Sentences with phrase «vehicle nameplate»

Hands up, those of you who know the world's best - selling vehicle nameplate.

Nevertheless, let's act for the moment like the future doesn't matter, as though we're not fully aware of the impact of losing Canada's fifth - best - selling vehicle nameplate.

In contrast, the Fiesta has been the most popular model bar none in the UK for the past eight years, and became the country's best - selling vehicle nameplate of all time in July 2014 with more than four million sold.

Introduced in 1935, it is the oldest continuously produced vehicle nameplate in the industry.

The 2016 Ford F - 150 is part of the F - Series pickup family that's been the No. 1 vehicle nameplate in the country for 34 straight years.

«It is remarkable to see Focus again lead the industry as the No. 1 - selling vehicle nameplate on the planet,» said Jim Farley, Ford executive vice president, Ford Motor Company Global Marketing, Sales and...

To finish off the look, the RST's Chevy bowtie emblems on the front and rear of the Tahoe are also blacked out, as are the vehicle nameplates.

Not exact matches

A continued decline in the results of operations, financial condition or reputation of a manufacturer of vehicles included in our fleet could reduce those vehicles» residual values, particularly to the extent that the manufacturer unexpectedly announced the eventual elimination of a model or nameplate or immediately ceased manufacturing them altogether.

Ford C - Max Stepping in for the departed Escape Hybrid, the C - Max will carry the hybrid banner more visibly for Ford, as it will be a hybrid - specific vehicle and nameplate, a la Toyota Prius.

Every vehicle Toyo Kogyo made carried the Mazda nameplate, but the company did not officially change its name until 1984.

Jamie Meyer, product integration manager - GM Performance Parts, estimates one - third of the approximately 40,000 classic vehicles at the recent Detroit - area Dream Cruise event used GM small - block engines, many of them under the hoods of competitor nameplates.

While I don't really weep for the axed nameplates — a brand is 10 percent history and 90 percent marketing artifice — there are a few specific vehicles from Saab, Saturn, and Hummer that I'm really starting to miss.

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.

The U.S. industry's best - selling vehicle for 29 consecutive years now, the F - Series is the only nameplate to reach the half - million plateau.

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].»

While the Genesis represents a value - oriented competitor to vehicles such as the Mercedes - Benz E-Class and BMW 5 - Series, the larger and pricier Equus will take on top - of - the - market nameplates such as the Mercedes S - Class, BMW 7 - Series and Lexus LS.

Though it started out as a Celica All - Trac with a wagon-esque body in 1999 (Automobile of the Year, as it happens), the RAV4 has now become surprisingly handsome, the best - looking vehicle with a Toyota nameplate that you can buy — not that the bar is very high at Toyota, of course.

You see, this isn't just a thirty - year - old nameplate; it's a thirty - year - old vehicle.

They are the Accord Hybrid (which scored in the top 1.3 percent of all nameplates) and CR - V crossover (which ranked in the top 11 percent of all vehicles scored)!

Several vehicles under the nameplate have been re-branded as Toyotas, including the Scion FR - S, which will be known from here on out as the Toyota 86.

All that, combined with benchmark braking and world - class ride and handling characteristics, make the Dodge Charger SRT8 civilized enough for a grocery run but fully capable in more challenging situations • The 2009 Dodge Charger SRT8 is part of a broad lineup of Street and Racing Technology vehicles developed under the credo «Race inspired, street legal» SAFETY AND SECURITY Please refer to the Safety and Security Glossary for descriptions of the following features: • Advanced Multi-stage Air Bag System • All - speed Traction Control System • Anti-lock Brake System (ABS) • Auto - reverse Sun Roof • BeltAlert • Brake Assist • Brake / Park Interlock • Child - protection Rear Door Locks • Constant Force Retractors • Crumple Zones • Electronic Stability Program • Energy - absorbing Steering Column • Enhanced Accident Response System • Height - adjustable Seat Belts • HomeLink Universal Home Security System Transceiver • Inside Emergency Trunk Release • Interior Head - impact Protection • Knee bolsters • LATCH (Lower Anchors and Tethers for CHildren) • Low - risk Deployment Air Bag • Power Adjustable Pedals • Remote Keyless Entry • Seat Belt Pretensioners • Sentry Key ® Engine Immobilizer • Side - impact Door Beams • Tire Pressure Monitoring Display COLOR AVAILABILITY • Deep Water Blue Clear Coat • Bright Silver Metallic • Brilliant Black Crystal Pearl Coat • TorRed • Hemi Orange (with Super Bee Special Edition Package) MANUFACTURING INFORMATION • 2009 model year production start: July 2008 • Production location: Brampton Assembly Plant in Brampton, Ontario, Canada • 6.1 - liter HEMI V - 8 engine: Saltillo Engine Plant in Saltillo, Mexico • Five - speed automatic transmission: Indiana Transmission 1 in Indianapolis MARKET POSITION Dodge Charger SRT8 is the latest incarnation of a storied Dodge performance nameplate, combining SRT performance attributes with Dodge attitude.

