found about 7 hours ago by Sam Abuelsamid on
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Ford scored a big deal this week for its new Transit Connect when Canada Post chose the compact commercial van to replace its current fleet of mail carriers. The Canadian post office went through a competitive bidding process to select a new vehicle...
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found 2 days ago by Frank Filipponio on
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Episode 1 of The Fleet - Click above to watch the video after the jump Imagine the TV show, "The Office." No, not the American version that catapulted Rainn Wilson into superstardom, but the British original. You know...the sitcom that helped...
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found 3 days ago by Damon Lavrinc on
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Honda has announced a recall for some 410,000 vehicle due to a defect with the Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) module. According to the automaker, 344,00 Odysseys and 68,000 Elements (MY 2007-2008) are affected by the problem and owners will be...
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found 6 days ago by Jeremy Korzeniewski on
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No surprise here, really. Just one short day after officially revealing its first-ever commercial vehicle for the U.S. market, Nissan has launched a corresponding website to go along with its NV series of vans. As you would expect from such a...
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found 9 days ago by Jeremy Korzeniewski on
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We're here in St. Louis attending the National Truck Equipment Association show, and we just watched Nissan officially pull the covers off its NV commercial van for the first time in front of a live audience. Our initial impression: They aren't...
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found 11 days ago by Steven J. Ewing on
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Toyota has officially announced pricing for the updated 2011 Avalon which made its public debut at this year's Chicago Auto Show. Additionally, pricing has been released for the Sienna with Auto Access Seat, which is the first factory-installed...
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found 15 days ago by Jeremy Korzeniewski on
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Chrysler, now led by Sergio Marchionne and the rest of the management crew brought in by Italian automaker Fiat, has big plans in place that will replace just about every single vehicle the American automaker currently offers. Judging from the...
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found 16 days ago by Steven J. Ewing on
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Another day, another recall. This time Nissan is the automaker in question, recalling a total of 539,864 vehicles due to faulty brake pedal pins and fuel gauge components. Nissan reports that three instances have been reported where brake pedal...
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found 17 days ago by Damon Lavrinc on
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Mazda's Nagare design theme has infiltrated nearly every model in its lineup, with only a few lone hold-outs. Here in Geneva, one of the last unmolested models has finally gone under the knife and the result is the 2011 Mazda 5. In addition to the...
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found 24 days ago by Jeremy Korzeniewski on
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The Daimler brain trust of Dieter Zetsche and Thomas Weber has reportedly struck a deal with Renault/Nissan to develop its next generation of minicars due out in 2014 or so. As you would expect, Daimler will get a new Smart Fortwo out of the deal...
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found 24 days ago by Steven J. Ewing on
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Just because Toyota may be garnering the most attention for its current recall crisis, it isn't the only automaker having issues. Chrysler has just released its own recall which affects more than 312,000 2005-2006 Town and Country, Caravan, and...
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found 27 days ago by Jeremy Korzeniewski on
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Honda hasn't shared similar success with its various hybrid automobiles as cross-town rival Toyota, despite the fact that the two Japanese automakers introduced their first gasoline/electric models around the same time. The reasons for the sales...
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found 28 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
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One of the more than 100 reveals at next month's Geneva Motor Show will be the new Ford C-Max and Grand C-Max. Referred to as "Multi-Activity Vehicles" by The Blue Oval, the two C-cars offer a five-seater in the C-Max and a seven-seater in its Grand...
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found 29 days ago by Jonny Lieberman on
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DIY Transit Connect RS - click above for high-res image gallery It's every pistonhead's nightmare scenario. Yes, yes, you love your kids. But what happens when the determination is made that you need a minivan. They make so much sense, and they're...
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found about 1 month ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
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Vauxhall will be trailering the new Meriva and the coming Ampera to next month's Geneva Motor Show, along with a concept that the company won't say a word about yet. A teaser image shows the car with an Opel logo, and it definitely isn't the Ampera...
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Following in the footsteps of cross-town rival General Motors, Chrysler has announced a 60-day money-back guarantee on its minivan products. Dubbed the “minivan pledge”, the program is intended to lure owners of other vehicle makes to the...
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found about 1 month ago by Chris Shunk on
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Chrysler invented the minivan, and Team Pentastar is so confident that you'll like its newest people mover that the automaker is giving you 60 days to try a Dodge Grand Caravan or Chrysler Town and Country for yourself. Chrysler's new 60-day...
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found about 1 month ago by Sebastian Blanco on
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As expected, Ford brought the latest (and greatest?) incarnations of the Transit Connect utility van to the Chicago Auto Show today. The battery-powered Transit Connect Electric was up first, perhaps because it fits so well into Ford's strategy of...
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found about 1 month ago by Frank Filipponio on
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Honda just unveiled a concept version of its next-generation Oddity Odyssey minivan at the 2010 Chicago Auto Show, and it was one of those rare instances where the media was actually seeing it for the first time, as God intended unveilings to be....
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found about 1 month ago by Sebastian Blanco on
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Hot on the (w)heels of the Ford Transit Electric, the Transit Connect Taxi drove onto the stage at the Chicago Auto Show today running on compressed natural gas (CNG). The clean-burning utility van - based on the gasoline-powered North American...
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Honda took the wraps off of a very thinly-veiled concept version of its upcoming fourth-generation 2011 Odyssey minivan today at the Chicago Auto Show. The van, which boasts more dramatic styling than its predecessor, previews the production...
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found about 1 month ago by Chris Paukert on
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2011 Ford Transit Connect Electric and Taxi models - click either image for high-res gallery Fresh off of its North American Truck of the Year win, Ford's Transit Connect commercial van range is set to grow by two. The Blue Oval will present the...
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Finalists for the annual World Car of the Year award, which will be presented in March at the New York International Auto Show, have been announced. Last year’s overall winner, the Volkswagen Golf, beat out semi-finalists Ford Fiesta and Toyota...
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Finalists for the annual World Car of the Year award, which will be presented in March at the New York International Auto Show, have been announced. Last year’s overall winner, the Volkswagen Golf, beat out semi-finalists Ford Fiesta and Toyota...
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PSA Peugeot Citroen announced this morning that it plans to recall 97,000 small cars that share the same accelerator pedal linked to Toyota’s massive global recall. The affected models are the Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1, both of which are built at...
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PSA Peugeot Citroen announced this morning that it plans to recall 97,000 small cars that share the same accelerator pedal linked to Toyota’s massive global recall. The affected models are the Peugeot 107 and Citroen C1, both of which are built at...
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In an effort to lure in Toyota owners disgruntled by the automaker’s massive pedal recall, Hyundai has followed in General Motors’ footsteps by offering a conquest rebated of $1,000 to be used toward a Sonata, Elantra or Elantra Touring as long...
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Following the government mandated sales freeze and subsequent production halt in the U.S. by Toyota for eight of its popular models, Ford has announced that it shares a common supplier for the diesel Transit Classic commercial van in China. Ford...
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The bankruptcy cases of GM and Chrysler certainly grabbed the headlines for 2009, but not to be forgotten are the outsourced suppliers that play a big role in making the business of those automakers possible – like Delphi. The largest supplier for...
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found about 1 month ago by Noah Joseph on
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Remember the old days before the minivan came along? Well, Brits sure do. Because while America may move around in trucks and pickups, over in the British Isles, the full-size van is the workhorse of choice for movers, plumbers, electricians, bank...
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