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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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

Electric-vehicle drivers who dream of roaming the country and "paying at the plug" for electricity can see a glimpse of the future at the 2010 New York International Auto Show's EV Pavilion, where Ricardo Inc., in collaboration with PEP Stations LLC, will demonstrate its credit card-friendly electric vehicle charging station. Full story...

Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) today announced U.S. pricing for the 2011 Nissan LEAF electric vehicle, which becomes available for purchase or lease at Nissan dealers in select markets in December and nationwide in 2011. Nissan will begin taking consumer reservations for the Nissan LEAF April 20. Full story...

General Motors Co. (GM) today announced a five-year partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help develop the potential of the jatropha plant as a sustainable biofuel energy crop. Traditionally considered a weed, jatropha plants produce an oil that can be refined into biodiesel. Full story…

The Garia Edition Soleil de Minuit is priced at $52,000 / E39,000 and will be revealed in Monaco in April 2010. Designed exclusively for the world's greatest luxury show Top Marques Monaco 2010, The Garia Soleil de Minuit is the most expensive golf car ever made by a manufacturer. Full story...

Tesla Motors has delivered its first car to a customer in Spain, and the new owner charges his Roadster exclusively with renewable energy. 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...

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...