January vehicle sales were up sharply in both Thailand and Indonesia with Indonesia posting ASEAN's biggest national total - ahead of both Malaysia and Thailand - for the first time.
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South African police are investigating the disappearance of a German auto executive who went missing three weeks ago while on a business trip to the country.
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Automotive exhausts specialist the Bosal Group has announced the appointment of Aad L. Goudriaan as the group's new Chief Executive Officer.
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The sale of GM unit Saab to Dutch luxury sportscar maker Spyker could be finalised today (23 February) following intensive negotiations.
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Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. President James Lentz plans to stick to his guns and tell skeptical lawmakers today that the company's unwanted acceleration problems do not stem from electronic defects, a copy of his testimony shows.
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Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. President James Lentz stuck to his guns and told skeptical lawmakers today that the company's unwanted acceleration problems do not stem from electronic defects.
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The South African made Joule plug-in electric vehicle, due to go into production in 2013, will be displayed at next week's Geneva show and manufacturer Optimal Energy will soon put a small number of the vehicles on the road at home to gauge public response.
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German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle on Tuesday backed demands for a greater contribution from GM for the overhaul of Opel.
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General Motors has called a press conference this afternoon (13:00EST; 18:00GMT) at its Lordstown complex in Ohio to make a "production announcement."
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Development of the McLaren MP4-12C is entering its final phase ready for launch in 2011. The latest Experimental Prototype (XP) 12Cs are undergoing intensive appraisal at a number of test locations around the world.
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The sale of Saab by General Motors to Spyker Cars could be completed this week, Bloomberg News reported, citing two executives involved with the deal.
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New vehicle sales in Malaysia increased by 32.8% to 50,622 units in January, compared with depressed year-earlier volumes of 38,107 units, according to data released by the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA).
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Mazda Motor plans to increase production capacity in China to meet growing demand in what has become the world's biggest car market.
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General Motors has named Stephen Girsky vice chairman, corporate strategy and business development. Girsky, 47, will remain on the GM board to which he was appointed last July.
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The 'Proton Concept' car, to be unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show next week, will showcase an advanced series hybrid drivetrain, designed and developed by Lotus Engineering.
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China's BYD aims to boost its car exports this year to feed improving demand in a recovering global economy. BYD aims to sell its clean-technology cars in Western Europe next year, following plans to export electric cars to the U.S. later this year.
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BMW Group has confirmed that it is developing BMW Plant Leipzig to produce an electric vehicle while also making additional investments in a number of facilities in Bavaria.
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Continental held out the prospect of a return to an underlying profit this year, as it battles the effects of the global auto downturn and its own multi-billion euros debt load.
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Electricity prices and labor costs in euro zone member Slovenia are too high, the local unit of French car maker Renault SA said. "A comparison of electricity costs among factories in the Renault group shows that we are among the most expensive ...
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China's biggest automaker, SAIC Motor Corp. today said it had won approval from the Chinese stock regulator to acquire a 1 percent stake in its Shanghai 50-50 car venture with General Motors Co.
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