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Science News // 1 decade ago

Detroit Zoo gets $10 million donation for $21 million penguin exhibit

The Detroit Zoological Society Wednesday announced a $10 million donation that will go toward the zoo's $21 million penguin facility.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Auto Outlook: Carmakers look down the road, small car crash tests

Results of overlap front crash tests of a dozen small cars by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety were mixed.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Auto Outlook: Ford Focus beats Corolla as world best seller

There's a new sheriff in town and it wears a blue oval -- or does it?

Business News // 1 decade ago

Auto Outlook: Detroit Three improving in dependability

The Chicago Auto Show wrapped up a 10-day run President's Day, and while final attendance numbers aren't in, organizers said it remains the best attended auto show in the United States.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Average age of vehicles in U.S. increasing

More older cars and trucks are on the roads of the United States pushing the median age for passenger cars to 9.2 years, automotive analysts R.L. Polk said.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Polk predicts Russian car market will rise

Automotive industry researcher R. L. Polk said Friday that Russia will become Europe's largest market for new cars by 2010.

Business News // 1 decade ago

U.S. hybrid vehicle sales jump 49 percent

U.S. sales of new hybrid cars jumped 49 percent in the year's first seven months, due in part to a Midwest sales boom, an auto information company said Monday.

Business News // 1 decade ago

U.S. drivers warm to older vehicles

U.S. residents are keeping their vehicles longer than they used to, R. L. Polk & Co. said Tuesday.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Ford challenges Chevy's claim to top spot

Ford Motor Co. is publicly questioning the claim by General Motors Corp. that Chevy was the top-selling U.S. brand in 2005. Registration data from R.L. Polk & Co., a Southfield, Mich.-based auto research firm, shows more Fords than Chevys were registered

Business News // 1 decade ago

More foreign-brand cars U.S. built

More than 40 percent of foreign-brand cars are being made in the United States, according to industry analysts.

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We continue to see increasing vehicle durability across all vehicle types regardless of last years increase in the scrappage rate
Average age of vehicles in U.S. increasing Feb 22, 2008

The more vehicle choices an automaker provides a returning customer, the more likely the customer will remain within the manufacturer family
Study: GM, Ford customers most loyal Jan 19, 2005