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Report: Toyota To Launch Lithium-Ion Prius Minivan Hybrid In Early 2011

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will introduce a new Prius minivan equipped with Li-ion batteries early next year—the first of a coming rollout of hybrids equipped with Li-ion packs. Tags: Brief. The Nikkei reports that Toyota Motor Corp. It will likely feature three rows of seats for carrying five to seven people.

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Honda President: Hybrid Freed Minivan Around 2011, EV By 2015

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Honda Motor will introduce a hybrid version of its Freed minivan around 2011, President Takanobu Ito told The Nikkei in an interview. For the hybrid minivan expected as early as 2011, the company plans to launch a hybrid version of its mainstay Freed. Tags: Brief. Earlier post.). Click to enlarge.

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Kia Debuts Refreshed Sorento In South Korea

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Kia’s SUVs are surprisingly premium and well equipped for the price, and the automaker has had great success with its Telluride three-row. As it did with the Carnival minivan, Kia mimicked the Telluride’s muscular lines with the updated styling, though changes focus mostly on the front end. inch screens.

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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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Report: Toyota to Introduce New Medium-Sized Hybrid, the SAI

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The SAI price is expected to fall between that of the Prius and the HS 250h. Toyota is also planning to release a less pricey compact hybrid based on the Vitz, and a minivan type hybrid as early as in 2011. Tags: Brief.

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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. The vans and the small truck will have a better chance in the market because private entrepreneurs with small operations prefer trucks and vans with lower prices and higher quality. Tags: Brief.

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2023 Volvo V60 Cross Country Review – Quiet Luxury

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Wagons have often been stereotyped as boring – especially before the shift to minivans and later, SUVs, which made them seem cool again – but boring isn’t always bad. The materials are generally nice and price-point-appropriate. Maybe the small Swedish flag tags on the seats subtly implanted that thought in my brain.

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