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0Report: 50.6% of households in Japan now own a small, frugal kei car 1313355060
Daihatsu e:S – Click above for high-res image galleryFor the first time since 1986, more than 50 percent of households in Japan own at least one kei-category vehicle. The Japan Mini Vehicles Association (JMVA) began tracking the mini vehicles back in 1986, and this is the highest ... -
Report: Minicar maker, Daihatsu, exiting European market 1296255660
Toyota's extensive portfolio of subsidiaries includes the brand Daihatsu, a relatively unknown name here in the States. Daihatsu offers a lineup of budget vehicles, mostly hatchbacks, and sells some models, such as the Altis, which is nothing more than a rebadged Toyota Camry. Daihatsu focuses on ...
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Aston Martin CEO: Cygnet city car is "advanced, iconic, iconoclastic" 1289343660
Aston Martin Cygnet – Click above for high-res image galleryAston Martin assembles some drop-dead gorgeous cars, many of which are either already automotive icons or soon will be. Svelte rides like the DBS, Rapide and Vantage are beyond classy and an absolute thrill to drive. Producing ... -
Fiat developing low-cost city car to replace outdated Seicento 1286319240
2008 Fiat SeicentoUnlovable. That's the word that comes to mind when we gaze upon the Fiat Seicento, but with more than one million on the road, it's quite clear that there are people who disagree. The Seicento city car is a machine with a purpose: basic transportation at its finest (or as we ... -
Report: Mini to debut city car concept in Geneva next March 1279546560
1997 Mini Spiritual city car conceptWhile the current crop of Minis aren't exactly mini anymore, the company's upcoming city car concept – described as a Smart ForTwo rival – should help fill the void. Mini is putting a heavy emphasis on the word rival, otherwise, we might think Mini ... -
Mini kicks off city car project aimed at producing Smart ForTwo rival 1275310560
1997 Mini Spiritual city car conceptRemember the original Mini? It was absolutely tiny compared to the batch of Mini Coopers and Clubmans on our roads today. The current crop of Minis have grown substantially compared to the iconic models of the past, which has left a size void for the company ...
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CT&T chooses Hawaii for production of company's tiny electric cars 1273409820
South Korean-based CT&T, makers of quirky little electric cars like the one pictured above, has chosen the beautiful island state of Hawaii as the new locale for a $200 million assembly plant that could employ as many as 400 people once construction is complete. CT&T is pondering four ... -
Report: Vauxhall city car design to be approved soon, electric version coming asap 1272927600
According to a report in Autocar, designers of the Vauxhall / Opel city car will be getting final approval for the new car within the next six to eight weeks and the production vehicle will be ready to go on sale by the end of 2012. Autocar spoke with Nick Reilly, head of General Motors Europe, ...
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Enter the rumormill: Renault to build a Smart/IQ contender 1243548000
Renault Twingo - Click above for a complete galleryA few French media outlets are toying with the possibility that Renault could build a microcar to compete with the smart fortwo, the Toyota IQ or even the upcoming Volkwagen Up! The idea would be to use a shortened version of the current Twingo, ... -
Fiat plans new brand for low-cost cars 1230130380
It's been widely reported already that Fiat is working up a new city car that would revive the old Topolino nameplate in Europe. Now it seems that the Italian automaker is considering launching a completely new marque for that city car along with two additional models that would be based on ...
