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U.S. Drivers Warm Up to Diesels - Registrations Rise 24.3 Percent between 2010 and 2012
Once a fuel reserved only to heavy-duty trucks, diesel has begun to gain ground also among U.S. automobile drivers in recent years. Clean diesel registrations increased by 24.3 percent in the U.S. from 2010 through 2012 following similar trends of double-digit diesel car sale increases throughout the country, according to data compiled by R.L. Polk and Company. Read more »
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Us Diesel Sales Up By A Quarter So Far In 2014
Clean diesel uptake in the US is becoming increasingly more noticeable every time we do one of these sales roundup articles. This time, we’re announcing healthy double digit increases that round out to around 25 percent, for the first six months...
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Polk Forecasts U.s. New Vehicle Market To Reach 15.3 Million Sales In 2013
The U.S. auto market has rebounded from the low figures of the 2009 pre-bailout crisis in spectacular fashion. It’s a trend that is not going to fade away any time soon: after Edmunds.com, automotive analyst firm Polk also predicts that new car...
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U.s. Diesel Car Sales Grow By A Staggering 27% In 2011 While Hybrids Drop 2.2%
Diesel-powered passenger cars almost became extinct in the U.S. market but a push in recent years from German carmakers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and the Volkswagen Group that launched a barrage of models with high-tech oil burners as well as the development...
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Gm Scraps New 4.5l V8 Diesel For Chevy Silverado And Gmc Sierra
Another one bites the dust; this time General Motors has decided to place on indefinite hold its previously announced plan to add the highly anticipated, all-new Duramax 4.5-liter V8 diesel engine in 2010 to its Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra light-duty...
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Audi Usa To Launch A4 & Q7 With A 3.0 Turbo Diesel Engine In 2008
Here come the diesels -at last… Audi will launch its diesel-engine “enterprise†in the N. American market in early 2008 with the Q7 3.0 TDI while in mid 2008, U.S. buyers will also be able to opt for the new A4 3.0 TDI. Described by...
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