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  • It makes the Polo hatchback and the Vento, Jetta and Passat sedans at Chakan and imports the Beetle and Phaeton cars and the Touareg sport-utility vehicle.

    Volkswagen May Expand India Capacity Santanu Choudhury 2012

  • MUMBAI – Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said Monday it will reopen bookings for its latest sport-utility vehicle, XUV500, from Jan. 25 to meet higher demand.

    Mahindra to Reopen XUV500 Bookings from Jan. 25 Anirban Chowdhury 2012

  • The strong overseas performance was due partly to solid demand for newly launched models such as the Juke sport-utility vehicle and Micra compact.

    Nissan Lifts Forecast After Strong Quarter Yoshio Takahashi 2011

  • Most Indian customers prefer inexpensive small cars that offer better fuel efficiency than sedans and sport-utility vehicles.

    Nissan Plans Third Plant in Mexico Nikhil Gulati 2012

  • Maruti sold 343,340 cars and sport-utility vehicles in the January-March quarter, an increase of 19.5%.

    Maruti Profit Beats Estimates Nikhil Gulati 2011

  • Firefighters were called to the 3300 block of Yellow Flower Road, near Whiskey Bottom Road, where an Infiniti sport-utility vehicle had struck an end-unit townhouse, said Division Chief Michael Cox, a fire spokesman.

    Woman charged after SUV hits home The Baltimore Sun 2011

  • Industry groups and executives question whether mainstream consumers are eager to buy so-called "zero emission" vehicles, and point to the still significant sales of large pickups and sport-utility vehicles, and the small sales volumes so far of Nissan's Leaf electric car and GM's Volt plug in hybrid.

    Emissions Plan Jolts Auto Firms Josh Mitchell 2011

  • The first look at Lincoln's future will come in November when Ford unveils redesigned versions of its MKS sedan and MKT sport-utility vehicle, the first of seven new or redesigned Lincolns.

    Ford Aims to Breathe Life Into Lincoln Jeff Bennett 2011

  • His pink suit is too pink and his white shirt is too white, and the mohawk that runs from his forehead to the back of his neck has enough grease to lube a sport-utility vehicle.

    Miracles, Inc. T.J. Forrester 2011

  • "Strong sales of the K5 midsize sedan and the Sportage sport-utility vehicle gave a hefty boost to the bottom line in the recent past quarter," company spokesman Kim Dae-kweon said.

    Kia Motors Net Profit Jumps 91%; Optima Growth Catalyst for 2011 Kyong-Ae Choi 2011

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