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Consumer Reports Lists Least/Most Expensive Car Brands to Maintain

The Truth About Cars

This included oil changes and necessary repairs, but would exclude everything covered under recalls or warranty. Lincoln was close behind them at $5,040 over 10 years and followed (listed lowest price to highest) by Ford, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Nissan, Mazda, Honda, and Kia.

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Report: Toyota To Recall 2010 Prius In Japan, US Over Brake Problem

Green Car Congress

will recall an estimated 270,000 units of its new third-generation MY 2010 Prius in Japan and the US to fix a brake problem. The leading Japanese automaker is to shortly file with the Transport Ministry and the US Department of Transportation for the recall to change the control program for the vehicle’s anti-lock brake system.

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News in brief: Volvo forced to recall green cars

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Unfortunate news for Ford-owned Volvo cars late last week as it was forced to recall around 8,500 green cars predominantly from Sweden. Tags: Green cars Latest news Volvo green car recall sweden Volvo green car recall Volvo S80 Volvo V70.

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Junkyard Find: 1972 Ford Econoline "BIG CHEESE"

The Truth About Cars

I asked among my acquaintances whose families have been in this region for generations and nobody can recall a company that had a cheese-themed delivery Econoline like this one. The build tag says it was built at the Lorain plant in Ohio. The owner of Rosen-Novak Ford came to a bad end two decades ago.

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Automakers agree on common plug to recharge electric vehicles

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Were told that the agreement includes nods of acceptance from the likes of Volkswagen, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Fiat, Toyota, Mitsubishi, Eon, Vattenfall, EDF, Npower, Endesa and Enel, and while theres no time frame for when itll be introduced, were pretty stoked to hear that at least something has been decided upon.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Price tag: about $25,000, made from 95% recyclable materials with a top speed of 65 miles per hour and range of 110 miles per charge. Think Global was formerly known as Think City, a prior Ford Motor Company ( F ) acquisition and part of a now-defunct Think division at Ford. market b y the end of 2009. a subsidiary of Ener1 Inc.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

And Wang stresses that BYD, unlike Sony and Sanyo, has never faced a recall of its batteries. One told me he was appalled when he learned that Ford, which lost billions last year, had staged a gala at the Hotel George V during the Paris auto show. Tags: evdriven. He still owns roughly 28% of the shares, worth about $1 billion.

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