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Entourage dead, Hyundai says no to badge engineering

When Hyundai dealers complained about not having a minivan in 2006, the automaker reached into the corporate pool and re-badged the Kia Sedona, turning into the Entourage. The timing was poor, as minivan sales plummeted across the board. Last year, sales were down 50% on the Entourage to just 8,400 units (Kia sold 27,000 Sedonas in the same period). It was a brutal lesson, but Hyundai's U.S. CEO John Krafcik says the company learned "why you don't do badge engineering." Needless to say, the plug is being pulled on the Hyundai Entourage later ... Read more →

GgggM CcCancels heated washer fluid option Dan Roth

In a move that might frost your cupcakes, General Motors has dropped the heated windshield washer fluid option on all models. The feature was a big part of Buick advertising in the recent past, but ...

Buh-bye: Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible ends production Noah Joseph

There were no eulogies. No bagpipes were played or honor-guard gunshots fired. Few paid any notice, but on December 21, the Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible passed quietly into the night and was ...

RIP: MazdaSpeed6 and Mazda6 Sport Wagon killed off for '08 John Neff

click above image for high-res pics of the 2007 MazdaSpeed6 Mazda has released details about various changes for its 2008 model line, but only two points of interest concern us. Both the MazdaSpeed6 ...

RIP: Buick Rainier Dan Roth

As General Motors refines the future of their brands, they're trimming out redundancy and we have a hard time coming up with a more redundant vehicle than the multitude of GMT 360 based 'utes across ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Chris Paukert joins the usual crew of Chris, Sam, and Dan, summarily classing up the joint.

 
 

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