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}); </script> </div> <div id="content" class="narrow_content" data-article=""><h1>Automotive</h1> <div class="summary_item noback"> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive-customer-retention-survey/21140/">Would you buy another one? Automotive Customer Retention survey reveals the truth</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jack-martin/">Jack Martin</a></p> <p><em>02:44 January 18, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive-customer-retention-survey/21140/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive-customer-retention-survey/21140/pictures">6 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive-customer-retention-survey/21140/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/jdpower-auto-customer-retention-2012.jpg" title="The above-average auto makers in customer retention" alt="The above-average auto makers in customer retention"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>It's a lot easier to keep a customer than to get a new one, at least that's how the sales force maxim goes. So what then does the newly released J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Customer Retention Study say about the automotive brands and their ability to sell the same customer another car. For starters, something incredibly positive is happening at Hyundai - just two years ago, Hyundai was below the industry average in customer retention - now the Korean brand has flown past Mercedes, BMW, Porsche, Lexus, Infiniti and Acura to become the stickiest brand in the business. Which isn't hard - one in two motorists defects to another brand with their next purchase. <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/automotive-customer-retention-survey/21140/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-e-nv200-electic-minivan/21135/">Nissan's e-NV200 electric minivan concept debuts in Detroit</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>10:53 January 17, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-e-nv200-electic-minivan/21135/#comments">1 Comment</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-e-nv200-electic-minivan/21135/pictures">11 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-e-nv200-electic-minivan/21135/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/e-nv200-2.jpg" title="Nissan is debuting its e-NV200 electric minivan concept at the North American Internationa..." alt="Nissan is debuting its e-NV200 electric minivan concept at the North American Internationa..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Five years ago at the Tokyo Motor Show, Nissan unveiled its clever <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/go/8175/" target="_blank">NV200 minivan concept</a> that incorporated a mobile office and a slide-out cargo compartment. It has since <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-nv200-lcv-production-details/11087/" target="_blank">gone into production</a>, losing the office and slide-out, but boasting what Nissan claims is the largest load space in its class. Last year, the automaker announced that it would begin testing of an <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-nv200-electric-vehicle/19115/" target="_blank">electric version</a> of the van. Now, the public can get a feel for what a consumer electric NV200 might be like, up close and in person, as the e-NV200 concept makes its world debut at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit. <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/nissan-e-nv200-electic-minivan/21135/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/mini-dominates-the-dakar-rally/21114/">New names dominate the Dakar Rally - MINI & Iveco take 1-2 wins</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/author/jack-martin/">Jack Martin</a></p> <p><em>03:39 January 16, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/mini-dominates-the-dakar-rally/21114/#comments">7 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/mini-dominates-the-dakar-rally/21114/pictures">79 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/mini-dominates-the-dakar-rally/21114/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/dakar-rally-2012-action.JPG" title="Peterhansel and his MINI ALL4 Racing" alt="Peterhansel and his MINI ALL4 Racing"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>New names dominated the Dakar Rally from start-to-finish this year - MINI being the most obvious with a 1-2, but also Iveco broke the Eastern Block stranglehold on the truck section. Frenchman Stéphane Peterhansel won his tenth Dakar (six on motorcycles, four in cars) ahead of MINI teammate Nani Roma (a prior motorcycle winner). MINI's new owner BMW must be delighted to add the world's toughest race to its illustrious heritage, even if that MINI looks a tad bigger than your average Countryman. <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/mini-dominates-the-dakar-rally/21114/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-accord-coupe-concept/21113/">Honda's Accord Coupe Concept previews ninth-generation Accord</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/author/martin-hone/">Martin Hone</a></p> <p><em>17:05 January 15, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-accord-coupe-concept/21113/#comments">4 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-accord-coupe-concept/21113/pictures">16 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-accord-coupe-concept/21113/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/2013accord-4.jpg" title="Honda's Accord Coupe Concept unveiled at NAIAS 2012" alt="Honda's Accord Coupe Concept unveiled at NAIAS 2012"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Even without taking into account Japan's recent natural disasters, Honda has struggled of late, seemingly having lost its prominence as a technology innovator. With much riding on next year's models, there was a lot of interest when Honda took the covers of the new Accord Coupe Concept at the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/naias-2012/" target="_blank">2012 North American International