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Oct
27th

INDIA: Domestic market helps Amtek

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Slowing demand in overseas markets may hit component maker Amtek Auto's sales and volume in the December quarter but margins and domestic sales could improve, a top official has said. Read more ...
Oct
27th

UK: New EV investment announced

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Motor manufacturers will be invited to bid for the opportunity to participate in a GBP10m project in the UK to run electric car and ultra low carbon vehicle demonstration projects, overseen by the Technology Strategy Board. Read more ...
Oct
27th

US: Chrysler reviewing Viper bids

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Chrysler is reviewing bids for its Dodge Viper nameplate. Read more ...
Oct
27th

Jaguar XK-R

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The black cat is on the prowl again. This is the flagship version of Jaguar’s XK range, and we’ve spied the facelifted XKR in Germany testing. Read more ...
Oct
27th

2009 Subaru Impreza WRX

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2009 Subaru Impreza WRX
2009 Subaru Impreza WRX - Subaru Sports Hatchback Review - Automobile Magazine
Subaru Pulls A Quick One-Eighty.

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Changes in the automotive world tend to happen at a snail's pace. It often takes years for manufacturers to recognize and correct the problems that cause would-be customers to walk out of the dealership empty-handed. Not so at Subaru, which pulled the handbrake on its new-for-2008 Impreza WRX, flicked the steering wheel, and executed the quickest one-eighty this side of a rally stage.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Subaru Impreza WRX - Subaru Sports Hatchback Review - Automobile Magazine


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Oct
27th

Renault, Fiat unveil concept cars at auto show in Brazil

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Renault and Fiat both unveiled concept cars aimed at recreational users at the auto show here. Renault's Sand'Up concept is a leisure car derived from the Logan Sandero hatchback. Fiat showed a design study for a zero emission, two-seat dune buggy. Read more ...
Oct
27th

Renault, Fiat unveil concept cars at auto show in Brazil

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Renault and Fiat both unveiled concept cars aimed at recreational users at the auto show here. Renault's Sand'Up concept is a leisure car derived from the Logan Sandero hatchback. Fiat showed a design study for a zero emission, two-seat dune buggy. Read more ...
Oct
27th

UK: GKN to axe jobs as auto demand slides

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Automotive supplier GKN has warned that the prospect of further deterioration in demand in auto markets globally will see its fourth quarter automotive profits to be only around 30% of 2007 levels. Read more ...
Oct
27th

INDIA: Diesel Nano delayed

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The launch of Tata Motors' diesel Nano has been postponed due to slowing demand and costs incurred in the last minute shift of plant from Singur to Sanand. Read more ...
Oct
27th

JAPAN: Nissan output dips in September

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Nissan Motor global production in September decreased 0.3% year-on-year to 316,082 units. Read more ...
Oct
27th

Daimler to halt output at 2 key plants for 4 weeks

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German carmaker Daimler will stop year-end production at two big German plants for four weeks, doubling the normal holiday stoppages given a sharp drop in demand, its works council said on Monday. Read more ...
Oct
27th

INDIA: M&M denies Hummer interest

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Mahindra & Mahindra has reiterated it was not interested in General Motors' Hummer brand. Read more ...
Oct
27th

GERMANY: Porsche eyes 75% of VW

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Porsche plans to own 75% of the shares in Volkswagen in 2009 "paving the way to a domination agreement" according to a company statement. Read more ...
Oct
27th

RUSSIA: GAZ Group making cuts

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Automaker GAZ Group is planning production and staff cuts and expecting reduced profits. Read more ...
Oct
27th

GERMANY: Daimler signs EUR800m production deal with Hungary

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Daimler has signed an EUR800m deal with the Hungarian government to construct a Mercedes-Benz small car plant in Kecskemét. Read more ...
Oct
27th

GKN to shut plants, cut 1,400 jobs

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British automotive and aircraft engineering company GKN said it would cut more than 5 percent of its staff and close plants as turbulence in the automotive sector deepens. Read more ...
Oct
27th

CHINA: FAW to invest in sedan production

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FAW Car Co is to boost production of its sedan cars with a US$345m investment in its production facilities. The new factory will bosst annual production to 200,000 units, the company said in a statement. Read more ...
Oct
27th

US: GM asks feds for merger aid

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General Motors reportedly has asked the US Treasury Department for financial aid to help complete a merger with Cerberus Capital Management. Read more ...
Oct
27th

CHINA: Toyota breaks ground for latest plant

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Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor (SFTM) - a joint vehicle production company with China FAW Group Corporation (FAW) in China's Sichuan Province - held a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday for its new plant in Changchun City, Jilin Province. Read more ...
Oct
27th

JAPAN: Mazda boosts worldwide output

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Mazda's global production rose both last month and for the year to the end of September. Read more ...
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