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• Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja column.

  - 2004-11-12

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 12--Ouch! European nameplates have long been associated with a prestige image. But Consumer Reports says where European makes dominate is on its list of vehicles with the worst...

  Tags: BMW AG, Chicago, INTERNET, Jaguar, MARKETING, Mercury, Pricing, Saab, sedan, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune New Cars column.

  - 2004-11-07

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 7--LACROSSE HUSH SPEAKS VOLUMES OF FIT, FINISH: Buick hasn't introduced a new car since the full-size LeSabre sedan was redesigned for the 2000 model year. To put that into perspective, your...

  Tags: Buick, car, General Motors Corp., sedan, SUV, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja column.

  - 2004-11-05

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 5--CHICAGO--TEEN AUTO PREFERENCES AN AGE-OLD QUESTION: Teenagers want a Volkswagen Beetle, Honda Civic or BMW 3-Series sedan. They don't want a Chrysler Sebring, Dodge Stratus, GMC Envoy, Subaru Legacy or...

  Tags: BMW AG, brand, Branding, car, Chicago, Honda Motor Co., MARKETING, sedan, Subaru, survey, Tribune Co.

• U.S., foreign automakers drop familiar models for 2005 model year.

  - 2004-09-26

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 26--Say goodbye to some familiar nameplates for the 2005 model year, such as the Buick Regal, Cadillac Seville, Chevrolet Tracker and Venture, Chrysler Concorde and 300M, Dodge Intrepid and Mercury Marauder. ...

  Tags: Chicago, E-mail, Fax, General Motors Corp., Manufacturing, nameplate, sedan, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.

  - 2004-09-26

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 26--A Jaguar attracts a lot of attention -- as well as envy. It attracts attention because it's distinctive and you can tell it's a Jaguar (that's Jag-u-are, not Jag-wire, by the ...

  Tags: car, sedan, sensor, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.

  - 2004-05-30

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 30--AUDI BACK IN FAST LANE WITH S4 AVANT: How fast do you need to get to the grocery store, dry cleaners or lumberyard? Audi obviously thinks you need to get there very...

  Tags: Audi AG, Avant, car, FINANCE, performance, sedan, Taxes, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.

  - 2004-05-23

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 23--BEEFIER VERSION GIVES 2 VIEWS OF SATURN SUV: Saturn boasts a couple of firsts for the 2004 model year. First year for a high-performance sport-utility vehicle, a hopped up version...

  Tags: car, General Motors Corp., high-performance, Honda Motor Co., performance, sedan, suspension, SUV, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune Auto Notebook Column.

  - 2004-05-02

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News May 2--NEW YORK -- Don't think for a moment that the Zephyr is to Lincoln as the Cimarron was to Cadillac. At least don't suggest any such thoughts around Jim O'Connor, group...

  Tags: Cadillac, Ford Motor Co., Kia Motors Corp., Lincoln, MARKETING, sedan, Subaru, Suzuki, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune New Cars Column.

  - 2004-04-25

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 25--Zoom, zoom. Phooey! Clever ad slogan but while the Mazda6 sedan has zoom, neither the Mazda Tribute nor the Mazda MPV minivan are known for providing a motoring...

  Tags: car, Ford Motor Co., Mazda Motor Corp., Mazda6, sedan, Tribune Co.

• Chicago Tribune Auto Notebook Column.

  - 2004-04-18

  By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 18--NEW YORK -- The reason Ford Motor Co. is going to offer a small, entry-level luxury sedan for '06 is simple -- it wants to stop the migration into foreign cars. ...

  Tags: Audi AG, car, Ford Motor Co., performance, sedan, Tribune Co.