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Hyundai & Kia to pay record $100M penalty for GHG conformity violations & lose $200M+ in emission credits

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Hyundai and Kia will pay a combined $100-million civil penalty, the largest in Clean Air Act history, to resolve violations concerning the testing and certification of vehicles sold in the US (“Conformity Violations”) and will spend approximately $50 million on measures to prevent any future violations. Hyundai and Kia will also forfeit 4.75

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Road Test: 2022 Kia K5 GT 2.5L

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Built on an all-new platform, the K5 is wider, longer and lower than the Optima, more powerful, and takes design cues from the performance minded Kia Stinger. So what does Kia do? The 2022 Kia K5 GT is offered with one engine and transmission. In 514 miles driving through Southern California we averaged 34.7 More Power.

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Mitsubishi Mirage to Be Discontinued by 2025

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Despite fuel prices and an economy that seems poised to bolster the sale of value-focused cars, the United States is losing another one. sales of the Mirage four-door hatchback and sedan to make way more crossovers and EVs. The above hasn’t helped sales. Mitsubishi is reportedly discontinuing the Mirage by 2025.

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News: 2024 Mazda CX-90

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News: 2024 Mazda CX-90 An All-New Three-Row SUV Mazda brought the automotive media to Malibu, California, this week to reveal the all-new 2024 CX-90 three-row, eight-passenger SUV. Mazda did not release fuel economy estimates, how fast the plug-in battery charges, or the all-electric driving range for the PHEV.

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Hyundai to begin production of ix35 Fuel Cell vehicle in December; targeting 1,000 units by 2015

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Beyond 2015, Hyundai plans limited mass production of the ix35 Fuel Cell, with a goal of 10,000 units; Hyundai will also introduce the vehicle in Korea and California. ix35 fuel cell powertrain layout. The fuel economy and range of the ix35 Fuel Cell have improved by 10% over the previous-generation model.

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Update: Top 10 Electric Cars

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Plug-ins are trending in key markets around the country, although much of the action remains focused in California and other West Coast states. It’s a robust list of a variety of models–the majority of which are focused on the hot crossover segment–with total sales of more than 150,000 from six major automaker groups.

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Hyundai Unveils Its First Production Gasoline Direct Injection Engine

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Theta II GDI, its first Gasoline Direct Injection engine before an audience of engineers attending the Ninth Annual Hyundai-Kia International Powertrain Conference in Korea. A vehicle equipped with a GDI engine will get about 10% better mileage than a vehicle equipped with a conventional multi-point fuel injected engine, according to Hyundai.

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