Russian businessman Vladimir Antonov still hopes to get a piece of Saab, now owned by supercar maker Spyker, according to a Swedish newspaper report.
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Honda is recalling about 1.35 million Fit/Jazz models globally to repair defective wiring in the headlights. Most of the models to be recalled were sold in Japan, followed by Europe and then the United States.
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Kia expects to increase output at its Slovak factory by 5.3 percent next year, led by rising demand for SUVs such as its new Sportage.
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The UK is the first European market to get Ford's new electric van, the Transit Connect Electric.
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VW is recalling 377,286 cars in the United States citing fire risk from fuel-supply lines that may chafe and leak. The models covered by the recall are the Jetta, Jetta SportWagen, Golf, Rabbit, New Beetle and New Beetle Convertible.
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GM's Vauxhall brand will not sell MG cars in its UK showrooms, GM UK said. The denial follows a report that GM partner SAIC Motor Corp. could be granted access to Vauxhall's UK sales network.
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GM's passenger-car venture in China sold its millionth unit this year. The company delivered the car, a Buick Lacrosse, to its buyer in Shanghai this month, GM's Chinese partner SAIC Motor Corp. said in a statement posted on its website.
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UK car buyers will be able to purchase the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera plug-in hybrid for $46,000 after a government-backed discount offered on electric cars. The Ampera, a rebadged version of the Chevrolet Volt, will cost $57,739 in other European markets.
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Volkswagen Canada has just recalled 37,000 vehicles due to potential fuel leakage that might cause a fire. The 2007 to 2009 Golf, Jetta and Jetta Sportwagen, the 2006 Rabbit as well as the 2006 to 2010 Beetle and Beetle Cabriolet have been targeted.
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I have been an automotive journalist for more than five years now and, believe it or not, today is the first time I've ever been to Detroit. When I was asked to cover an event that would include a tour of an assembly plant, I jumped at the chance. I can feel the same rush of excitement arriving as I did when the event was assigned to me. And perhaps it is more fitting that it is for a domestic brand, Ford.
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Not just the Koreans. Although their story is a remarkable one, besting and trumping mainstream established Japanese makers at their own game, it's the products that are simply becoming amazing.
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Volkswagen has unveiled its take on the famous black London cab, a contemporary affair strongly inspired by the Up! that could well enter production, allowing the automaker to take advantage of the European Union's new regulations concerning greenhouse gas emissions.
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Far from returning to F1, Kimi Raikkonen's next move in the world of premier motor sport could be some races in the American NASCAR series.
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CEO Dany Bahar has not ruled out Group Lotus building an engine to power its new formula one foray.
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Ferrari has waded into the fierce debate in Italy about whether a Rome street race should co-exist with historic Monza on the formula one calendar of the near future.
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According to Inside Line's Twitter feed, Mercedes will introduce a 5.5-litre Twin Turbo C-Class Coupe Black Series producing approximately 500 horsepower next year. An executive from the automaker even said that it will be a BMW M3 killer!
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NASCAR's first test of the newly repaved Daytona Beach International Speedway saw drivers going three-wide. Only one incident marred the first test of the track since it closed in July.
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Reigning Indy Car series' champion and two-time Indy 500 winner Dario Franchitti will be one of the guests of the next Canadian Motorsports Expo, which will be held in Toronto from January 21 to 23, 2011.
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According to allpar.com, the new slogans used to market Dodge, Chrysler and Fiat vehicles were leaked. For Chrysler and Dodge, "Imported from Detroit" will be the main theme, referring to all improvements done on the two brand's cars, trucks and SUV's that now all have an imported feel and design.
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Despite $14.5 billion transfers from the federal and Ontario governments to General Motors and Chrysler in 2009 - all in the name of preserving jobs in a struggling economy - employment in the Canadian automotive sector continues to fall.
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