2011 Infiniti M37 and M56 First Look: Athletic Sport Sedan Gains Muscle

Infiniti showed its next-generation M sedans-virtually. The new cars were rendered in 3D on a foam buck at an event sponsored by Infiniti and Hearst magazines at the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance.

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Have cars become multi-racial?


Sure, you have American car companies, German car companies, Japanese car companies, and so on and so forth. These determinations are based pretty much on where auto manufacturers are headquartered, but when you get right down to it, are the labels really accurate?

One would assume that when he/she buys an American car, that car was more or less manufactured in America, with American parts. And the same would go for German, Japanese, etc nameplates. This is simply not so in a lot of cases.

For example, according to the Internet Auto Guide, Toyota, a Japanese nameplate, uses mostly American-built parts in its models. In fact, they use more American parts than any of the American manufacturers - Ford, Dodge, and Chevrolet included. Some of those Toyota models are also assembled in the United States.

The AIG site recently published a list of the seven cars with the most American parts under the hood. Granted, the top two were models from American manufacturers - the Dodge Avenger and the Chrysler 200 - but, according to the report, Toyota uses more American parts, across the board, than any of the so-called American manufacturers. Their models ranked third (Camry) and fourth (Avalon) on the list. These two vehicles not only used American parts, but are also built in the U.S. at a facility in Georgetown, KY. In a sense, aren’t these really American cars then?

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Have cars become multi-racial? originally appeared on topspeed.com on Wednesday, 20 April 2011 21:00 EST.

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2011 Nissan Leaf EV Test Drive: Plug-In Electric Paves Road to 2010 Launch

Nissan continues its EV full court press with an ambitious, all-electric vehicle called Leaf that will be available in 2010. We tested the original EV-02 prototype of this car last year. And now, we've spent some time behind the wheel of a newer model in Japan.

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2012 Mazda3 offering 40 MPG from new SKYACTIV-G engine [Blip]

The SKYACTIV-G engine/tranny combo in the 2012 Mazda3 will bring Mazda into the 40 mpg club with its 2.0-liter DOHC fourbanger and five-speed manual. It'll put out 155 horsepower and 148 lb-ft of torque. Zoom-Save. More details when it debuts. More »

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