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Flush with the success of its recently launched entry-level Amaze sedan, Honda's Indian unit has fast tracked plans to launch a seven-seater multi purpose vehicle (MPV) to compete with Maruti Suzuki's Ertiga.

Sollers has assigned its joint venture (JV) with Mazda, Mazda Sollers Manufacturing Rus, to produce SsangYong cars, a company official told Prime News.

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We capture prototypes of the new Smart ForTwo and Renault Twingo during an American testing run

Mercedes-Benz says several hundred of its vehicles remain blocked from delivery to France as the dispute surrounding the manufacturer's air-conditioning refrigerant preference shows no sign of being resolved.

Ford reported Q2 2013 pre-tax profits of US$2.6bn after its North America region, set records for both Q2 and H1 results and Asia Pacific Africa set a quarterly record. South America returned to profitability but Europe floundered with a rise in H1 losses though the Q2 loss fell and the full year loss forecast was lowered.

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Bugatti reveals the first of six 'Legend' special editions inspired by racing drivers from its past

Ford forecasts a smaller loss at its European operations in 2013 after a better-than-expected second quarter. The automaker expects a $1.8 billion annual loss in Europe, lower than the $2 billion loss previously predicted.

Ford boosted its full-year outlook and posted a second-quarter profit that trounced expectations on stronger demand for its cars and trucks in the U.S., China and South America as well as a smaller-than-anticipated loss in Europe.

Toyota said its vehicle production subsidiary in Indonesia, Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indonesia (TMMIN), is to start producing engines for vehicles other than the IMV series at a new engine plant due to go online in the first half of 2016.

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McLaren P13 begins testing disguised as bigger 12C Spider at the Nurburgring

A EUR3.2bn one-off boost from the sale of the remaining EADS shares resulted in Daimler Q2 earnings significantly higher than Q2 2012 and than the market expected.

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Choose your favourite car from the past 25 years to help celebrate the 25th anniversary of Auto Express.

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Comau, a Fiat Group company that supplies robots and production tooling to automakers including General Motors, Volkswagen and Ford, expects its sales in China to grow at least 20 percent this year.

News 24 Jul, 2013

Insurance ratings for Volvo cars fitted with City Safety AEB may fall by up to four groups

Italian supplier Sogefi reported a nearly 4 percent rise in first-half net profit to 16.2 million euros ($21.4 million), boosted by a stronger second quarter and a positive performance in markets outside Europe.

BorgWarner United Transmissions Systems has started producing control modules for SAIC Motor's new six-speed dual clutch transmission, the first developed in-house by a domestic Chinese automaker.

EU regulators will approve next week a 7-billion-euro French government loan guarantee for PSA/Peugeot-Citroen's financing arm, sources said. The guarantee is aimed at ensuring the carmaker's viability.