We just took delivery of our 2014 Mazda6 Sport test car. This isn't our first encounter with Mazda's redesigned mainstream sedan; we drove a pre-production car (sans badges) late last year and recorded a First Drive video. But it was ...
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According to Japanese media reports, British investigate company LMC Automotive indicated that the market shares of Japanese cars in China ware 19% in 2012, down 4% compared to 2011. The market shares of Japanese cars hit the peak in 2008, ...
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The auto industry has a very confusing family tree. The past few years have seen partnerships, sales, separations, bankruptcies, and entire divisions killed off, making it difficult to keep up with who owns which car brands. As automakers ...
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For the first time in Australia and New Zealand, value chain professionals can in 2013 compete globally against fellow professionals in a unique and innovative learning format. The Fresh Connection Global Challenge is in 2013 offering an ...
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Honda has committed to achieving six million global sales by 2017, listing small cars as the key contributor to the growth. “This March [fiscal year 2012], we will finish the fiscal year with global sales of about four million ...
Following speculation that a next-generation Honda Accord Euro would not be produced, Honda President and CEO, Takanobu Ito, confirmed to CarAdvice at the Detroit auto show that a new model is being readied. Asked directly whether a ...
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Japanese vehicle manufacturer Honda has announced recall of about 748,000 Pilot and Odyssey models in the US, due to defective driver-side airbags. The recall is scheduled to start in February 2013 and includes the Honda Pilot vehicles ...
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The Honda Gear concept study model has been revealed in a low-key unveiling at the Montreal motor show in Canada. Inspired by a fixed-gear bicycle, the Japanese car maker says the Honda Gear concept represents a new way of looking at ...
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Vehicle recalls increased by 4.5% to reach to 16.2 million in 2012 compared to the 15.5 million vehicles recalled in 2011, according to a report by US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). According to NHTSA, there were ...
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When Terashi Shigeki, CEO of Toyota Motor Company in North America, was interviewed in North American International Auto Show in Detroit in Jan 14, he said Toyota will take local production into consideration to reduce the cost, due to the ...
Volkswagen, once known for making cars that stood out, is plunging deeper into the mainstream. Besides the storied Beetle, it cranked out generations of jewel-like Jettas and premium-class Passats that were great to drive, but too often had ...
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Honda’s luxury division, Acura, has unveiled the MDX Prototype at the 2013 Detroit auto show, giving us a glimpse at the exterior styling of the all-new third-generation Honda MDX luxury SUV. Acura says the MDX concept offers a ...
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Day two of the 2013 North American auto show has given Honda the opportunity to show the next evolution of the Honda NSX concept it brought to Detroit one year ago, further building anticipation about the next iteration of the iconic ...
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The first images of the Honda Urban SUV concept have been leaked hours before the all-new compact crossover is set to be officially unveiled at the 2013 Detroit auto show. The leaked images of the Honda Urban SUV concept – a car ...
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Anyone who has a walk-behind lawn mower with electric start tends to like that feature, with two exceptions. Electric start doesn't relieve you of the need to maintain the mower. and the little battery powering the electric start ...
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