James Dean famously drove one in Rebel Without a Cause, and perhaps Mercurys have never been cooler. That was more than 50 years ago and the brand is now on the verge of extinction.
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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced that it reached 5,000 units of its i-MiEV electric vehicle (EV) produced at its Mizushima Plant as of November 23rd.
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Automotive analyst John Casesa has joined Guggenheim Securities as a senior managing director. Casesa leads the firm's investment banking activities in the automotive industry.
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Saudi tycoon Prince Alwaleed bin Talal and his Kingdom Holding invested US$500m in General Motors in the US auto giant's IPO last week, the company said.
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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I was relieved to see there's a four-cylinder in here because driving it I was thinking, "Man, this thing is a bit slow."
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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I was relieved to see there's a four-cylinder in here because driving it I was thinking, "Man, this thing is a bit slow."
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The US government has said taxpayers have recovered over US$250bn from the Wall Street rescue with Tuesday's delivery of proceeds from the General Motors (GM) initial public offering.
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Magna International Inc. would become a stronger competitor for design and development jobs if it takes over struggling car styling and engineering firm Pininfarina S.p.A., executives say.
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Wind tunnel, design and electronics integration centre to be built to create next generation of Porsches.
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When it comes to design, Mercedes-Benz was long the conservative grande dame of luxury-car makers. Styling was understated and aimed at middle-aged buyers.
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Tata Motors is gradually shifting Nano production to the Sanand plant in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, from Pant Nagar. The latter will then solely manufacture commercial vehicles like the Ace, Magic, Winger, Aria and, from next year, the new Venture van.
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Susanna Webber, who started her second stint with GM Europe in September, has been promoted to Opel's management board, the company announced Tuesday.
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Russia's Taganrog Automobile Plant (TagAZ) and BYD Auto were expected to sign a cooperation agreement on Wednesday, according to materials released for the fifth Russian-Chinese business forum on Tuesday.
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Mercedes baby MPV gets luxury cabin plus a host of new safety kit.
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Tata Motors has said it is expecting an over 50% leap in sales of its Ace family of light commercial vehicles (LCV) in the current fiscal year, due to strong demand.
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Porsche said operating profit surged more than sevenfold in the fiscal first quarter on demand for the Cayenne SUV and Panamera sedan.
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Porsche said operating profit surged more than sevenfold in the fiscal first quarter on demand for the Cayenne SUV and Panamera sedan.
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Woking firm’s new supercar undercuts Ferrari’s 458 Italia on price.
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Euro NCAP has released crash test results for 14 cars, including the first Chinese-manufactured vehicle it has tested. Ten achieved Euro NCAP's maximum award of five stars, three received four stars and one received a two star result.
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European road trials of an electric-powered version of Toyota’s iQ city car begin next year.
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