In today's News Brake: Ford aims for 1,000 miles on one tank of fuel; Toyota gets aggressive with the price of the new Prius; and Lexus takes the LF-A sports car back to the track ... But Wait, There's More!
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We don't know about you, but Mercedes-Benz's decision to phase out the CLK after just two generations seems perplexing to us here at AutoWeek.
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Volkswagen said on Wednesday it would build its 'New Small Family' car line in Slovakia, making a EUR308m investment in the Bratislava plant.
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Toyota Motor Sales USA has priced the redesigned 2010 Prius from US$21,000 (plus a $750 delivery charge). Sales begin late next month.
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Honda Motor's 2008/9 fiscal year operating profit is likely to be ahead of the company's projection by a small margin thanks to a weaker yen and better than expected sales in China, a Japanese newspaper said on Wednesday.
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Three-wheeled city car is winning entry to Peugeot's annual design competition
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Private investor Cerberus, majority owner of Chrysler, is not interested in a stake in Opel, a source said on Wednesday.
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Asian automakers will increase their share of North American vehicle output as production slowly recovers from the recession, a top automotive forecaster says.
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Asian automakers will increase their share of North American vehicle output as production slowly recovers from the recession, a top automotive forecaster says.
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Eye-catching two-seater drop-top is set to be firm’s fastest, most daring model to date – and it will go head-to-head with Mazda MX-5 and Honda CRZ.
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Chrysler LLC plans to provide a fleet of 250 all-electric Chrysler Town and Country concept minivans to the U.S. Postal Service, the company said today in an announcement geared to coincide with Earth Day.
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Swedish auto safety systems specialist Autoliv has reported a year on year decline in first quarter consolidated net sales of 49% to US$927m due to a 45% drop in North American and west European light vehicle production.
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Eaton Corporation, a supplier of truck and automotive drivetrain and powertrain systems, has a net loss per share of US$0.30 for the first quarter of 2009 versus net income of $1.64 a share in Q1 2008.
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Kamaz has signed a deal with the diversified conglomerate Vectra Group to build trucks for the Indian market, local press reported today.
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Noble International has received a letter from the The Nasdaq Stock Market saying that the auto supplier may be delisted from the stock market.
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General Motors' bondholders are likely to reject an offer to exchange debt for equity, research firm KDP Investment Advisors has said.
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PSA Peugeot Citroen launched its updated C4 line for China at the Shanghai International Motor Show this week.
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The sale of the Brazilian commercial vehicle business for about EUR600m to MAN helped the Volkswagen Group post an operating profit for the first quarter of 2009 of EUR312m, down 76% from EUR1,311m a year ago.
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