The Kia POP is but one of many urban mini-car concepts that were unveiled at this year's Paris auto show. Coined by Kia as being "a striking vision of future urban electric transport", the POP's styling is meant to be window into the future's future of automotive design.
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Fresh on the heels of the news that Aston will produce the Toyota iQ-based Cygnet, there is word that Mercedes-Benz might be interested, again, in working very closely with the storied brand from Gaydon, Warwickshire.
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With Jorge Lorenzo needing to finish sixth or better to clinch the 2010 World Championship, his main opponent (Dani Pedrosa) injured, and most key riders already signed for 2011, there was not much to settle at this year's Malaysia event. Things got even leaner when Casey Stoner, already on his way to Honda for next year, fell off his Ducati at the end of the first lap.
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NASCAR Sprint Cup team Stewart-Haas Racing officially announced that Mobil 1 would replace Old Spice as Tony Stewart's primary sponsor for the 2011 season.
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Canadian race car driver Robert Wickens is currently taking part in the Formula Renault 3.5 series' collective test session held at Silverstone, Great Britain.
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GM is disputing accusations that its low-emission Chevrolet Volt is a hybrid and not a true electric vehicle a month before the car goes on sale. Auto critics Edmunds.
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GM is giving about 600,000 employees and retirees in the United States and Canada the chance to buy stock in the company's upcoming initial public offering at the IPO price.
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General Motors Co.'s GMC and Buick, the fastest-growing brand in the U.S. this year, are considering a courtesy loaner program for customers getting warranty service on their vehicles to build awareness of the company's products.
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Porsche AG is blocking employees' access to social-networking platforms such as Facebook Inc. and Xing to shield the sports-car maker from industrial espionage.
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Porsche AG is blocking employees' access to social-networking platforms such as Facebook Inc. and Xing to shield the sports-car maker from industrial espionage.
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Mercedes-Benz will recall about 85,000 of its 2010 and 2011 models for a potential power-steering failure, the company said on Monday.
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Mercedes-Benz will recall about 85,000 of its 2010 and 2011 vehicles for a potential power-steering failure, the company said on Monday.
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General Motors Co. was given the same credit rating by Moody's Investors Service as Ford Motor Co., citing the largest U.S. automaker's low costs and position in the global vehicle market.
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In today's News Brake: The Chevrolet Aveo might get a new name, the 2012 Nissan Versa will come to the United States, and the Aston Martin Cygnet prepares for production . . . But Wait, There's More!
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The next-generation Nissan Versa will be sold in the United States, the company announced today. A sketch released shows a more sculpted and lined compact than the current car.
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Today's news from Renault it is to co-operate with French supermarket chain E Leclerc for charging infrastructure is surely the first of many such tie-ups in the pipeline.
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Spain's government will invest EUR168m next year to help subsidise electric car sales in the country, according to industry, tourism and commerce sub-minister Amparo Fernandez Gonazelez.
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The next-generation Nissan Versa will be sold in the United States, the company announced on Monday morning.
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