Ford's Volvo unit, which is up for sale, reported sales in China up 42% in the first eight months of the year to 12,000 units, about the same as it sold in the whole of 2008.
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Bosch expects to see growth of 20% cent this year in its automotive after-sales business in India, despite cheap Chinese imitations affecting its revenue by almost one-third.
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Vehicle exports from Turkey fell 29% year on year in August, taking the year to date total down 45%.
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Year to date sales in Lithuania were down 69% to 5,980 new cars at the end of August, market research company Autotyrimai reported.
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German finance minister Peer Steinbrueck told US treasury secretary Timothy Geithner at the weekend that Germany still wants the Magna International consortium to buy Opel but noted General Motors' economic situation might have changed since it originally said it would seek a buyer for the European unit.
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President Obama is to name auto industry adviser Ron Bloom as the administration's manufacturing czar today.
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We get our first peek inside the redesigned cabin of Porsche's all-new off-roader
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The Indonesian vehicle market is estimated to have declined by 20% to 46,000 units in August, according to provisional data released by local distributor PT Toyota Astra Motor.
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Opened in 2006 at an initial cost of $100m, GM do Brasil has expanded its Technical Centre in São Caetano do Sul in the Greater São Paulo with the extension just officially opened.
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China will produce a record 12m vehicles this year, according to a forecast by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planning agency.
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The South Korean government says it will maintain tax incentives for the automotive market despite disappointing changes in carmakers' labour-management relations, according to the ministry of strategy and finance.
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The Thai government is preparing to lead a trade mission to the US next month to look for investment opportunities in auto parts and services.
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Ahead of its Frankfurt debut, Rolls Royce reveals full details and images on the production version of it's new baby, the Ghost
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Suzuki Motor plans to invest about JPY20bn (US$215m) in a new car factory in India, aiming to upgrade its production facilities in the face of growing competition, though this will not expand capacity.
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Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska's carmaker GAZ , the Russian parter in the Magna-led bid for Opel, is not interested in an equity stake in Opel, Deripaska told Vedomosti newspaper.
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Kasey Kahne roared back into victory lane at Atlanta on Sunday evening. More importantly he bounced back into contention for NASCAR's Chase to the Sprint Cup beating Kevin Harvick in an 11-lap shootout.
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A spokesman for McLaren insists the team's relationship with engine and equity partner Mercedes-Benz is not set to end.
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Felipe Massa's personal doctor has played down suggestions the Brazilian may not be able to make a swift return to formula one due to the risk of repeat injuries.
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The inaugural Abu Dhabi grand prix day/night race, set to close the 2009 world championship, will be close to a Sunday sellout, according to Richard Cregan.
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Sir Frank Williams has set tongues wagging by being a guest of Mercedes-Benz at the Brands Hatch round of the DTM series last weekend.
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