Citroen hopes to sell 4,000 units of its C-Zero electric mini in Spain by 2015 and plans to roll it out by late 2010, a company official has confirmed.
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Suzuki says its new Swift minicar has improved fuel consumption and significantly lower emissions than the outgoing model as well as better safety and driving performance.
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Lada-maker AvtoVAZ is expecting total Russian car sales to rise to 1.7 million in 2010, up from a previous forecast of 1.6 million, due to the government-sponsored scrappage scheme.
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Confirming earlier reports citing unofficial sources, Renault announced Dominique Thormann will replace Thierry Moulonguet as group chief financial officer from 1 July.
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BMW AG and Saab are considering sharing parts and technology for a new small car the Swedish automaker wants to build, two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News.
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BMW AG and Saab are discussing sharing parts and technology for a new small car the Swedish automaker wants to build, two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News.
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Talks between PSA and Mitsubishi to use one of the Japanese manufacturer's platforms for small, low-range cars, could be concluded soon, a French newspaper reported.
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German states with Opel plants will set up a task force to discuss possible aid for the GM unit after Berlin rejected a request for 1.1 billion euros ($1.
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Supplier Johnson Controls Inc. made an unsolicited $1.25 billion cash bid for most of Visteon Corp.'
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Chrysler Group is developing revised terms and conditions for supplier contracts that it expects to unveil in July, Dan Knott, Chrysler's senior vice president of purchasing and supplier quality, said Thursday.
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Fiat S.p.A. held talks with unions over the future of its factory near Naples on Friday, and CEO Sergio Marchionne warned time was running out to reach a deal.
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This may sound odd, but Beijing's newly announced pilot program to subsidize the sale of plug-in hybrids and electric vehicles in five cities has little to do with the country's serious air pollution.
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Washington Post Co. elected former General Motors Co. CEO Rick Wagoner to its board, boosting the number of directors to 11.
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Inspired by the Bristol 400 Series and the Frazer Nash BMW 328, Morgan's new four-passenger coupe concept is a demonstration of a vehicle developed with efficiency and rationalisation in mind.
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It was a publicity stunt. Everyone knows it. Yet when GM gave away a brand-new, $53,000 Chevrolet Corvette to Detroit Tigers pitcher Armando Galarraga, the day after his perfect game was ruined by a umpire who admitted that he screwed up and made the wrong call, their marketing company made the right call.
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The crash between teammates Mark Webber and Sebastian Vettel was "excellent" marketing for the energy drink Red Bull.
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Reigning World Champion Jenson Button set the fastest time of the first practice session of the Grand Prix of Canada in Montreal.
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F1 teams are set to receive a bill for pitwall services that were previously provided free of charge from the FIA.
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The Dodge Brand debuts its latest commercial featuring the 2010 Dodge Challenger. The new commercial, titled "Freedom," was created in honor of the match between USA and England at the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The 60-second spot airs Friday, June 11.
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Young German driver Sebastian Vettel of the Red Bull Racing team set the fastest time this afternoon in Montreal during the second free practice session of the Canadian Grand Prix.
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