Nissan promises to be back at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit next year.
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The Chevrolet Volt, with its range extending petrol-electric powertrain, is, as expected, North American Car of the Year and Ford's Explorer 'truck' of the year.
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Fiat has increased its stake in Chrysler after receiving regulatory approval for an engine based on the Fiat FIRE family for manufacture in U.S., the company said in a statement .
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Porsche, back at Detroit after three years, said global sales rose by around 25% on the year to 95,000 cars in 2010, of which 25,320 cars were delivered in the US, up 29%.
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Matthias Wissmann, president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA) expects the US market to grow 11% to 12.8m light vehicles in 2011, according to a copy of his speech in Detroit.
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The Philippine vehicle market hit a new record high in 2010, with sales rising by 28.5% to 170,216 units, according to data mostly released by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc (CAMPI).
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Vehicle sales in Vietnam fell by just under 6% to 112,796 units in 2010, compared with 119,868 units sold in the previous year, according to data released by the Vietnam Automotive manufacturers Association (VAMA).
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Mitsubishi Motors is unlikely to produce pickup trucks for Nissan at its factory in Thailand due to a lack of available capacity, a senior executive at the company told local reporters.
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The successor to the Ford Escape is on display at the Detroit auto show. Technically, it's called the Vertrek concept, but don't be fooled: This is a clear indication of the styling of Ford's next small utility vehicle.
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Daimler's Dieter Zetsche has said he was "totally aiming at topping" 2010 sales in 2011 but acknowledged repeating last year's 15.3% sales growth was "unrealistic."
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BMW sold 1,224,280 cars in 2010, a rise of 14.6% on 2009 figures. Sales of the newly introduced BMW 5 series helped boost sales as deliveries increased 22.6% year-on-year to 211,968 units in 2010.
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Nissan Motor Co. will shift production of one of its highest-volume vehicles, the Rogue crossover, from Japan to an American factory in a bid to cut its exposure to the high Japanese yen.
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The interior of the future might include stadium seating, waterproof and recyclable materials and LED ambient lighting. And of course, it would be powered completely by electricity.
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Nissan Motor's Americas chief has confirmed rumours from about a month ago that it would transfer production of the Rogue small SUV from Japan to the US in 2013.
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Mercedes-Benz chose to show its redesigned C-class at an event in Detroit on Sunday night before the North American International Auto Show.
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The Chevrolet Volt sedan and Ford Explorer crossover were named 2011 North American Car of the Year and North American Truck of the Year today by a panel of automotive journalists.
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Vehicle sales in China soared by 32% to 18.06m units in 2010 according to data released by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
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General Motors has cut, cut and cut again - and is also building the only small car produced in North America.
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Forecasting outfit PwC's Autofacts has announced its 2011 global light vehicle assembly forecast to exceed 75 million units, a new industry peak. By 2015 the total figure is expected to exceed 93 million units.
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The U.S. car market could grow by 11 percent to 12.8 million car sales in 2011, German automotive association VDA said at the Detroit auto show on Monday.
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