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Strictly Commercial: Nissan NV website comes online ?? AutoMK

Nissan NV commercial vans – Click above for high-res image gallery

No surprise here, really. Just one short day after officially revealing its first-ever commercial vehicle for the U.S. market, Nissan has launched a corresponding website to go along with its NV series of vans.
As you would expect from such a website, Nissan allows you to [...]

NTEA 2010: Nissan pulls the covers off NV commercial van ?? AutoMK

2011 Nissan NV2500 HD – Click above for high-res image gallery

We’re here in St. Louis attending the National Truck Equipment Association show, and we just watched Nissan officially pull the covers off its NV commercial van for the first time in front of a live audience. Our initial impression: They aren’t kidding when they say [...]

Nissan recalls 540,000 vehicles for brake pedal pin, fuel gauge problems ?? AutoMK

Another day, another recall. This time Nissan is the automaker in question, recalling a total of 539,864 vehicles due to faulty brake pedal pins and fuel gauge components.
Nissan reports that three instances have been reported where brake pedal pins have partially disengaged, resulting in a loss of normal braking ability. Additionally, the fuel gauges in [...]

Geneva 2010: 2011 Mazda5 gets swoopy in Switzerland ?? AutoMK

2011 Mazda5 – Click above for high-res image gallery

Mazda’s Nagare design theme has infiltrated nearly every model in its lineup, with only a few lone hold-outs. Here in Geneva, one of the last unmolested models has finally gone under the knife and the result is the 2011 Mazda 5.
In addition to the new smiling fascia, [...]

Chrysler recalls 312,000 2005-2006 minivans over airbag issue *UPDATE ?? AutoMK

Just because Toyota may be garnering the most attention for its current recall crisis, it isn’t the only automaker having issues. Chrysler has just released its own recall which affects more than 312,000 2005-2006 Town and Country, Caravan, and Grand Caravan models.
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the minivan’s front crash sensors may [...]

Geneva Preview: Ford announces new turbo’d 203-hp 2.0-liter for Mondeo ?? AutoMK

Ford C-Max at the 2010 Geneva Motor Show – Click above for high-res image gallery

One of the more than 100 reveals at next month’s Geneva Motor Show will be the new Ford C-Max and Grand C-Max. Referred to as “Multi-Activity Vehicles” by The Blue Oval, the two C-cars offer a five-seater in the C-Max and [...]

Chrysler offering 60-day return policy with “Minivan Pledge” ?? AutoMK

Dodge Caravan – Click above for high-res image gallery

Chrysler invented the minivan, and Team Pentastar is so confident that you’ll like its newest people mover that the automaker is giving you 60 days to try a Dodge Grand Caravan or Chrysler Town and Country for yourself. Chrysler’s new 60-day “Minivan Pledge” is open until March [...]

Vauxhall and Renault launch versatile new Movano/Master full-size van overseas ?? AutoMK

2010 Vauxhall Movano – Click above for high-res image gallery
Remember the old days before the minivan came along? Well, Brits sure do. Because while America may move around in trucks and pickups, over in the British Isles, the full-size van is the workhorse of choice for movers, plumbers, electricians, bank robbers and just [...]

Report: Nissan Quest dropped for 2010, but a replacement is planned ?? AutoMK

If you’re in the market for a Nissan minivan you’d better hurry and natch up one of the last of the 2009 models as a 2010 model is never going to happen. Automobile reports that the 2010 Quest will never arrive in the U.S. as Nissan ends production of the people hauler until the next [...]

Geneva Preview: Opel releases next-gen Meriva MPV with rear-hinged doors ?? AutoMK

2011 Opel Meriva – Click above for high-res image gallery

When Opel showed off a concept version of the next-generation Meriva at the 2008 Geneva Motor Show, everyone expected the production version to look much the same. After all, the concept exhibited all the styling cues we’ve seen on other recent concepts from R??sselsheim. What we [...]

Pics Aplenty: Ford launches updated Galaxy, S-Max at Brussels Auto Show ?? AutoMK

2010 Ford S-Max (above) and Galaxy (below right) – Click either for high-res image galleries

We can debate the relevance of the modern minivan in the North American market until the proverbial cows come home, but the fact remains that in Europe, the MPV still plays a vital role. Few know that as well as Ford [...]

Pics Aplenty: Ford launches updated Galaxy, S-Max at Brussels Auto Show ?? AutoMK

2010 Ford S-Max (above) and Galaxy (below right) – Click either for high-res image galleries

We can debate the relevance of the modern minivan in the North American market until the proverbial cows come home, but the fact remains that in Europe, the MPV still plays a vital role. Few know that as well as Ford [...]

All-New 2011 Mazda5 coming to Geneva ?? AutoMK

2011 Mazda5 – Click above for high-res image gallery

The Mazda5 has been around since 2006, going about its microvan business in relative obscurity, yet rewarding buyers with a healthy dose of zoom-zoom mixed into their three-row vanlet driving needs. The Mazda5 (Premacy in other markets) received a few tweaks in 2008, but other than new [...]

NHTSA opening probe into Ford Freestar/Mercury Monterey transmission defect ?? AutoMK

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating hundreds of reports that 2004-2005 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans are fitted with defective transmissions that could dangerously fail without warning. Most alarming is that many of the transmissions reportedly fail at highway speeds. In a common complaint, the engine will suddenly surge and then [...]

Fiat reveals new Doblo… will it come to America to challenge Ford’s Transit Connect? ?? AutoMK

Fiat Doblo – click above for high-res gallery

You’re feasting your eyes on Fiat’s new Doblo. First debuting in 2001, Fiat has manged to sell over one million Doblos, both as panel work vans (know as the Doblo Cargo) and as five or seven passenger “leisure activity vehicles.” This is the first ground-up redesign in the [...]

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