Sentences with phrase «car nameplate»

Toyota isn't lying when it says the Corolla is «the best - selling car nameplate on the planet.»

«From a more powerful engine lineup to an aggressive body to ultra-comfortable seats, Toyota has given buyers every reason to keep paying attention to the best - selling passenger car nameplate in the U.S.»

Until its discontinuation in 1996, the New Yorker had made its mark as the longest - running American car nameplate.

Oct 3, 2016 — Arriving in showrooms starting tomorrow, the Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe aim to retain their position as members of the best - selling compact car nameplate in America with the expanded application of manual transmissions for the 2017 model year.

Arriving in showrooms starting tomorrow, the Civic Sedan and Civic Coupe aim to retain their position as members of the best - selling compact car nameplate in America with the expanded application of manual transmissions for the 2017 model year.

With nearly 40 million units sold, the Toyota Corolla is the best - selling car nameplate on the planet, and this year marks its 47th year on the market.

Tried and true works in the ES's conservative segment, apparently, because sales are still quite healthy — many would be surprised to learn that the ES was Lexus's strongest selling car nameplate last month (and most other months, for that matter), racking up more than 60,000 annual sales fairly consistently.

With nearly 40 million units sold, the Toyota Corolla is the world's best - selling car nameplate; this year marks its 47th year on the market.

While the tenth - generation Toyota Corolla will likely keep its status as the world's best - selling car nameplate — especially in these days of fuel - economy consciousness — its popularity won't necessarily be because it's the world's best compact sedan.

SHO The new 2010 Taurus makes tremendous strides in bringing what was once Ford «s best - selling passenger - car nameplate back from rental - car oblivion.

Dodge brought back the Challenger in 2008 and may be set to bring back another vaunted muscle car nameplate: the Cuda.

Toyota has finally decided to revive its long - dormant sports car nameplate, and similar to the 86's Subaru partnership, Toyota has codeveloped its new coupe with BMW, which will build its convertible Z4 on the same platform.

General Motors likely won't be axing its car nameplates any time soon despite reports to the contrary, though it admits the vehicles may «evolve,» says The Detroit News.

Amid this shifting landscape, the Chevrolet Malibu is an interesting standout in the sedan recession: Automotive News notes that it joins the Honda Civic as being one of the two from the top 14 car nameplates that has posted a gain over May 2015.

Car nameplates are recycled on a regular basis.

Although the original Dodge Challenger muscle car lasted only five model years, the Dodge Challenger became one of the most storied muscle car nameplates in automotive history, with meticulously restored and rare examples today selling for six - figure prices.

Not exact matches

After decades of also - ran compact entries, including the single - term Citation and Cobalt, the Cruze has broken out of its maker's C - segment malaise to become what Chevrolet cars and crossovers marketing chief Steve Majaros claims is the globe's fourth - bestselling nameplate.

The blue oval slipped from the 10th to 20th spot out of 28 major car makes, which Consumer Reports says is the biggest drop for a major nameplate in this year's survey.

Squint, and you'll barely know that the 2015 Volkswagen Golf GTI, the seventh generation of the famous nameplate, is a new car.

From there it would go on to become its own nameplate for three generations: the A60 (1981), A70 (1986), and the A80 (1993), the car that would cement the Supra legacy.

The Rabbit badge is retired once again in favor of the Golf nameplate, which is what the car is called elsewhere in the world.

Mazda produced the Cosmo Sport 110S from 1967 until 1972 and would continue to produce cars under the Cosmo nameplate on and off until the mid-1990s.

As for whether Cadillac needs a smaller car, the CTS is good enough to attract younger buyers to a nameplate that has lost its luster.

We're due to drive the car at the end of April, when we'll establish if the next GT3 can uphold the reputation and legacy of infamous nameplate.

Four years later, that was definitely not the case but GM trotted out the same basic concept car wearing a familiar sounding Corporate Experimental Research Vehicle (CERV III) nameplate.

That's another nameplate that sparks distant memories, but this is AMG's junior model line to the V8 - powered C63, using the 3 - litre V6 with twin turbos that appears in cars such as the SL400.

Recognizing that the American car - buying public is deeply divided, the automaker is trying to make its volume nameplate appeal to people of every stripe.

