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Some notable and well-known nameplates disappear after 2006 as carmakers decide to stop selling nearly a dozen models.
The Pontiac GTO is in its final year. Sales never reached the company's target of 18,000 a year.
Looking to move more upscale, Acura officials plan to end production of the slow-selling RSX. The RSX starts around $20,000 and is Acura's lowest-priced car.
Mazda is ending sales of its MPV minivan, which dates back to 1989. The carmaker now has other, newer vehicles that can appeal to shoppers looking for three rows of seats.
Ford Motor Co. has been slowly killing off its long-tenured Taurus, which was America's best-selling car in the 1990s. Its replacement sedans are the Ford Five Hundred and Ford Fusion.
As promised, Porsche officials wrapped up limited production of the 605-horsepower V10-powered Carrera GT. Only some 600 were sold in North America.
What do all these vehicles—Hummer H1, Pontiac GTO, Acura RSX, Volkswagen Phaeton, Ford GT, Ford Taurus, Mazda MPV, Porsche Carrera GT, Honda Insight and Lincoln LS—have in common?
This mix of coupes, sedans, an ultimate sport-utility vehicle and even a gasoline-electric hybrid are this year's "good-bye cars"—models that too few people wanted to buy, so carmakers are looking to wind down their sales. Or, maybe sales weren't the only problem. Some of these vehicles just didn't fit anymore with auto officials' business strategy.
Whatever the cause, these vehicles are in their waning months or, perhaps, weeks on dealer lots. So anyone who wants one had better get shopping. In many cases, these good-bye cars also can be "good buy cars" as dealers look to unload their remaining inventory......
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What you think about these cars that are discontinuing??
Some notable and well-known nameplates disappear after 2006 as carmakers decide to stop selling nearly a dozen models.
The Pontiac GTO is in its final year. Sales never reached the company's target of 18,000 a year.
Looking to move more upscale, Acura officials plan to end production of the slow-selling RSX. The RSX starts around $20,000 and is Acura's lowest-priced car.
Mazda is ending sales of its MPV minivan, which dates back to 1989. The carmaker now has other, newer vehicles that can appeal to shoppers looking for three rows of seats.
Ford Motor Co. has been slowly killing off its long-tenured Taurus, which was America's best-selling car in the 1990s. Its replacement sedans are the Ford Five Hundred and Ford Fusion.
As promised, Porsche officials wrapped up limited production of the 605-horsepower V10-powered Carrera GT. Only some 600 were sold in North America.
What do all these vehicles—Hummer H1, Pontiac GTO, Acura RSX, Volkswagen Phaeton, Ford GT, Ford Taurus, Mazda MPV, Porsche Carrera GT, Honda Insight and Lincoln LS—have in common?
This mix of coupes, sedans, an ultimate sport-utility vehicle and even a gasoline-electric hybrid are this year's "good-bye cars"—models that too few people wanted to buy, so carmakers are looking to wind down their sales. Or, maybe sales weren't the only problem. Some of these vehicles just didn't fit anymore with auto officials' business strategy.
Whatever the cause, these vehicles are in their waning months or, perhaps, weeks on dealer lots. So anyone who wants one had better get shopping. In many cases, these good-bye cars also can be "good buy cars" as dealers look to unload their remaining inventory......
Check out MSN home page for the rest of the article!
What you think about these cars that are discontinuing??
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