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Saab 9-4X Crossover Comes to the United States

Published Friday, 22 July, 2011 by Chris Horton. Categories: New Inventory, People, News.

 At the L.A. Auto Show last year. Saab unveiled the gorgeous Saab 9-4X crossover and now it's finally making it into North American showrooms after being awarded Top Safety Pick by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
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Mitsubishi Sets Goal to Sell 2000 EV's in North America

Published Thursday, 21 July, 2011 by Chris Horton. Categories: New Inventory, People, Fleet, News.

 Many dealerships have goals they want to attain, but the one set by Mitsubishi is to put themselves ahead of the pack in the EV market.  By 2013, Mitsubishi will have a total of eight different electric and hybrid vehicles available, but only half of which will ever make it to the U.S. and to dealerships like Jim Ellis Mitsubishi in Marietta. 
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MAZDASPEED Motorsports Keeps Winning

Published Thursday, 21 July, 2011 by Chris Horton. Categories: People, News.

 For many years, Mazda has made it clear that on any given weekend, it has more cars being used in races than any other make. July was a perfect example of that fact as Mazda walked away with two wins on two different coasts along with 6 podium wins.
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Hyundai Fans Are the Most Loyal

Published Wednesday, 20 July, 2011 by Chris Horton. Categories: People, News.

 For the first time in what seems like forever, Hyundai took the top of the heap for loyalty according to Kelly Blue Book (KBB).  
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Chevrolet Sonic Revealed For U.S. Buyers

Published Tuesday, 19 July, 2011 by Chris Horton. Categories: New Inventory, News.


Chevrolet released its 2012 Chevrolet Sonic photos and specs to the American public that will put Chevy back in the running for the sub-compact car genre. The 1.4L turbo engine rated at 138 horsepower is 18HP more than the Ford Fiesta offers.  It's the same engine as was used in the Chevrolet Cruze, but smaller and lighter.
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Groupon's Epic Fail

Published Monday, 18 July, 2011 by Chris Horton. Categories: Community Events, People, News.

Someone forgot to tell Groupon that their site is solely based on impulse purchases such as sky diving, flowers or massages. Groupon tries its hand at the auto industry and crashes and burns.
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Audi Eyes The Southeast For Their Plant, But Where?

Published Monday, 18 July, 2011 by Chris Horton. Categories: People, News.

Audi CEO Rupert Stadler told Automotive News that Audi is yet again planning on building a plant in the United States and it appears that all of the prospective sites are in the Southeast.  
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VW Beetle Demographic Is About Change. Or Is It?

Published Friday, 15 July, 2011 by Chris Horton. Categories: New Inventory, People, News.

 It appears that we've been doing a lot of talking about VW in general over the last month and maybe rightfully so with all of the changes coming down the way.  Specifically, the 2012 Volkswagen Beetle and it's drastic changes that it has in store for Beetle fans and how it's about to change the demographic that has followed it for years. 
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