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Dongfeng Motor to Begin Exporting Vehicles to S. Korea

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DFMK will sell four models: a one-ton truck, a commercial minivan and a six- and nine-passenger van from April 2010. There will be no problem with getting technical certification from the Korean government because the vehicles were exported to markets in Europe and Singapore two years ago.”. Tags: Brief.

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OPINION Volvo did one thing very canny with the pricing of the EM90

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The day past, after I first noticed the cost tag of Volvo’s first electrical MPV EM90, my preliminary idea used to be, what the hell are they pondering? In Europe and the United States, they’re continuously perceived as dull minivans or handy movers impaired in departure house products and services.

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Mitsubishi Uses SABIC Noryl GTX Resin for RVR Front Fenders

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The RVR is the second fender from the Mitsubishi/SABIC Innovative Plastics relationship, which first gave consumers the Delica D:5 minivan in 2007, also sporting front fenders molded from Noryl GTX resin. Tags: Brief. million metric tons (1.43 million tons US) of carbon dioxide emissions.

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Automotive Market Research Perspectives on Selling Green in a Try-to-Survive Market

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Western Europe. He shared research that “ People assume a quieter minivan is a safer minivan. Miller adds “ In the US we’ve had customers talk about the Prius ‘badge of honor’, in Europe the strongest reason for buying a Prius was to make a statement about ‘the effort to do something else.

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Chinese company expands overseas

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The Korean version of the company will sell four models including a one-ton truck, a commercial minivan and both a six- and nine-passenger van. What’s more is that there should be no issues with them gaining technical certification because the vehicles were exported to markets in Europe and Singapore two years ago.

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Third-Generation VW Sharan Van Will Offer Fuel Consumption As Low As 5.5 L/100km (43 mpg US); Start-Stop and Battery Regeneration

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Volkswagen will introduce its new third-generation Sharan MPV (minivan) this summer. Featuring a start-stop system and battery regeneration, the Sharan equipped with the 140 PS TDI—the most popular engine version in Europe for the existing Sharan—will consume 5.5L/100km Tags: Diesel Engines Fuel Efficiency Vehicle Systems.

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Who is winning the green car race? Part II. The Green Piece

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Founded in 2003, Silicon Valley based Tesla Motors is currently the only car manufacturer in the US or Europe manufacturing and selling highway capable electric vehicles in serial production. The company hopes to begin selling the Fisker Karma in mid 2010 in Europe. Tesla Motors. Faye Sunderland.