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AUTOS' COMMENTS & OPINIONS
* USA - The Middle Kingdom Aims For The Top - By Jerry Flint
USA -Forbes -17 Oct 2006: -- It was not that long ago that the annual percentage gains in production of China’s automotive industry did not matter much because the comparisons were with such a low base. In 1995, Chinese companies built only 284,000 passenger cars and light trucks... In the first eight months this year, the Chinese automotive industry sold 2,626,905 passenger cars and SUVs, a 39% increase over the same period a year ago. It is also worth noting that this eight-month total excludes the sales of nearly 2 million commercial vehicles, such big rig trucks and buses... The figures come from Automotive Resources Asia (ARA), a marketing strategy company based in China and Bangkok and recently acquired by J.D. Power and Associates, a McGraw-Hill company...
* USA - Day Of The Diesel - By Dan Lienert
USA - Forbes -16 Oct 2006: -- Diesel cars are few and far between in the U.S.--but is that about to change? ... These are heady days for diesel... On Oct. 15, new federal regulations went into effect mandating that vehicles use "clean" diesel fuel--a new type of diesel with a 97% reduction in sulfur content. And though the old diesel can be used until 2010, the new stuff is now available around the country... This means cleaner air, cleaner engines and advanced emission-control devices are on the way. It also means automakers are planning to bring more diesels to the U.S., finally addressing the biggest problem we have had with diesels: limited availability... Whether you are pro- or anti-diesel, the reality of the situation is that diesel is on the rise in America. Hence, our survey of some of the vehicles currently on the market. Mileage information came from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Diesel Technology Forum. The roster is limited at the moment, perhaps. But the explosion of recent diesel news tells us the list is bound to look sexier and more complete very, very soon...
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