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Tesla Model 3 sales, Honda Insight recall, Mazda electric lineup and California goes its own way: Today's Car News

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Honda recalls the 2019 Insight. Mazda announces its electric lineup with a familiar engine acting as a range extender. And Kia scraps plans for the Sorento diesel in the U.S. The Tesla Model 3 is the fifth best-selling car in the United States. California overrules the EPA's emissions freeze. The Tesla.

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Mazda to focus on hybrid models

Green Cars News

Times change fairly quickly in the automotive industry - it wasn’t too long ago that Mazda announced that it had no interest in hybrid cars. However, that all changed when the manufacturer first announced it would make diesel options and then followed that with a focus on more efficient, direct injection technology.

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Cash for Clunkers Buoys US Auto Sales; Hybrid Sales Up 31.8% for Monthly New Vehicle Share of 3.55%

Green Car Congress

Total sales of the fuel-efficient Honda Civic increased 3.1% The new Honda Insight hybrid posted 2,295 units. Honda CR-V, a best-seller in the crossover utility vehicle segment, increased sales by 9.9% Monthly sales of hybrids. Total car sales were down 15.6% to 76,724; total light truck sales were down 20.6%

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Final Test: 2021 Mazda6 Carbon Edition

Clean Fleet Report

Mazda achieves these numbers through its Skyactiv-G engine and vehicle design philosophy–a slick-shifting automatic transmission and a coefficient of drag (C d ) of 0.285. Enthusiasts will appreciate the cornering ability of the Mazda6, which in large part is due to Mazda’s G-Vectoring Control system. Home for a driver.

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