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Hyundai Motors India is to ship CKD packs to Turkey where three-door i20 models for Europe will be assembled, reducing import duties so the car is cheaper and more competitive. Full story…

Our spies capture the load-lugging V60 completely free of camouflage

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Volkswagen is designing a new vehicle especially for Russia, according to the automaker and local media reports. Full story...

Daimler dismissed market talk it could divest its Maybach super luxury marque, after reports that a Chinese firm was considering buying the brand. Full story...

U.S. auto safety regulators are turning to NASA scientists for help in analyzing Toyota electronic throttles to see if they are behind unintended acceleration. Full story...

U.S. auto safety regulators are turning to NASA scientists for help in analyzing Toyota electronic throttles to see if they are behind unintended acceleration. Full story...

Tesla extended its agreement with Lotus to help bridge a gap in the production and sales of its only car, the Roadster. Full story...

At Automotive News Europe we are working on our next European market segmentation analysis and an old problem has resurfaced -- where do near-premium brands belong? Full story...

Nissan Motor Co. will sell the Leaf electric car for a base price of $32,780 in the United States and begin taking orders on April 20. Full story...

Nissan said it would sell its battery-powered Leaf hatchback starting at 3.76 million yen ($40,640) in Japan. Full story...

One of China's most senior female bankers, two top Swedish industrialists and a childhood friend of London's mayor led the Rothschild team that helped Geely seal China's biggest-ever overseas autos takeover. Full story...

China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has lined up total financing of $2.7 billion to back its purchase of Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo car unit, sources said. Full story...

Renault's head of design Laurens van den Acker believes electric cars could revolutionize automotive design, making the car once more the symbol of progress. Full story...

Calgary - Laval University for the second year in a row won the grand prize in the "Prototype" category at the 2010 Shell Eco-marathon Americas this past weekend in Houston, Texas. The student-built, fuel-efficient vehicle achieved the farthest distance using the least amount of fuel with an astonishing 1,057.5 kilometres per litre, or 2,487.5 miles per gallon. Full story...

Audi will present a spectacular lineup of premieres at the AMI Leipzig, along with its current model range. The product improvement of the Audi TT Roadster and Audi TT Coupé will be shown to the public for the first time during the exhibition. Full story...

New York - Today, Cadillac and Cool Hunting announced the launch of Cool Hunting's application for the upcoming Apple iPad. The application features exclusive content designed for the iPad inspired by the all-new 2011 Cadillac CTS Coupe. Full story...

Le Ann Hinkle, a former participant in the Project Driveway fuel cell demonstration program, will be back behind the wheel for at least six months more of zero emissions driving after getting the keys to the updated Chevy Fuel Cell vehicle on Monday from Jim Campbell, U.S. vice president of Chevrolet Marketing. Full story...

According to Niki Lauda, Red Bull could look back on the first two rounds of 2010 and rue precisely where the team blew the world championship. Full story...

Canadian race car driver Alexandre Tagliani drive a strong race in the opening round of the 2010 IZOD IndyCar series, battling with the leaders in Brazil until a rival punted him out of the race. Full story...

Auburn Hills, Mich. - The next chapter in the storied racing history of the Dodge Viper is being written as the first 2010 Dodge Viper SRT10 ACR-X rolled off the assembly line at the Conner Avenue Assembly Plant in Detroit on Monday, March 29. Built for road racing enthusiasts, the Dodge Viper ACR-X combines the best performance attributes of the record-setting, street-legal Dodge Viper ACR (American Club Racer) and the safety equipment of championship-winning Viper Competition Coupe. Full story...