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Oct
11th

Report: Gasoline engine has big bang for the fuel-economy buck:

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A government report says improving the gasoline engine will yield huge gains for the consumer and the environment as automakers consider ways to improve fuel economy over the next 14 years. Full story...
Oct
11th

No Honda Fit hybrid for U.S.:

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Honda Motor Co. has decided the Honda Fit hybrid isn't a good fit in the United States--at least right now. Full story...
Oct
11th

UK: Aston Martin confirms Cygnet for production

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Aston Martin has confirmed that its Cygnet 'luxury city car' - originally shown as a concept car in March at Geneva - is to go into production in 2011 at the company's Gaydon headquarters in Warwickshire. Full story...
Oct
11th

Automakers try to stop increase in ethanol limit to 15 percent of gasoline:

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Automakers are seeking to head off an EPA ruling that would allow gasoline to contain 15 percent ethanol, up from 10 percent now, and they've won some bipartisan congressional support. Full story...
Oct
11th

UK: Jaguar’s O’Driscoll to retire in ’11

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Mike O'Driscoll, Managing Director Jaguar Cars, has announced his intention to retire from day-to-day operations at Jaguar Land Rover at the end of March 2011. Full story...
Oct
11th

SAIC says Sept auto sales up 23.3% year on year

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Top Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp. said on Monday it sold 13.3 percent more vehicles last month than in August, and 23.3 percent more than in September 2009. Full story...
Oct
11th

China’s SAIC says Sept. auto sales up 23.3% year on year

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Top Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp. said today it sold 13.3 percent more vehicles last month than in August, and 23.3 percent more than in September 2009. Full story...
Oct
11th

Jaguar boss O’Driscoll to retire

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Jaguar Managing Director Mike O'Driscoll will retire from day-to-day operations at Jaguar Land Rover at the end of March 2011, the automaker announced today. No successor has been named. Full story...
Oct
11th

Jaguar boss O’Driscoll to retire

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Jaguar Managing Director Mike O'Driscoll will retire from day-to-day operations at Jaguar Land Rover at the end of March 2011, the automaker announced Monday. No successor has been named. Full story...
Oct
11th

Fiat shows new models to be built at Serbian plant, Economy Ministry says

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Fiat showed Serbian government officials two models that will be built at the carmaker's plant in the Balkan country and exported to the European Union and the United States, the Economy Ministry said. Full story...
Oct
11th

GERMANY: BMW posts sharp increase in September numbers

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BMW Group says it delivered 142,950 BMW, Mini and Rolls-Royce vehicles in September, up 16.8% compared to the same month last year. Full story...
Oct
11th

Aston gives Cygnet the green light

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British manufacturer confirms production of iQ-based city car


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Oct
11th

US: Toyota offers complimentary maintenance plans

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Toyota says new Toyota and Scion vehicles will now feature Toyota Care and Scion Service Boost offering complimentary normal factory-scheduled maintenance and 24-hour roadside assistance for two years or 25,000 miles, whichever comes first. Full story...
Oct
11th

Skoda sales up 12.8%, hits record in September

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Skoda achieved a 12.8 percent rise in new-car sales to 568,990 vehicles over the first nine months of the year, the unit of Germany's VW AG said on Monday. In September alone, the company sold 75,790 cars, its best monthly result on record. Full story...
Oct
11th

COLOMBIA: Johnson Controls inks battery JV deal with MAC

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Johnson Controls and Columbian battery supplier MAC have signed an agreement to form a joint venture in Colombia to produce and sell lead-acid batteries in the Central and South America. Full story...
Oct
11th

BRAZIL: Chevrolet’s new Agile-based Montana pickup

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Car-derived pick-ups constitute quite an interesting segment here in Brazil. Indeed, sales this year are likely to exceed 200,000 units or 7% of the total car and light commercials market. The segment is contested by five automakers and model ranges include single, extended and double cabs. Full story...
Oct
11th

EXCLUSIVE: SMMT sells Forbes House HQ

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Britain's motor moguls have sold their elegant clubhouse. Instead of living in one of the most imposing mansions in London, they are to abandon the Belgravia building in Halkin Street in the heart of London's West End. Full story...
Oct
11th

GERMANY/TURKEY: Ford spending $630m on Kocaeli Transit plant

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Ford Otosan - the Turkish joint venture owned by Ford and local company Koç Holding - will invest 950m Turkish Lira (approximately $630 million) in its Kocaeli production facility "to support future manufacturing initiatives for the Ford Transit" light commercial vehicle lines. Full story...
Oct
11th

MALAYSIA: Proton recalls Gen2 and Satria

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Malaysia's Proton Holding announced at the end of last week the voluntary recall of 15,911 Gen2 and Satria Neo models made between 2004 and 2008, due to a defective clock spring which is understood to affect driver's side airbag deployment and other drive functions. Full story...
Oct
11th

AUSTRALIA: Full-year forecast revised up to 1m units

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Strong sales across most segments delivered a record monthly sales result for September in Australia, prompting the industry to boost its full-year forecast to over 1m units. Full story...
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