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...treasures it as much as a Russian nobleman once valued his Fabergé eggs. The U.S.S.R. has only about 5 million cars, compared with 104 million in the U.S. The list of models available to the average Soviet citizen is small and the price high, ranging from the tiny two-door Zaporozhets ($6,000) to the large Volga sedan...
...Honda, said that the company at first will employ some 2,000 American workers and import engines and other components from Japan. Beginning in 1983, the firm will turn out 10,000 Ohio-built cars a month, roughly a third of its 1979 U.S. sales. The models: probably the two-door, hatchbacked Civic, a compact that lists for $4,049, or the fancier Accord, which costs...
Another Detroit peeve is the imports' low prices. At least four Japanese manufacturers now offer models for well under $4,000; for example, the Toyota Corolla Tercel's base price is $3,698. The price tags on comparable U.S. subcompacts are significantly higher: $4,289 for a two-door Chevette hatchback, $4,492 for American Motors' Spirit D/L, $5,271 for the two-door Omni hatchback...
Tuomo Kerola sounds like a Japanese two-door hardtop...
...Washington last week, General Motors unveiled the U.S. auto industry's newest challenge to fast-selling imports. GM's new minicar: the Chevette, a stripped-down, two-door hatchback driven by a four-cylinder engine and sticker-priced at $2,899 (a model with a back seat costs $3,098). According to GM, soon-to-be-released Environmental Protection Agency figures will show that the Chevette gets 28 to 30 miles per gallon in city driving and 39 to 40 m.p.g. on the highway...