Kia Motors' longer, redesigned 2011 Picanto on a stretched wheelbase will also be offered as a three-door in the UK and Europe.
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A French government ministry says it "is working" on the extension of the country's low carbon vehicle grant that could see the scheme remain beyon 2012.
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Indian new car market leader Maruti Suzuki sold 99,225 vehicles in December 2010, including 9,756 exports.
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Autoliv is considering major acquisitions and is looking at entire units at rivals such as Bosch, Continental and Denso Corp according to the company's CEO.
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PSA Peugeot Citroen plans to boost production temporarily at its Slovak plant in Trnava to meet high demand for the Peugeot 207 and Citroen C3 Picasso.
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Heated and cooled seat specialist Amerigon has acquired the 15% minority interest in its technology development subsidiary, BSST LLC, plus the reversionary rights to the technology previously owned by Lon Bell, former chief technical officer of Amerigon and former president of BSST.
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French metallurgy unions and employers have reached an agreement concerning pay requests following a meeting in Paris
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Hyundai has built its 300,000th vehicle at its European manufacturing facility in Nosovice, Czech Republic; the plant opened at the end of 2008.
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Renault has suspended three executives amid fears that its electric vehicles program may have been subject to industrial espionage.
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Renault has suspended three executives amid fears that its electric vehicles program may have been subject to industrial espionage. One of the suspended executives works on the automaker's program for electric vehicles, Agence-France Presse reported.
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Kia will add a three-door version of its Picanto city car when it launches sales of a new generation of the model after its debut at the Geneva motor show in March.
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Not sure what to do with those extra Best Buy gift cards left over from the holidays? Consider picking up OnStar as a stocking stuffer for next year.
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OnStar and Verizon are debuting a prototype Buick LaCrosse at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas that offers a range of futuristic technologies.
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Severe weather didn't stop December light vehicle sales. The seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR) came in at a better than expected 12.55m and, according to Ward's, sales volume in 2010 reached nearly 11.6m.
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December sales of Lexus topped those of BMW and Mercedes-Benz in the U.S., helping the Japanese brand secure the top spot in luxury auto sales for the 11th straight year.
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Audi, helped by sales of the Q5 SUV, sold 101,629 vehicles in the U.S. last year, the first time it has sold more than 100,000 vehicles in the market.
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Porsche plans to present a coupe version of its 918 Spyder at the Detroit auto show next week as the sports-car maker returns to the event after four years.
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Porsche plans to present a coupe version of its 918 Spyder at the Detroit auto show next week as the sports-car maker returns to the event after four years.
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BMW is weighing whether to add artificial sounds to its electric vehicles to make them safer to pedestrians.
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Seven automobile insurance firms have followed Allstate Insurance Co. in suing Toyota Motor Corp. to recover money they paid in claims for car crashes blamed on unintended acceleration of Toyota vehicles.
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