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- Today at High Gear Media: Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf and MINI
- 2011 Ford Explorer Won't Get Award-Winning Sport Trac Version
- Chevy Volt Price Announced
- Perry: Nissan Won't Lose Money on 2011 Leaf
- Contest: Kia Sets The Hamsters Aside, Wants To See How You Roll
- Today In Advertising: PETA Persuades Dodge To Ditch The Fireworks Chimp
- Latest Nissan Safety Gear Will Detect Moving Objects Around Your Car
- GM To Build All-Electric Cars Again: A Very Few, Just For Tests
- 2010-2011 Jaguar XK, XF To Be Recalled For Stalling Issue
- 2010, 2011 BMW 5-Series And 5-Series GT Recalled
- Mitsubishi i-MiEV Edges Closer To Late-2011 U.S. Rollout
| Today at High Gear Media: Chevy Volt, Nissan Leaf and MINI Posted: 27 Jul 2010 03:56 PM PDT  Yesterday was the 2011 Ford Explorer's day--and today at High Gear Media, you could hardly escape the dueling electric vehicles making news at Plug-In 2010 in San Jose. The new GM electric car made headlines across our network of almost 3 million readers as General Motors announced the Chevy Volt's price.Coming in at $41,000 before incentives, the...
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| 2011 Ford Explorer Won't Get Award-Winning Sport Trac Version Posted: 27 Jul 2010 01:30 PM PDT  Much ado has been made about the 2011 Ford Explorer's shift to a car-based platform and ditching of V-8 engines, but in the media storm, one small detail has slipped largely by: the death of the Explorer Sport Trac. What is the Sport Trac, you ask? Good question. The little-known and slow-selling Explorer Sport Trac was Ford's half-pickup...
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| Posted: 27 Jul 2010 09:00 AM PDT  The 2011 Chevrolet Volt has been in gestation so long, we've wondered if it ever would become a reality. Now the reality is here. GM announced the price for the 2011 Volt at Plug-In 2010, a conference being held this week in San Jose. The Volt's MSRP will be $41,000, which includes a $720 destination fee. Early estimates had pegged the price at...
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| Perry: Nissan Won't Lose Money on 2011 Leaf Posted: 27 Jul 2010 08:10 AM PDT  Cutting-edge technology never comes cheaply. Automakers routinely subsidize it in new cars in new markets to gain a foothold, or even a competitive advantage--and still can lose money on innovation.Does Nissan plan to lose money with its upcoming electric car, the 2011 Leaf? "We don't," says Nissan director of product planning Mark Perry. On hand...
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| Contest: Kia Sets The Hamsters Aside, Wants To See How You Roll Posted: 27 Jul 2010 07:22 AM PDT  Kia scored a big hit last year with its hamster-themed marketing for the youth-oriented Soul -- a hit so big that the Korean automaker chose to bring it back for another round this summer. But now, Kia is putting that campaign aside for a minute, and it's turning the camera on you. Yes, Kia is sponsoring a nationwide talent search to see how its...
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| Today In Advertising: PETA Persuades Dodge To Ditch The Fireworks Chimp Posted: 27 Jul 2010 06:38 AM PDT  By now, you've probably seen the ad for the Dodge Tent Event: a stream of current Dodge models, all dressed out in black, zipping through a sales lot full of tents, banners, and those wacky inflatable tube people you often see at dealerships. Michael C. Hall (of Six Feet Under and now Dexter fame) talks about Dodge's 60-day satisfaction guarantee...
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| Latest Nissan Safety Gear Will Detect Moving Objects Around Your Car Posted: 27 Jul 2010 05:00 AM PDT  When it comes to safety, it appears the general consensus among the major automakers is the more high tech gear packed into a car, the better. In the recent past we've seen all manner of new radar and camera based safety technology, including blind-spot monitoring, active braking and lane departure warning systems. Whether these systems truly add...
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| GM To Build All-Electric Cars Again: A Very Few, Just For Tests Posted: 26 Jul 2010 11:30 PM PDT  The big news in green cars today will be the noon release of pricing and ordering information for the 2011 Chevrolet Volt, GM's upcoming range-extended compact electric car. But GM had more noteworthy news today, all the way from the other side of the world. General Motors, the company pilloried for "killing the electric car," is going to build a...
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| 2010-2011 Jaguar XK, XF To Be Recalled For Stalling Issue Posted: 26 Jul 2010 07:04 PM PDT  More than 5,000 late-model Jaguar vehicles are being recalled for an issue that might cause the 5.0-liter V-8 engine to stall with little or no warning. In certain Jaguar XK Coupes or Convertibles from the 2010 or 2011 model years, or in 2010 Jaguar XF models, the fuel pump and fuel pump relay may fail to operate as they should after a restart...
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| 2010, 2011 BMW 5-Series And 5-Series GT Recalled Posted: 26 Jul 2010 06:55 PM PDT  A recall has been issued on all 2010 and 2011 BMW 5-Series and 5-Series Gran Turismo models, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has revealed on its website today. The recall is due to a problem with the affected cars' fuel level sensors, which can see them indicate more fuel than there actually is in the tank. Essentially...
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| Mitsubishi i-MiEV Edges Closer To Late-2011 U.S. Rollout Posted: 26 Jul 2010 05:51 PM PDT  With the 2011 Nissan Leaf and 2011 Chevrolet Volt arriving this fall—if you're so lucky to be one of the top names on the list—the electric vehicle buzz is about migrate from social media platforms and signup lists to real dealership showrooms. Barring the exclusive (and somewhat impractical) Tesla Roadster, there simply aren't any fully legal EVs...
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