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Aug
30th

CANADA: Magna and Ontario look to a greener future

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Supplier Magna International and Canada's province of Ontario, the centre of the country's car industry, have announced plans to invest C$432m (US$441m) over six years to develop electric vehicle technologies. Ontario's contribution will be C$48.4m.
Aug
30th

INDIA: Tata Nano production resumes at Sanand

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Tata Motors has resumed production at its Sanand plant where the low cost Nano is manufactured. The plant was shut for a fortnight as inventory rose.
Aug
30th

INDIA: Industrial unrest erupts again at Maruti Suzuki

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Some 1,000 workers at Maruti Suzuki's Manesar plant in India are currently staging a sit-down protest at what they claim is a lack of union recognition, with a national labour body hinting the dispute could escalate.
Aug
30th

BMW vows no power loss with 4-cylinder U.S. sedan revival

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BMW, facing higher fuel-efficiency requirements under the Obama administration, is bringing four-cylinder engines back to the U.S. 12 years after it quit offering the slow-selling option.
Aug
30th

BMW vows no power loss with 4-cylinder U.S. sedan revival

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BMW, facing higher fuel-efficiency requirements under the Obama administration, is bringing four-cylinder engines back to the U.S. 12 years after it quit offering the slow-selling option.
Aug
30th

SOUTH AFRICA: VW wants to be No 1

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Volkswagen SA has set itself a target of knocking Toyota off the best-seller perch by 2018 at the latest, managing director David Powels told reporters. Toyota has been the best-selling brand for 25 years.
Aug
30th

Fiat head of European sales Formica resigns

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Fiat European sales boss Andrea Formica has left the automaker less than a year after arriving from Toyota Motor Europe to help turn around the company's struggling automotive division.
Aug
30th

BRAZIL: UK’s MIRA setting up test labs

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UK vehicle test and development organisation MIRA is setting up a R$12m (US$7.5m) laboratory in Brazil to test electromagnetic interferences.
Aug
30th

McLaren Special Operations launched

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Bespoke projects division to be offered by McLaren Automotive


Aug
30th

Alfa 4C

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Alfa Romeo reveals updated version of new Porsche Cayman and Lotus Evora-rivalling mid-engined sports car
Aug
30th

Alfa Romeo 4C

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Updated version of new Porsche Cayman and Lotus Evora-rivalling mid-engined sports car is revealed
Aug
30th

JAPAN: Mazda starts Vietnam assembly in October

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Assembly of Mazda's 2 will begin in Vietnam in October.
Aug
30th

MALAYSIA: Proton’s earnings gobbled up by Lotus

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Proton Holdings reported a 95% drop in net earnings to MYR4.5m in the first quarter of the current financial 2011, ending in June, compared with a MYR84.7m a year earlier.
Aug
30th

Winterkorn has VW soaring to new heights

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Just about everything Martin Winterkorn touches turns to gold these days. As head of Volkswagen Group, he has gone on record saying that the car company will be the world's biggest by 2018. His vision looks more real than ever.
Aug
30th

New Fiat Panda revealed

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Evolutionary styling sees third-generation Panda take on smoother-edged look, efficient TwinAir engines and an £8k price tag


Aug
30th

Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 on way – Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 on way

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High-performance Jeep Grand Cherokee will debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show next month


Aug
30th

Twitter: Nissan steals 2012 Camry’s thunder – during the launch

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While Toyota was launching with much fanfare the 2012 Camry on August 23 (dancers, confetti and giant screen included), Nissan used Twitter to pull the rug out from under its rival's feet and promote its own products. Unfair competition or not, it turned out to be a stroke of genius.
Aug
30th

2012 Ford Explorer EcoBoost First Impressions

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I will go on record right now to say that I never truly liked the Ford Explorer. Now this could have something to do with the styling of previous models, or the fact that during my time managing detail shops, I had the distinct displeasure of preparing the first Eddie Bauer Edition for its debut at the Toronto Auto Show.
Aug
30th

Peugeot HX1 Concept: dramatic, eco-friendly wagon

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It's no secret that wagons are having trouble making a name for themselves in Canada and the US, several automakers having decided to pull out of this unprofitable market. Whether you like them or not, you certainly wont' remain indifferent to the Peugeot HX1 set to hit the stage in Frankfurt.
Aug
30th

F1: Robert Kubica to test Toyota’s driver simulator

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Robert Kubica's return to the formula one cockpit will begin at the wheel of a sophisticated driver simulator, according to reports.
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