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Ford boosting production targets for full-size SUVs by about 25%; increasing line speed at Kentucky Truck Plant

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The 2018 Navigator 4x2 delivers combined EPA-rated fuel economy of 19 mpg (12.37 The Expedition 4x2 delivers combined EPA-rated fuel economy of 20 mpg (11.75 l/100 km)—17 mpg city and 24 mpg highway—outperforming the Chevy Tahoe 5.3L 4x2 by 1 mpg on each cycle. The 2018 Navigator is powered by a 3.5-liter

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Cash for Clunkers By the Numbers

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The US Cash for Clunkers program (CARS) ended Tuesday night with 690,114 dealer transaction submitted worth $2,877.9 mpg and the average fuel economy of vehicles purchased is 24.9 mpg: a 58% improvement. of the total—followed by Texas ($183,776,500, 6.4%) and New York ($156,292,000, 5.4%). Honda came in fourth at 13.0%.

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Chevrolet Volt plant prepping for boost in Volt and Ampera production; exports to Canada, China and Europe this year

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The 2011 Volt was launched in California, New York, Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Texas, Virginia and Washington, DC. Coupled with already low dealer inventories and strong demand, the suspension of production, will result in limited availability and reduced sales in June and July.

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News: 2023 Toyota and Lexus New Products

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Toyota and Lexus held their annual new product showcase the first week of June at their Plano, Texas, headquarters. Clean Fleet Report has tested many Toyota hybrid models and know this fuel economy number can easily be topped, getting in the 40+ mpg range. Even with all that performance, fuel economy is rated at 31 mpg on the highway.

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Flash Drive: 2023 Toyota Sequoia

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headquarters in Plano, Texas, the first week of June to be among the first to drive the all-new 2023 Sequoia. Fuel economy numbers have not been announced, but the same gasoline-hybrid power plant in the Toyota Tundra pickup gets 20 mpg city/24 highway/22 combined. The all-new Tundra should be in dealers by late summer 2022.

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Flash Drive: 2022 Toyota Tundra

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This is what Toyota has done with the all-new 2022 Tundra, which we previewed in a Texas-based drive program last week. RWD – 18 mpg city/23 highway/20 combined. AWD – 17 mpg city/22 highway/19 combined. RWD – 18 mpg city/23 highway/20 combined. AWD – 17 mpg city/22 highway/19 combined.

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News: 2023 Toyota Crown Hybrid

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Clean Fleet Report was in Austin, Texas, in mid-July 2022, for the press reveal of the 2023 Crown. 2 versions offered–MPG or horsepower. Pricing has not been released for the 2023 Crown, which is scheduled to be in dealers in late-2022. We were able to crawl all over the Crown, but Toyota did not give us the keys.

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