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15 Jan, 2013
Nissan has revealed the Resonance concept, which previews the styling of future SUV models
It's 60 years almost to the day since Chevrolet first launched its iconic Corvette sports car and the wraps came off the seventh generation at the Detroit show.
Volvo Car is paying the price for the lack of investment in the last days of Ford ownership after the 2008 banking collapse, according to sales and marketing chief Doug Speck.
Bentley could match its 2007 record of 10,000 sales in 2013, according to global sales and marketing chief Kevin Rose.
According to data issued by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM), Chinese vehicles sales increased by 4.3% to 19.3m units in 2012. CAAM forecasts that total vehicle sales in the world's largest market will rise by around 7% this year to 20.65m units.
Peter Horbury was head of design at Volvo Car Corporation when the company was taken over by the Chinese carmaker Geely. He now divides his time between Sweden and China. Speaking in Detroit at the NAIAS, he tells just-auto of his task to establish a brand identity as well as to put together a new in-house team.
New vehicle sales in Indonesia increased by 11.4% to 89,456 units in December, from 80,325 units a year earlier, according to data released by local industry association Gaikindo.
Fiat has asked the government to approve a special layoff scheme at its Melfi plant in central Italy for two years to restructure the factory before production of new models begins, the carmaker said on Tuesday.
Styling a car that looks Chinese is the challenge facing British designer Peter Horbury. He was head of design at Volvo when the company was taken over by Geely and now divides his time between Sweden and China.
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15 Jan, 2013
Aston Martin is celebrating its 100th birthday with special editions of the Vanquish, Vantage, DB9 and Rapide
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15 Jan, 2013
Our deputy editor, Graham Hope, on why Volkswagen was the real star of the Detroit Motor Show
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15 Jan, 2013
A revised version of the Honda NSX concept has been unveiled at the Detroit Motor Show, giving us our first glimpse of the interior design
A final decision on whether Bentley will go ahead with its first SUV, based on the concept from the 2011 Frankfurt show, will be made in the "relatively near future," said head of sales and marketing Kevin Rose.
Local assembly allowing revised trim and equipment specifications has resulted in Nissan lowering the starting price of the Leaf EV in the US 18% to $28,800, before federal and state incentives.
Italian partsmaker Sogefi said on Tuesday it had signed two loan agreements for a total of 215 million euros ($287 million) to help fund international expansion.
It's up to 100kg lighter, will be the largest volume model on the MQB platform and replaces a model that was only four years old. Glenn Brooks drives the new Golf and finds it a big step forward for Volkswagen.
Johnson Controls (JCI) said there was "no reason" not to still be attracted by A123 Systems although the company is currently being evaluated for a potential purchase by Chinese operation Wanxiang.
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