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Feb
2nd

Citroen to revive iconic DS badge

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Citroen will revive its legendary DS badge for a new range of near-premium models, industry sources here said. The French brand will unveil plans for the new DS range on Wednesday Feb. 5 when the carmaker launches a global rebranding campaign. Full story...
Feb
2nd

SPAIN: January car sales off 41.6%

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The gloom in Spain continues. Spanish trade association ANFAC has said that car sales fell by 41.6% year-on-year in January, continuing the low sales trend of late last year. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Japan’s Toyota Prius Cup showcases hybrid car:

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With steely stares and clenched hands, the drivers peer from their crash helmets as the race marshal slowly raises the green flag. Then the flag drops. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Toyota says Prius plug-in gets 65 mpg:

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Toyota Priuses with plug-in hybrid technology are averaging 65 mpg in combined gasoline and electric-mode testing. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Scion will add fourth vehicle:

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Scion plans to expand its model line from three vehicles to four. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Turkey Oyak Renault halts output

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Oyak Renault, a joint venture of Renault and Turkey's Oyak, will halt production between February 2-10 due to lower demand in the automotive sector, a company spokeswoman told Reuters on Monday. Full story...
Feb
2nd

JAPAN: Auto steelmaker sees mid-year uptick

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Nippon Steel, the world's second largest producer, will consider revising down its production outlook after seeing Toyota and Honda first-quarter output plans due later this month, a company executive has said, adding that the supplier expects demand to start recovering around mid-year. Full story...
Feb
2nd

US/UK: Honda inventory cuts to take several months

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Honda Motor's US sales fall last month was similar to the 35% drop seen in December, and it will take several months to bring inventory down to sound levels, chief financial officer Yoichi Hojo has said. Full story...
Feb
2nd

JAPAN: Daihatsu sees profit decline

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Toyota subsidiary and small car specialist Daihatsu says it expects profit and sales to decline in fiscal 2008 for the first time in seven years. Full story...
Feb
2nd

JAPAN: Daihatsu foresees profit decline

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Toyota subsidiary and small car specialist Daihatsu says it expects profit and sales to decline in fiscal 2008 for the first time in seven years. Full story...
Feb
2nd

GERMANY: Schaeffler repeats state aid request

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Schaeffler has again asked for state aid - a request apparently meeting a cool reception in Germany's government. Full story...
Feb
2nd

SOUTH KOREA: Ssangyong says production resumed

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Ssangyong has said that it has resumed vehicle production on Monday (2/2/09) as parts supplies normalised. Full story...
Feb
2nd

JAPAN: January sales plunge a record

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Domestic sales of new vehicles in Japan plunged 27.9% year on year last month to 174,281 units, a record drop for a January, an industry body said on Monday. Full story...
Feb
2nd

FRANCE: Renault’s Dacia adds LPG and E85 engines

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Renault low-cost Romanian Dacia car unit has widened its range of economical and 'eco-friendly' engines to include new versions powered by liquid petroleum gas (LPG) and E85 bioethanol. The new Sandero E85 model emits as little as 60g/km on the sugar cane-based E85 fuel available in Sweden and 130g/km on the sugar beet/wheat-based E85 fuel made in France. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Cutting the cost – Feature – Cut running costs

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We show you how to save big on everyday motoring expenses. Full story...
Feb
2nd

EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: The incomplete jigsaw puzzle

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Fiat-PSA-Chrysler would be a massive corporate entity - but does it have the right kind of global coverage? Mark Bursa thinks there might still be something missing. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Source: Italy’s car sales fell 33% in January

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New-car sales in Italy fell almost 33 percent to about 157,000 units in January, compared with the same month last year, sources said. The slide is worse than expected. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Minister: Ford French plant bought by German firm

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Ford Motor's factory in Blanquefort in western France will be acquired by a German industrial group, Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Monday, adding that 1,600 jobs at the plant would be saved. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Ford confirms sale of French transmission plant

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Ford Motor Co. announced Monday that it plans to sell its automatic transmission factory near the southwestern city of Bordeaux to a French company that operates one of the country's historic steel forging operations. Full story...
Feb
2nd

ANFAC : Spanish car sales fall 41.6 pct in January

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Spanish car sales fell by 41.6 percent in January versus a year earlier, compared to a 49.9 percent drop in sales in December last year, car manufacturers' association ANFAC said on Monday. Full story...
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