Others, including Toyota and Ford, have started to market new models that are supposed to arrive at the dealers shortly.
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It became and remained the second-largest car manufacturer behind General Motors for 56 years, until Toyota toppled Ford to the third position in 2007.
And so, the LEAF for Nissan, the Prius for Toyota, Ford with the hybrid Fusion, General Motors with the Volt, Chrysler when it gets its small cars.
But most firms are setting up around St Petersburg, following the lead of Toyota and Ford, which has just announced an increase in capacity to 125, 000 cars a year.
The auto sector added as well, with firms like Toyota, Ford, and General Motors seeing sales hit their highest values since the financial crisis in the first few months of 2013.
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What is likely to evolve over time is a U.S. industry that looks more like Europe, which is five or six big companies rather than a big three, with GM, Toyota, Ford, Chrysler, Honda Motor and Nissan each holding as much as 18% to as little as 7% of the U.S. market.
Other frequently purloined models include the Chevrolet Tahoe SUV, Toyota RAV4, Ford Edge and Dodge Journey.
The slightly larger B-segment, already populated by the Toyota Yaris and Ford Fiesta, is growing, too, with new or redesigned models coming soon.
In July Chrysler's U.S. market share tumbled to 10.1%, its lowest since 1984, as it slipped to number five, behind GM, Toyota Motor, Ford and Honda Motor.
In 2004, it was a finalist in both categories, with its slick XLR roadster and SRX suv-looking crossover, but the Toyota Prius and Ford F-150 were the winners.
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On the other hand, I recognize that the people's brand can't sit by and let the Chevy Malibu, Honda Accord, Toyota Camry, Ford Fusion and Hyundai Sonata scamper off with hundreds of thousands of annual sales.
Contrast Ford with Toyota, which sells only one Corolla worldwide (1.3 million last year).
For example, GM, Ford and Toyota all announced payment relief options for customers affected by Sandy.
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In the 1990s buyers began to prefer the Honda Accord and the Toyota Camry to the Ford Taurus.
Ford, Toyota and Honda rent the lodge off-season as a perk for people who move a lot of cars.
Today kicked off a series of media daily promotions at the site by Ford, Toyota, Honda and many others.
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Ford, Toyota and Honda I think represent the next three biggest auto dealers.
The company underestimated the appeal of gasoline-electric hybrid vehicles and now trails Ford, Toyota and Honda in that market.
GM, Ford and Toyota can shrug off problems in Asia, because of their huge volumes in America or Japan.
Back in the 1980s and 1990s, buyers began to prefer the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry over the Ford Taurus.
Meanwhile, Toyota, Honda and Ford have sold hundreds of thousands of hybrid electric vehicles collectively, and GM has sold just a handful.
They are both luxury cars, priced well above most of the cars sold by mass-market brands such as Chevrolet, Ford or Toyota.
Farley said the 1.0-liter, turbocharged three-cylinder engine has been in the works since before he joined Ford from Toyota in late 2007.
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It also has entered into long-term contracts with other car makers such as Ford, Toyota, Kia, Bentley, BMW, Volkswagen, Nissan, Hyundai, and Mitsubishi.
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General Motors, Ford, Toyota and Chrysler each spent more in the first part of the year than they did in the same period last year.
Ford and Toyota similarly increased their ad expenditures by 15% and 22%, respectively, while the 82% uptick at UAW Health Care Trust was a significant contributor to latter.
It is supplies auto rectifiers to Ford, Toyota and others.
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According to Ford and Toyota, the jointly-developed new hybrid powertrain will offer better fuel efficiency while offering the same capabilities like towing capacity expected of a regular gas-powered truck.
Automakers are just showing what they can do with plug-in cars, and the Volt and Leaf, plus new models from Ford, Toyota and Honda will lead many more drivers to switch.
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