Think of it as an economy car that performs like a sports car.

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On a dollars-per mile basis, the price of an economy car has gone up by about a factor of two, not five as the CPI would suggest.

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GM's weakness in the Old Economy--jack of all models, master of few--could turn out to be an ace in the New Economy car-portal wars, which will calculate value on ears-per-hour, not J.

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Look, when we talked about the decisions that were made around a structured bankruptcy, we were dealing in an economy I think where the yearly car sales were certainly less than 10 million.

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Most importantly, it singlehandedly brought top-of-mind awareness for the Fiesta nameto a new generation of drivers. 132, 000 drivers signed up for updates on the new Fiesta and over 6, 000 pre-ordered the Fiesta, an exceptionally strong showing for a new economy car.

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Rather car sales rose on the strength of an improving economy combined with pent-up demand finally being unleashed.

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The renaissance in Britain's car industry has been a beacon of hope in an economy that has been broadly flat for the best part of two years.

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Other most-wanted wheels range from a relative economy car from Volvo, to the first luxury-brand hybrid from Lexus, to an all-wheel drive Audi, the carmaker s fastest to date.

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Ford says fuel economy is now the top purchase consideration for car buyers and that customers are excited about having an alternative to the top-selling Toyota Prius hybrid.

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