EDITOR WES RAYNAL: This was a great vacation vehicle. It's a good-looking little ute and drives well and was a handy size for the various vacation activities we did.
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Renault-Nissan Alliance and renewable energy specialist Acciona signed an agreement today (30 March) to promote the adoption of electric vehicles in Spain.
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Nissan is rethinking its 4x4 line-up for Europe to better separate the brand's off-roaders from its crossovers.
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Toyota is to supply Prius hybrid technology to Mazda under licence, in what the automakers said potentially was the first of many such agreements with other manufacturers though Toyota has already 'lent' similar hybrid technology to Nissan for use in the US and reached a patent-sharing deal with Ford.
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Following a period of indecision, Toyota is expected soon to increase the number of passenger car models it sells in Brazil, adding a compact-medium hatchback similar to those already marketed in Europe (Auris) or the US (Matrix).
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Bridgestone Corporation on Tuesday said it would build a new tyre plant in India near Pune, Maharashtra state, at a cost of about JPY50bn (US$540.4m).
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Tesla Motors has extended its agreement with Lotus to help bridge a gap in the production and sales of its Roadster electric car.
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Data protection regulators in Germany have said that Daimler should not ask newly appointed workers to take blood tests, a local paper said.
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Nissan's Leaf electric car - which will eventually be built in Europe at the company's UK plant - will go on sale in Japan in December with a starting price of JPY3.76m (US$40,640).
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Volvo Car chief Stephen Odell may step down after Zhejiang Geely Holding takes over, according to board members at the Swedish carmaker.
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A report published by UK-based marketing specialist Cream Global is sharply critical of Toyota's public relations (PR) management during its recent international recalls and quality shortfalls media storm.
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. said today it would lower the price on its electric i-MiEV car by 619,000 yen to 3.98 million yen ($43,020), pitting it against rival Nissan Motor's zero-emission Leaf model.
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Spanish plastics company LSB has teamed with compatriot autoparts makers Filosa and Zanini to make wheel trims and rear view mirrors from PET, an environmentally friendly plastic it claims will halve the cost of making the components.
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General Motors has named Walter Borst as its vice president and Promark Global Advisors CEO, reporting to GM vice chairman and CFO Chris Liddell from 1 May.
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Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) has unveiled a raft of new initiatives designed to allay customer concerns surrounding its recent worldwide recall following accelerator pedal issues.
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Toyota convened the first meeting of a global quality task force aimed at winning back customer trust, with President Akio Toyoda pledging to improve safety by handing more authority to local units and reacting more quickly to problems.
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Toyota convened the first meeting of a global quality task force aimed at winning back customer trust, with President Akio Toyoda pledging to improve safety by handing more authority to local units and reacting more quickly to problems.
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Mercedes-Benz do Brasil is to increase its commercial vehicle production capacity due to expected sales growth in Latin America, and particularly in Brazil.
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Leipzig motor show launch for facelifted Roadster and Coupe
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Geely said it will not produce Volvo brand cars, nor will Volvo make Geely brand cars, following Geely's planned purchase of Volvo from Ford.
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