Toyota Motor Corp Looks for Third Straight Record Year

Toyota Motor Corp recently announced the third straight record year.  Sounds great of course, but there is some good news and bad news related to the sales records. The good news is the record earnings are partly due to increased sales in the United States and cost cuts that have been quite effective worldwide.  The…

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2015 MINI Cooper Paceman

Listen, there are few surprises with the MINI Cooper.  It is a compact.  Is it the best of the compacts?  Probably not.  The Ford Escape, the Mazda CX-5, the Ford Focus, the Nissan Juke and the Volkswagen GTI are all probably superior in one way or another over the MINI Cooper. But….. With the 2015…

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The 2015 Kia Soul

What is a Kia Soul?  Go ahead, try to classify it.  We’ll wait. Is it a compact SUV?  Is it a hatchback?  Is it a CRV?  Is it a wagon? Nobody knows for sure so don’t feel bad.  Depending on which publication you read, you may see it classified as any of the above.  Or…

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2015 Kia Rio Leads Subcompact Group

What do you think of when someone says “subcompact car?” Most people would answer small, cramped, economical and inexpensive, right?  Those are the qualities that come to mind first for most drivers and historically those impressions would be accurate.  “You get what you pay for” is a maxim that most drivers would subscribe to.  If…

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2015 Kia Sportage

What are you looking for in a small crossover SUV? That’s really the question you must ask before you decide and purchase. What qualities are most important to you because goodness gracious, there is no shortage of small crossover SUVs on the market to choose from. The Kia Sportage has been around now for over…

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