Germany has rejected General Motors Co.'s request for state aid for its Opel/Vauxhall unit, placing the burden of support on four German states which host Opel plants.
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Kia is planning to roll-out its advanced voice-activation and telematics system called UVO across Europe next year.
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R8-inspired e-tron unveiled as world’s first all-electric supercar, Audi says Lithium-Ion battery will offer power to match handling
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Nissan is unveiling the new 'noise' it has created for its Leaf electric car. It has invited nearly 500 people to drive its new EV at the company's Oppama test track in Japan over the next week.
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Further details have emerged concerning one of the major bidders for troubled French parts supplier Heuliez.
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Prototype of city car sold to major company, Auto Express gets unprecedented access to Gordon Murray’s baby
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Stunning Spider set to debut at Pebble Beach, di Montezemolo also reveals firm’s hybrid plans
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VW reveals bigger, better four-door, no longer based on Golf
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Company chiefs in the UK say they would be reluctant to invest in electric vehicles for their fleets because of uncertainties over long term costs, according to a survey by Lex Autolease, the country's largest provider of company cars.
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Volkswagen has said its global sales increased 8.6% year on year in May, boosted by growing demand in China and the US.
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Fiat, its unions and the Italian government are sitting down today (11 June) in a mammoth negotiating session to thrash out differences concerning the future of its plants at Pomigliano d'Arco and Termini Imerese.
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Volkswagen said sales increased 8.6 percent in May helped by growing demand in China and the U.S. Deliveries at VW's seven car brands and commercial-vehicles unit rose to 604,200 from 556,500 a year earlier. Five-month sales gained 18 percent to 2.
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Toyota's UK engine factory at Deeside, North Wales, has become the company's first plant outside Japan to manufacture a hybrid vehicle engine.
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Citroen hopes to sell 4,000 units of its C-Zero electric mini in Spain by 2015 and plans to roll it out by late 2010, a company official has confirmed.
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Suzuki says its new Swift minicar has improved fuel consumption and significantly lower emissions than the outgoing model as well as better safety and driving performance.
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Lada-maker AvtoVAZ is expecting total Russian car sales to rise to 1.7 million in 2010, up from a previous forecast of 1.6 million, due to the government-sponsored scrappage scheme.
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Confirming earlier reports citing unofficial sources, Renault announced Dominique Thormann will replace Thierry Moulonguet as group chief financial officer from 1 July.
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BMW AG and Saab are considering sharing parts and technology for a new small car the Swedish automaker wants to build, two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News.
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BMW AG and Saab are discussing sharing parts and technology for a new small car the Swedish automaker wants to build, two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News.
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