Sales of new cars and light commercial vehicles in Russia soared by 48% in July, although the effects of the recent fires have yet to be factored in.
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More than 31,000 members of the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa (NUMSA) began an indefinite strike on Wednesday after two months of pay negotiations stalled. The union has rejected the offer of a 7% rise in the first year followed by increases in line with inflation and is demanding a one-year inflation-busting 15% increase; inflation in South Africa was 4.2% last month.
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Vehicle production in Mexico, which more than doubled in June from year-earlier levels, slowed in July to record a 65% increase over July last year, local auto association AMIA reported. Total production was 180,083 units with exports of 143,521.
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Brakes weren't applied by drivers of Toyota vehicles in at least 35 of 58 crashes blamed on unintended acceleration, U.S. auto-safety regulators said Tuesday after studying data recorders.
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Toyota has bowed to international pressure and suspended exports to Iran indefinitely because of the country's nuclear development programme.
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BYD's ability to produce an electric car for the Chinese market has come under scrutiny following the automaker's decision to enter the sector.
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South African autoworkers seeking wage increases more than triple the inflation rate went on an indefinite strike today, slamming the brakes on auto production in Africa's largest economy.
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South African autoworkers seeking wage increases more than triple the inflation rate went on an indefinite strike on Wednesday, slamming the brakes on auto production in Africa's largest economy.
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Ford and its China joint venture partners, Mazda Motor and Chongqing Changan Automobile, have received government approval to end their three-way agreement, a local media report said on Wednesday.
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We begin our build up to this year’s Mondial 2010, which starts on 30 September.
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Volkswagen AG Czech unit Skoda plans to shut production in all three of its plants in the Czech Republic, after weekend floods damaged its key supplier's factory, it said on Wednesday.
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First shots of Audi’s next BMW 5-Series rival on test in Germany.
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Ford and its China venture partners, Mazda and Changan, have received government approval to end their three-way agreement, the 21st Century Business Herald newspaper said on Wednesday.
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Toyota Motor Corp., the world's biggest carmaker, halted exports to Iran in view of U.S. and United Nations sanctions over the country's nuclear program.
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BMW will build its Grand Coupe concept car, the company's development chief Klaus Draeger said. The production Grand Coupe will rival luxury coupe-styled four-door cars such as the Mercedes CLS, Audi's upcoming A7 and the Porsche Panamera.
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Lamborghini would consider adding a four-door sedan to its portfolio of two-seat models to attract customers amid declining sales. 'A third model would fit Lamborghini very well,' CEO Stephan Winkelmann said.
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Porsche Cars North America has appointed Thierry Kartochian as executive vice president and CFO.
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GM is preparing to release second-quarter results that will show a substantial gain over the first quarter in a report it will use to bolster its bid to return to capital markets and pay back taxpayers. GM, now 61 percent-owned by the U.S.
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BMW will build its Grand Coupe concept car, the company's development chief Klaus Draeger said. The production Grand Coupe will rival luxury coupe-styled four-door cars such as the Mercedes CLS, Audi's upcoming A7 and the Porsche Panamera.
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Honeywell Transportation Systems CEO Alex Ismail didn't panic when unit sales of his division's top product - turbochargers - took a hard hit in 2009.
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