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2010 Subaru Tribeca
Subaru

Subaru is about to kill off the Tribeca

It's sad when a manufacturer decides to discontinue a model. It's especially sad when they're not talking about the replacement model coming along soon. There's a rumor going round that the Japanese at Subaru are planning the demise of their Tribeca mid-sized SUV, family car or whatever it is. If I'm honest, there's not too much sadness present around this...

2011 Scion xB
Scion

Scion announces killing off for two models

Scion is one of the companies riding the "magic" of the Toyobaru sports coupe. That's great stuff, but not all news coming from them are the same. Toyota's entry level brand for the young will soon kill off two of their models, the xD and the xB. Whereas the xD was not a commercial success the xB simply was the...

Maybach
MaybachMercedes

Mercedes trades off Maybach for 600 Pullman

The fate of Maybach has been subjected to speculation, rumors and worries have all finally gotten some truth added to the mix. During an interview for Autocar, Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche confirmed those fears and announced the company's decision on the Maybach brand. Not a pretty one for fans of the brand, quite the decent one for Mercedes stock holders...

Chrysler Town & Country
ChryslerDodge

Dodge Grand Caravan name will live on

As part of their agreement with Fiat to sharpen up the brand, Chrysler has promised to eliminate branding confusion within their product lineup. Though many products have been dropped and renamed, the Dodge Grand Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country survived for a while. Recently more and more rumors have turned up about the Dodge Grand Caravan being wiped out,...

Chrysler 300C Touring
Chrysler

Chrysler 300 Touring killed off

If you didn't know about the existence of a Chrysler 300C Touring you shouldn't be ashamed, it was a model sold exclusively in Europe. Though it was moderately successful in key markets such as the UK, Germany and Australia, the Chrysler 300C Touring was never a game changer. With the new generation of the 300, the tight belt conditions from...

Volvo C70 Convertible
Volvo

Volvo C70 Convertible to be killed off in 2013

Volvo's CEO, Stephan Jacoby has realized that even though his company has slumped out of the serious financial hardships it's been under not that long ago, there are still some leaks. And it seems that leading the pack in the Swedish company's problems is something we all refer to as the Volvo C70, the only Convertible they make. Come 2013...