Toyota is recalling 270,000 Lexus models and the Toyota Crown because faulty valve springs might cause engine stalling.
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Daimler's luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz enjoyed a record June sales month thanks to rising demand for its most expensive models, and expects the marque to post a considerable rise in the current quarter.
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Estate version of stylish S60 breaks cover.

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Chevrolet will build 10,000 Volts by the end of the 2011 calendar year and an additional 30,000 during the 2012 calendar year, the model's marketing director Tony DiSalle has confirmed.
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Toyota Australia has growth in its full year profit before tax on the back of stronger than expected demand in the second half of the year. However, it slipped to a loss after tax for the full year.
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Record monthly sales in June rounded off a strong mid-year tally in Australia.
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New design direction previewed by stunning electric concept car.

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European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.'s succession plan for CEO Louis Gallois isn't on the agenda of the manufacturer or at shareholder Daimler AG, the companies said.
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Ford China booked record first-half sales of 301,524 units, up 53% from a year ago.
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Toyota will recall Lexus cars sold in Japan and in China after saying engines in up to 270,000 vehicles worldwide may have a defect that can lead to stalling.
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Toyota will recall Lexus cars sold in Japan and in China after saying engines in up to 270,000 vehicles worldwide may have a defect that can lead to stalling.
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Spyker Cars used internal funding rather than external debt to pay General Motors the final us$24m purchase price for Saab, the company said, ending concern over how it would foot the bill.
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GKN Driveline says it is building a factory in Changchun in China's northeast to keep up with expanding demand. The plant is scheduled to open in 2011, with annual production of 1 million drive shafts.
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China's passenger-car sales growth slowed in June as inflation accelerated, reducing consumers' spending power in the world's largest auto market. Sales of cars, sport-utility vehicles and multipurpose vehicles rose 10.
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China's passenger-car sales growth slowed in June as inflation accelerated, reducing consumers' spending power in the world's largest auto market. Sales of cars, sport-utility vehicles and multipurpose vehicles rose 10.
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Chrysler Group on Monday said it had begun selecting dealers to reintroduce Fiat in the United States.
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Vauxhall/Opel's Ampera can be driven 40 miles on an electric charge sucked into its 16kWh lithium ion batteries in three hours through a standard cable with a standard B&Q connector on each end. Eighty per cent of European drivers do 30 miles a day or less so Ampera can be considered to be an electric car.
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Continental will issue at least 500 million euros ($671 million) in new bonds maturing in five years or more to stave off an 8.1 billion euro debt payment due all at once in August 2012.
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The European Council for Automotive R&D (EUCAR), which represents the major European automobile manufacturers in their common research activities, has confirmed Jaguar Land Rover as a new member.
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Sales of new vehicles in Japan, excluding mini-vehicles, increased by 32% to 1,720,691 units in the first half of 2010, according to data released by the Japan Automobile Dealers Association (JADA).
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