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Oct
19th

Czech 9-month car production up by 13%

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Czech car production rose by 12.88 percent year-on-year in the first nine months of 2010, thanks to stronger exports as well as domestic sales, the Czech Car Association said. Full story...
Oct
19th

GERMANY: BMW and PSA to collaborate on hybrid components

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The BMW Group and PSA Peugeot Citroën have announced that they will expand their cooperation by including hybrid components for front-wheel drive vehicles. Full story...
Oct
19th

BRAZIL/URUGUAY: Latin NCAP launched

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Consumers in Latin America and the Caribbean will now be able to compare the safety performance of new cars from leading global brands following the launch of Latin NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme). Full story...
Oct
19th

JAPAN: MMC field testing light commercial electric vehicle

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) and Yamato Transport Co. have announced that they have started field testing for parcel collection and delivery operations with the use of a prototype light commercial electric vehicle (EV) built by MMC. Full story...
Oct
19th

VW announces Passat prices

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New Passat goes on sale now with prices starting at £18,470.


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Oct
19th

UK: JLR board changes announced; Hallmark joins from Saab

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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced four senior executive appointments into new board-level roles in a restructured global marketing and sales division. Included in the changes is the recruitment of Saab's sales chief Adrian Hallmark. Full story...
Oct
19th

GKN posts Q3 profit jump, upbeat on Q4

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Partsmaker GKN said third quarter pre-tax profit more than doubled as strong demand in North America and Asia helped push revenues 21 percent higher and led the company to predict a positive end to 2010. Full story...
Oct
19th

Saab sales boss Hallmark quits after 7 months to join Jaguar

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Saab's sales boss, Adrian Hallmark, is quitting the Swedish automaker to become Jaguar's global brand director. Full story...
Oct
19th

Saab sales boss Hallmark quits to join Jaguar

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Saab's sales boss, Adrian Hallmark, is quitting the Swedish automaker to become Jaguar's global brand director. Full story...
Oct
19th

Kia, NBA extend marketing ties through 2011-12 season

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Kia signed a two-year extension of its sponsorship deal with the National Basketball Association through the league's 2011-2012 season. Full story...
Oct
19th

Facebook preview hints at bigger brother for Toyota Prius

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Toyota's next Prius-badged hybrid looks a lot like the standard Prius, only bigger. The company posted a photo on its Prius Facebook page last week showing a Prius with the silhouette of a larger, MPV-sized vehicle behind it. Full story...
Oct
19th

BMW to make hybrid parts with PSA

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BMW and PSA will extend their engine partnership to include jointly developing, purchasing and producing hybrid powertrain components for front-wheel-drive vehicles. BMW expects volumes of its new fwd architecture could be 700,000 to 1 million units. Full story...
Oct
19th

BMW recalls 21,771 sedans in China

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BMW has recalled 21,383 5-, 6- and 7-series luxury cars to repair faulty brakes, reports China's Xinhua news service. The German automaker also is recalling 388 Rolls-Royce Phantom sedans produced between January 1, 2003, and November 30, 2009. Full story...
Oct
19th

Saab to show off first crossover at L.A. auto show

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The world debut of Saab's first crossover is set to take place at the Los Angeles auto show in November. The mid-sized 2011 Saab 9-4X draws styling cues from the Aero X concept. Full story...
Oct
19th

Matte-finished cars go from crash test heap to auto show chic

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What's the latest trend for expensive premium cars? Making them look dull. The matte paint that used to be reserved for cars headed for crash testing is showing up on high-end models. Three premium cars wore the unflattering finish in Paris. Full story...
Oct
19th

2010 Paris Auto Show Prototypes: Exagon Motors Furtive-eGT

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The introduction of the Tesla Roadster and the upcoming arrival of the Karma Fisker are proof that a sports car without a high-revving combustion engine can still be exciting and desirable. Full story...
Oct
19th

Sex, drugs and racing: the wild life of former F1 World Champion James Hunt

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In 1995, Canadian motorsport journalist Gerald Donaldson wrote a soft biography about the 1976 Formula 1 World Champion James Hunt. In the book, Donaldson spoke very little of the party-style of life Master James was enjoying. In this new book, British writer Tom Rubython unveils the whole story! Full story...
Oct
19th

Could the new Grand-Am DTM series race in Montreal?

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Last weekend in Hockenheim, the directors of ITR announced that they had reached an agreement with Grand-Am to create a new North American series featuring the spectacular cars of the DTM. Full story...
Oct
19th

2011 Chevrolet Volt First Impressions

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ROCHESTER, Michigan--This could very well be the most important car for General Motors. The make-it-or-break-it car, the last hope, the savior. The car that will put America back on its feet. Full story...
Oct
19th

F3 Euroseries to adopt a new race format next year

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Each meeting of the Formula 3 Euroseries will stage three races instead of two starting next year. Full story...
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