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Nobody Knows if the BMW M5 Touring is Coming to America

The Truth About Cars

Some also noted that a camouflaged M5 Touring prototype had previously been spotted testing the roads in Los Angeles. Wagons haven’t been fashionable in North America since they were supplanted by the minivan in the 1980s. The likely scenario is that the design boss simply spoke out of turn.

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LA show displays green car ‘glimpse into the future’

Green Cars News

The 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show opens to the public today with a glittering display of green cars taking pride of place. The show, based at the Los Angeles Convention Center will host more than 30 significant world and North American debuts and feature more than 900 vehicles from sports cars and sedans to crossovers and minivans.

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How Carmakers Are Responding to the Plug-In Hybrid Opportunity

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Daimler/Mercedes Took over Daimler/Chrysler Sprinter PHEV program. Rolf Bartke, head of the Mercedes-Benz van division ( Time Magazine, June 27, 2005 ) Nick Cappa, manager of advanced technology communications: "Its just an idea program," ( Automotive News, March 28, 2005 ) FORD Bill Ford, Chairman and CEO: "We.

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