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Jun
30th

US [updated 14:10BST]: GM pulls out of California Toyota manufacturing JV

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General Motors is to give up its stake in the New United Motor Manufacturing Incorporated (NUMMI) joint venture with Toyota in Fremont, California, the automaker said in a statement. In a separate statement, Toyota said it regretted GM's decision and would consider options for the plant. A Japanese report said a shutdown could not be ruled out, though that option was being viewed cautiously. Full story...
Jun
30th

Kia Cee’d Plus spied

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New evolution of the Cee'd shows maker has family buyers firmly in its sights.
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Jun
30th

Kia Cee’d Plus Spied

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New evolution of the Cee'd shows maker has family buyers firmly in its sights.


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Jun
30th

US/GERMANY: GM eyes Opel deal with RHJ – report

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Investor firm RHJ is reportedly getting close to a deal with GM to buy a stake in Opel as a prospective deal with preferred bidder Magna hits problems. Full story...
Jun
30th

BRAZIL: Toyota presses on with new factory

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Toyota has decided to press ahead with a new 150,000-unit small car factory in Sorocaba, in southeastern Brazil, which will treble its local output. Full story...
Jun
30th

INDIA: Motherson Sumi Q4 net up 20%

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Autoparts maker Motherson Sumi Systems booked a one fifth rise in fourth quarter profit as sales rose due to a recovering automobile market, beating analysts expectations and boosting its share price. Full story...
Jun
30th

CHINA: Chery to assemble cars in Taiwan

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Chery Auto has reportedly reached an agreement with Taiwan's Shengrong Auto, a subsidiary of Prince Motors Co, to assemble cars in Taiwan. Full story...
Jun
30th

AUSTRALIA: Toyota extends hybrid battery warranty

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Toyota Australia has extended the warranty on the high voltage battery packs used in its Prius and Lexus hybrid models to eight years or 160,000km (100,000 miles). This is in contrast to Toyota's UK unit which has reduced the hybrid system warranty from eight to five years for the latest Prius. Full story...
Jun
30th

RUSSIA: Kamaz inks deal on debt restructuring

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Kamaz has signed an agreement to restructure some 276 million roubles of debt to a steel supplier. Full story...
Jun
30th

TAIWAN: New car sales rebound

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New car sales in Taiwan are looking perky despite a surfeit of generally poor news on Taiwan's economy lately. Full story...
Jun
30th

JAPAN: Suzuki denies deal with VW

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Suzuki Motor chief executive Osamu Suzuki has denied reports that Volkswagen was considering a 10% stake in the Japanese carmaker. Full story...
Jun
30th

UK: Carroll takes helm at Glass’s

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GM veteran Andy Carroll is taking over as managing director of Glass's Information Services, publishers of Glass's Guide, the used car dealer's price 'bible'. Full story...
Jun
30th

US: ‘New GM’ should get green light in bankruptcy court today

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General Motors is expected later today at a key bankruptcy court hearing to present its plan to sell off most of its assets to a 'new GM' free of most current debts and supported by billions of dollars in US government loans. Full story...
Jun
30th

GERMANY: Opel creates EUR300m ’emergency reserve’

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Opel plans to use just EUR1.2bn of an EUR1.5bn bridge loan from the German government and is planning to retain the balance as an emergency reserve, according to reports. Full story...
Jun
30th

FRANCE: Peugeot updates top selling 207

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PSA's Peugeot brand has updated its popular 207 line of three- and five-door hatchbacks, wagon and coupe-convertible. Full story...
Jun
30th

F1: Jenson Button could have joined Sauber in 2002

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Peter Sauber, the founder of the Swiss Formula 1 team that he sold to BMW, revealed in his latest column for the newspaper Blick that he tried to employ Jenson Button at the end of 2002. Full story...
Jun
30th

GP3: A promising first run for the new car

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The first official shakedown of the new GP3 car took place on Monday at Le Castellet in the South of France. Full story...
Jun
30th

Audi : new navigation system plus with MMI (Multi Media Interface)

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The new Audi navigation system plus with MMI (Multi Media Interface) operating logic in the A3, TT and R8 offers improved screen resolution and unmatched route calculation speed. The radio-navigation system, version E (RNS-E), can be combined with the Audi music interface and reads up to 32 GB SD memory cards. The new system is available immediately and costs between 2,270 and 2,565 euros, depending on the model. Full story...
Jun
30th

Sans-ZO: eco-friendly cleaning products

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The specialists will tell you, cleaning a car requires extensive care, good products and the patience of a saint. Especially if you're doing it yourself. But mishandle products or use inappropriate ones, and you can kiss the desired results goodbye. Full story...
Jun
30th

Preh Supplies Electronic Remote Climate Control Module for 2010 Ford Taurus and Ford Flex

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Preh, a leading supplier of automotive driver controls, sensors and electronic control units, has been awarded contracts to develop and produce the new electronic climate control system for the 2010 MY Ford Taurus and Ford Flex. Full story...
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