http://compactcars.about.com/ Get the latest headlines from the About.com Compact Cars GuideSite. en-us 2003-12-01T01:24:36-05:00 http://about.com/ http://z.about.com/d/lg/rss.gif http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/046923.htm I have good news and I have bad news. The sad news is that Compact Cars will cease to exist as of December 1st. The good news is that Cars.about.com will replace it in the future with your Guide Philip... compactcars 2003-12-01T01:24:36-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/044032.htm If the rumors can be beleived then the Big Three better be worried. The word in the backrooms is that Hyundai Motor will introduce a vehicle to challenge the gasoline-electric Toyota Prius and Honda Civic sedans for a share of... compactcars 2003-11-16T03:55:20-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/044030.htm Construction of Hyundai's first manufacturing and assembly plant in the US is now approximately 75% complete and is scheduled to be complete by June 2004. The Montgomery, Alabama manufacturing facility is scheduled to begin production in 2005 with an... compactcars 2003-11-15T03:33:28-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/044029.htm The Focus is moving home. You may not have known that the three and five-door Focus have been assembled in Mexico since its US introduction. Ford's Wayne, Michigan plant builds the wagon and sedan versions of the car. Ford... compactcars 2003-11-13T03:16:21-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/042135.htm This is the new Chevrolet Spark, a car closely based on the latest Daewoo Matiz. Don't look for it anytime soon at any North American GM showroom. The small hatchback is a product from the joint venture between GM... compactcars 2003-11-10T02:55:17-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/042134.htm Take one American icon, mix in equal parts foreign content (are Australians foreign?) and good 'ol Detroit iron and what do you get? GM's newest rear-wheel-drive performance car, the new 2004 Pontiac GTO, borrows a legendary nameplate mated up... compactcars 2003-11-09T02:30:01-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/041778.htm You are seeing one of the first pictures of the 2005 Ford Escape compact SUV. Hot on the heels of the GM announcement that they are delaying and cancelling their hybrid lineup is arch-rival's Ford prediction that the Ford... compactcars 2003-11-08T03:11:21-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/041777.htm General Motors has conceded that it is canceling or delaying several of its hybrid vehicle programs. That affected models include versions of the automaker's full-size pickups, as well as hybrid variants of the Saturn VUE and Chevrolet Equinox crossover... compactcars 2003-11-07T02:52:30-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/041775.htm A company that makes golf carts is beihg sued by General Motors because it is producing a cart that looks like a 57 Chevy. The company, luxurygolfcarts.com, has, among other designs, a Dodge pickup licenced by DiamlerChrysler. The Florida... compactcars 2003-11-06T02:40:19-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/038349.htm Whoa, this concept car at the 37th Tokyo INterantional Auto Show is a Diahatsu XL-C but to my eyes a 4-door Mini. It is just a design concept right now but I can guarantee if it ever got off... compactcars 2003-10-30T00:58:04-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/038347.htm According to a Jeep spokesperson: “The Treo concept car is a vivid new interpretation of where the Jeep brand could go in the future using the freedom of fuel cell technology. It truly exemplifies the idea of ‘fluid imagination’... compactcars 2003-10-29T00:44:27-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/038354.htm While the Tokyo Auto Show got most of the attention, the Sydney Auto Show has been one of actual production cars, not futuristic concepts. One of the notable ones is the Holden Coupe 4. The all-wheel-drive Coupe 4 is... compactcars 2003-10-28T01:45:05-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/038345.htm The Europeans were represented well at the Toyko Auto Show. Here is the Renault Be Bop concept car. First introduced at the Frankfurt Auto Show the Be Bop is powered by a 225 hp turbocharged engine and an aerodynamic... compactcars 2003-10-27T00:22:59-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/038342.htm The 2003 Tokyo Auto Show featured some forward thinking designs tht may never see the road. One of them is this one person Toyota PM (personal Mobility) vehicle. According to Toyota you would "wear" rather than drive this vehicle.... compactcars 2003-10-26T00:04:08-05:00 http://compactcars.about.com/b/a/038340.htm Just introduced at the 2003 Tokyo Auto Show, the Mitsubishi CZ2 show car is a stylish compact convertible which is aimed at young couples or families enjoying an urban lifestyle. It was originally designed by Mitsubishi's German Studio with... compactcars 2003-10-25T23:41:18-05:00