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JD Power 2012 APEAL highlights ongoing downsizing trend for new car buyers in US; increasing satisfaction with smaller vehicles

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The 2012 APEAL Study finds that 27% of new-vehicle buyers who replaced a vehicle downsized—i.e., Automakers are heavily focused on providing the US market with appealing smaller models, and buyers may be surprised at just how good some of them are. purchased a new vehicle in a smaller segment than the vehicle they replaced.

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Hyundai introduces US market version of Kona Electric at New York show; 250-mile range

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Hyundai introduced the US-market version of its Kona Electric crossover at the New York Auto Show. Kona Electric rides on an all-new CUV platform and is Hyundai’s first compact electric crossover for the US market. It joins Hyundai’s successful new Kona, Tucson and Santa Fe in a full line-up of Hyundai crossovers for the US market.

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Update on Nissan’s new front-engine, front-wheel drive hybrid system

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As background, in 2010, Nissan introduced the FR-Hybrid system, a front-engine, rear-wheel drive one-motor, two clutch powertrain offered in the Infiniti M. There is an efficiency gain due to downsizing at low load and middle speed driving while still retaining abundant torque in the high load driving. Earlier post.)

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Nissan unveils next-generation XTRONIC CVT, new 1-motor, 2-clutch FWD hybrid system, new fuel cell stack

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liter engine vehicles as well as a new front-wheel-drive parallel hybrid system using the one-motor, two-clutch design earlier applied in the rear-wheel drive Infiniti M35 ( earlier post ). Nissan plans to release a new hybrid vehicle in North America in 2013, and later in global markets. liter supercharged engine. Click to enlarge.

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Nissan crossover EV canceled for US, other EVs delayed

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“We will continue to evaluate market opportunities for new models and make adjustments accordingly,” Nissan spokesperson Brian Brockman told Automotive News, adding that Nissan is focusing on other, higher-volume, electric models for the Canton plant. But it’s now consolidating production at its Sunderland, U.K.,

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Abandoned History: Cadillac's Northstar V8, Head Bolts and Gaskets Aplenty (Part I)

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The latter part of the Seventies ushered in downsizing subsequent to the 1973 OPEC embargo and emissions regulation. Luxury buyers wanted neither downsizing nor smog-strangled engines.& AMC was arguably the best purveyor of compact domestic cars, but the folks in Kenosha just didn’t have the market share of the other Big Three.

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