But Buick sales fell 3 percent, and sales of the Impala full-size car and Malibu midsize sedan plummeted more than 30 percent.
The emblem, which appears on both sides of the vehicle on the rear top panels is always positioned pointing toward the front of the vehicle so the Impala is seen as running forward.
The goal here was to emphasize the sleeker look of the new Impala compared with its predecessor models.
Most important is a new family of pickup trucks and SUVs, along with redesigns of the Chevrolet Impala and Corvette.
Even with an influx of new models coming for 2014 and 2015, including revised versions of the Chevrolet Impala and Volkswagen Phaeton and the all-new Chevrolet SS and Kia Cadenza, Polk advisor Tom Libby predicts the segment will account for just 3.2% of industry sales this year and 2.7% in 2015.
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The mine is located in the Western Bushveld area of South Africa, about 20 kilometers from the giant Rustenburg mine owned by Impala Platinum, and sits in the heart of South African platinum production, said Kris Begic, vice president of corporate development for the Vancouver-based Platinum Group Metals.
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Developer Trevor Davis , who studied architecture at MIT, saw the Graves billboard in Miami and signed him up to design the Impala on the outer edge of Manhattan's tony Upper East Side neighborhood.
To be replaced by an all-new model next spring as an early 2014 entry, the current-generation Impala has the distinction of being the last six-passenger car sold in the U.S. Pickup trucks and a few SUVs still come with front benches, but sedans and coupes have long abandoned them in favor of front buckets, which afford a center console between the seats to house the shift lever, switches and storage.
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In February, a clash between the rivals closed the largest mine of Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd.
Lulled by the swaying of your wrinkly mount, you suddenly emerge from thick brush onto the savannah, catching sight of a herd of impala.
Lulled by the swaying of your wrinkly steed, you suddenly emerge from thick brush onto the savannah, catching sight of a herd of impala.
In the ad, which aired during the first hour of the awards show on CBS, Volt, Spark, Sonic, Impala and the all-new Corvette Stingray each takes turns at wowing target viewers before Cusack ties everything together.
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The day after he and the Impala ferry a pair of thieves away from a warehouse robbery, we find him walking along in police uniform.
The European-only housing estate of Woodley, the Royal Golf Club, the Yacht Club, the Impala Club, the Agricultural Show Grounds (used by large-scale farmers) and so forth were built on Kibbr, the Nubian homeland.
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This particular stoppage is one of a series that has plagued Impala in the past several quarters, Lewis said, adding that the Rustenburg operation produced about 941, 000 ounces in the last fiscal year.
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The Impala shutdown also led to the loss of 120, 000 ounces of platinum production.
Ms. Kallio and Ms. Webb also pointed out the Impala emblem has always been an interpretation rather than an exact replica of the animal, so designers could play up the muscularity and speed.
The rare black-faced impala is often viewed here too, as are herds of Gemsbok, wildebeest, zebra, giraffe and rhino.
Along with the aforementioned Charger, the top-10 list of most-stolen cars built and sold during 2010 (relative to their production) include the full-size Chevrolet Impala and Chrysler 300 sedans, Infiniti FX crossover SUV, Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Avenger midsize models, and the Kia Rio subcompact, along with the since-discontinued Pontiac G6 and Mitsubishi Galant sedans.
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