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• LDV Limited
  .... LDV employs around 2,000 at its Birmingham site, producing 15,000-20,000 vehicles annually. ...nership divided between EAC (European Acquisition Capital Limited) and Sun European Partners.
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• City car
  ...ocations, electric recharging is provided to encourage the use of electric vehicles. NEVs may also be used as station cars where the roadway speed limits permi ===Early ages===
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• De Tomaso
  ...ar was propelled with a 104 bhp (78&nbsp;kW) [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] [[Ford Cortina|Cortina]] engine, and had a top <br>speed of 215&nbsp;km/h (134&nbs ...|Mangusta]] De Tomaso moved from European to American [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] engines; powered by a 4.7-litre iron-block [[V8]] engine and with steel a
  10 KB (1,488 words) - 04:32, 12 June 2010
• Iveco
  ...a subsidiary of the [[Fiat Group]], and produces around 200,000 commercial vehicles and 460,000 diesel engines annually, and for the year ended 2007 the compan ...ym for '''I'''ndustrial '''Ve'''hicle '''Co'''rporation, an alliance among European commercial vehicle manufacturers such as [[Fiat]] (including [[Officine Mec
  8 KB (1,142 words) - 09:33, 18 September 2008
• Mid-size car
  ...d-1960s. During the 1970s, the intermediate class was generally defined as vehicles with wheelbases between 112 inches (2,845 mm) and 118 inches (2,997 mm). ...ll-size [[Ford LTD]] moniker before being replaced by the class-defining [[Ford Taurus]]. Similarly, import models such as the [[Honda Accord]] and [[Toyot
  8 KB (1,297 words) - 08:26, 20 May 2010
• Reliant
  The company is notable for building composite-bodied specialist vehicles, such as the [[Reliant Scimitar]], [[Reliant Sabre]] and [[Reliant SS1]] sp ...nitially 598 cc but enlarged through the years to a final 848 cc in 1975. (Early Reliant three-wheelers used an engine derived from the 747cc 1930s [[Austin
  5 KB (752 words) - 10:57, 3 August 2009
• Compact car
  Small European family cars include the [[Ford Focus (International)|Ford Focus]], [[Opel Astra]], [[Peugeot 308]], [[Citroën C4]], [[Renault Mégan ...he world as a "''C-segment''" (between [[B-segment|B-]] and [[D-segment]]) vehicles. Compact cars usually have [[wheelbase]]s between 100 inches (2,540 mm) and
  17 KB (2,561 words) - 11:18, 20 May 2010
• Lincoln LS
  ...[[Ford DEW platform|Ford DEW98 platform]] with the [[Jaguar S-Type]] and [[Ford Thunderbird]]. It competes with the [[BMW 3 Series]], [[Lexus ES]], [[Merc ...nd near 50/50 weight distribution, the LS was an attractive alternative to European and Japanese sports sedans.
  8 KB (1,130 words) - 16:15, 7 August 2009
• Panel van
  ...ly suited for cities with narrow streets and/or heavy traffic. Every major European car manufacturer has a panel van in their line-up; these models used to be ...d to be utilitarian base model MPVs / people carriers, for a range of such vehicles.
  7 KB (1,226 words) - 02:57, 16 July 2010
• Simca
  ...nd a brand rather than independent company. In 1978, Chrysler divested its European operations to another French automaker, [[PSA Peugeot Citroën|PSA]], which ...[[European Car of the Year]] titles in 1976 and 1978, respectively. Simca vehicles were also manufactured by [[Simca do Brasil]] in Brazil and [[Barreiros|Bar
  10 KB (1,465 words) - 04:57, 10 November 2007
• Cylinder block
  ...need to re-machine the entire casting. Wet Liner designs are popular with European manufacturers, most notably [[Renault]] and [[Peugeot]] who continue to use ...V8 engine families the Detroit Big Three automakers ([[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] and [[Chrysler]]) have bee
  12 KB (1,808 words) - 16:42, 11 April 2010
• Zastava
  ...its [[Fiat]]-based automobiles, which began assembling in 1955 for Eastern European markets. The firm also manufactures military and sporting small arms, most ...umber of vehicles was made until the outbreak the war in 1941. Then in the early 50's some number of Jeeps was made, but the deal with [[Willys-Overland]] (
  11 KB (1,780 words) - 14:18, 3 June 2010
• Mercury
  ...was the messenger of the gods, which was reflected in its focus during its early years on performance. ...y brand was phased out in 2010, while Ford Motor Company will focus on the Ford and [[Lincoln]] brands.
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• Personal luxury car
  ...th common mechanical components beneath their distinctive exteriors, these vehicles were a lucrative segment of the post-World War II automotive marketplace. ...ines and other mechanical components, but with unique styling. A prominent early example was the 1953 open top [[Cadillac Eldorado]], where customized styli
  11 KB (1,562 words) - 10:41, 19 December 2009
• Continental Mark II
  ...|car]] produced by the then newly formed ''Continental Division'' of the [[Ford Motor Company]] during 1956 and 1957. Many aficionados of the automobile co ...]] of the 1940s, which had been possibly the most notable car of the '40s. Ford, often regarded as producers of many competent cars but few exciting ones,
  7 KB (1,129 words) - 01:53, 14 December 2007
• Supermini car
  A '''supermini''' is a European [[car classification|classification]] that describes [[automobile|car]]s la ..., it included such cars as the [[Austin Metro]], [[Volkswagen Polo]] and [[Ford Fiesta]]. Smaller or more basic cars were grouped under a ''Bargain Basemen
  9 KB (1,406 words) - 08:55, 26 June 2010
• List of Ford VIN codes
  [[Ford Motor Company|Ford Motor Company]] uses the following [[w:Vehicle identification number|VIN]] ==American Ford==
  26 KB (4,136 words) - 09:33, 19 June 2010
• Overdrive
  Early manual automotive [[Transmission|transmissions]] were limited to three or s ...e gearshift knob, and does not require operation of the [[clutch]]. Newer vehicles have electronic overdrive in which the computer automatically adjusts to th
  11 KB (1,827 words) - 12:25, 28 January 2009
• Geely Automobile
  ==Early Years== ...rket in 2008, the year the of the Beijing Olympics, but after several test vehicles failed U.S. crash and emissions tests, Geely's debut in America has been de
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• Brass Era car
  ...mobile" is a retronym for "horseless carriage," the original name for such vehicles, which is still in use today. Such very old vehicles present special challenges to today's collectors. Replacement parts must n
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