Prospects for small cars have perhaps never been better. As the share of the global car market accounted for by emerging markets rises, so the share of small cars in the total will rise, too. Long-run trends in energy costs would also suggest that small or compact cars - broadly defined - have a bright future in mature car markets.
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Infiniti will unveil its Performance Line G convertible concept at this week's Paris show, featuring aerodynamic styling, an IPL-tuned V6, exhaust and suspension, 19-inch IPL aluminum-alloy wheels, three-piece retractable hardtop and a red leather interior.
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The Changan Ford Mazda Automobile joint venture is to build a second engine plant in China.
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Italian marque teams up with Swiss watchmakers to create most hardcore Gallardo yet.
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GAZ plans a joint venture with China's FAW Group to produce trucks in the Urals -- continuing a trend of the Russian automotive sector looking abroad for the know-how and technology to revitalize itself.
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2012 debut for Range Rover’s new leaner, greener flagship SUV.
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French car parts supplier Valeo said on Monday its second-half 2010 revenue would be significantly higher than forecast as the global car market steams ahead toward an expected annual rebound in production.
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Saab is declining to comment on reports it will work with BMW on parts and technology.
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Vehicle sales in Indonesia rose 34.6% to 64,762 units in August, from 48,099 units a year earlier, according to industry association Gaikindo.
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Toyota Motor Manufacturing France (TMMF) in Valenciennes will build a small hybrid vehicle starting in 2012. As is its custom, the automaker has not named the model but the French plant currently builds the Yaris which, on normal replacement schedule, should have been redesigned by 2012.
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More practical version of 'baby' Range Rover leaked onto web.
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German car parts and tire maker Continental AG will take out a bond worth up to 1.25 billion euros ($1.67 billion), the third in a series of issues to take advantage of a resurgent junk-bond market.
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Saab and BMW have agreed on a deal that allows the Swedish automaker to use engines made by BMW, a source said. Saab will purchase BMW engines for the new 9-3.
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A new Porsche SUV will be brought to market soon, VW CEO Martin Winterkorn said, adding that the model might be named the Cajun.
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Not a single European automobile plant closed during the recession, while 18 assembly factories have been shuttered in the U.S. since 2008. European governments prevented the biggest automakers from firing workers and used subsidies to prop up sales.
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Mitsubishi Motors Corp. on Monday said it had no plans to develop batteries with South Korea's LG Chem Ltd., denying a report in the Nikkei business daily a day earlier. "The report is based on speculation.
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VW CEO Martin Winterkorn said his target for the company to overtake Toyota as the world's biggest automaker by 2018 will be tough and he aims to remain in his job to ensure continuity to reach the goal.
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VW CEO Martin Winterkorn said his target for the company to overtake Toyota as the world's biggest automaker by 2018 will be tough and he aims to remain in his job to ensure continuity to reach the goal.
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Not a single European automobile plant closed during the recession, while 18 assembly factories have been shuttered in the U.S. since 2008. European governments prevented the biggest automakers from firing workers and used subsidies to prop up sales.
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