It may be some time yet before decisions are reached over the restructuring plan for General Motors' Opel, Germany's Welt am Sonntag (World on Sunday) newspaper reported yesterday, citing the carmaker's chief executive officer Nick Reilly.
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Pininfarina will unveil at the Geneva auto show a modern interpretation of the most famous car it produced for Alfa Romeo: the 1966 Duetto spider.
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The Swedish government has set up a venture capital firm in an attempt to revitalise the country's auto industry which is finding it increasingly difficult to secure financing from private equity groups.
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Hyundai Motor affiliate Kia Motors has officially opened its first US car assembly plant, a US$1bn investment in Georgia which is building the redesigned Sorento SUV.
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Renault expects a tough 2010 as prospects for an economic recovery look more and more distant, Chief Operating Officer Patrick Pelata said. "A few weeks ago we expected a European (car) market down 10 percent. This assumed an economic upturn.
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Toyota Motor Corp. has spent 20 years telling U.S. consumers how deeply it has sunk its roots into America.
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U.S. regulators have purchased and will test the Lexus ES 350 once owned by a Tennessee woman whose testimony in Congress personalized allegations of unintended acceleration in Toyota Motor Corp.
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Toyota outlined a range of services now being offered nationwide to customers who have been affected by the automaker's recalls.
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General Motors Co. will again shake up its U.S. sales and marketing management as early as this week, three people familiar with the plan said.
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The F1 world is holding its breath to see if Mercedes GP can reveal a diffuser that enables Michael Schumacher to win the season opening Bahrain GP.
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As teams prepare to send their cars to Bahrain this week, the hopeful Stefan GP has suddenly taken a more conciliatory tone.
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No single team will be the favourite when free practice signals the official start to the 2010 world championship in Bahrain next Friday, according to Felipe Massa.
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When automakers invite you to test their products, it's almost standard procedure to take you to an enchanting location. A location that often eclipses the car itself. This time, I found myself travelling to the Spanish isle of Majorca to put Mercedes' latest cabrio through its paces.
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Even more dynamic, lighter, more powerful and stunning - the Lamborghini Gallardo LP 570-4 Superleggera is the new top model in the Gallardo line-up. Its evocative "superlight" badge refers to a driving machine of true sporting character and describes a high-performance and lean automotive athlete. The Superleggera makes its entrance to continue the success of its predecessor, launched in 2007, of which Lamborghini produced and sold no less than 618 in just one year.
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Luton - Opel/Vauxhall Ceo Reilly drives Ampera to from Rüsselsheim to the Geneva Motor Show. On the last leg of the over 500-kilometre journey, Nick Reilly took over the wheel to personally experience the quality and reliability of Opel/Vauxhall's extended-range electric vehicle.
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Michael Macht, the President and Chief Executive Officer of Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, presented the Porsche 918 Spyder concept car at its world debut this evening in Geneva. This mid-engined two-seater combines the performance of a super-sports car with the CO2 emissions of a small compact, an innovative plug-in hybrid concept reducing emissions to just 70 grams CO2 per kilometre and fuel consumption to 3.0 litres/100 kilometres (94 mpg imp). Within this concept Porsche combines a V8 power unit delivering more than 500 hp and three electric motors with overall output of 160 kW.
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RM Auctions, the world's largest collector car auction house, announced today the consignment of one of the world's most significant pre-war sports racing cars. The one-of-a-kind 1937, BMW 328 Mille Miglia 'Büegelfalte', chassis no. 85032, will make its auction debut at RM's inaugural Sporting Classics of Monaco sale on 1st May, 2010 at the Grimaldi Forum.
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