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Phoenix Car Show Saw the Most Phenomenal Number of Foot Falls

Posted 28 November 2010 by
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If you wanted to witness how popular car shows with are the customers and buyers then you should have seen the packed crowds at the Phoenix car show. There were people all out on the streets a day after Thanksgiving giving the run through in the malls and the shopping and others who were strolling leisurely though the car shows.Nissan Leaf electric They loved the new cars and trucks on display and glittering and gleaming, beckoning the buyers to take them home.

At the car show what was on display was the latest of hybrid and luxury cars not to leave out the latest entrant into the market of cars, the electric cars. There were several wonderfully high end cars that one could just eye at and wish to have in their garage.

This car show on Black Friday had the most wonderful mix of customer’s right from the serious ones who were out there checking out what was on sale to the ones who were window shopping and enjoying the experience. Most people were of the opinion that this was certainly the right time to visit a car show rather than brave the crowds at the overly crowded malls.

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Telephone box in Spain also serves as EV charger

Posted 4 June 2010 by
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A private company, the government of Madrid, and the telephone company collaborated to come up with the phoneSpain EV Charger Phone Booth booth in Madrid that is capable of charging up the batteries of an electric vehicle.

The first phone-booth-cum-EV-charger can be found at the Ronda de la Comunicacion. Look for the Endesa logo. The charging booths are strategically located near curbs to make it more accessible from the parking space.

There will be reserved spaces for parking right next to the charging station. EV owners can recharge their cars for free as long as they have the zero emission card from the city council of Madrid.

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European and Asian Car Production will surpass Domestic Output by North American Manufacturers by 2012

Posted 24 June 2009 by
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The production of vehicles by North American car manufacturers will be outpaced by the Asian and European brands by 2012.  Euro FlagThis will be an after effect of the current situation brought about by the global financial crisis.

Some brands like BMW and Porsche may takeover the top position from the American big three according to a study made by Grant Thornton LLP.

In recent researches, figures have shown the Ford is about to over take General Motors in terms of production. The big three though will suffer though as car makers from Europe and Asia step up their production and marketing.

Production of the North American brands is set to decrease between 4 million and 7.5 million every year. On the other hand, other auto manufacturers have plans to increase their production of vehicles by as much as 20% which translates to 8 million more units.

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