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Jan
21st

RUSSIA: Kamaz ’08 production flat

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Russian truck maker Kamaz produced 51,005 trucks and 53,791 vehicle sets in 2008, about the same as in the year, the company said. Full story...
Jan
21st

SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai boosts emerging market sales

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Hyundai Motor managed to boost sales in emerging markets last year despite the global slowdown. Full story...
Jan
21st

US: GM spending $30m on Volt battery plant

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General Motors is spending $30m on a US plant to make next generation batteries for its all-electric Chevrolet Volt. Full story...
Jan
21st

Chrysler, Fiat destined to share technology–eventually:

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Chrysler LLC and Fiat S.p.A. have little in the way of engine and transmission technology that can be transplanted into each other’s vehicles, analysts say--at least not right away. Full story...
Jan
21st

US: Suppliers need cash injection – Dura

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US suppliers need between US$5bn and 10bn in government aid to survive a "cash crisis" in the next few months, a top executive has said. Full story...
Jan
21st

US: GM 2008 global sales tally short of Toyota’s

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Though Toyota's group global sales for calendar year 2008 were down 4% year on year to 8,97m units, its first such dip in a decade, it comfortably beat General Motors which on Wednesday said it sold 8.35m last year. Full story...
Jan
21st

2009 Audi Q7 V12 TDI – What Rudolf Wrought

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2009 Audi Q7 V12 TDI - What Rudolf Wrought
2009 Audi Q7 V12 TDI - History of Rudolf Diesel - Automobile Magazine
Retracing the life, and death, of Rudolf Diesel in the mighty Audi Q7 V12 TDI.

Autobahn A8 runs between Munich and Stuttgart. The white Audi Q7 is headed for Augsburg. On a flat, straight stretch of autobahn, the tachometer is redlined at a leisurely 4200 rpm, yet the digital speedometer readout climbs to 287 kph - nearly 180 mph. That's what the world's only production twelve-cylinder diesel engine can do in a nearly three-ton SUV.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Audi Q7 V12 TDI - History of Rudolf Diesel - Automobile Magazine


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Jan
21st

RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ plans 2009 cuts, layoffs

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A General Motors' Russian joint venture plans to reduce production and lay off workers this year. Full story...
Jan
21st

Mitsubishi sales fall 18% in Europe

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Mitsubishi's European new-car sales fell 18 percent in 2008 compared with a year earlier. Full story...
Jan
21st

Ford announces new dual-clutch transmission:

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Looking to wring as much fuel economy as possible out of its upcoming new small cars--we’re talking the Fiesta and the Focus here--Ford will equip them with a new six-speed, dry-plate, dual-clutch transmission, called PowerShift. Full story...
Jan
21st

Mazda’s Waring promoted to COO

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Mazda's Philip Waring is the new chief operating officer of the carmaker's European operations. Waring, 51, a UK citizen, has overseen the Japanese carmaker's growth in Europe since he took charge of Mazda's European sales organization in July 2005. Full story...
Jan
21st

INDIA: Tyre maker halts output again

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Kesoram Industries has temporarily shut production at its Birla Tyres unit at Balasore, Orissa, from 19 to 31 January. Full story...
Jan
21st

Toyota’s Esmond: Sales ‘tailspin’ will wane later this year

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As the auto industry weathers the current economic storm, it must prepare to take full advantage of the opportunities on the other side of the recession, Toyota sales executive Don Esmond told the Automotive News World Congress today. Full story...
Jan
21st

Toyota exec: sales will pull out of ‘tailspin’ later this year

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As the auto industry weathers the current economic storm, it must prepare to take full advantage of the opportunities on the other side of the recession, Toyota sales executive Don Esmond told the Automotive News World Congress today. Full story...
Jan
21st

MALAYSIA: 2009 sales seen off 12.4%

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New vehicle sales in Malaysia are seen falling 12.4% this year, according to a local auto industry group. Full story...
Jan
21st

GM’s Henderson: Future rests on Chevy, Cadillac, Buick and GMC:

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General Motors will go to market with four core brands in the future: Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC. Pontiac will be shrunk "significantly," a senior GM executive told the Automotive News World Congress. Full story...
Jan
21st

Toyota passes General Motors in global sales:

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After 77 years, General Motors’ reign as the world’s largest automaker is over. Full story...
Jan
21st

Ford resumes production at Russian plant

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Ford Motor has resumed production at its Russian plant after a steep drop in demand forced the carmaker to idle its local assembly lines for one month. "The plant restarted production in three shifts as usual. Full story...
Jan
21st

US: GM awaits delayed fed funds

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General Motors Corp chief operating officer has said the automaker expected to receive a delayed US government loan payment in the next several days that it needs to avoid running out of cash. Full story...
Jan
21st

GM’s sales fall, ending claim as world’s largest automaker

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General Motors said worldwide sales fell 10.8 percent in 2008, ending its 77-year claim as the world's largest automaker. GM sold 8.36 million vehicles last year, putting it about 616,000 units behind the 8.97 million reported by Toyota Motor Corp. Full story...
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