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Some firms prefer certain types or models of vehicles since they are already proven to be safer than the others.

Not exact matches

So even as Tesla woos middle - class buyers in the U.S. (the Model 3, due to arrive this fall, will start at about $ 35,000) buyers in China have mostly resembled Vanessa Zhu: wealthy drivers who view Teslas as luxury vehicles, or at least as the coolest new piece of tech since the iPhone.

Tesla, the one Silicon Valley company that's managed to actually make a car, has been late to deliver every new model it has released since the launch of its very first vehicle (the Roadster, thrice delayed) in 2008.

The automaker admits that, since 2009, it outfitted several of its diesel - powered models — such as the Golf, Passat, Jetta, and Beetle — with «defeat devices» that would switch off emissions controls, and thereby boost performance, except when the vehicles were being put through environmental tests.

Since our team combines the innovation and speed to market characteristics of Silicon Valley firms with the experience of leading automotive companies, we believe that we will be able to rapidly and cost effectively introduce additional vehicles, such as our planned Tesla Model S sedan, and stay at the forefront of the electric automobile industry.

He has led the development of the truck since January 2016, and prior to his current role was VP of Worldwide Sales and Service and was the Model S's Program Director & VP of Vehicle Engineering.

Since Tesla didn't start delivering Model 3 until the second half of 2017, Model 3 accounted for all of Tesla's year - over-year growth in vehicle deliveries.

Since late last year, NASA engineers have been sticking models of these vehicles in Mach - 10 wind tunnels, and even firing them out of large guns, to identify possible flight instabilities.

Tapping the sponsorship of none other than lumbering, financially troubled General Motors and blending it with the skills of some of the most innovative, daring engineers in the vehicle business, MacCready has driven his small company to design and build a car that many observers think will make the biggest splash since the ’65 Mustang, and maybe even since the Model T. It's fast, it's sexy, and it's being rushed into mass production.

F - 150 is the country's best - selling vehicle and has been for what seems like since the Model T went out of production.

We further inquired about the newer models of the same vehicle (since the dealership also sells new models of these vehicles) and she also didn't have any additional details.

How is it that, for the first time since we started naming an Automobile of the Year exactly twenty years ago, we have deemed a single make and model vehicle worthy of our top award not once, but twice?

I have on this particular model BMW since it's inception I have driven vehicles for hundreds of thousands of Miles was not one time having it let me down, car is wonderful as a daily driver him when... Read full review

Tesla also promises that, since the weight of the battery pack will be low on the vehicle's floor, the Tesla Model X should provide best - in - class handling, with «nimble reflexes at every turn,» and a 0 - to -60-mph time of less than five seconds.

Ford is one of dozens of manufacturers now selling electrified vehicles in large numbers globally, with 560,000 hybrid and plug - in models sold since 2005.

On the market since the 2013 model year, the Buick Encore is the veteran statesman of a growing vehicle class: subcompact SUVs.

Vehicle Description: Since 1954 Mercedes Benz Have Been Offering The Mercedes SL Model As Part Of Their Company Line - Up, With These Examples Being Viewed As A Truly Luxurious Convertible Driving Experience.

Upon selling the 1.5 millionth Audi model since the beginning of this year, Audi chairman Rupert Stadler announced a goal of selling two million vehicles annually in the global market by 2020.

Also, since Tynan's Superstore has a long and dedicated history of serving drivers in our area, we know how to stock our used inventory with the makes and models of vehicles that are suitable for Coloradoans.

The Japanese automaker has added two new models to its Clarity family of environmentally - friendly vehicles that already includes the Clarity Fuel Cell (available since December 2016).

Since its launch, Fiat 500 has broken every rule in the book of the traditional market, showing that even a small vehicle can generate a family of affordable and attractive models capable of guaranteeing maximum levels of personality and functionality, and become a resounding international success to boot.

* 2009 Nissan Maxima: Since Nissan moved the Altima up a notch for the 2002 model year, the Maxima has sort of floundered, not really deluxe enough to compete with near - luxury vehicles, but too pricey to compete with the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, a mission now assigned to the Altima.

The 1970 model year vehicles are generally regarded as the most desirable of the early second - generation Camaros, since the performance of following years was reduced by the automobile emissions control systems of the period and later the addition of heavy federally mandated bumpers.

: Best Chevrolet has been proudly serving the greater New Orleans area since 1998, over a decade of service involving the sell and finance of New and used Chevrolet models and quality pre-owned vehicles of other makes and models, as well as performing the preventative maintenance and engine repair on all vehicles.

Originally it was believed that both models would go away, since they are not Dodge vehicles, but at least one of them is expected to stay around.

The majority of the case study vehicles were 2008 - 12 Volvos (S60, S80, V40, V60, V70, XC60, XC70) with City Safety, a low - speed front crash prevention system standard on Volvos since the 2008 model year.

Since Toyota has added a plug - in hybrid option to the iconic Prius, it will be interesting to see how much of the electric vehicle market share the Prius will take away from the Nissan Leaf, Mitsubishi iMiev and the Tesla Model S.

