About Compact CarsGet the latest headlines from the About.com Compact Cars GuideSite.Will North America get the Getz- November 16, 2003 If the rumors can be beleived then the Big Three better be worried. The word in the backrooms is that Hyundai Motor will introduce a vehicle to challenge the gasoline-electric Toyota Prius and Honda Civic sedans for a share of...http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/044032.htm Expect to see 'Built in USA' stamped on your next Hyundai- November 15, 2003 Construction of Hyundai's first manufacturing and assembly plant in the US is now approximately 75% complete and is scheduled to be complete by June 2004. The Montgomery, Alabama manufacturing facility is scheduled to begin production in 2005 with an...http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/044030.htm Ford Focus production home from Mexico- November 13, 2003 The Focus is moving home. You may not have known that the three and five-door Focus have been assembled in Mexico since its US introduction. Ford's Wayne, Michigan plant builds the wagon and sedan versions of the car. Ford...http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/044029.htm Giugiaro designed Chevy Spark to be built and sold in China- November 10, 2003 This is the new Chevrolet Spark, a car closely based on the latest Daewoo Matiz. Don't look for it anytime soon at any North American GM showroom. The small hatchback is a product from the joint venture between GM...http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/042135.htm Pontiac GTO ressurected to battle imports- November 9, 2003 Take one American icon, mix in equal parts foreign content (are Australians foreign) and good 'ol Detroit iron and what do you get GM's newest rear-wheel-drive performance car, the new 2004 Pontiac GTO, borrows a legendary nameplate mated up...http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/042134.htm 2005 Ford Escape will be offered with gasolineelectric hybrid technology- November 8, 2003 You are seeing one of the first pictures of the 2005 Ford Escape compact SUV. Hot on the heels of the GM announcement that they are delaying and cancelling their hybrid lineup is arch-rival's Ford prediction that the Ford...http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/041778.htm GM scales back future hybrid offerings- November 7, 2003 General Motors has conceded that it is canceling or delaying several of its hybrid vehicle programs. That affected models include versions of the automaker's full-size pickups, as well as hybrid variants of the Saturn VUE and Chevrolet Equinox crossover...http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/041777.htm GM sues golf cart maker for copyright infringement on 57 Chevy- November 6, 2003 A company that makes golf carts is beihg sued by General Motors because it is producing a cart that looks like a 57 Chevy. The company, luxurygolfcarts.com, has, among other designs, a Dodge pickup licenced by DiamlerChrysler. The Florida...http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/041775.htm |