Faurecia has been cleared by the European Commission (EC) to acquire the Spanish subsidiary of components manufacturer Plastal Holding.
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Indonesian exports of built-up vehicles are projected to increase by over 30% to around 74,000 units in 2010, according to data released by the industry association Gaikindo.
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It surprised no one that September's United States light vehicle sales were better than 2009's post-rebate swoon. According to Ward's, volume was up 28.5% and year-to-date (YTD) sales are now 10.3% ahead of 2009.
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After new car registrations in Germany declined at a significantly slower rate in September than in August, the VDA industry body said the German car market should return to growth towards the end of 2010.
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The body of German super car builder Uwe Gemballa has been found in South Africa eight months after he vanished on a business trip there, police said.
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Renault plans to almost double its share of car sales in Brazil in the next three years through investments and by introducing new vehicles, according to a newspaper report.
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Ready or not, the Fiat 500 is coming to dealerships early next year armed with Italian style and penny-pinching fuel economy. The 500 was the cute little economy car that put postwar Italy on wheels when it arrived in 1957.
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If the AmeriCredit acquisition works as General Motors Co. intends, GM dealers will lease more vehicles and arrange more loans for buyers with low credit scores. GM's acquisition of AmeriCredit Corp., scheduled to close Friday, Oct.
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Audi is considering selling its next-generation A1 compact car in the United States to capitalize on consumer interest in small cars and hedge against fluctuations in fuel prices.
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Volvo expects a double-digit rise in unit sales this year. CEO Stefan Jacoby said the Swedish carmaker will sell 380,000 cars in 2010 worldwide, up 13 percent from the 335,000 cars sold last year.
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Car sales in key European markets suffered steep sales declines in September from a year ago after the loss of government incentives kept many buyers from showrooms.
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Sirius XM Radio said it expects to end the year with about 20.1 million subscribers to its pay radio service -- a figure that is slightly higher than it forecast just two months ago.
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BMW and Mercedes-Benz will bring to the United States several vehicles based on platforms smaller than what they currently sell there.
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It's not quite time to sing "Happy Days are Here Again." But in September, the U.S. auto industry posted its best monthly sales rate in 13 months.
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Tesla Motors said it is recalling more than 400 of its battery-powered Roadsters because of the risk that a power cable could short and catch fire.
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Visteon, once the second-largest U.S. maker of auto parts, emerged from bankruptcy protection Friday after reducing its debt by about $2.1 billion. More than 40 bondholders, including the distressed-investment units of Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
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The race for the top-selling luxury marque in the United States took a turn in September as Mercedes-Benz used a 22 percent monthly gain to overtake Lexus after nine months.
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French Citroen racing driver Sebastien Loeb last weekend claimed his seventh World Rally Championship, a fabulous feat never accomplished in this punishing motorsport category.
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Competing in his fifth race this season, Brandon Wagner held off Canadian James Hinchcliffe for his first victory and first for Davey Hamilton Racing in the Firestone Indy Lighst series in Miami. Frenchman JK Vernay wrapped up the title by taking the start of the race.
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After a cool 100km ride from my friend's medieval domain (Honest!), I joined the huge crowd coming to see the last event of the 2010 World Superbike Championship season, with two Superbike, and single Supersport, Superstock 1000 and Superstock 600 races on the day's program.
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