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Mitsubishi Mirage to Be Discontinued by 2025

The Truth About Cars

Cox’s claim that the Mirage was the only vehicle to sell below $20,000 in July must mean dealerships are either marking up base model Kia Rios and Nissan Versas or simply not having any shipped to their lots. Up until a few years ago, the model represented one of the best automotive bargains available in North America.

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2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz: Electric Microbus for North America appears, at last

Charged EVs

Iconic design, two-tone paint, three rows, AWD; whatever you call it, the Buzz won’t be cheap. The 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz electric minivan has been coming to North America for a long, long time. Ford, Hyundai, Kia, and GM will all launch vehicles into that segment over the next couple of years. Then VW launched the U.S.-built

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Feature: The Genesis Experience

Clean Fleet Report

Not all succeed as talk is cheap, actions are tough, and many don’t do so well following through. As the luxury division of the Hyundai Group (Genesis, Hyundai and Kia) it has gone from two models in 2015 to eight in 2023.

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India stays No. 3 spot in global car sales but Japan fast closing the gap | Autocar Professional

Baua Electric

Unlike the developed markets like Japan, North America and Europe, India is still an emerging one so we expect important growth rates in the coming years if the policy and the government intervention continue to be as healthy as it was in 2023.” We will continue to see increasing role of India in the global markets.

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2022 GMC Hummer EV: the biggest, baddest, butchest EV to hit the market?

Charged EVs

For North America, the electric Hummer is the first of a promised 20 or so GM EVs based on the company’s new Ultium battery and powertrain technology. The two body styles parallel the pair of H2 versions sold from 2002 to 2009, when Hummer was one of eight brands offered by GM.

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Junkyard Find: 1988 Mazda 323 Base Hatchback

The Truth About Cars

Mazda began selling the second-generation Familia in North America in 1971, as the 1200 (with piston engine) and R100 (with Wankel engine). For (slightly) bigger spenders, the $5,490 Ford Festiva (a Mazda design built by Kia), $5,495 Chevrolet Sprint (Suzuki Cultus) and $5,556 Subaru Justy awaited.

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BYD has no plans to enter the US Market amid “complications’ [Feature]

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For instance, Hyundai and Kia claimed to see strong demand for electric vehicles in the United States. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) of 2022 aims to encourage companies to invest in North America or nations with US trade agreements. Economist says cheap Chinese EVs should be kept out of U.S.

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