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Toyota Begins Production of Highlander SUV in China

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held a line-off ceremony today for the Highlander SUV, produced on GTMC’s new production line at its plant in Nansha District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China. The China-produced Highlander has a 2009 sales target of 20,000 vehicles; the new line will eventually produce 160,000 units per year. Tags: Brief.

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Rivian Will Give You a Discount to Trade In a Gas Vehicle for a New R1 Model

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At around $70,000 to start, the brand’s R1T pickup and R1S SUV are out of reach for most buyers, even after the $3,750 federal tax credits for some models. Those sound like generous discounts, at least until you consider that the R1T Max Pack’s price tag easily crests the $100,000 mark.

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Tesla Model S/X deliveries being pushed back ahead of upgrades

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Tesla has pushed back delivery timelines for multiple Model S and X orders, coming ahead of new upgrades rumored to hit the sedan and SUV. The statement also comes just a few days after the account reported that Model S and X units will start delivering with RGB ambient lighting, a front bumper camera and other notable upgrades.

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Toyota Hybrid Breakthrough! One-mile EV Range Highlander Hybrid!

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AutoBlogGreen has the details on the '08 Highlander, and it includes an EV mode! Useful to be sure, but more a green merit badge on a $30,000+ SUV with real world mpg still under 30 than a significant environmental choice. Toyota could deliver a plug-in hybrid highlander, get 20 miles all-electric and 75 mpg using NiMH today!

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US Hybrid Sales in March 2009 Down 44% Year-on-Year; Monthly New Vehicle Market Share of 2.5%

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Highlander Hybrid sold 1,037 units, down 53.7% of all Highlanders sold. Sales of conventional Highlander models were down 49%. GM sold a total of 1,612 hybrids in March: 609 units of the Tahoe, Yukon and Escalade two-mode SUVs (7.3% Tags: Hybrids Sales. Camry Hybrid posted 2,554 units, down 63.1% Click to enlarge.

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US Hybrid Sales Down 45.5% in April

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Sales of the Highlander Hybrid were down 63.8% of Highlander sales. Sales of conventional Highlander models were down 37%. General Motors sold 1,534 hybrids in April, comprising: 523 units of the two-mode SUVs (Tahoe, Yukon, Escalade), representing 4.5% Tags: Hybrids Sales. to 2,198 units, representing 8.7%

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Hybrid Fans to Toyota: The Next Step is Plug-in Hybrids

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This year Toyota makes its SUVs and trucks even larger. Tags: highlander hybrid plug-in hybrid hybrid synergy alternative fuels toyota. Toyota increasingly devotes precious energy contained in hybrid batteries charged with expensive gasoline to higher power output rather than efficiency. What do people actually want?

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