Volkswagen Group has signed an agreement with DRB Hicom for Passat models to be assembled in Malaysia from the end of 2011 with more models to be added from about a year later.
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Land Rover equips Discovery with enough armour to withstand 15kg TNT bomb blast.
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Hyundai has completed development of a new hydrogen fuel cell vehicle based on the Tucson SUV which it will put through extensive testing next year.
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An Italian union is claiming a meeting today (21 December) between Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne and senior management could shed further light as to any contract details for the Mirafiori plant.
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After a nosedive in sales of the Nano 'people's' car, and with unsold models piling up, Tata Motors now faces a daunting challenge.
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Ford expects to sell a record 305,000 vehicles in China this year, up 32% from 2009.
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Volkswagen will launch local production in Malaysia as part of its plan to pass Toyota as the top global automaker in sales and profitability.
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Volkswagen will launch local production in Malaysia as part of its plan to pass Toyota as the top global automaker in sales and profitability.
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A Honda partner in Japan has launched its first own brand model at the Guangzhou motor show.
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Toyota agreed on Monday to pay two more safety fines for a total of $32.4 million, the maximum allowable under U.S. law, to settle federal investigations over whether the company notified regulators of safety defects in a timely fashion.
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Fiat is in a crucial week of talks with unions over plans to build Jeep and Alfa Romeo models at its Mirafiori plant in Turin in a joint venture with Chrysler. The plan is vital for Mirafiori but talks between Fiat and unions have stalled.
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SAIC Motor Corp. is on schedule to manufacture and sell its MG 6 sedan in the UK in the first quarter of next year, its president Chen Hong said, as it aims to revive the British marque.
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Fiat is in a crucial week of talks with unions over plans to build Jeep and Alfa Romeo models at its Mirafiori plant in Turin in a joint venture with Chrysler. The plan is vital for Mirafiori but talks between Fiat and unions have stalled.
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We know full-well that you and yours are more concerned at the moment with buying those last-minute gifts, trimming the tree and writing Christmas cards than thinking about cars, most of us are in the same boat.
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No longer just a teaser, the revamped and extremely luxurious edition of the Range Rover Sport by Project Kahn has finally been unveiled.
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Hot on the heels of renewed talk of a F1 'breakaway' series, reports quote Ron Dennis as accusing Bernie Ecclestone of stealing the sport's commercial rights from the teams.
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It's no secret that MINI is known for its miniature cars. A retired mechanic from New Zealand who goes by the name of Lester Atherfold put the emphasis on his car's name by shrinking it more than two feet so that it could fit inside his RV.
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Toyota agreed to pay US$ 32.4 million in federal fines (one of $16.375M and another of $16M) after failing to comply with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The automaker delayed recalling nearly 6 million vehicles suspected of gas pedal entrapment and faulty steering rods.
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The Rubber Association of Canada released the findings of their study on winter tire usage across Canada recently. What it shows is that winter tires are becoming more common-place, however certain provinces are still lagging behind.
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At the International Automobile Exhibition in Guangzhou, China, Nissan took the opportunity to unveil the Sunny, the Japanese automaker's latest global sedan destined for sale in 170 countries under various names. The industry's observers are predicting that the model is the next Sentra.
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