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News 29 Aug, 2012

It clearly does to Mazda, who chose the Russian capital for the world premiere of its all-new Mazda 6

News 29 Aug, 2012

The new Volvo V40 has received the highest ever score, thanks to its Pedestrian Airbag tech

News 29 Aug, 2012

A performance version of the new Mazda 6 is on the cards, Auto Express has learned

David Dauch, who takes the reins this week as CEO of American Axle and Manufacturing, vows to stay the course of his father's company as the supplier continues to diversify away from its predominantly GM-based business.

News 29 Aug, 2012

Volkswagen sources confirm the all-new Skoda Octavia will be unveiled before the end of this year

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News 29 Aug, 2012

Our editor-at-large, Mat Watson, on the future of the Russian motor industry

News 30 Aug, 2012

The VW XL1 is heading into production and it's aiming for more than 300mpg from its hybrid powertrain

Italy-based holding company Exor, which controls carmaker Fiat, said its first-half net profit fell to 214.6 million euros from 477.2 million euros a year ago.

BYD, the Chinese car and battery maker which is 10% owned by billionaire US investor Warren Buffett, has reported a 94% drop in earnings for the first half of the year.

New rules issued by Washington want the average fuel consumption of vehicles in the USA to almost double to 54.5mpg (65.4mpg Imperial) by 2025.

General Motors plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years to expand car and component production in Russia, one of the fastest-growing auto markets in the world, its head of international operations Tim Lee said.

General Motors plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years to expand car and component production in Russia, one of the fastest-growing auto markets in the world, its head of international operations Tim Lee said.

Ford is today breaking ground on a new JV plant in China which it says will double its production capacity in China to 1.2m passenger cars annually by 2015.

News 29 Aug, 2012

Nissan revives the Almera name at the Moscow Motor Show, with a new Russian market model

The Volkswagen Group is expanding its manufacturing footprint in Russia with a new engine plant which will commence output in 2015. The move will boost local content for VW Group cars made in Russia - something that VW is committed to under the 'Decree 166' agreement with the Russian government.

As just-auto's lists of motor show vehicle and concept car global debuts have proved so popular, we now publish the media preview dates for the medium-to-large sized shows taking place later in 2012.

California-based venture Better Place has secured a 40 million euro ($50 million) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU's finance arm, to further develop its global electric car network.

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Fiat said on Wednesday it will halt production at its Pomigliano plant in Italy for two weeks in September and October because of weak car demand.