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Mar
2nd

INDIA: Wheelmaker’s sales, output, up around 50%

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Indian supplier Steel Strips Wheels sold 703,732 wheel rims in February, up 48% from the 476,859 units shipped a year ago. Full story...
Mar
2nd

RUSSIA: GAZ agrees debt restructure

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GAZ has agreed to restructure all of its debt at 4% over the Russian central bank's official refinancing rate, state-owned Sberbank said. Full story...
Mar
2nd

2009 Nissan Cube SL – Four Seasons Update – February 2010

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2009 Nissan Cube SL - Four Seasons Update - February 2010
2009 Nissan Cube SL - Four Seasons Long Term Review, February 2010 - Automobile Magazine
At only about two months in our Four Seasons fleet, this Nissan is still the new Cube on the block.

Months in Fleet: Two
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Photo Gallery: 2009 Nissan Cube SL - Four Seasons Long Term Review, February 2010 - Automobile Magazine


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Mar
2nd

Saab CEO sees breakeven sales over 100,000 cars a year

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Saab would have to sell more than 100,000 cars a year to break even and hopes to sell about half of that in 2010, CEO Jan Jonsson said. He said that 2010 would be "a success" for Saab if the company sold 50,000 to 55,000 vehicles. Full story...
Mar
2nd

Poll says 31% of Americans believe Toyotas unsafe

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Thirty-one percent of Americans now think Toyota and Lexus vehicles are not safe to ride, while 55 percent say the carmaker dragged its feet in responding to potential safety defects, according to a poll published today. Full story...
Mar
2nd

RUSSIA: Renault may vary AvtoVAZ stake

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lt could adjust the size of its 25% stake in AvtoVAZ if asked by the Russian government, chief executive Carlos Ghosn has said. Full story...
Mar
2nd

BRAZIL: Investment bank takes Mitsubishi assembler stake

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Investment bank BTG Pactual has agreed to buy a minority stake in Mitsubishi Motors do Brasil, betting on a boom in Brazil's automobile market. Full story...
Mar
2nd

First Look: Ferrari 599 HY-KERS Hybrid Concept

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First Look: Ferrari 599 HY-KERS Hybrid Concept
2010 Ferrari 599 HY-KERS Hybrid Concept - 2010 Geneva Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine
Hybridization or electrification of the Prancing Horse lineup is inevitable.

Ferrari's HY-KERS concept, shown at the 2010 Geneva auto show, is a bit tough to swallow. The world's most iconic sports car marque, known for screaming V-8s and V-12s, is playing around with the gas-electric technology epitomized by the Toyota Prius. Yet it gets even more dramatic than a hybrid concept. Eventually - maybe ten years from now - all Ferrari's will be saddled with batteries and an electric motor. Hybridization or electrification of the Prancing Horse lineup is inevitable.inline_mediumwraptextright28251037/green/news/1002_2010_ferrari_599_hy_kers_hybrid_concept1003_01_z+2010_ferrari_599_hY-KERS_hybrid_concept+top_view.jpgTrue


Photo Gallery: 2010 Ferrari 599 HY-KERS Hybrid Concept - 2010 Geneva Auto Show Coverage, New Car Reviews, Concept Cars - Automobile Magazine


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Mar
2nd

Peugeot aims at German premium brands with new styling

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Peugeot expects the sleek new styling of its forthcoming 508 mid-sized sedan to win new customers from Germany's premium automakers, the company's managing director Jean-Marc Gales said on Tuesday. Full story...
Mar
2nd

Tata to bring electric Nano to Europe in 3 years

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Tata Motors said it would bring an electric version of the Nano, the world's cheapest car, to Europe within three years, starting with Britain and Scandinavia. Full story...
Mar
2nd

BELGIUM: RHJ sells U-shin autoparts stake

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RHJ International has sold its remaining interest in U-shin, the holding company said in a statement today. Full story...
Mar
2nd

Nissan unveils new compact car, sees 1M sales

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Nissan Motor unveiled its much-awaited low-cost compact car aimed at becoming a major force in the fast-growing segment, targeting global sales of 1 million units. Full story...
Mar
2nd

GENEVA SHOW: Style and practicality top Opel/Vauxhall agenda

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The Flextreme concept car General Motors Europe unveiled in Geneva today is the strongest and clearest indication to date of Opel/Vauxhall's intentions to be a manufacturer of highly stylish but practical cars which people will be proud to buy, according to design head Mark Adams. Full story...
Mar
2nd

GENEVA SHOW: Alfa’s Guilietta underpins next range of Chryslers

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Alfa Romeo's new Guilietta, unveiled in Geneva today, is a far more significant car than it might appear. Not only has it got to appeal to a wider buying public as beleaguered Alfa tries to rebuild its European sales, it also forms the basis of what Fiat hopes will be a 1m units a year Chrysler-Fiat-Alfa range of cars. Full story...
Mar
2nd

GENEVA SHOW: Proton shows first hybrid, styled in Italy

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Malaysia's Proton is working with Italy's Italdesign Giugiaro on a range of compact hybrids, the first of which were unveiled in Geneva today. Full story...
Mar
2nd

CHINA: Daimler signs for Chinese EV JV

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Daimler has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that will see it enter into a technology partnership for the development of electric vehicles for China. Full story...
Mar
2nd

GENEVA SHOW: CT 200H new gateway to Lexus

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Judging by the concern shown by its minders when journalists tried to open and shut the rear doors, the description of the CT 200h as a show car rather than a full-blown production vehicle is apt. But this is how the final production vehicle will look when it goes on sale later this year with European sales from early 2011. Full story...
Mar
2nd

US: Toyota execs to outline safety overhaul to Senate

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Toyota Motor will once again defend its position over the recall scandal in the US at a senate committee hearing later today. Two company vice presidents will also make assurances that safety steps will be taken to rebuild consumer confidence in the company. Full story...
Mar
2nd

GENEVA SHOW: I’ll listen, says new JLR boss (and curry fan) Forster

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New Jaguar Land Rover CEO Carl-Peter Forster has asked for 100 days on the job before making any formal announcements about his strategy for the British brand. Full story...
Mar
2nd

GENEVA SHOW: Gordini brand ‘democratises Renaultsport’

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Renault decided to reintroduce its famous Gordini brand to make Renaultsport technology available to a wider, more fashion conscious audience, according to Beatrice Foucher, head of global product planning. Full story...
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