is also planning to release a less pricey compact hybrid based on the Vitz, and a minivan type hybrid as early as in 2011. The SAI price is expected to fall between that of the Prius and the HS 250h.

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HS 250h Toyota Hybrid Minivan 186

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DECEMBER 13, 2013

The final model year (MY) 2012 adjusted, real world CO 2 emissions rate is 376 g/mi—a 22 g/mi decrease (-5.5%) relative to MY 2011. mpg higher (+5.4%) than MY 2011. mpg fuel economy improvement from MY 2011 to MY 2012 is the second largest annual improvement in the last 30 years. MY 2012 adjusted fuel economy is 23.6

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Fuel Economy 2012 Economy EPA 247

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NOVEMBER 27, 2010

Honda forecasts overall domestic automobile sales to decline by 20,000 units on the year to 635,000 units in fiscal 2011. The company also plans to release a hybrid version of the Freed next autumn—its first hybrid minivan. The Nikkei reports that Honda Motor Co.

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Honda Civic Hybrid Sale Hybrid 244

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MAY 22, 2012

The company reached the 3-million mark with its hybrids in February 2011. The second-generation Prius followed in 2003 along with the expanded use of TMC’s hybrid system on such vehicles as minivans, SUVs, rear-wheel-drive sedans and compact hatchbacks. Of these, the original Prius (liftback) accounts for 65.8%

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Prius Sale Hybrid Toyota 252

Green Car Congress

JANUARY 11, 2011

General Motors is preparing to launch two more extended-range electric vehicles (EREVs) and a plug-in hybrid (PHEV), CEO Dan Akerson told reporters on the sidelines of the 2011 Automotive News World Congress.

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PHEV GM Minivan Cadillac 186

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DECEMBER 6, 2011

The UMTRI Eco-Driving Index, updated November 2011. Average fuel economy of cars, light trucks, minivans and SUVs purchased in November was 22.7 The index currently shows that emissions of greenhouse gases per driver of newly purchased vehicles are down 13% since late 2007. Click to enlarge. mpg, up from 22.6

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 10, 2011

There was the new C-Max seven-seat compact minivan. From the moment Ford CEO Alan Mulally drove onstage in a 2012 Ford Focus ST, the first of half a dozen new compact Ford models, it was all about small cars. There were small fast cars (that Focus ST) and small gasoline cars (the four-door Focus sedan and five-door Focus hatchback).

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Ford Detroit Minivan 2011 78

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JUNE 26, 2015

Back in 2011, New York City chose a new vehicle to replace the majority of its taxi fleet, then a hodgepodge of Ford Crown Victoria sedans, various hybrid models, and a few minivans. Dubbed the "Taxi of Tomorrow," that vehicle is an adapted version of the Nissan NV200 small van.

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Taxi Nissan New York City New York 60

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JULY 7, 2011

Bridgestone is expanding its Ecopia EP422 tire line from 5 to 29 sizes in 2011 for a full power line, ranging from 15- to 18-inch tires, fitting vehicles from the Toyota Prius to the Lexus ES, Chevy Malibu, Nissan Altima and Honda Odyssey minivan.

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Minivan Lexus 2005 Polymer 210

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JANUARY 3, 2013

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, Chrysler Group sales totaled 1,651,787 units, up 21% compared with sales in 2011.

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Chrysler 2012 Dodge Sale 218

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NOVEMBER 6, 2012

from October 2011. Another Wuling minivan, the Hong Guang, had sales of 34,220 units—an increase of 63.9% Shanghai GM sold 117,611 vehicles in China during October, a year-on-year increase of 13.8%. SAIC-GM-Wuling’s domestic sales rose 15.9% on an annual basis to 129,806 units. on an annual basis. from last October.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

At last month’s 2011 Detroit Auto Show, the wraps came off the new 2012 Toyota Prius V, a bigger and more practical version of the Prius hatchback that treads the line between wagon and minivan. Despite the extra height, weight, and girth, however, the vehicle is still limited to five seats--just like the hatchback.

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Green Car Reports

APRIL 22, 2010

It's called the Chevrolet Volt MPV5 concept; "MPV" stands for Multi-Purpose Vehicle, which is what Asian and European markets call small minivans, also known.

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Chevrolet Volt Concept Minivan 60

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AUGUST 18, 2009

starting around 2011 because Panasonic EV Energy (PEVE), the automaker’s own automotive battery joint venture with Panasonic, cannot keep up with demand. It will first use Sanyo batteries in a hybrid minivan slated to debut around 2011. The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp.

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Nickel Metal Hydride Li-ion Toyota Lithium Ion 199

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MAY 31, 2020

That’s a further increase from a low of 28 for 2011 models following a steady decline since the 1970s. By that method, nine of the 20 models with the lowest death rates are luxury SUVs, two more are midsize luxury cars, and four others are minivans or very large SUVs. Minicars have the highest at 82.

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All Cars Electric

OCTOBER 31, 2009

The Honda Accord Hybrid never really caught on. Sales were low from the get go and Honda really had little choice but to cancel the vehicle. Other Honda hybrids like the dedicated hybrid Insight and even the Civic Hybrid have fared much better, but the unloved Accord Hybrid came and went. Honda , not known for giving up on a.

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