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Oct
1st

BMWs and Rolls-Royces recalled over braking issue

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BMW is recalling BMW and Rolls-Royce brand cars powered by V-8 and V-12 engines in Britain, the United States and other markets because of a potential braking problem. Full story...
Oct
1st

PARIS SHOW: GM Luton van decision before year’s end

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A decision over continued commercial vehicle production after 2013 at Vauxhall's Luton plant will be made within the next six weeks. Full story...
Oct
1st

PARIS SHOW: Europe must act fast on EVs – Reilly

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European governments and carmakers will have to get their act together quickly over electric vehicles or get over run by the Chinese. Nick Reilly, the British boss of General Motors Europe, which controls Vauxhall and Opel, warned that the Chinese government and carmakers in the country are already investing huge amounts of money in EVs. Full story...
Oct
1st

PARIS SHOW: Honda chief sees car/motorcycle common ground

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Honda UK managing director David Hodgetts is one of the few car chiefs who sells motorcycles as well (BMW is another) and, while his dealers do not sell both, they could learn from each other, he said. Full story...
Oct
1st

PARIS SHOW: Ford’s C-platform strategy adds up

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Ford's new Focus, on show in Paris, is "lower and sleeker" than the outgoing model "which won't suit everyone", Ford of Britain boss Nigel Sharp said. Full story...
Oct
1st

PARIS SHOW: Lotus stuns tous le monde with five new models

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Five new models in five years; pre-Paris hype by Lotus didn't disappoint as the Norfolk car maker launched a new chapter in its colourful history. Full story...
Oct
1st

BMW Q3 sales were higher than expected

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BMW sold more cars in the third quarter than it had expected, said CEO Norbert Reithofer. "August turned out to be stronger than we had anticipated and it looks as if that trend continued in September," Reithofe Full story...
Oct
1st

PARIS SHOW: Honda rides out the economic storm

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Honda Europe's British chief Ken Keir said, that like other carmakers, the company was suffering the effects of the 'pull-forward' in sales caused by scrappage incentives introduced by many governments. Full story...
Oct
1st

PARIS SHOW: Saab-BMW engine deal could herald more partnerships: Muller

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Saab chairman Victor Muller said this week's announcement of an engine tie-up with BMW could signal the start of other partnerships. Full story...
Oct
1st

U.S. China boost Hyundai September sales

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Hyundai reported a nearly 2 percent rise in car sales in September from a year ago due to fewer operating days, but its shipments showed double-digit growth in the United States and China. Full story...
Oct
1st

PARIS SHOW: Opel boss predicts improved industrial relations

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Opel/Vauxhall CEO Nick Reilly is predicting calmer industrial relations now that a series of far-reaching cost-cutting measures has finally been achieved. Full story...
Oct
1st

PARIS SHOW: Reilly says Antwerp bidders might be announced imminently

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Opel/Vauxhall CEO Nick Reilly said potential bidders for the Antwerp factory could be announced next week. Full story...
Oct
1st

COMMENT: Russian thaw

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If there was a theme to come out of the first day of the Paris motor show - apart from the omnipresent insistence on electric vehicles - it was that Russia was coming in from the cold. Full story...
Oct
1st

Volvo to launch EV in 2011

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Volvo will launch its full-electric C30 in early 2011 and plans to have a European test fleet of about 1,000 cars. Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby said Volvo's home market, Sweden, and its neighboring Nordic countries will get the electric vehicle first. Full story...
Oct
1st

Audi e-tron loses its roof, gains twin-turbo diesel V6

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Audi's e-tron electric sports car caught a lot of attention at the Detroit auto show in January. Now the e-tron is back, at the Paris auto show, without a roof, but with the addition of a twin-turbo V6 diesel behind the seats. Full story...
Oct
1st

Peugeot plans more derivatives to the new 508

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Peugeot is planning additional derivatives of the 508 sedan and wagon that debuted at the Paris auto show. Full story...
Oct
1st

Carmakers cover up sexy models to win over women

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Scantily clad models were once as much a part of motor shows as shiny sports cars and roaring engines, but as women buy more cars, and green credentials dominate, carmakers are slowly changing their ways. Full story...
Oct
1st

VW lifts the veil some more on U.S.-built sedan

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Volkswagen has released new teaser images of the mid-sized sedan slated for assembly in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Full story...
Oct
1st

Ford of Europe sales boss finds his voice

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Ford of Europe sales and marketing boss Ingvar Sviggum has become a lot more outspoken this year. Full story...
Oct
1st

White House mulls fuel economy target as high as 62 mpg

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The Obama administration said today it may require automakers to increase the average fuel economy of cars and light trucks to as much as 62 mpg by the 2025 model year from 35.5 mpg in 2016. Full story...
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