BMW sold more cars in the third quarter than it had expected, said CEO Norbert Reithofer. "August turned out to be stronger than we had anticipated and it looks as if that trend continued in September," Reithofe
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Honda Europe's British chief Ken Keir said, that like other carmakers, the company was suffering the effects of the 'pull-forward' in sales caused by scrappage incentives introduced by many governments.
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Saab chairman Victor Muller said this week's announcement of an engine tie-up with BMW could signal the start of other partnerships.
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Hyundai reported a nearly 2 percent rise in car sales in September from a year ago due to fewer operating days, but its shipments showed double-digit growth in the United States and China.
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Opel/Vauxhall CEO Nick Reilly is predicting calmer industrial relations now that a series of far-reaching cost-cutting measures has finally been achieved.
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Opel/Vauxhall CEO Nick Reilly said potential bidders for the Antwerp factory could be announced next week.
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If there was a theme to come out of the first day of the Paris motor show - apart from the omnipresent insistence on electric vehicles - it was that Russia was coming in from the cold.
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Volvo will launch its full-electric C30 in early 2011 and plans to have a European test fleet of about 1,000 cars. Volvo CEO Stefan Jacoby said Volvo's home market, Sweden, and its neighboring Nordic countries will get the electric vehicle first.
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Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn put his support directly into expanding the automakers' relationship with Daimler. 'We know we have a powerhouse,' Ghosn said.
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Audi's e-tron electric sports car caught a lot of attention at the Detroit auto show in January. Now the e-tron is back, at the Paris auto show, without a roof, but with the addition of a twin-turbo V6 diesel behind the seats.
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Peugeot is planning additional derivatives of the 508 sedan and wagon that debuted at the Paris auto show.
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Scantily clad models were once as much a part of motor shows as shiny sports cars and roaring engines, but as women buy more cars, and green credentials dominate, carmakers are slowly changing their ways.
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Land Rover plans a five-door Evoque for those who need a little more utility from their SUV. The five-door Evoque is expected to debut at the Los Angeles auto show in November.
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Volkswagen has released new teaser images of the mid-sized sedan slated for assembly in Chattanooga, Tennessee.
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Ford of Europe sales and marketing boss Ingvar Sviggum has become a lot more outspoken this year.
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The Obama administration said today it may require automakers to increase the average fuel economy of cars and light trucks to as much as 62 mpg by the 2025 model year from 35.5 mpg in 2016.
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Are upscale carmakers like BMW or Mercedes still the benchmark for premium? It depends how old you are. Premium for young people means Apple, Amazon and Starbucks.
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Chevrolet will use this month's World Series to launch ads for the debut of the Volt plug-in hybrid sedan, GM's marketing chief said.
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Luca di Montezemolo has spelled out Felipe Massa's supporting role in the 2010 world championship, showing no regret for the decision to put the "focus" of the Ferrari challenge on number 1 driver Fernando Alonso.
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Lewis Hamilton has admitted it is no longer a special feeling to beat seven time world champion Michael Schumacher and thanks the FIA for the new flexibility tests.
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