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Subaru is hitting new sales records in the US market and considering a major expansion to its US output by the middle of the decade.
General Motors' financing arm GM Financial has agreed to pay about US$4.2bn for the European and Latin American auto lending operations of Ally Financial [once GMAC] as it looks to extend its in-house financing to boost sales.
Autoliv is expanding its US (Utah) production facilities.
Ford Motor is preparing to close its vehicle assembly plant in the Philippines in December 2012 with production for the ASEAN region being consolidated in Thailand and Malaysia.
Toyota's US unit is recalling about 150,000 Tacoma trucks originally sold or currently registered in 20 cold climate states and the District of Columbia to inspect and/or replace the spare tyre carrier assembly.
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UK automotive body, the SMMT, says the UK government "gets it" when it comes to supporting the British motor industry as the sector continues to ride a wave of optimism.
The US light vehicle market is bouncing back in November following the negative impact caused by Hurricane Sandy at the end of October, according to data released by JD Power and LMC Automotive.
Mercedes Benz Indonesia has launched assembly of its ML350 SUV at its plant in Bogor, West Java.
U.S. consumers have become less willing to buy cars from Hyundai and Kia since the South Korean automakers admitted overstating the fuel economy of some of their vehicles, data from Edmunds.com showed.
Toyota will join Nissan and Honda in launching a China-only brand next year through its two local joint ventures.
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Audi could halt production of its high-end luxury vehicles early next year if a slump in western European auto markets worsens, Audi's top labour leader told Reuters.
Germany's new car market could fall 6.5% to around 2.9m vehicles next year from an expected 3.1m this year, said the German Federation for Motor Trades and Repairs (ZDK).
British banks are rapidly rebuilding liquidity after the financial crisis that plunged world markets into chaos and should be better positioned to address the needs of the automotive UK industry.
General Motors rolled out its first China developed electric car at the Guangzhou auto show today, as it ramps up its green car push in the world's largest auto market.
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SMMT chief executive, Paul Everitt, says a radically improved UK auto environment presents 'a game changing moment' as the banking community expresses more interest in the sector.
Kia is looking to add sports and performance cars to its range to help raise its brand image, and is even considering a rear-wheel-drive coupé based on the 2011 GT concept.