| Ford's Slow Selling Hybrids | | | | and the sale will reduce GM's share of the |
| It looks as if consumers are agreeing with my | | | | company to just 3%. Suzuki has been |
| stance regarding hybrid cars: they just aren't | | | | experiencing record sales over the past three |
| worth the premium price. Only the $21,000 | | | | years and is in an excellent position to buy back |
| Toyota Prius is selling fairly well with sales for all | | | | some of its stock. |
| hybrid models dropping across the board. | | | | Jaguar XK: A Hot Arabian Seller |
| Ford has invested billions of dollars in hybrid | | | | The Jaguar XK is proving to be such a strong |
| technology and is looking to add additional models | | | | seller in one market even before the first cars |
| through 2010 when it hopes to sell 250,000 | | | | arrive. According to a recent report in |
| hybrids annually. Trouble is, not too many people | | | | TradeArabia, all XK cars allotted for the Middle |
| want to pay a premium price for the Ford Escape | | | | East market are already sold. |
| and the company is now adding incentives of up | | | | Featuring a 300 h.p. 4.2L V8, the coupe is a clear |
| to $1000 in a bid to move the vehicles. Fully | | | | departure from earlier Jaguar models as it invokes |
| incentivized versions of the gas powered Escape | | | | a sleeker, more sportier look and the car is loaded |
| are selling for as little as $17,000 while the hybrid | | | | with all the latest technical gizmos that drivers |
| version is retailing for about $27,000. The Mercury | | | | crave. The car also won accolades as "The Most |
| version of the Escape, the Mariner, is also a slow | | | | Exciting Car to Be Launched in 2006″ with |
| mover. It retails for about $30,000. | | | | Britain's What Car magazine. |
| GM Trims Suzuki Share to 3% | | | | Car Show News...Find An Event! |
| Reeling from record losses, General Motors is | | | | Finding out the "when and where" of upcoming |
| selling a large chunk of its holdings in Suzuki back | | | | car show events is a lot easier thanks to a great |
| to the Japanese automaker in a bid to raise $2 | | | | web site featuring that information for all 50 |
| billion from the sale. | | | | American states, D.C., and Canada. |
| Currently, GM owns approximately 20% of Suzuki | | | | |