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Jun
16th

Volkswagen preps the Golf EV for 2013 launch:

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Volkswagen AG has begun delivery of a second test fleet of Golf blue-e-motion EVs to customers in Germany, the automaker said in a statement.
Jun
16th

Sporty new Yaris revealed

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Toyota's big-selling Yaris supermini is back with a sportier look, revised engines and a hybrid model too


Jun
16th

Mazda to unveil plans for new plant in Mexico, report says

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Mazda is set to announce on Friday plans for a new factory in the central Mexican state of Guanajuato, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
Jun
16th

US: Chrysler to invest US$114m in Michigan plant

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Chrysler Group says it will invest US$114m in new equipment at its Trenton Engine complex in Michigan, creating a possible 268 jobs.
Jun
16th

CHINA: Ford starts work on US$500m engine plant

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Ford's joint venture company in western China Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) has broken ground today (16 June) for its second engine plant in Chongqing, China.
Jun
16th

2011 Chevrolet Cruze LTZ, an AutoWeek Drivers Log Car Review:

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CONTRIBUTING EDITOR BARRY WINFIELD: It's just General Motors' luck that by the time the corporation fields a decent small car, the segment is bristling with competition.
Jun
16th

INDIA: Toyota’s Indian operation back to normal

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Toyota says it is aiming to avert production losses in its important Indian market by assigning greater emphasis to localisation.
Jun
16th

Camaro outruns Mustang as lost sales put factory in doubt

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Ford Motor Co.'s Mustang is falling farther behind the Chevrolet Camaro as the top-selling U.S. sports car, jeopardizing a Michigan factory as designers work to win back the hearts of pony car fans.
Jun
16th

Porsche expects 20% sales growth in Europe this year

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Porsche expects a big increase in its new-car sales in Europe this year, Bernhard Maier, sales and marketing head, said. 'In Europe, a 20 percent growth rate is absolutely conceivable,' Maier told Automotive News Europe in an interview.
Jun
16th

Gordon Murray’s green Batmobile revealed

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Famous McLaren F1 designer lends his hand to Batmobile design, with amazing high-tech results and zero emissions anti-gravity drivetrain.


Jun
16th

SLOVAKIA: Sales bounce back after slump: agency

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Slovakia has recovered from the worldwide slump and is posting healthy sales again, says Agence France Presse.
Jun
16th

RUSSIA: TagAZ begins C10 deliveries to dealers: report

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TagAZ has started delivering its first low-cost sedans under the TAGAZ C10 brand to dealers, the company said according to Prime-Tass.
Jun
16th

JAPAN: Honda recruits 1,000 term staff as quake recovery quickens

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Honda will hire about 1,000 term employees at domestic plants, including ones in Saitama and Mie prefectures, during October-March of fiscal 2011 in response to extra demand according to a Kyodo report.
Jun
16th

FRANCE: PSA to meet with unions concerning factory plans

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PSA Peugeot Citroen is to meet with trade unions next week to discuss the future of some of the French carmaker's plants, including the Aulnay-sous-Bois factory outside Paris which the company has already assured the government will not close.
Jun
16th

COLOMBIA: Car sales resume momentum in May

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Colombian car sales reached 28,205 last month - 16% higher than April's sales and 1,969 more than the 2011 average.
Jun
16th

US: Ford to triple production of EVs in North America by 2013

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Ford announced today (16 June) it is tripling production capacity of its electrified vehicle lineup through 2013, further boosting volumes of its all-new C-MAX Hybrid and C-MAX Energi plug-in hybrid, which begin production next year.
Jun
16th

JAPAN: All-new Honda Fit Shuttle and Hybrid

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With the launch of two formerly delayed models, Honda is signaling that its Japanese plants are beginning to return to normal.
Jun
16th

US: GM Ventures ploughs US$6m in battery bus manufacturer Proterra

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General Motors Ventures is to invest US$6m in Proterra, a manufacturer of zero-emission commercial transit buses.
Jun
16th

Opel dealers open to Chinese buyer

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Some of Opel's largest dealers appear to be open to the takeover of the General Motors subsidiary by a Chinese automaker.
Jun
16th

JAPAN: Mazda freshens titan truck

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Mazda has updated its Titan light-duty truck for the Japanese market, with sales begining today (16 June) at all Mazda and Mazda Anfini dealers nationwide.
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