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Toyota To Recall Up to 17,000 Lexus HS 250h Hybrids

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Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc., intends to conduct a voluntary safety recall of potentially 17,000 2010 model year Lexus HS 250h hybrid vehicles to address a compliance issue with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 301. Angelo, Toyota chief quality officer for North America. Tags: Brief. —Steve St.

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Junkyard Find: 2004 Mitsubishi Diamante LS

The Truth About Cars

Having read all four episodes, you now know that 2004 was the final model year for the Diamante in North America, and that only 4,379 examples were sold here that year. Are those paltry sales the result of Mitsubishi's puzzling major refresh of the body for '04, which made the car look like a bloated Lancer ? Was it a runner?

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Used Tesla vehicles crush industry average depreciation despite price cuts

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According to this report, the average used Tesla Model 3 and Model Y has only depreciated roughly 10% over the past three years, which is significantly less than counterparts from Mercedes, Lexus, and even Porsche. Recurrent reports that the number of used Tesla vehicles for sale has been cut in half since one year ago.

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September Auto Sales Plunge in Aftermath of Cash for Clunkers; SAAR at 9.2M units, LDV Sales Down 41% from August, Hybrid Sales Down 48%

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Reported hybrid sales by month. In the aftermath of the summer sales boom fueled by the US Cash for Clunkers program, September 2009 light duty vehicles sales dropped back to pre-incentive lows. With 745,997 cars and light duty trucks sold in September, according to Autodata, sales were down 22.7% Click to enlarge.

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Ford Terminates Mercury Brand, Expands Lincoln Lineup with Focus on Fuel Efficiency

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end production of Mercury vehicles in the fourth quarter of this year to fully devote its financial, product development, production and marketing, sales and service resources toward further growing its core Ford brand while enhancing the Lincoln brand. Today, there are no stand-alone Mercury dealerships in North America.

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Toyota Posts $4.7B Operating Loss for FY09, Forecasts $8.6B Loss for FY10; Focus on Hybrids, Compact Vehicles and Cost Reduction to Recover

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The negative impact was a consequence of the significant deterioration in vehicle sales particularly in the US and Europe, the rapid appreciation of the yen against the US dollar and the euro and the sharp rise in raw materials. ”. In FY2009, Toyota’s consolidated sales totaled 7.57 In Japan, vehicle sales were 1.95 billion yen.

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Road Test: 2021 Cadillac XT5 Premium Luxury FWD

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Competing in the premium midsize SUV category, the 2021 Cadillac XT5 is right in the middle of stiff competition, including models from Acura, Audi, BMW, Genesis, Infiniti, Land Rover, Lexus, Lincoln, Maserati, Mercedes-Benz, Porsche, Tesla and Volvo. Road Test: 2020 Lexus RX 450h Hybrid. Ready to go head-to-head. News: BMW iX EV.