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• Toyota RAV4 Wins Edmunds' Inside Line Compact Crossover Comparison Test

  - 2008-09-23

  SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Inside Line, Edmunds.com's high-speed online car magazine, announced that the 2008 Toyota RAV4 won its latest comparison test of compact crossovers, which is described in full at The SUV Is Dead; Long Live the SUV (http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/Comparos/articleId=13 1851) The Inside Line editorial team compared three...

  Tags: Edmunds.com, Honda Motor Co., SUV, Toyota Motor Corp., Volkswagen AG

• 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.

• With sky-high gas, buyers think small

  - 2008-05-02

  DETROIT -- Figuring out the point at which gas prices are too high for consumers to keep buying trucks and SUVs has, in the past, been a futile exercise for auto executives. It now appears the tipping point is between $3.38 and $3.60 a gallon. That's...

  Tags: car, Chrysler LLC, Ford Motor Co., General Motors Corp., SALES, SUV, Toyota Motor Corp.

• AAA Reports That Cost of Owning & Operating a New Vehicle Is Now 54.1 Cents per Mile

  - 2008-04-04

  The Automobile Club of Southern California's 2008 edition of "Your Driving Costs" shows the cost of driving a passenger vehicle in the United States has increased 1.9 cents per mile in the last year and now averages 54.1 cents per mile. "While the cost of some driving expenses declined...

  Tags: car, Chevrolet, depreciation, FINANCE, Ford Motor Co., Insurance, Nissan Motor Co. Ltd., sedan, SUV, Toyota Motor Corp.

• Power, room make Sequoia worth a look

  - 2008-02-08

  Toyota has done several things of note in redesigning the Sequoia full-size SUV for the 2008 model year. The obvious: It hit the market with a big, fuel-thirsty, truck-based SUV just as buyers stampede toward smaller, lighter, car-based crossover SUVs. Such redesigns...

  Tags: Chevy, SUV, Toyota Motor Corp.

• IntelliChoice.Com Announces Best Overall Value of the Year Awards for 2008 Cars, Trucks and SUVs

  - 2008-02-06

  - Winners Deliver Maximum Value and Lower Long-Term Costs for Consumers Facing Tougher Economic Climate - - Prius and Corvette Win Best Overall Car Awards Highlighting Diverse 2008 Market - CHICAGO -- IntelliChoice.com, the online source for automotive ownership cost and value analysis and part of SOURCE INTERLINK...

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

• "Mean" and "Green" Collide in Detroit: New MyRide.com Polls Gauge Car Buyers' Desires for Super-Power vs. Alternative-Power

  - 2008-01-09

  According to MyRide.com Consumer Polls: * Miles-Per-Gallon and Eco-Friendliness Trump Power and Performance * 51% of Consumers Say Their Perception of GM is More Positive Than a Year Ago * Consumers Most Impatient for All-Electric Vehicles, Diesels and New Hybrids IRVINE, Calif. -- With plug-ins, fuel...

  Tags: car, General Motors Corp., 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.

• L.A. Auto Show grows up just a little

  - 2007-11-19

  The Los Angeles Auto Show is the happy teenager of the nation's auto exhibitions. It's usually the place to introduce sexy convertibles that celebrate its cruise-by-the-beach image or eco-friendly fuel sippers that trace the path to the future. This year, the show, which is open to...

  Tags: car, SUV, Toyota Motor Corp.

• Lexus to Display LF-Xh and LF-A at Tokyo Motor Show

  - 2007-10-10

  Tokyo, Japan, Oct 10, 2007 - JCN Newswire - Lexus announced today that it plans to display two concept vehicles and six production vehicles at the 40th Tokyo Motor Show. The show will be open to the general public from October 27 to November 11 at the International Convention...

  Tags: Lexus, performance, SUV, Tokyo, Toyota Motor Corp.