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The Truth About Cars
MARCH 11, 2024
2628 aka the Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988 was passed by the 100th Congress. The price tag on that car was $44,298, or about $157,037 in 2024 dollars. After years of intensive Mercedes-Benz-backed lobbying, H.R.2628 For the 1981 model year, the U.S.-market market 380 SEL came with a 3.8-liter
The Truth About Cars
OCTOBER 10, 2023
The final Renaults sold here were 1988 Medallions (though Renault HQ claims that we'll be able to purchase electric Alpine A110s here in 2027). But then another rear-engined European import showed up, with a price tag similar to the Beetle's and two additional doors. Plymouth's cheapest 1960 Valiant four-door had a $2,033 price tag.
Green Car Congress
SEPTEMBER 16, 2009
The first automotive industry component-manufacturing joint venture in China, Shanghai GKN Drive Shaft Company (SDS) was formed in 1988. Tags: Brief. GKN Driveline has extended its joint venture with Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) for another 50 years. Shanghai GKN currently has five production facilities in China.
The Truth About Cars
FEBRUARY 12, 2024
If we're talking about realistic Metro competitors here, the base 1992 Ford Festiva actually managed to undercut the price tag on the cheapest possible Metro two-door hatchback that year: $6,911 versus $6,999. The wretched 1992 Hyundai Excel base two-door was even cheaper, at $6,595 ($15,879 in today's spondoolies ).
Green Car Congress
OCTOBER 30, 2010
Audi has been successfully involved in China since 1988. Tags: Brief. —An Tiecheng, President of FAW-Volkswagen. Together with its joint-venture partner, FAW, Audi produces the Audi A4L, the Audi A6L and, since 2009, the Audi Q5 in Changchun.
EV Central
AUGUST 10, 2023
But Ciao doesn’t shy away from MG being a brand with price tags surpassing $100,000 for its top-end electric cars. The LS6 measures up at 4904mm long, 1988 wide and is 1669mm high. Where that shakes out in Australia is guesswork at the moment. 2024 MG IM Motors LS6. It has a 2950mm wheelbase.
Green Car Congress
JANUARY 14, 2010
The 735i was joined by the extended-wheelbase 735iL in May of 1988. Tags: Brief. The 735i, which featured an updated inline-6 engine producing 218 hp from 3.4 liters, enjoyed a production run that lasted through the end of the 1992 model year.
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