Automotive forecaster LMC has revised down its forecast for car sales in Western Europe this year as a result of a recent weakening of sales.
Volkswagen Group provides a case study in combining industrial strength through scale with adept brand management. Platforms and key components have long been leveraged across the group's brands for high volume and lower unit costs.
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17 Aug, 2012
Luxury new Kia will take on the Mercedes CLS, with sleek looks inspired by the GT Concept
Indonesia's PT Gajah Tunggal announced plans to expand its tyre business by investing IDR5 trillion (US$526m) over the next three years.
A powerful French union is calling on PSA Peugeot Citroen to maintain production of the Peugeot 508 at the Rennes site, saying rumours of its transfer to Germany was causing "worry and fury" to its members.
Tata Motors has appointed former General Motors India president and managing director Karl Slym as MD, replacing P M Telang who retired last June.
We've determined that the magic age is eight. That's when most car nuts can remember a significant car moment.
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14 Aug, 2012
The new Chevrolet Trax crossover will be unveiled at the Paris Motor Show in September
Mercedes-Benz USA is the first regional division to announce the end of Maybach vehicle sales.
What is claimed to be the first integrated wind-powered electric vehicle recharging station has been installed at the global headquarters of environmental services company Cespa near Barcelona.
Renault Samsung may have to downsize in an effort to overcome its financial difficulties caused by slow sales in Korea.
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17 Aug, 2012
The UK's fastest roads have been named, and 70 per cent of them are A-roads not motorways
Porsche says it sold 12,391 vehicles in July, 16 percent more than a year earlier on strong demand from Germany and China. Since the start of the year, sales at the German sports-car maker have risen 14 percent to 81,562.
Indian sources indicate work could restart at the arson-hit Maruti-Suzuki Manesar plant by next Wednesday (22 August) to coincide with a visit from the chairman of the Japanese automaker to Delhi.
General Motors South Africa (GMSA) has announced a low-cost version of its locally-built Chevrolet Spark. The new derivative should help the division towards an annual production target of 50,000 vehicles.
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14 Aug, 2012
We've spotted the new Kia Soul ahead of its Detroit Motor Show debut in January