Archive for July, 2008

Honda Encourages Your Drug Addiction [Marketing] (Gawker)

July 31st, 2008
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Apparently trying to get people to "CRAVE" their ugly, 20-mile-per-gallon CR-V crossover, Honda made a dopey, computerized 20-questions thing for their website. In case you've never done one before,...

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Toyota plans compact car for India (rediff.com)

July 31st, 2008
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Toyota Motor Corporation, one of the world's biggest automakers, on Thursday set the ball rolling for a compact car for the Indian market by laying the foundation stone for a Rs 1,400-crore (Rs 14 billion) factory near Bangalore.

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Belikin’s TuneCast Auto certified for iPhone 3g (MacNN)

July 31st, 2008
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Belikin's TuneCast Auto for iPhone and iPod has received Apple's "Works With iPhone" certification for the iPhone 3G. TuneCast Auto is a car-charger and FM transmitter with automatic scanning of FM frequencies for the best reception. It offers a one-button scan for best stations and automatically optimizes audio and volume settings. The transmitter...

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Auto leases lower (The Star-Ledger)

July 31st, 2008
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First, high gas prices stalled auto sales. Then, SUVs died slowly on lots. Now, automotive leasing is the latest casualty of the downturn in the auto industry.

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Mini’s taking charge! (The Florida Times-Union)

July 31st, 2008
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The U.S. car market may be moving toward Mini's kind of small, fashionable and fuel-efficient vehicles, and the British brand will be ready as it prepares to launch its first electric vehicles in the United States in 2009 and a small crossover utility vehicle not long after.

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2009 Audi A4 3.2 Quattro - Road Test (AutoSpies.com)

July 31st, 2008
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It’s fair to say that the folks at Audi have found their styling muse.

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BMW expects business to continue ‘good growth’ (The New Sabah Times)

July 31st, 2008
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KUALA LUMPUR : BMW Malaysia Sdn Bhd, which distributes BMW and MINI cars, expects sales to continue showing good growth despite the fuel price hike, expected decline in car sales and rise in hire purchase rates.

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New Kids Making a Splash in Hydroplanes (The Kitsap Sun)

July 31st, 2008
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The kids may be catching up to the kings of the hydroplanes. Steve David, driver of the Oh Boy! Oberto boat, enters this weekend's Chevrolet Cup at Seafair fresh off a victory in the Columbia Cup in Kennewick.

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Toyota to tap Daihatsu on small cars in India-paper (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)

July 31st, 2008
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MUMBAI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp , which plans to roll out a small car in India from 2010, may tap affiliate mini-vehicle maker Daihatsu Motor to help reach its target of 10 percent of the Indian market, the Mint reported on Friday.

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Toyota to tap Daihatsu on small cars in India-paper (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)

July 31st, 2008
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MUMBAI, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Toyota Motor Corp , which plans to roll out a small car in India from 2010, may tap affiliate mini-vehicle maker Daihatsu Motor to help reach its target of 10 percent of the Indian market, the Mint reported on Friday.

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