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Asian car manufacturers have been enjoying much success for the past months. Whether in production or in sales, they have been doing better than their counterparts who are based in the US. In fact, these Asian car makers are expected to combine for more than half of the US market share some time later this year.
Born in February 1982, the Volvo 760 GLE could be the proof of the automaker’s domineering presence in the auto industry. Twenty-five years ago, the Volvo 760 GLE was introduced to the enthusiasts and critics alike. It has received a rapturous welcome from both the press and the public. As a fact, it was regarded as having exciting chiseled features and elegant design hence critics said it is not a typical Volvo yet unmistakably Volvo.
Toyota is expanding their scope of production in the US and the location for their next facility was hotly contested. But the results are in and Toyota has finally announced that their eighth plant in North America will be built in Blue Springs, Mississippi. The assembly plant will be operational by the year 2010 and it promises to employ 2,000 workers from in and around the area.
The drive to reduce the dependency on non-renewable sources of energy has been the focus of most government agencies and private sectors in the global community. In the forefront of the battle to reduce the harmful emission of greenhouse gases is the automotive industry. Different car manufacturers are taking it upon themselves to develop new ways to decrease the emission of harmful gases by vehicles out in the roads of the world.
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