Sales of new passenger cars, trucks and buses in Japan soared 46.7% in August from a year earlier to 290,789 units for the 13th straight monthly increase, an industry group said.
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Sales by top Indian automakers rose 20% to 30% in August, as analysts expected continued growth driven by strong demand in the festive months ahead but cautioned the rate of growth would slow against high comparisons and a possible rise in interest rates.
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China's passenger car sales in August rose 59.3% from a year earlier to 977,300 units, the China Automotive Technology & Research Center (CATRC) said said on Wednesday.
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U.S. auto sales dropped to their weakest rate since February as most automakers posted sharp declines from a year earlier, when the U.S. cash-for-clunkers program fueled demand for new vehicles. August's seasonally adjusted annual sales rate of 10.
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Korean carmakers posted significant increases in August sales fueled by rising overseas demand.
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Mitsubishi Motors North America said today that it will not meet a contractual deadline to allocate a new vehicle for its assembly plant in Normal, Ill.
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The Lexus CT 200h showcases the latest Lexus Hybrid Drive system.
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Ford caught readying beefed-up baby Kuga crossover.
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Volvo says discussions are "ongoing" with the Swedish government prior to it formally asking the European Investment Bank for a EUR600m (US$770m) loan.
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Sure, it rained. But that wasn't enough to keep classic-car enthusiasts and their machines away from this year's Woodward Dream Cruise in suburban Detroit. We walked around and met quite a few of them.
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Ford Motor Co.'s sale of Volvo to Geely in August leaves doubt about the Swedish company's product plans.
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India's Tata Motors, which bought Jaguar from Ford Motor Co. two years ago, recently approved a product plan that gives Jaguar three new models: a small sports car, an entry-level sedan and a station wagon.
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WITH VIDEO -- My needs were simple: The vehicle had to be able to hold a family of four, one medium-size rescue dog, stuff for a week, and it had to do some off-roading without whimpering and sniveling. What would you choose?
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Hyundai Motor, which has been gaining market share in the US, is moving production of its Santa Fe SUV from its Alabama plant to the new Kia plant in Georgia, a Hyundai spokesman said.
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Spanish firm Seat celebrates 25 years in the UK and nearly 500,000 sales.
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Spanish firm Seat celebrates 25 years in the UK car industry having sold nearly half a million vehicles.
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Voluntary safety recall begins to modify 458s to prevent fire risk.
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Honda US has marked the start of production of the fully redesigned, Alabama-built 2011 Odyssey minivan with an end of the line celebration involving around 1,200 workers at Honda Manufacturing of Alabama (HMA) in Lincoln.
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General Motors has sent the first drivable Chevrolet Volts to China ahead of sales starting next year. The automaker delivered two cars to the Shanghai Expo Bureau for use as part of its VIP transportation fleet at World Expo 2010 Shanghai.
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