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Kia Rondo to Exit US Market

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The ill-advised Kia Rondo will no longer be sold in the US market after the 2010 model year – at least it certainly appears that way. Kia officials say they’re still mulling it over, but according to Kia’s website: Thank you for inquiring about the Rondo. As the saying goes, ‘all good things must come [...]

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Another One Bites the Dust: Explorer Sport Trac Dead

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With the introduction of the all-new 2011 Explorer, we all knew this was coming. Ford is ending production of the misfit Explorer Sport Trac. Considering how weak Explorer sales have been, and the Sport Trac makes up just a small portion of those… well.. no one is surprised by this announcement. With its odd proportions [...]

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Why Ford Shut Mercury Down

Just like I mentioned a few days ago, Ford has announced the closure of the Mercury brand.  Production of the four remaining Mercury models will end by the fourth quarter of 2010.  With this announcement came notice that Ford will renew focus on it’s core brands – Ford and Lincoln.  Particularly, Ford plans to expand [...]

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Mercury could be shut down

Mercury has been a failed brand for as long as I can remember.  Every Mercury model is a badge-engineered Ford.  The only changes are light sheetmetal differences, and sometimes slightly different packages and pricing.  There is no longer any illusion of a premium brand – Mercury only exists to help give Lincoln dealerships additional sales [...]

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Lexus SC Bites the Dust

The Lexus SC when from being a very stylish sporty / luxury coupe to an extremely expensive, oddly shapen hardtop convertible.  Sales were never really all that great, and Lexus has decided to pull the plug. The only reason this news is even remotely sad, is that it drains the single ounce of excitement from [...]

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Kia Borrego may be on death row

When it was made public that Kia was introducing an all-new body on frame SUV in 2009, I called them crazy.  Well, sales haven’t exactly been hot, or even lukewarm.  Kia will not be making a 2010 Borrego – which all but promises that the Borrego is toast. Lots of vehicles arent’ renewed after a [...]

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Ford Explorer Sport Trac to cease production

So long, farewell, goodbye. Ford will stop production of the once-fairly-popular Explorer Sport Trac in 2010, after 10 years in production. Essentially a Ranger Crew Cab, no one quite knows why Ford named the Explorer Sport Trac the way they did. These days, there aren’t a lot of buyers for this type of truck. Very [...]

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Chevy Malibu Hybrid Ends Production

Good game, Malibu Hybrid.  In stark contrast to the excellent new Malibu, the Malibu Hybrid was a poorly conceived, poorly performing, and overpriced car.  Managing a feeble 2 MPG more than the vanilla Malibu, and costing several thousand dollars more, this vehicle never made sense. I have never recommended this car to anyone – and [...]

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