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Tuesday, June 17, 2008 |
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Living it up
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Nissan Motor Philippines introduces the all-new Grand
Livina with a driving event that poses a question
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“IS it an MPV or a sedan?” That was the
question thrown by Nissan Motor Phils. Inc. (NMPI) to a select group
of journalists as the carmaker introduced its newest model, the
Grand Livina, through a driving event that took the participants
from Laguna to the Subic International Raceway. Held on May 22 and
23, the Amazing Race-type activity, where the journalists acted as
family members, was meant to highlight the fact that Nissan’s
latest product is targeted at what the carmaker calls
“next-generation Filipino families.”
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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AUTOWORLD
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Kerkorian ups stake in struggling Ford
CHICAGO: Investors rushed to help billionaire
Kirk Kerkorian build a 5.5-percent stake in Ford Motor Co., his
Tracinda Corp said on June 10. Nearly half of Ford’s 2.2 million
outstanding shares were tendered after Kerkorian made an offer of
$8.50 per share in order to sweep up 20 million shares at a cost of
$170 million.
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Honda reaches 200,000th-unit mark
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Honda Cars Phils. Inc. (HCPI) announced it has reached the 200,000th
unit sales mark since it started operations in 1990. For over 17
years now, Honda said it has been one of the key manufacturers that
have stirred the Philippine automotive industry.
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Porsche celebrates 60th anniversary
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Stuttgart: German sports carmaker Porsche marked its 60th
anniversary on June 8, the company having started operations in 1948
with the first Porsche prototype.
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Energy agency says China
pushing US to use diesel cars
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PARIS: Subsidized Chinese demand for fuel is a central force behind
a major change in the US lifestyle: Americans are at last turning to
small diesel cars, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said last
week.
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HARDTOP
By Vernon B. Sarne
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I’ll never fall in
love again
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PLEASE bear with me. If you haven’t cared enough to notice, I’ve
been bitching about fuel prices the past few weeks. Who hasn’t?
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