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Q: What was SAAB's first compact executive saloon?

A: SAAB 99

Related info: SAAB 99 is also the answer to this related question: Which SAAB model was the first car to feature headlight wipers?

Q: What was the first car in the world to use RC 5754, an aluminium alloy made predominantly from recycled material?

A: Jaguar XE

Related info: Jaguar XE is also the answer to this related question: What was the first Jaguar built at Land Rover?

Q: What was Alfa Romeo's entry into the successful small sports car market called?

A: Alfa Romeo Giulietta Spider

Q: In what year did Studebaker enter the automotive business?

A: 1902

Related info: 1902 is also the answer to this related question: In what year was the first speedometer introduced on a car?

Q: What was unusual about the Rolls-Royce Phantom IV, launched in 1950?

A: It was available only to heads of state

Q: What was Ghana's first car company?

A: Kantanka

Q: In Maryland, how many different types of license plates can you choose from?

A: 989

Q: Why was there no Aston Martin DB8 designation?

A: To avoid confusion with V8 engines

Q: What was the first Japanese carmaker to compete in international motorsports?

A: Toyota

Related info: Toyota is also the answer to this related question: Opel Corsa was called Opel 100/Opel 130 in Japan. Which company actually held the rights to the name "Corsa"?

Q: Who was the last F1 driver to complete an entire Grand Prix without a pit stop?

A: Mika Salo

Q: Who was the ex-president of Ford Motor Company who became United States Secretary of Defense under Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson?

A: Robert McNamara

Q: Who was the only Mexican woman to have won La Carrera Panamericana outright?

A: Angelica Fuentes-Garcia

Q: What was the most expensive and finest station wagon Plymouth offered for 1973?

A: Plymouth Fury Sport Suburban

Q: What other name was the Porsche T64 known by?

A: Volkswagen Aerocoupe

Q: What was the long-wheelbase version of the Audi Q5 for the Chinese market called?

A: Audi Q5 L

Q: In what year was the first driving test introduced in England?

A: 1934

Related info: 1934 is also the answer to this related question: In what year was the first Skoda Superb model launched?

Q: In what year did Mitsubishi first compete in the Dakar Rally with its Pajero SUVs?

A: 1985

Related info: 1985 is also the answer to this related question: In what year was Route 66 officially removed from the United States Highway System?

Q: What was the 3-door station wagon version of the Brazilian Ford Corcel called?

A: Ford Belina

Q: What was Mazda's first 2-door passenger car called?

A: Mazda R360 Coupe

Q: What was Maruti Suzuki's first car in the compact crossover-coupe segment?

A: Fronx