AutoblogGreen for 02.22.10

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Coys coming to America to sell record-breaking collection of 500 classics

Filed under: Classics, Auctions

British motoring enthusiasts and car collectors have come to know Coys as one of the preeminent auction houses in England. They’ve been in business since 1909, and operate several locations in the U.K. as well as offices in Italy, at Germany’s N

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Focus to be our fourth Asian Ford

The company already gets the Escape off-roader from Taiwan and Ranger ute out of Thailand, which will be joined mid-2010 by the Fiesta hatch. Now an as-yet unnamed Asian plant will build the next-generation global Focus sedan and hatch for local launch in 2011.

“But in terms of the detail and what location in Asia it [...]

Kia Rio gets new look

With the arrival of the Soul, Cerato and Sorento, Kia adopted the new ‘H’ signature grille from chief designer Peter Schreyer. Now it’s the Rio’s turn.
Kia Australia spokesman, Jonathan Fletcher, says the new-look Rio sedan and hatch are perhaps the most important models to get the signature Schreyer treatment. “They are our volume sellers so [...]

Camry cuts fuel consumption

GM Holden is less than two months from an economy-based update of its VE Commodore, Ford is promising a four-cylinder Falcon and more in 2010, and Toyota has just slashed the consumption of its family focussed Camry.
The four-cylinder Toyota now tips the bowsers at an official rating of 8.8L/100km, trumping the best Commodore at 10.6 [...]