Italy's new car sales are unlikely to return to pre-crisis levels of 2.34m units a year until 2014 with sales seen flat in 2011, the Promotor Study Centre (CSP) said.
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Toyota claims its redesigned Vitz (Yaris) compact car with 1.3-litre petrol engine and an idling-stop system to be launched in Japan later this month has achieved the highest-level fuel efficiency of 26.5km per litre.
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Russia's economic development ministry does not expect a drastic drop in auto sales in Russia after the government's 'cash for clunkers' programme is completed, Alexei Rakhmanov, head of the industry and trade ministry's auto department, said.
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Bumpers on SUVs should be lowered because they fail to prevent damage to smaller cars in crash tests, according to a study by a U.S. auto insurer-sponsored group. U.S.
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Yacht-themed makeover for legendary off-roader includes glitzy new paint job.
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Toyota Verso-S-based new supermini MPV could make it to the UK.
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Johnson Controls has signed an agreement to acquire German seat specialist maker C. Rob Hammerstein Group, the U.S. supplier said Wednesday.
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Johnson Controls has signed an agreement to acquire German seat specialist maker C. Rob Hammerstein Group.
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Russia's industry and trade ministry and economic development ministry have agreed on revised rules for foreign vehicle assembly in Russia, economic development minister Elvira Nabiullina said.
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Investors behind resurrected Lancia Stratos plans to build a GT2 race version to take to the track.
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Bologna Motor Show marks global public arrival of Ferrari's latest one-make racer.
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Ford has strengthened its commitment to the Lincoln brand with the appointment of former Cadillac design director Max Wolff to shape help shape the future.
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Concerns over lack of safety and the availability of finance have hit sales of Tata's Nano budget car in India.
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Sales of cars, light trucks and buses in Brazil rose in November, rebounding after two straight months of declines, as dealers sought to reduce inventories from three-year highs.
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There's no doubting Chevrolet's ambition. Six model launches next year is extraordinary - indeed as Europe president Wayne Brannon wryly told just-auto this week at the company's Orlando brand launch in Valencia, Spain, he had never seen its like before in his "short" 37-year career.
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The German auto industry's output is set to rise 5 percent to almost 5.8 million vehicles next year, the VDA lobby group said. German car exports will probably rise 5 percent to 4.4 million units next year, the German Auto Industry Association added.
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Limited run of 500 special Freelander Sports featuring upgraded styling inside and out.
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Chevrolet says it remains confident parent General Motors will repay the US taxpayer's USD50bn bailout "completely" following the automaker's recent return to Wall Street in one of the largest IPOs in history.
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Chevrolet says it remains confident parent General Motors will repay the US taxpayer's USD50bn bailout "completely" following the automaker's recent return to Wall Street in one of the largest IPOs in history.
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The price in Europe of tough polyester yarn used to make automotive textile parts such as seatbelts and airbags could rise following the European Union (EU) Council of Ministers ordering an anti-dumping duty on exports from China.
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