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• IntelliChoice.com's Best New Car Deals for June Show Rebates Moving from SUVs and Trucks to Cars

  - 2008-06-13

  - Automakers now offering cash back on all vehicle segments from compacts to full-size pickups - CAMPBELL, Calif. -- IntelliChoice.com (www.intellichoice.com), the leading source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis, today announced its "Best Deals of the Month" for the month of June for all cars, trucks, and...

  Tags: car, pickup, SUV, Toyota Motor Corp.

• GM accelerates its move into the hybrid realm

  - 2007-11-26

  After watching archrival Toyota get all the glory during the past seven years for its push into gasoline-electric hybrids, General Motors Corp. now seems intent on catching up. The world's largest automaker now has more hybrids in its lineups or on the way than Toyota does, with the...

  Tags: gasoline, General Motors Corp., hybrid, pickup, SUV, Toyota Motor Corp.

• SUVs, trucks perform poorly in crash tests

  - 2006-01-09

  WASHINGTON -- Head restraints in several sport utility vehicles and pickup trucks poorly protected test dummies from neck injuries in a simulated rear crash at 20 mph, the insurance industry reported Sunday. Only six of the 44 SUVs but not one of the 15 pickups tested earned top...

  Tags: Ford Motor Co., institute, pickup, restraint, SUV, Toyota Motor Corp.

• Wheels and deals: the 2006 vehicles hit the road with more power, better options … and lower prices

  - 2005-12-01

  WITH 2006 on the doorstep, it could be one of the best years to buy light commercial vehicles for your business. Ford and General Motors are lowering prices on some of their new models, and there are plenty of incentive programs available if you're in the market for a fleet....

  Tags: Chevrolet, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Hummer, pickup, SUV, Toyota Motor Corp.

• Japanese automakers make inroads on U.S. pickup truck dominance.

  - 2004-11-22

  By Tom Ramstack, The Washington Times Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 22--Toyota Motor Co. is going after one of the last strongholds of the American automobile manufacturer: pickup trucks. In Texas. The fourth-largest manufacturer plans to build a truck plant...

  Tags: Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Honda Motor Co., incentive, manufacturer, Manufacturing, pickup, SALES, SUV, Texas, Toyota Motor Corp., U.S.

• American-made new car sales take a dip in California.

  - 2004-10-31

  By Mark Glover, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 31--Lavish incentives and relentless marketing, particularly by American automakers, did not persuade Californians to buy more new motor vehicles in 2003. And when they did buy, Golden...

  Tags: California, Californians, car, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., Honda Motor Co., pickup, SALES, SUV, Toyota Motor Corp., U.S.

• On Car Buying, Indianapolis Doesn't Follow Pack.

  - 2004-02-16

  By Ted Evanoff, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Feb. 16--As a Midwestern metropolis, Indianapolis ought to have fairly typical tastes in cars. But when it comes to the automobile, the Circle City follows its own path. And...

  Tags: car, Chevrolet, Ford Motor Co., Honda Motor Co., Indianapolis, pickup, SUV, Toyota Motor Corp.

• Auto Show Showcases New Models

  - 2004-02-01

  This year's North American International Auto Show was as much about future power as it was about current vehicles. The 2004 light-vehicle model year might as well be called the year of the hybrid since several manufacturers introduced updated hybrid-powered drivetrains in light trucks and cars at the...

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• Trucks Will Likely Make up Bulk of Hybrid Vehicles Sold in U.S.

  - 2003-12-07

  By Rick Popely, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Dec. 7--CHICAGO: Instead of steering Americans toward smaller, fuel-sipping cars such as the Toyota Prius, hybrid technology is more likely to encourage them to stick with what they love most -- trucks. ...

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• Detroit to Face Off against Foreign Rivals in Pickup War.

  - 2003-08-27

  By Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 27--As author Damon Runyon said, "It may be that the race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong -- but that is the way to bet."...

  Tags: car, Detroit, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., pickup, SUV, Titan, Toyota Motor Corp.