German, French, Spanish and Italian car sales plunged in October as Germany, Italy and Spain continued to suffer from the end of their scrapping schemes and France's reduced subsidy was not enough to prevent a drop versus the strong sales this time...
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Toyota is asking a federal judge in California to dismiss a class-action lawsuit over alleged safety defects on grounds that plaintiffs have not identified an electronic defect and many of them don't claim to have experienced unintended acceleration.
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In today's News Brake: Volkswagen takes a two-model strategy with the Jetta, and the Skoda Fabia gets mean . . . But Wait, There's More!
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Shocking survey discovers nearly a quarter of the population admit to drink-driving.
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The head of Honda said there could be plenty of demand for battery-powered electric cars, making the strongest endorsement yet of the technology that his predecessor had long shunned as impractical and unrealistic.
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Production resumed on Tuesday (2 November) at General Motors India's Halol plant after a four day strike by workers demanding higher wages ended.
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The automobile industry, in a case involving Mazda, is seeking the U.S. Supreme Court's help in limiting lawsuits that accuse carmakers of failing to install the best safety equipment.
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German auto industry association VDA is feeling a little more bullish about vehicle sales in the country this year, raising its forecast slightly to more than 2.9m.
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Mega-gallery of the weird and wonderful highlights of the SEMA show in the US - updated as it happens.
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Renault chief Carlos Ghosn says he sees logic in the French carmaker taking a controlling stake in AvtoVAZ.
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The cost of repairing a car is on the rise again, according to the annual Warranty Direct labour rates survey.
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Hyundai Motor expects annual global sales of 500,000 of the redesigned Accent.
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Hyundai-Kia, Subaru, Volkswagen and some smaller automakers posted sharp increases in October U.S. auto sales today as the industry appeared poised to record a solid month.
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Corvette debuted two concepts this week that show how enthusiasts can create a car that is ready for racing.
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Indonesian car sales are expected to rise 7% to 750,000 units in 2011, as growth slows sharply from 2010 as government plans to limit fuel subsidies bite.
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Nissan is planning to launch three more electric vehicles besides the Leaf hatchback.
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Audi has ordered the development of the concept for the roof of its new A3 convertible at insolvent German auto supplier Karmann.
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: First off, this is one of the nicest colors of red Iand#8217;ve seen on a and#8220;regularand#8221; car in a long time. Love the color. And I also really like what Ford has done with the interior.
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