Chrysler Group announced a new recall today covering an estimated 349,442 vehicles spanning several nameplates because of possibly defective ignition keys.

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.

Ford Taurus: The Taurus nameplate is resurrected (again) for» 10, but this time it's attached to a worthy vehicle.

Despite the cachet of the badge at home, it was marketed as the Mitsubishi 3000GT and as the Dodge Stealth outside Japan; the company was concerned that connoisseurs would object to the evocative nameplate from the highly regarded Ferrari 250 GTO and Pontiac GTO being used on a Japanese vehicle.

«Ford is giving customers the power of choice for leading fuel economy regardless of what type of vehicle or powertrain technology they choose,» said Eric Kuehn, chief nameplate engineer for the Focus Electric.

The Accord was one of the more respected vehicles in the industry, and between 1989 and 1991 it was the top - seller among the hundreds of nameplates vying for the title.

The Impala represents one of Chevrolet's most iconic nameplates with such vehicles as the 1958 Impala, 62 SS, the late - sixties lineup, and the 1994 - 1996 SS four - door sedan.

While we expect to get a glimpse of the model in sketches and nameplate at the event, the automaker has officially provided the first glimpse to its upcoming offering in a teaser image, revealing some interesting details about the sub compact utility vehicle.

While Ford's announcement in December, 2015 that it would be investing $ 4.5 billion into electrified (hybrid, plug - in - hybrid, and battery - electric) vehicles may have come suddenly, the rollout of said vehicles will be more gradual, with Ford so far only having officially announced seven of the thirteen new electrified nameplates on the way.

The 2016 Chevy Cruze represents an all - new vehicle that marks the second generation of the Cruze nameplate.

Besides Toyota, only its Lexus luxury division and Nissan's premium nameplate, Infiniti, have recorded excellent initial quality marks in the first year of a new vehicle.

All Redline vehicles are equipped with black wheels featuring distinct red hash marks, black nameplates with a red outline, blacked - out grilles and black Chevrolet bowtie logos.

Although luxury vehicles are more likely to have optional front crash prevention systems, the technology is catching on with more mainstream nameplates.

With the debut of the 2019 Jaguar I - Pace, the British luxury automaker introduces a new electric vehicle (EV) architecture that can be used for future EV models wearing both Jaguar and Land Rover nameplates.

Such traits are characteristic of any vehicle carrying the coveted Porsche nameplate, but the new Porsche Cayenne seems to stretch itself beyond even the brand's scrupulously high standards and the nation's top critics have taken note.

The 2018 version finds the vehicle reduced to four trims for a refinement of the type of standard features and options that the nameplate offers.

Volvo this week revealed plans for a separate Polestar performance electric vehicle (EV) nameplate.

Is this a focus - group - driven attempt to distance the new vehicles from their supposedly uncool predecessors, or is there some larger nameplate - shuffling strategy at play here?

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.

Combined, the two nameplates accounted for 86 % of the monthly vehicle totalled, leaving the new Toyota C - HR a distant third in numbers recalled, with just 5,294 units needing to have their electronic parking brakes checked to ensure an incorrectly programmed skid - control ECU doesn't allow the sub-compact crossover to roll away unattended on a steep grade.

Mercedes also found itself in seven separate recalls of eight models, affecting 6,430 vehicles from model years ranging from 2016 - 18, while Ford was named in six affecting 23,214 vehicles of seven nameplates from the same model years.

The Accord nameplate is used globally for a variety of compact - sized vehicles, but is most - associated with compact and midsized coupes and sedans in the U.S..

The Caravan and its sister vehicles are treated and sold as separate vehicles, however, it is expected that the three will be combined in the near future and sold under a single nameplate; that is how similar these minivans compare.

Other well - known Legends features have also been included in this vehicle, namely the «Brun Cavalier» leather - clad insert in the centre console extension which bears the «Les Légendes de Bugatti» nameplate and the relief of the dancing elephant as well as the door sills bearing the portrait and signature of Ettore Bugatti.

GM notes that the Impala, a nameplate reintroduced four years ago, has ranked among the Top 10 best - selling vehicles in the past three years.

One of the best selling nameplates in the last three years in Europe, the current Ford Focus benefits from a new tuning kit developed by Loder1899, a company specialised in modifying Ford vehicles.

«The Picasso nameplate is establishing itself as one of the most awarded family vehicles in Australia for design, value, drive experience and after - sales support, and the C4 Picasso will continue that trend,» says Startari.

For now, General Motors, which markets the Suburban under the GMC and Chevrolet nameplates, has no competition, but Ford and Dodge are busy designing their own Suburbanlike vehicles.

Unlike a few other manufacturers of smaller, entry - level vehicles like the Civic, Honda has done a very competent job of offering a variety of models within one nameplate.