Volkswagen is revising down its forecasts for China and India.
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The recent substantial cuts in interest rates may not be enough to help the auto industry out of its slump, said Jaguar Land Rover's new CEO.
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Toyota has added an all-new 1.33-litre Dual VVT-i petrol engine with stop-start technology to the Toyota Auris.
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The UK's auto industry trade association, the SMMT, has called for UK government action to support the automotive sector. The move follows sharp declines in the UK vehicle market in recent months as well as production cutbacks at UK car plants.
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The cars are barely 3 years old, but the Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan already have undergone a restyling and re-engineering.
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Ford Motor Co. expects its Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan hybrid sedans to get better fuel economy than the Toyota Camry Hybrid. The restyled, re-engineered Fusion and Milan will be company's first sedans with a two-mode hybrid powertrain.
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Chrysler LLC CEO Bob Nardelli said he would accept $1 per year in salary if it helped Chrysler obtain its $7 billion share of a proposed $25 billion automaker rescue package.
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Senate supporters of $25 billion in emergency loans for automakers don't have the votes to pass the measure without more conditions on the aid, Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd said Tuesday night.
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Toyota Motor Corp. will halt production at all of its U.S. and Canadian auto plants for two days in December to reduce its robust flow of vehicles into a sagging U.S. market.
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UAW President Ron Gettelfinger told a Senate hearing today on an automaker rescue package that the union has made many sacrifices since 2005 to boost the competitiveness of the Detroit 3.
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Chrysler LLC CEO Bob Nardelli told a Senate hearing today that the automaker will burn through $5 billion to $7 billion in cash in 2009. That would be on top of $5 billion in cash consumed in the first three quarters of 2008.
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General Motors dealers are pushing a grass-roots campaign to rally support for low-interest federal loans that could save the company.
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General Motors plans additional temporary plant shutdowns into 2009 due to slowing demand and will pare overtime to cut costs, a company spokesman said on Tuesday.
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Toyota Motor Corp. will halt production at all of its U.S. and Canadian auto plants for two days in December to reduce its robust flow of vehicles into a sagging U.S. market.
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AvtoVAZ's factory in Togliatti, Russia, manufactured more than 735,000 Ladas last year, making it Europe's No. 1 plant based on output. Take a look inside and around AvtoVAZ's massive automaking complex.
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The minivan craze has abated, replaced largely by SUVs and CUVs; but the shine is fading on these family workhorses as well. Recognizing the creep of boredom, Ford performed a "re-think" of the segment and came up with the Flex; a fairly radical, somewhat nostalgic looking, six-seater featuring front-wheel-drive (FWD) and all-wheel-drive (AWD) configurations.
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A panel of journalists from 23 European countries has just chosen the Opel / Vauxhall Insignia as their 2009 Car of the Year. Beating out 3 dozen other contenders for first place is a big deal for the brand, especially considering that twenty of the 59 voters ranked the machine in first place.
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Frenchman Franck Montagny was given the opportunity to test an IndyCar on a road course last week at Sebring on the invitation of Andretti-Green Racing.
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With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up