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Jul
6th

Good Fun at Goodwood:

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The 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed started with a bang--and a bent Jaguar E-Type. But by the end of the weekend, the festival was being acclaimed by both fans and participants as one of the most successful runnings of the annual event so far. Full story...
Jul
6th

Good fun at Goodwood:

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The 2010 Goodwood Festival of Speed started with a bang--and a bent Jaguar E-Type. But by the end of the weekend, the festival was being acclaimed by both fans and participants as one of the most successful runnings of the annual event so far. Full story...
Jul
6th

McLaren names six of 10 North American dealerships:

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McLaren Automotive has set up a North American operation and named six of the 10 dealers it will use to sell the MP4-12C sports car. Full story...
Jul
6th

McLaren names six of 10 North American dealerships to sell the MP4-12C:

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McLaren Automotive has set up a North American operation and named six of the 10 dealers it will use to sell the MP4-12C sports car. Full story...
Jul
6th

CANADA: Detroit pummels importers in June

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Toyota Motor's Canadian unit said on Monday its June sales dropped 13.8% year on year while General Motors said Canadian sales rose 15.2%. Full story...
Jul
6th

Toyota received complaints about Lexus engine defect in 2007

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Automaker moved to address the problem in August 2008 by altering the design of the valve spring and making it thicker, but the company didn't feel that a recall was necessary given the rarity of the problem at the time, a spokesman said. Full story...
Jul
6th

Mueller named Porsche CEO; Macht moves to VW

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Volkswagen AG appointed Matthias Mueller, its top car-model strategist, as CEO of Porsche AG. Mueller's job is to revive Porsche's lineup of luxury vehicles ahead of the brand's integration into VW. Full story...
Jul
6th

Mueller named CEO at Porsche ahead of integration with VW Group

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Former Audi and Volkswagen product strategist must revive Porsche's lineup of luxury sport vehicles ahead of the brand's integration into VW. Full story...
Jul
6th

Renault’s DeZir concept previews new styling strategy:

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Renault is breaking away from the angular styling favored by its former design chief, Patrick Le Quement. The French company will show a concept car that highlight's the brand's more emotional design at the Paris auto show in October. Full story...
Jul
6th

Renault’s DeZir concept previews the company’s new styling strategy:

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Renault is breaking away from the angular styling favored by its former design chief, Patrick Le Quement. The French company will show a concept car that highlight's the brand's more emotional design at the Paris auto show in October. Full story...
Jul
6th

JAPAN: Nissan unveils its own hybrid system

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Nissan said its first hybrid model will nearly double the mileage of its petrol-engined equivalent, while keeping costs down with a simple, single motor system. Full story...
Jul
6th

INDIA: Sources say Porsche may assemble Cayenne at VW plant

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Porsche will build its Cayenne SUV in India, using a plant owned by parent company Volkswagen in a move aimed at halving the import duty on the vehicle, according to media reports. Full story...
Jul
6th

INDIA: Toyota to add engine and transmission production for Etios

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Toyota is to invest JPY9bn (US$103m) to produce engines and transmissions for the Etios compact car in India developed for the local market. Full story...
Jul
6th

JAPAN: Prius is top of the sales charts

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The Toyota Prius hybrid was Japan's best-selling car in the first six months of this year with sales of 170,426 according to figures from the Japan Automobile Dealers Association. Full story...
Jul
6th

JAPAN: Imported vehicle sales up in first half

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Sales of new imported vehicles in Japan, including those produced at Japanese automakers' overseas plants, increased 11.7% from a year earlier to 97,282 vehicles in the first half of this year, rising for the first time in four years for the January-June period, an industry body said Tuesday. Full story...
Jul
6th

RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ receives H1 sales boost

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AvtoVAZ has said that its first half sales rose 22.7% year-on-year to 220,800 vehicles. Full story...
Jul
6th

UK: Car market decline expected in second half

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Peugeot UK's managing director has told just-auto that he expects the UK car market to decline to around 1.9m units this year. Full story...
Jul
6th

RUSSIA: TagAZ to start BYD production

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Taganrog Automobile Plant (TagAZ) is to start production of BYD vehicles next month according to Russian press reports. Full story...
Jul
6th

RUSSIA: GAZ plans 60,000 CVs for Russia

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GAZ plans to sell 50,000 light commercial vehicles (LCVs) and 10,000 medium commercial vehicles (MCVs) in Russia in 2010, the company said in a report. Full story...
Jul
6th

Porsche exec fails to fill Wiedeking’s big shoes

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Less than a year after taking over as brand chief of sports car maker Porsche AG, Michael Macht has been reassigned because he failed to fill the big shoes of predecessor Wendelin Wiedeking. Full story...
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