Archive for February, 2008

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Holden and Ford – the Message is …

… not happy Jan!
The JD Power Group are well-known in the United States for their annual surveys of car buyer satisfaction. Big brand-names like Mercedes have not faired well when consumers are asked to comment on how satisfied they might, or might not be, with the car they’ve purchased and the service they have received.
Now [...]

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A True Underwater Car?

Yes there is one and there could be another if you happen to have just over $A1.62 million and an urge to own a truly unique car. An urge to travel up to 10 metres below the surface in a car that swims like a fish is optional.

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And the Axe Does Fall

Mitsubishi has announced that they will close their South Australian plant in March with the lost of 930 employees.
In a statement released a short time ago Mitsubishi stated that the ” … decision has been made because Australian consumers are moving towards smaller, more economic, and environmentally friendlier cars like those in the rest [...]

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Will Mitsubishi Close Its Adelaide Plant?

The ABC is reporting that Mitsubishi will make a decision later today on whether or not to close their assembly line in South Australia. The money is on the plant closing and production moving to plants in either Russia or China.
You can read the full report here

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Is This Really a Smart Move?

If you happen to live in America then there’s a Smart car coming to a dealer near you. But you just have to wonder about a company that can’t cope with the concept of using capital letters for the names of its products.
The smart fortwo is manufactured by the Mercedes Car Group. This technologically [...]