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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Of Aeroflot, Volgas and the Flu | 6/23/1980 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: A Made-in-America Japanese Car | 1/28/1980 | See Source »

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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Big Surge in Smaller Cars | 1/7/1980 | See Source »

Tuomo Kerola sounds like a Japanese two-door hardtop...

Author: By Bill Scheft, | Title: 'For I'm a Jolly Good Fellow'... | 2/15/1978 | See Source »

...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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Reply to Imports? | 9/29/1975 | See Source »

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