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Don’t look for a 2010 Mazda B-Series; the nameplate has quietly slipped off Mazda’s U.S. roster this fall.

The move leaves only a few compact pickups in the North American market. The 2010 Ford Ranger gets side airbags and electronic stability control, as we’ve reported, but it otherwise continues unchanged; base versions of the Chevrolet Colorado, GMC Canyon, Nissan Frontier, and Toyota Tacoma remain the few other choices in a once-hot product segment.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., of India, is still expected to introduce a compact pickup later this year, through U.S. importer Global Vehicles. The Mahindra model would be powered by a...

There's been much discussion about Indian manufacturer Mahindra and its plans to launch vehicles in the U.S. next year. Of particular interest to those in the industry: how and where Mahindra trucks (and later, SUVs) will be built. Pravin Shah, the company's executive vice president of international operations, has now indicated that Mahindra is exploring the purchase of a U.S. assembly facility, which would save the company sizable import penalties. Given the fragile auto market, it's not a bad idea -- and we think we know where they can get one cheap. [AutoNews, sub req'd]

India’s Mahindra & Mahindra is headed to the U.S. with hopes to sell more than 10,000 vehicles per annum once sales kick off at the end of the year. The company’s first model will be an imported diesel pickup truck and eventually Mahindra intends to assemble vehicles in the U.S. in a bid to avoid duties.

No final launch date has been set but Mahindra’s private U.S. distributor, Global Vehicles U.S.A. Inc., expects local sales to start in February 2010--about three months later than planned. The delay is because of some product changes, according to Global Vehicles U.S.A. Inc.’s senior vice president for sales Larry Daniel.

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