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...movies. Now General Motors says a Chinese firm knocked off an entire vehicle--and Americans could soon start buying its cars. A unit of GM last month filed a lawsuit in Shanghai accusing Chery Automobile Co., the Chinese automaker, of filching production-line blueprints for a compact car, the Chevrolet Spark, which GM says cost "hundreds of millions of dollars" to develop. Chery's car, called the QQ, does indeed look like an identical twin to the Spark and comes in candy colors designed for Chinese women drivers. The main difference is QQ's $3,600 sticker price, a third...
...handful in 1999. While sales of traditional SUVs stalled during the first seven months of this year (or were propped up by generous incentives), those of the crossover clan were up a sizzling 18.5% over 2003. Characteristic of the breed are versatile models like the all-new 2005 Chevrolet Equinox, powered by a 3.4L V-6 engine, with optional all-wheel drive and a neat, flexible seating configuration: the rear seats slide on an 8-in. track for extra legroom or more cargo space. Starting at $21,560, the Equinox stacks up competitively against such rivals as the Honda...
...stolen, according to a survey released last week by insurance-industry tracker CCC Information Services. Coming in at No. 2 is the 1998 Acura Integra, while the 1994 Saturn SL ranks third. Others in the top 20: Mitsubishi Montero, Honda Civic and Accord, Acura Legend, Toyota Camry and Chevrolet Tahoe. The most commonly filched cars were all made in the 1990s. Why? Ed Sparkman of the National Insurance Crime Bureau thinks newer autos are less attractive to thieves since carmakers now include better antitheft devices. Consumers looking for postfactory theft prevention have a variety of choices, including steering-column collars...
...family has it. I don't have it." SENATOR JOHN KERRY, who had said he doesn't own an SUV, responding to a reporter's question about the Chevrolet Suburban he has been seen riding in, which he says belongs to his wife...
...since 1999, when it launched the compact Focus. Because foreign-car brands have become so alluring, "the biggest challenge for domestic manufacturers is not so much keeping customers but getting them in the first place," says Joe Ivers of J.D. Power & Associates, who notes that GM's Chevrolet nameplate has the highest consumer-loyalty ranking of any brand. Nonetheless, Ivers says of its vehicles, "A lot of young folks just won't consider them...