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Jun
21st

INDIA: India key to Renault’s global expansion strategy – execs

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Renault has targeted India as one of three key markets, along with Brazil and Russia, in its global expansion plans, senior executives said.
Jun
21st

Lotus confirms new V8 and city car too

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Green light for in-house 4.8-litre V8 engine for new Esprit; eco small car also gets go ahead


Jun
21st

INDIA: Renault will launch (RHD) Duster in 2012

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Renault has confirmed that it will launch the Dacia Duster in India in the second half of next year. Units sourced from the Renault-Nissan Alliance factory in Chennai will also go on sale in the UK, where they will spearhead the Dacia brand launch in 2012, and other right hand drive markets, adding another export model to the local industry's tally.
Jun
21st

Chrysler gets improved performance and handling marks from Consumer Reports:

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Chrysler Group is making strides to improve handling and performance of its vehicles, but the gains vary from model to model, according to tests by Consumer Reports magazine.
Jun
21st

2012 Fiat 500 Sport, an AutoWeek Drivers Log Car Review:

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EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: This 2012
Jun
21st

The Nissan Leaf leaves, an AutoWeek Long-Term Car Review:

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Three months and 1,673 miles in the Nissan Leaf electric car showed us, again, that EVs are ready for prime time.
Jun
21st

SWEDEN: FKG says Saab offers to pay initial 10% of supplier debt

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Scandinavian suppliers body FKG says Saab has sent letters to around 700 of its members detailing a potential offer to pay 10% of its debt.
Jun
21st

2011 Chevrolet Volt

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2011 Chevrolet Volt
2011 Chevrolet Volt - Editors' Notebook - Automobile Magazine
It's always interesting getting behind the wheel of an Automobile of the Year award winner several months after we deliver the trophy.

It's always interesting getting behind the wheel of an Automobile of the Year award winner several months after we deliver the trophy. I did not vote for the Chevy Volt as our AOY last year. I found the Volt to be too gimmicky, but I do fully support the Technology of the Year award going to electric propulsion.


Photo Gallery: 2011 Chevrolet Volt - Editors' Notebook - Automobile Magazine


Jun
21st

June auto sales could top May levels, Ford exec says

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June auto sales are on track to at least meet and perhaps exceed May levels, Ford's top executive for North America said today. The month is "off to a good start," said Mark Fields, who heads the No. 2 U.S.
Jun
21st

Vote for your ‘Legends on Wheels’

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There are only nine days left to vote your "Legends on Wheels." As a celebration of the 125th birthday of the automobile, Automotive News Europe and MSX International present this unique award #8211; the "Legends on Wheels."
Jun
21st

SLOVAKIA: Three new cars for VW Bratislava plant

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The chief executive of Volkswagen Slovakia, Andreas Tostmann, has told just-auto that the company's Bratislava plant is set to begin building three new small cars from the second half of 2011.
Jun
21st

SLOVAKIA: CEO confirms production of three new models

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The chief executive of Volkswagen Slovakia, Andreas Tostmann, has told just-auto that the company's Bratislava plant is set to begin building three new small cars from the second half of 2011.
Jun
21st

Nissan reportedly to adapt hybrid system for front-wheel drive:

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Nissan Motor Co. is reportedly developing a front-wheel drive adaptation of its in-house hybrid vehicle technology for the next generation Altima Hybrid as early as next year.
Jun
21st

INDONESIA: Indonesia sales flat in May on weaker output

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As in Thailand, growth in Indonesia's new vehicle market came to a halt in May, as key vehicle manufacturers struggled to maintain production levels due to shortages of components from Japan.
Jun
21st

First Drive: 2012 Hyundai Genesis Sedan 5.0 R-Spec

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First Drive: 2012 Hyundai Genesis Sedan 5.0 R-Spec
2012 Hyundai Genesis Sedan 5.0 R-Spec - First Drive - Automobile Magazine
Mild child.

The Hyundai Genesis launched for 2009, and it has done pretty well for itself, with some 29,000 units leaving dealer lots last year. That number is a ways off from the big boys (the Mercedes-Benz E-class and the BMW 5-series) but betters the entries from Infiniti and Lexus. That's not a bad performance, considering the Genesis is Hyundai's first-ever rear-wheel drive luxury sedan (in the U.S. market at least), and that the Genesis is sold in only two versions, the six-cylinder Genesis 3.8 and the V-8 Genesis 4.6.


Photo Gallery: 2012 Hyundai Genesis Sedan 5.0 R-Spec - First Drive - Automobile Magazine


Jun
21st

GERMANY: Continental buys Magna Electronics radar engineering unit

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Automotive supplier Continental has acquired the Germany-based radar engineering unit of Magna Electronics, an operating unit of auto parts supplier Magna International anticipated to be effective 1 July.
Jun
21st

SPAIN: Asian automakers step up Latin America factory expansion

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Asian auto makers are increasingly looking at Latin America as the ideal region in which to expand their production facilities.
Jun
21st

SPAIN: Cie and Hispamoldes plan Moroccan JV for Renault

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Spanish autoparts makers Cie Automotive and Hispamoldes have signed a joint venture to establish a factory in Tangier, Morocco that will supply Renault.
Jun
21st

INDIA: Maruti Suzuki workers file registration papers in bid for union recognition

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An Indian trade union federation says Maruti Suzuki workers have filed registration papers to establish a union at the Manesar plant - the cause of a massive recent strike.
Jun
21st

Saab asks suppliers to accept 10% debt payment now, rest later

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Saab has asked its parts suppliers to accept 10 percent of what they're owed now and the rest in September, the chairman of Swedish auto-supplier association FKG said.
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