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China waives purchase tax on electric cars. Will it boost electric car sales?
2014-07-13 17:36:27| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
A man gestures as he walks past a billboard-sized photo of the Tesla Model S car, outside the boarded-up Tesla's first China flagship showroom at an office-shopping complex in Beijing August 23, 2013.
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SF Bay Area Governments Receive Fleet of Plug-in Cars
2014-07-12 18:40:36| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
A government fleet of 90 electric vehicles is rolling onto Bay Area streets from San Jose to Santa Rosa, completing a $5 million regional initiative that took four years to get off the ground. The plug-in sedans and vans will carry building inspectors, health workers, park maintenance crews and other municipal employees working for 10 local agencies. Alameda County is leading the way with 26 new vehicles, doubling its electric fleet. An additional 27 battery-powered vehicles are being delivered to Sonoma County and its water agency, 14 to San Francisco and 10 to the city of Concord. READ MORE The Article SF Bay Area Governments Receive Fleet of Plug-in Cars appeared first on Automotive Digest.
10 Cars You Wont See in Showrooms After 2015
2014-07-12 18:15:16| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
The Ford Mustang is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, but where are the Pontiac Firebird, Plymouth Barracuda, or AMC Javelin? Long-lived car models are a rarity, and the changes coming with the beginning of the 2015 model are particularly bumpy. When a nameplate is discontinued, multiple explanations are invoked: Its platform may have become obsolete, rendering future upgrades uneconomic (the reason Ford offered when it took the original Taurus out of production in 2007); Its body style may have fallen from fashion (such as full-size two-doors like the Chevy Monte Carlo); Or it may simply not have caught on with buyers (like the Honda Element). READ MORE to find out which vehicles will be obsolete. The Article 10 Cars You Wont See in Showrooms After 2015 appeared first on Automotive Digest.
Challenger Raises Bar on Muscle Cars
2014-07-12 14:55:01| Automakers - Topix.net
As if it was the 1960s all over again, Detroit automakers are pushing horsepower in what's left of their muscle car lineups to new heights.
Radioactive cars from Japan keep turning up in Central Asia: Cars...
2014-07-12 12:34:37| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
A total of 70 used cars imported from Japan and found to have increased levels of radiation are being stored in Bishkek, Kyrzystan, and cannot be sent back, according to Silk Road Reporters citing local news outlets.
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