Since the use of the Maserati Quattroporte in «The Godfather III», the Quattroporte model has been the primary vehicle in films to exhibit the luxury and style of the character driving them.

Since the Chevrolet Certified Service Rescue Squad began participating in the Woodward Dream Cruise five years ago, it has serviced almost 200 vehicles of all makes and models.

The Santa Fe sport utility vehicle has been a bestseller for Hyundai since its debut over a decade ago, and it continues that trend of functionality and style in its latest model year.

Since 2008, FedEx has saved more than 158 million gallons of vehicle fuel by replacing vehicles with more efficient models and making greater use of electric vehicles, fuel cells, natural gas, hybrids and clean truck technologies.

Accounting for around 25 per cent of total BMW vehicle sales, the BMW 3 Series Sedan and Touring together represent the BMW brand's most successful model range with a total of over 14 million examples delivered to customers since its initial introduction in 1975.

GMC's vehicles have been around since the begging of pickups history and the newest model in the company's lineup bears the name Sierra.

With the launch of the new E-Class, Mercedes - Benz is continuing a success story which is without parallel in the luxury - class car segment: Since 1947, when the Model 170 V was introduced as the direct forerunner of the E-Class, the Stuttgart - based automaker has produced more than ten million saloons in this vehicle category.

Dubbed Pulsar, a name previously used for a line of compact cars sold in Asia and Australia since 1978 (not to be confused with the Pulsar NX sports car marketed in the U.S. between 1983 and 1990), the new vehicle is a five - door hatchback aimed at models such as the Volkswagen Golf and the Ford Focus.

Since its market premiere in summer 2005, the B - Class has evolved into the blueprint for a new species of car which harmonises the benefits of various vehicle concepts: the four - door model boasts the dynamic design of a sporty saloon, the exterior dimensions of a compact car, the spaciousness of an estate, the versatility of a mini MPV and, of course, the trademark safety of a Mercedes - Benz.

Though it has undergone only minor exterior trim changes since its debut in the 1990 model year, the Silhouette, with its Space Age design, remains one of the most innovative looking vehicles on the road.

Developed at SEAT's Technical Centre, the Altea carries the new look of the brand's models and is the first vehicle to be wholly developed within the Audi Brand Group since it was established in 2002

Since the 2017 Acura NSX is such a singular vehicle, there is only one model of the new NSX.

Thanks to the advocacy of IIHS and others, frontal airbags have been required in all new passenger vehicles since the 1999 model year.

Along with the Chevrolet Silverado, these models are the first pickup trucks to receive the 5 - star NHTSA Overall Vehicle Score for safety since the implementation of more rigorous requirements for the 2011 model year.

Just how fuel - efficient a vehicle may be in the use of energy the driver of a BMW 7 Series will see in future not only on the fuel gauge, since the instrument cluster will be supplemented as of the 2010 model year by a recuperation indicator.

But the company says in the press release they are «keen to gauge the reactions of buyers and media, since pickup trucks are one of the biggest volume segments in the U.S.» Source: Volkswagen Press Release is on Page 2 VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS TANOAK PICKUP CONCEPT MAKES WORLD DEBUT AT THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW A dual - cab, short - bed pickup truck, the Tanoak concept shows the flexibility of the award - winning MQB platform Based on an extended wheelbase Atlas, the Tanoak is 214.1 inches long and has nearly 10 inches of ground clearance Interior is marked by digitalized instrumentation and controls, with sport seating Innovative features include a movable cargo rail over the bed Volkswagen's U.S. produced Atlas SUV has the potential to grow into a model family Vehicle uses 276 - horsepower V6 engine with 4MOTION ® all - wheel - drive system Wolfsburg / New York (March 28, 2018)-- The Volkswagen Atlas Tanoak pickup truck concept makes its world debut today at the New York International Auto Show.

Since then, the MINI Brand in the U.S. has grown to encompass a model range of seven unique vehicles.

Also, since insurance costs are in part calculated based on the year and model of the vehicle, it is often cheaper to insure a pre-owned car.

So all returns since Jan»99 or Jan»17 are actual, whereas all of the returns of the Models below are hypothetical (because they just show past returns using current funding vehicles, which changed in the past).

Absent since 2003, the epic title is now making its big comeback with more than 50 models of emblematic rallying and extreme motorsports vehicles.

Since 2013, Tesla Motors has been working constructively with the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (NJMVC) and members of Governor Christie's administration to defend against the New Jersey Coalition of Automotive Retailers» (NJ CAR) attacks on Tesla's business model and the rights of New Jersey consumers.

And since a relatively small number of models - the Ford Crown Victoria, variants of Ford's F - Series trucks, etc. — comprise the majority of fleet vehicles, it'll minimize R&D costs.

It's possible that they do, but we're not talking about them individually; What we rejoice about is the death of a symbol for GM.There's no doubt in our minds that the vehicle that a car company picks as its iconic product has an impact on both the company itself (how it targets advertising, what the other models are like, what ideas it will reject as not fitting with a certain image, etc) and on what customers of that company expect, since the whole point of a halo product is to put a little of its DNA in the more affordable models.