No wonder South Korean car makers' net profit margins average below 2%.

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It'll cost tens of U.S. dollars to connect to the 'Net in your car.

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All three combine to represent the logical future of personal computing: surfing, shopping and downloading the Net from your car, cell phone and TV set, and from portable Internet appliances.

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The government announced that the city would be zero-carbon, powered entirely by renewable energy, car-free, and produce net-zero waste.

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Now people dream about slipping down to Manila because they found their dream car there, 10K cheaper, on the Net.

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Hamlin scurried to his garage stall to survey the damage on the car, where Vickers sat with the window net still up.

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In your car, you'll be able to surf the Net, get e-mail, buy and sell shares and carry on conference calls.

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Car makers have already begun rolling out some of the features found on these prototype net-mobiles.

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The roar of revving engines in high-net-worth autos ranging from a 1913 Isotta Fraschini IM to a token modern concept car reverberated through our bones as we awaited the start of the Louis Vuitton Classic Serenissima Run.

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The idea is to offer a place where Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking denizens of the Net -- 10 million and counting -- can comparison-shop for a mortgage, a car loan or insurance, as well as check stock quots and financial news.

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