Hino Motor is building a new diesel engine production line at its Chonburi plant in Thailand, according to Takeo Saito - president of local distributor Hino Motor Sales Company. Engine assembly at the new facility is scheduled to begin in mid-2010 and will replace imports from Japan.
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Mazda and Ford moved quickly on Monday to deny weekend media reports that they plan to dismantle their three-way joint venture with Changan Automobile by 2012.
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Toyota Motor plans to double its worldwide output of petrol-electric hybrid cars to 1m units in 2011, according to Japanese media reports on Monday.
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Toyota Motor plans to double its worldwide output of petrol-electric hybrid cars to 1m units in 2011, according to Japanese media reports on Monday.
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A highly unusual year for new car sales ended on a high for most manufacturers but there are now growing signs of uncertain times ahead, analysts Jato Dynamics said on Monday.
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Hot hatch special issue: Every hot hatch from the MKI VW Golf GTI to Renaultsport Clio 200 covered. Plus Audi R4 Coupé, baby Prius, Detroit report, 11,000bhp MPH megatest.
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Renault has said that it will maintain some production of the next generation Clio (dubbed 'Clio 4') in France and not transfer all production to its Turkish facility at Bursa.
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The steady drip of information on General Motors Europe's upcoming redesigned 2010 Meriva B-segment minivan/MPV continued on Monday with the release of the first 'official' interior photos which show greatly improved styling and materials qualilty plus new colours.
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Don't be fooled by those fancy sport utes, high-performance coupes and hulking, muscle-bound trucks you see on the road today. Nice and newsworthy as they are, the compact car segment is the hottest in Canada.
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Ross Brawn talks about Michael Schumacher and Nico Rosberg, while Dieter Zetsche talks about having a "number 1" driver at Mercedes GP.
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Jenson Button will not be "blown away" by his McLaren teammate Lewis Hamilton in 2010, Italian veteran Jarno Trulli insists.
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The Dakar rally, which has been organized for the second time in South America in 2010, could be back in Africa in 2011.
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Nico Rosberg says he agreed to switch to the Brackley based team in 2010 long before he knew Mercedes GP and Michael Schumacher would headline the project.
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Despite Seat withdrawing, the WTCC is confident for his future, waiting for the new rules in 2011.
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PPG will host an MVP Business Solutions Conference for
collision center owners and managers at the Paradise Point Hotel in San Diego, CA, March 28 - 30.
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Helmut Marko, Red Bull's Motorsport Consultant, recently talked to Italian web site 442race.com about some issues of the 2010 Formula 1 season, such as the second driver of the Toro Rosso team.
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Nico Rosberg says he agreed to switch to the Brackley based team in 2010 long before he knew Mercedes GP and Michael Schumacher would headline the project.
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Can a car look concentrated and decisive? Yes, it can. The headlights play an important role in this; they are the eyes of a car, so to speak. People convey emotions such as happiness, joy and sadness with their eyes.
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BMW has announced substantial enhancements to the 2011 3 Series Coupe and Convertible, including outstanding style updates for 328i and 335i models and a new engine for 335i models. The 2011 3 Series Coupe and Convertible models will go on sale in Spring 2010, and pricing will be announced closer to the on-sale date.
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Well, small thing... Do you love drifting or motorsports? I know I do. So what does a performance fan and lover of all things small, fast and RWD do? They get excited about the thought that finally, Toyota will bring a spiritual successor to the Celica, Supra, Corolla AE86 (Trueno), MR2 and going as far back as the 2000GT.
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