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  • Why Hybrids Are Such a Hard Sell
  • Business Week (3/8/2007)
  • Given all the buzz about hybrids, not to mention the greening of the citizenry, you'd think they would be easy to sell. After growing nicely through much of 2006, hybrid sales began to slow early this year. The discounting helped the likes of Toyota Motor Corp. (TM) and Ford post decent sales in February, but, as the Big Three know all too well, ladling out incentives is no way to make decent profits.
  • American Suzuki Shows Full Line, Zuk Concept Vehicle at 2007 Kansas City International Auto Show
  • PRNewswire (3/8/2007)
  • (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20060829/LATU016LOGO-c)In addition to Suzuki's full-line of vehicles on display at the show, Kansas City-area auto enthusiasts will be treated to a look at the Zuk, one of the company's all-new "Suzuki LIVE Series" concept vehicles based on the 2007 SX4."We always enjoy the opportunity to show off our full line of vehicles, including the popular Grand Vitara, and we are happy to introduce the XL7 and SX4 to Kansas City."
  • Ford Recalls Pickup Trucks, SUVs
  • Associated Press/AP Online (3/5/2007)
  • WASHINGTON - Ford Motor Co. recalled about 155,000 pickup trucks and sport utility vehicles on Monday to repair a cruise control switch system that already had led to millions of recalls.Ford said the latest recall involved 2003 versions of the F-150, F-250, F-350, F-450 and F-550 Super Duty truck, the Ford Excursion SUV and the Lincoln Blackwood pickup.Ford officials said Monday an internal check found the switch systems in some early 2003 trucks and SUVs and the company acted to allow owners to get it repaired.
  • Land of Pickups
  • The Spokesman-Review (3/4/2007)
  • Mar. 4--Some wiseguy once said pickup trucks are all about individuality, and that is why everybody has one. One national survey showed that the mountain West (from Idaho to New Mexico) has the highest level of pickup truck ownership. (New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania had the lowest.)
  • Lots to Know Before You Tow - Make Sure You Have the Power, and Take Time to Master the Skills
  • Providence Journal (3/3/2007)
  • There's a reason for the popularity of lightweight trailers: most small SUVs and minivans can tow them, which means families do not have to go out and buy a separate towing vehicle when they buy a trailer. As Michael DiPaola, director of sales and marketing at Colony RV sales in Warwick, noted, people looking for a travel trailer are often disappointed because their existing car or truck is not capable of towing their dream trailer. Sales of pop-ups, folding trailers with sides that collapse for towing and storage and which typically weigh under 2,000 pounds, have been strong in recent years.
  • GM Savors Sweet Sales Victory
  • USA TODAY (3/2/2007)
  • General Motors staged a comeback in new vehicle sales last month while Ford Motor and DaimlerChrysler continued to struggle."It affirms we're doing the right things, as painful as some of them were," said Mark LaNeve, GM's North American head of sales and marketing. Toyota scored big gains for the month -- up 12.2%, with record sales of its Prius gas-electric hybrid and other hybrid models.
  • US Automotive Market Forecast to Be Flat in 2007
  • Business Wire (3/2/2007)
  • Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c51347) has announced the addition of Outlook for the Automotive Industry in 2007 - Management Briefing to their offering.January's briefing, written by just-auto managing editor Dave Leggett, focuses on key trends in the major automotive markets of North America, Europe and Asia.Emerging markets China, India, Russia and Brazil are also included, plus we analyse manufacturer performance, and industrial developments.
  • Jeep Grand Cherokee Crd Gives Boost to Biodiesel Fuel
  • Augusta Chronicle, The (3/2/2007)
  • Diesel engines have come a long way since Robert Cole started working on them nearly 30 years ago.A county commissioner in Santa Rosa County, Fla., Mr. Cole is promoting development of biodiesel as a way to support farmers in areas such as the Florida panhandle while expanding urban energy sources. "Biodiesel is taking the oldest industry in the world - farming - and combining it with one of the newest," said Mr. Cole, a diesel mechanic and owner of Bob Cole's Import Automotive in Pensacola, Fla.
  • Nissan's Best-Selling Truck
  • Business Week (3/2/2007)
  • The Nissan Murano is a pioneering crossover vehicle that's getting a big boost from gas-price jitters and shifting consumer priorities. Amazingly, the Murano passed the venerable Pathfinder and the Titan pickup to become Nissan's top-selling truck in the U.S. market last year.The Murano isn't practical for people with big families or heavy-duty car-pooling responsibilities because it doesn't have the third-row seating available in SUVs such as the Acura MDX, the BMX X5, the Toyota (TM) Highlander and Hyundai Santa Fe.

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