Volkswagen Group's Spanish affiliate SEAT has doubled its dealer network to 22 outlets in Russia this year and plans on adding three more by the end of December.
Mercedes-Benz achieved a record sales tally for August with sales up 4.5% year on year to 91,316 units. Year to date M-B car volume rose 5.4% to 841,567, also a record.
The eurozone crisis took a twist last week that appeared to suggest that Europe was a little closer last week to accepting 'mutualisation' of debt.
Jaguar Land Rover's plans for an assembly plant in Brazil have been shelved following a change in local tax rules for foreign companies.
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10 Sep, 2012
A small SUV based on the Mercedes A-Class has been spotted testing for the first time
Audi new-car sales rose 14.9 percent to 108,100 last month, a record for August that further narrows the gap in eight-month sales with the best-selling premium brand BMW.
Audi new-car sales rose 14.9 percent to 108,100 last month, a record for August that further narrows the gap in eight-month sales with the best-selling premium brand BMW.
Having given just-auto exclusive details of a forthcoming small SUV concept on 17 August, SsangYong Motor has now revealed the vehicle's name and issued some images of it.
Although the external design changes made by quattro GmbH (Audi's in-house performance department) to produce the RS5 are subtle, they send an unmistakable message.
Ford's new EcoSport global small SUV, to rival the General Motors Opel/Vauxhall Mokka and its Chevrolet and Buick siblings, will get a new 1.5-litre turbodiesel engine in some markets when launched towards the end of next year.
Daihatsu Motor Kyushu, a subsidiary of Daihatsu Motor Company, is to lift the capacity of its Kurume plant in Japan from the current 216,000 mini-vehicle engines per year to 324,000.
Honda said today prices on the redesigned 2013 Accord sedan will increase, on average, by less than $300, even with the addition of thousands of dollars worth of standard features and technology.
The fourth generation Range Rover launched at a VIP event in London last week - the first full redesign since 2001 when what is now Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover luxury vehicle unit was still part of Ford's Premier Automotive Group - will be "the last word" in 4x4 luxury as well as performance, aiming at a burgeoning GBP100,000 plus market, a top executive has said.
Daimler plans to approach Volkswagen later this month to see whether a partnership to build light commercial vehicles can be extended. The two automakers currently cooperate on transporter vans.
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10 Sep, 2012
SsangYong has revealed sketches of a new range-extending SUV, ahead of its Paris debut
Following the change of ownership of British sports car company Lotus, and consequent production delays, deliveries of the Elise S have now started in Australia, ahead of full supply of the entire range plus new models over the coming months.
Porsche expects output of its new Macan compact sports utility vehicle to reach 75,000 in its first year of production in 2013, up from an initial forecast of 45,000 vehicles, a German weekly reported, without citing sources.
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