The 1989 Nissan 300ZX was featured as one of our 5 Japanese Cars that Shocked the Auto Industry in 1989, and this sports car was truly a revolution with its high - tech, high - performance construction that brought new life to the Z nameplate after a few decades of softer and heavier Z cCars that Shocked the Auto Industry in 1989, and this sports car was truly a revolution with its high - tech, high - performance construction that brought new life to the Z nameplate after a few decades of softer and heavier Z carscars.

If one surmises that there is still room for a range - topping, image - leading, headline - making vehicle in the Buick lineup that resurrects the Riviera nameplate on a version of GM's rear - wheel - drive platform, Federico only smiles and reminds us that «I'm Mr. GM Small Car Worldwide,» not in charge of the Buick brand or Buick product development, but he allows that «I don't think anybody disagrees with you [that Buick needs an image leader].»

The Cadillac Escalade name not only exists outside of the passenger car or crossover sphere, but it carries a lot of prestige with customers, and so the nameplate is here to stay.

The Legends of the Autobahn is an annual judged concours event hosted during Monterey Car Week by the BMW, Mercedes - Benz, and Audi clubs of America, and hence, although all German marques are welcome, the gathered field of 400 or so registered entrants consists primarily of those nameplates.

+10 % (easily the # 1 bestselling nameplate, it beat the # 2 Silverado by more than 225,000 units) Focus +40 % (passed the Fusion to become Ford's bestselling passenger car) Explorer +21 % Taurus +17 % Losers Fiesta -17 % Expedition -6 %

The MyLink feature generally is included in popular mid-trim levels and above, and Car Play and Android Auto will be available in the 2016 Chevrolet Cruze, Camaro, Malibu, Volt, and Spark, and nine other nameplates.

It's easy to take the M3 nameplate for granted now, yet as these three cars show, it took a long time to sort out its identity, and the enthusiasms and prejudices of those who drive the car on the street — people like us — played a bigger role than we realized at the time.

In this instance, all four cars are of the highest pedigree too, with each holding at least one championship win to its nameplate.

In 1984 the Celica badging disappeared from the Supra, and the third - generation 1986 1/2 car became a unique nameplate when the Celica went front - wheel drive.

The rumor is that Mazda has registered both the Mazda RX - 7 and the RX - 9 names to leave options open for the nameplate of this new sports car.

The Audi nameplate doesn't carry the collector - car cachet of the rest of this august group, but the R8 has the distinctive look, the race - car pedigree, and, well, just the aura of something special.

Tip your hat to the Ford Focus: the sedan / hatchback nameplate sold an impressive 1.02 million units last year, making it the world's most popular single model of car.

Hot on the heels of the Pony car's success, DaimlerChrysler has dusted off the Challenger and Chevy has produced a new Camaro, a nameplate that was more recently interred.

Toyota will update two of its most staid and storied nameplates at the Tokyo Motor Show while exploring new hybrid ideas with a sporty car and crossover concept.

[40][41] The e-Golf was again the top selling electric car in August 2014 with 467 units sold, representing 43.4 % of the Golf nameplate sales that month (1,075).

When you browse our used luxury car inventory, you'll find popular nameplates from brands like BMW, Mercedes - Benz, Jaguar, and even Maserati on display.

[39] The VW e-Golf was the top selling plug - in electric car in July 2014 with 391 units sold and representing 34.4 % of the Golf nameplate sales (1,136), which was Norway's top selling new car that month.

Indeed, Aston Martin says that only 325 cars overall will bear the family nameplate.

Kia, the cool, hip and stylish nameplate — as opposed to its more successful and buttoned - down Hyundai sibling — lacks a sports car in its lineup, a travesty considering the...

This car has the design and performance credentials to compete with some of the segment's most respected nameplates.

We believe long - term tests give car buyers a deeper insight into the vehicle on test, but also the qualities behind the brand and nameplate.

Ferrari CEO Sergio Marchionne said there are split views within management on whether to revive the Dino nameplate for an entry - level sports car.

Autoblog [8] and The Truth About Cars [9] expressed disappointment that Ford let the Taurus nameplate decline.