Auto Show</a> (NAIAS) recently, revealing the first official glimpse of a new styling direction, as well as revealing a host of claimed new technologies for the all-new, ninth-generation 2013 model, set to go on-sale this fall in America. <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-accord-coupe-concept/21113/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-n-box-microvan-family-car/21071/">Honda shrinks the family car with the N Box</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/author/mike-hanlon/">Mike Hanlon</a></p> <p><em>03:01 January 13, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-n-box-microvan-family-car/21071/#comments">9 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-n-box-microvan-family-car/21071/pictures">17 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-n-box-microvan-family-car/21071/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/hondanboxwaconcept-18.jpg" title="Honda shrinks the family car with the N Box" alt="Honda shrinks the family car with the N Box"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Honda's new N Box platform was purpose built for Japanese domestic market Kei car regulations - the idea was to create a comfortable, spacious passenger environment for four adults using the available real estate of a minicar platform. The whole N Box package is designed to be customised and the Wa Concept, which took a bow today in Tokyo, has patent leather seats and a traditional Japanese lacquerware exterior. It's gorgeous! <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/honda-n-box-microvan-family-car/21071/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/toyota-ns4-advanced-plug-in-hybrid-concept/21100/">Toyota's NS4 concept projects the hybrid car three years hence</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/author/darren-quick/">Darren Quick</a></p> <p><em>21:10 January 12, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/toyota-ns4-advanced-plug-in-hybrid-concept/21100/#comments">5 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/toyota-ns4-advanced-plug-in-hybrid-concept/21100/pictures">10 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/toyota-ns4-advanced-plug-in-hybrid-concept/21100/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/toyota_ns4concept.jpg" title="Toyota's NS4 advanced plug-in hybrid concept that was unveiled in Detroit this week" alt="Toyota's NS4 advanced plug-in hybrid concept that was unveiled in Detroit this week"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Toyota's NS4 advanced plug-in hybrid concept that was unveiled this week at the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/tag/naias-2012/" target="_blank">2012 North American International Auto Show</a> (NAIAS) in Detroit is the brainchild of Toyota engineers who were given the task of designing a new mid-size concept for potential launch in markets worldwide by 2015. 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SIM-Drive, a collaborative of 34 Japanese tech companies and institutions, presented its SIM-LEI prototype EV at the 2011 Electric Vehicle Industrial Exhibition late last year. While you probably either love or hate its looks, there's one thing about it that everyone should like - it can reportedly go about 305 kilometers (189.5 miles) on one charge of its battery, traveling at a constant speed of 100 km/h (62 mph). <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/sim-lei-300-km-ev/21084/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/new-bentley-v8/21065/">New Bentley V-8 debuts in Detroit</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/author/chris-weiss/">Chris Weiss</a></p> <p><em>14:11 January 11, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/new-bentley-v8/21065/#comments">2 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/new-bentley-v8/21065/pictures">40 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/new-bentley-v8/21065/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/bentleyv-8.jpg" title="The Bentley V-8 will be available this spring" alt="The Bentley V-8 will be available this spring"/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>Bentley has introduced its long-awaited V-8 engine developed in conjunction with Audi. 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It's a bold effort to give some style to the boxy people mover market and public opinion will now decide if the angled B-pillar and huge wheels will see production. <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/chryslers-700c-concept/21069/">Read More</a> </p> </div> </div> <div class="summary_item "> <div class="summary_details"> <div class="sd_top"> </div> <div class="clear_both"> <h2><a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/tata-emo-concept-ev/21064/">Tata presents $20,000 eMO compact EV concept</a></h2> <div class="summary_details_left"> <p>By <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/author/ben-coxworth/">Ben Coxworth</a></p> <p><em>15:12 January 10, 2012</em></p> </div> <div class="summary_details_right"> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/comments.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/tata-emo-concept-ev/21064/#comments">8 Comments</a> </p> <p><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/layout/icons/image_modernist.png" alt=""/> <a href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/tata-emo-concept-ev/21064/pictures">10 Pictures</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <center><a class="noback" href="/web/20120118191851/http://www.gizmag.com/tata-emo-concept-ev/21064/"><img src="https://web.archive.org/web/20120118191851im_/http://images.gizmag.com/hero/tataemo.png" title="Tata Technologies has unveiled its eMO EV concept car, that is designed to sell for US$..." alt="Tata Technologies has unveiled its eMO EV concept car, that is designed to sell for US$..."/></a></center> <div class="summary"> <p>You could be forgiven for thinking that an electric car called the eMO would be dark-colored, inspire sulkiness in its drivers, and play nothing but My Chemical Romance on its stereo. 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