Toyota Motor plans to resume production of eight models involved in a safety recall on 8 February, after it detailed plans to fix 2.4m vehicles and sought to salvage its reputation with a PR blitz.
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General Motors plans to axe 2,000 additional jobs at its Opel arm but has changed its mind on management cost cuts, European labour leaders said after a face to face meeting with Opel CEO Nick Reilly on Monday. But Reilly immediately denied the claim in a statement issued after the meeting.
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India's Honda Siel Cars is recalling 8,532 units of its best selling sedan City in the country as part of a 646,000-unit global recall of Jazz/Fit models and derivatives.
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A class action suit has been filed in Ontario against the Canadian units of Toyota Motor and accelerator pedal supplier CTS on behalf of car owners affected by Toyota's big vehicle recall.
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Indian automakers reported strong sales in January.
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Surging sales of PSA Peugeot Citroen's 3008 and 5008 family-haul models have resulted in the manufacturer extending night shifts at two of its French plants, although unions are querying a potential change in work patterns after that.
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California-based electric car maker Tesla Motors plans to raise up to US$100m in an initial public offering, the Los Angeles Times reported, citing a company filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
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Shares in steel cord manufacturer Bekaert rose after the group says it was acquiring two Bridgestone tyre cord plants with a multi-year supply agreement.
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Toyota Motor has said it was recalling 2005-2010 model year Avalons and 2009-2010 Sequoia cars sold in the Middle East to fix faulty accelerator pedals that have led to the recall of a combined 4.4m cars in North America, Europe and China so far.
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China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery has reached agreement with General Motors to extend the deadline for a deal to acquire the US company's Hummer brand until the end of February.
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China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery has reached agreement with General Motors to extend the deadline for a deal to acquire the US company's Hummer brand until the end of February.
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V10 ditched in favour of twin-turbo V8 in new flagship saloon
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We reveal how firm is taking current hot hatch out with a bang – and bring you early glimpse of the sensational hybrid that will replace it
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New car sales in Spain rose 18.1% in January compared with the same month a year ago, according to car manufacturers' association ANFAC.
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Roger Becker, Lotus' director of vehicle engineering, one of the leading lights behind the development of such vehicles as the Europa Twin Cam and the legendary Esprit, Excel, Elan, Elise, Exige models is retiring from the group after 44 years.
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Fiat unions and the Italian government are becoming increasingly disgruntled over chief executive Sergio Marchionne's aggressive decision making, according to media reports in the country.
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Tuner Carlsson unleashes 743bhp coupé
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Hyundai has taken the final steps needed and attended a public hearing by the city council of Piracicaba (112 miles northwest of São Paulo) for the environmental license for its first company-owned plant in Brazil. Construction is due to start in April.
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