Hyundai Motor affiliate Kia Motors on Friday reported quarterly profit close to double analysts' estimates. Analysts sais its earnings were expected to climb again this year as the global economic recovery, a better image and higher quality cars boost sales.
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General Motors Thai unit on Friday said it had secured a THB13.5bn (US$400m) credit line from three Thai banks to revive its earlier suspended diesel engine project and vehicle production expansion in Thailand.
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China on Friday welcomed moves by Toyota and Ford to recall or suspend production of some cars due to safety risks.
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The runners that continue to compete in the domestic American three-horse race have started appearing in the show ring after a hard winter which almost claimed the lives of two of them.
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Toyota Motor shares fell for the sixth straight day following news of more recalls of millions of vehicles due to faulty accelerator pedals and floor mats.
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Japan's automobile production in 2009 fell below the 8m mark for the first time in 33 years amid the global economic downturn, an industry body said on Friday.
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You would have to have lived your entire life in a cave in the farthest deepest recesses of the Sahara Desert to have never heard of Cadillac. If you are 50 years old or older, you clearly remember the status that carried the family coat of arms of the aristocrat who founded Detroit in 1701, Antoine de La Mothe, Sieur de Cadillac. If you owned and drove a Cadillac, you had made it to the top.
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Lewis Hamilton's father plans to run a fleet of modern formula one cars for young drivers, according to British reports.
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The pole position and 12 first spots on the 48th Daytona 24 grid were determined yesterday afternoon at the famous Daytona International Speedway.
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Ferrari believes it is the "only car manufacturer still in formula one", and may already be working on a 'B' version of the new F10.
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Turin January 29th, 2010 - Pininfarina discloses the first official image of its new concept car, world
debut on March 2nd at the Geneva Motor Show.
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McLaren presented the MP4-25 at Woking this Friday.
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I started out as an automotive journalist almost by coincidence, when I became friends with Bertrand Godin back when I was working as editor in chief of a local weekly magazine, and together we started working on common projects. I started writing articles, then did television research before finally getting my first local editorial, and I then went on to collaborate with various mass media companies.
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Auto123.com's gifted graphic artists produced a spectacular comparison between the 2009 McLaren MP4/24 and the 2010 model launched on Friday.
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Kelley Earnhardt, JR Motorsports, co-owner and general manager, announced Danica Patrick's long-awaited Nationwide Series schedule.
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The wraps came off a visibly different McLaren on Friday morning, but the British team has retained its silver livery despite the departure of Mercedes as a works backer.
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PPG's new SX1071 and Nexa Autocolor(tm) P565-9880 Etch Primers have received approval by Chrysler Group, LLC., for warranty repairs on its vehicles.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass., -- Zipcar, Inc., the world's largest car-sharing service, announced that, "The safety of our Zipsters is our top priority."
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On February 1, 2010, police will begin issuing tickets for using hand-held cell phones and communications and entertainment devices while driving in Ontario.
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The Dodge Ram full size pickup line was completely remade for model year 2009, and became the segment's only body-on-frame truck with coil spring rear suspension (instead of the traditional leaf spring design), and a storage area integrated into the rear fenders.
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