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Aug
15th

Toyota will debut ultra-frugal plug-in Prius

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Toyota will unveil an ultra-frugal version of its Prius gasoline-electric car at the IAA in Frankfurt next month. The car will be the cleanest and most technically advanced Prius built to date, Toyota said.
Aug
15th

INDONESIA: GM to (re)start production in 2013

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General Motors confirmed it would restart production at its assembly plant in Bekasi, some 50km east of Indonesia's capital Jakarta, in early 2013.
Aug
15th

New BMW 3 Series

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First completely undisguised shots of new BMW 3 Series appear showing compact executive gets 5 Series-inspired look


Aug
15th

INDONESIA: Record sales in July

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New vehicle sales in Indonesia jumped to a new record high in July, with sales rising by over 23% to 88,751 units compared with 72,090 units a year earlier - according to data released by industry association Gaikindo.
Aug
15th

KTM’s Twizy rival

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Austrian firm KTM reveals all-electric three-wheeler


Aug
15th

Kia Picanto 3dr revealed

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Kia has released official details and pictures of the sportier version of its city car
Aug
15th

GM’s Ewanick: Chevy ad agency needs consistency

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General Motors' global marketing chief, Joel Ewanick, wants more consistency from the advertising agency he tapped last year to head GM's biggest account: Chevrolet.
Aug
15th

Hack attack alerts dealers to cybercrime

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Lease Duckwall, owner of Green Ford Sales Inc. in Abilene, Kan., was held up last year for $23,000. But the theft didn't happen on the street or in his home. It happened online.
Aug
15th

No straight-laced dealership would do

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Automakers often have detailed rules on how their dealers' stores must look and operate. There's typically no room for deviation. That may explain why until recently the Nissan brand had not had a Seattle dealership for five years.
Aug
15th

A Beltway boost for EVs

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Environmentalists, gutsy entrepreneurs and automakers stressing about fuel economy standards often drive the push for electric vehicles. But in Washington, a very different group is quietly moving federal policy toward vehicle electrification.
Aug
15th

‘Consumer confidence is pretty fragile’

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In the week after Standard and Poor's downgraded U.S. government debt, credit remained both available and affordable for the auto industry.
Aug
15th

Surprise! Ford’s V-6 gamble turbocharges sales of F-150

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Five years ago, when Ford considered a push to put a pricey, premium V-6 in more F-150s, it seemed like a dangerous gamble with a macho, full-sized pickup known for toughness and capacity.
Aug
15th

Nissan: As others struggle with inventory, ‘we’re back’

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While some Japanese automakers struggle with inventory problems five months after the Japanese earthquake, Nissan has an ample supply, the brand's sales boss says.
Aug
15th

GM women’s network adds dealers, offers scholarships

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The General Motors Women's Retail Network is observing its 10th anniversary this year with two accomplishments: It has added seven women-owned dealerships through July and has started a scholarship program aimed at influencing young women to become...
Aug
15th

Toyota and Honda see relief in Q4

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Toyota and Honda dealers will wait until the fourth quarter -- or longer -- before their earthquake-hobbled inventory returns to normal.
Aug
15th

AutoNation stands firm on $500 million store upgrade plan

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AutoNation Inc. is halfway through a three-year, $500 million investment in new or renovated dealerships.
Aug
15th

Honda will add plant in Mexico

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Honda said it will build an $800 million plant in Mexico to produce subcompact vehicles for Mexico and North America. The plant is scheduled to begin operation in 2014 with an annual capacity of 200,000 units.
Aug
15th

New U.S. boss of Jaguar Land Rover sets ambitious sales goal

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Fueled by a $2.45 billion annual investment in products and powerplants over the next five years, the Jaguar and Land Rover brands can each boost U.S. annual sales to 50,000 units, says new U.S boss Andy Goss.
Aug
15th

NASCAR: Greg Biffle and Boris Said in post Watkins Glen dust up

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While Marcos Ambrose was in victory lane, at Watkins Glen, celebrating his first Sprint Cup victory Greg Biffle and Boris Said were in the garage having at each other.
Aug
15th

Indy Lights: No rivals for Josef Newgarden in Loudon

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Josef Newgarden started the Firestone Indy Lights race from the pole and dominated all 100 laps to win at the New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday.
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