Scandinavian supplier association, FKG, is urging a "cross-functional" approach as it looks to potentially establish a Swedish equivalent of the UK Automotive Council that is currently presiding over a boom period for the British industry..
Volkswagen Group's UK luxury car unit Bentley said 2013 sales to the end of September rose 9% year on year to 6,516 cars.
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Tata Motors' luxury vehicle division, Jaguar Land Rover, boosted September sales 17% year on year to 43,181 units. Year to date sales rose 16% to 312,834.
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Kia, which started 2013 by forecasting a year of consolidation in the UK, is now predicting another sales record of around 72,000 units. It also expects to move a record 8,000 cars under its approved used scheme.
The all-electric version of the new Kia Soul is definitely coming to the UK, but the company is still debating whether the batteries will be part of the sales package or supplied on a monthly lease basis.
Kia is sticking resolutely to its decision not to offer customers a greater degree of personalisation as with the Mini and Fiat 500, but there is a chance that the connected car features available in Korea and America could come to Europe.
Vietnam's new vehicle market expanded by over 20% to 8,465 units in September, from 7,041 units in the same month of last year, according to data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association.
Takata will pay $71.3 million to settle antitrust charges brought by U.S. federal prosecutors over price fixing of seat belts sold to automakers, the Japanese auto parts maker said Thursday.
Sales of Bentley cars in China fell 17 percent in the first nine months of 2013, adding to other indications that the market for high-end goods in China is shrinking.
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Land Rover says it will end production of its Defender SUV. The automaker says it is developing a replacement for the iconic model.
The EU asked the World Trade Organization to rule on the legality of a recycling fee imposed by Russia on imported cars, stepping up a trade dispute between the two.
Toyota Motor Sales USA has cut the price of its Prius plug-in models by US$2,010 to $4,690, so the range is now $29,990 to $34,905.
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