AutoNation Inc., the nation's largest auto retailer group, said today that its June retail sales were up 13 percent from a year before. AutoNation's retail sales outstripped the industry, according to TrueCar.com, which said overall U.S.
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In 2005, Mexico's car dealers were fighting to get rid of a hated visitor from north of the border: the 'chocolate car'.
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New car sales in Italy fell 19% year on year in June, according to the transport ministry, although Fiat's market share moved back above target at 30.4%.
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Continental js raising its outlook for 2010 on the back of a surprisingly strong rebound in the global automotive industry.
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Toshiba is working jointly with Mitsubishi Motors to develop a rechargeable lithium ion battery system for use in electric vehicles.
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Vehicle sales in Brazil rose 4.7% in June from May to 262,780 as consumer demand for durable goods and lending remains strong.
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Tata Motors overtook Hyundai as India's second-biggest passenger vehicle maker in June, as sales of its Nano budget car begin to gain traction.
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A 44 percent first-half surge in German car exports is expected to slow down over the remainder of the year as scrapping schemes run out in Europe and 2009 comparison figures become harder to beat.
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The joint venture between Russian car maker Sollers and Fiat is seeking a EUR2.1bn (US$2.6bn) loan from VEB bank.
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Land Rover has named its new LRX concept-based model the Range Rover Evoque.
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Audi broke through the 100,000 vehicle sales mark in China during the first half of this year and expects to match this result in the remaining months of 2010.
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The German car market plunged in June as the aftershocks from last year's scrapping incentive scheme are forecast to continue haunting the industry throughout the rest of this year.
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June was a mixed blessing for automakers. According to Ward's, US light vehicle sales were up a healthy 14.4% with only a few manufacturers missing their numbers from last year but those results, especially for the Detroit Three, included fleet sales. Consumer sales remain soft, a real concern for the months ahead when rental fleets are replenished.
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Toyota may next week recall up to 270,000 vehicles worldwide to fix an engine glitch. Toyota said it would file the recall in Japan on Monday, covering 90,000 high-end sedans.
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Toyota may next week recall up to 270,000 vehicles worldwide to fix an engine glitch. Toyota said it would file the recall in Japan on Monday, covering 90,000 high-end sedans.
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The repair will involve replacement of valve springs - at no charge. The problem was caused by contamination during manufacturing, Toyota said.
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General Motors Co. will build 10,000 Chevrolet Volts by the end of 2011 and 30,000 more in 2012, said Tony DiSalle, marketing director for the Volt.
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Driven by new products, about half of European brands outpaced the U.S. market's 14 percent sales gain in June. Smart continued to stagger, with sales of the ForTwo micro car down 48 percent for the month and 61 percent for the first half.
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U.S. light-vehicle sales rose 14 percent in June, with major automakers posting some of their smallest gains of the year amid signs of sagging consumer confidence and a cloudier economic outlook. Ford Motor Co.'
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Mazda Motor Corp. expects to sell 20,000 to 30,000 of the redesigned Mazda5 minivans in the United States annually when it reaches the market in January. Mazda sold 18,488 Mazda5s in the United States last year, down 16 percent from 2008.
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