Finally, the wraps are off Czech wagon at Frankfurt Show - and it's a monster!
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Data released by the European carmakers' association, ACEA, shows that the European car market in August was 3% ahead of the same month last year.
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As we warn elsewhere on just-auto today, it could be easy to get carried away with the luxury, the sports supercars and the electrotechnical concepts at Frankfurt and overlook the real world. Like at Bosch where 10,000 jobs are going this year and 100,000 more staff will remain on short working hours amid an auto industry slump its top manager said could last for years.
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Hyundai Motor sees Asian markets recovering more quickly than Europe where its local chief does not see a significant resurgence until 2015.
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We round up the cars making the news at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Ford is introducing its 'EcoBoost' brand of small capacity, direct injected and turbocharged engines to Europe, starting with the 2010 C-Max minivan, and has hinted that two- and three-cylinder versions and sizes under one litre could follow.
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All-electric city car is coming
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Lotus says it is defying economic gloom with a 30% increase in its manufacturing workforce and over GBP20m earmarked for product investment in 2009/10 to fuel continued growth.
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The Canadian Auto Workers union is working on an exchange of information with Ford this week before returning to full-scale negotiations its head has said.
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VW show car can hit 189mpg!
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Chrysler is to delay adding a second shift to an Illinois plant by more than a month amid "continued stresses" on parts suppliers.
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Porsche's chairman is confident a deal with Volkswagen can be signed and sealed within two years.
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Nissan will have a "decent year" in Europe if it can weather a slump in Russia market where the outlook remains uncertain, a senior executive has said.
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New MINI rivalling small car makes debut in production form
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Compact luxury car fuses electric technology with 2CV-inspired looks
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Volkswagen may not yet be done with acquiring brands.
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Porsche on Tuesday said it believed the worst of the credit crunch slump was now over.
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The Frankfurt Motor Show's first press day falls today on the anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers. I do hope that this industry does not get carried away with its own PR today. Of course, motor shows are great stages on which to show the world just how clever automotive engineers and designers are. This one will be no exception.
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Ford is to launch a seven-seat version of the new C-Max, unveiled in Frankfurt today, in North America in late 2011. That version will also have sliding rear doors.
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