ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: If GMC told the guy who designs Tonka trucks that he needed to create a minivan, something resembling the 2013
Ford China set sales records in March, selling 81,387 wholesale vehicles for the month, a 65% increase from last year, bringing first quarter sales to a record-breaking 186,596 wholesale vehicles, up 54% from the first quarter of 2012.
CarMax, the largest retailer of used cars in the United States, reported a 13 percent gain in fourth-quarter profit, but comparable used-car sales grew at a slower pace than the previous quarter.
Maruti Suzuki is the latest Indian automaker to consider setting up a plant in South Africa. The company could use the planned facility for supplying neighbouring markets.
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) has said custom duties on fully imported cars and engines should not be lowered as is being proposed in the ongoing free trade negotiations between India and the EU.
India's Tata Motors is targeting output growth of 10% in Thailand in the fiscal year ending in March 2014, helped by dealer network expansion and exports to neighbouring markets in south-east Asia.
New vehicle sales in Vietnam fell by 1.7% to 7,648 units in March, from 7,781 units in the same month of last year, according to data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association (VAMA).
Renault's Dacia unit may shift output to cheaper sites in Morocco if a pay conflict in Romania escalates. Workers at Dacia's assembly plant went on strike for two days demanding a 40 percent pay increase.
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General Motors said it will invest 4 billion euros ($5.2 billion) in Opel to support new model launches, renewing its commitment to its European division. Opel plans to introduce 23 new or refreshed models and 13 new powertrains by 2016.
General Motors said it will invest 4 billion euros ($5.2 billion) in Opel to support new model launches, renewing its commitment to its European division. Opel plans to introduce 23 new or refreshed models and 13 new powertrains by 2016.
Volkswagen-brand sales in China increased 12.9 percent to 206,800 units in March, cementing China's status as the automaker's key growth market.
Mitsubishi will extend its production and shipment stoppage of its Outlander plug-in hybrids until it finds the cause of an overheating lithium-ion battery in one of the vehicles, the automaker said today.
The US Big Three carmakers will not take part in this year's Tokyo Motor Show in November because they believe that the "closed" Japanese market is holding back sales of their cars, according to media reports.
Polish car production fell an annual 24 percent in the first quarter following a decision by Fiat to transfer output of its best-selling Panda minicar from Poland to Italy and layoff workers at its Tychy factory.
Ford says hybrid sales in the first quarter of the year in the US totalled 21,080 units, a gain of 324% on last year.
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10 Apr, 2013
Motor Codes has announced the winners of its annual garage awards
As political tensions rise on the Korean peninsula, GM CEO Dan Akerson has said that the company is closely monitoring the situation and has made contingency plans to protect its assets and employees in South Korea.
Research firm Frost & Sullivan has revealed its forecasts on some of the important social trends that will shape Britain in the future.
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10 Apr, 2013
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