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237,000 cars we check are an insurance write-off

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Toyota Yaris 2014 facelift: price, specs and release date

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News 1 Jul, 2014

Toyota’s facelifted Yaris is now on sale, priced from £10,995 and set to arrive in August

Jul
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GERMANY: Audi prioritises low emissions over distinctive design – report

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Volkswagen Group premium car unit Audi is betting 'green' car fans are more interested in low emissions than distinctive designs.
Jul
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U.S. sales advance 1% on Chrysler, Nissan, Toyota gains

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Light-vehicle sales, led by Chrysler Group, Nissan and Toyota, rose 1 percent last month, exceeding many projections and helping the auto industry end the first half of 2014 on an unexpected upswing.
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UK: BMW starts on five-door Mini

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BMW on Tuesday started production of the new five-door Mini hatchback at its Plant Oxford here in England.
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JAPAN: Mazda opens own distribution company in Taiwan

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Mazda Motor has begun operations at its newly-established national sales company (NSC) in Taiwan, Mazda Motor Taiwan (MMT).
Jul
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GERMANY: Audi introduces lightweight suspension springs

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Audi claims to be reinforcing its leading role in automotive lightweight construction by introducing new, lightweight suspension springs made of glass fibre-reinforced polymer (GFRP) which will appear in "an upper mid-size model" before the end of 2014.
Jul
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NETHERLANDS: Royal Philips to combine Lumileds and automotive lighting businesses

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Royal Philips says it will start the process to combine its Lumileds (LED components) and automotive lighting businesses into a stand-alone company within the Philips Group.
Jul
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US: Chrysler expands safety recall to install WIN module detent ring

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Chrysler Group is expanding a previous safety recall to install a more robust ignition switch module detent ring.
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MEXICO: Chrysler to import Mitsubishi global compact sedan

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced a five-year deal with Mexican distributor Chrysler de Mexico (CdM) to supply its global compact sedan for sales starting in November 2014.
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649 cars a day we check are insurance write-offs

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BMW’s new Mexico plant will build up to 150,000 cars a year, report says

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A new BMW car plant in Mexico will build 150,000 vehicles annually, a source said. BMW said it will make an announcement in Mexico on Thursday, although the company did not confirm it will be about a new factory.
Jul
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CHINA: GM recalls 194,107 Buick Excelles for headlight bulb check

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Shanghai GM, General Motors' manufacturing JV in China, has recalled 194,107 Buick Excelle GT cars for headlight checks.
Jul
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MEXICO: Denso to expand Apodaca plant

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Denso says it will expand its plant in Apodaca, Mexico, to increase production of transmission components in the North American region.
Jul
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British Grand Prix at Silverstone: 2014 preview and greatest moments

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Pictures See all 15 picturesMercedes F1 at Silverstone 2013Scot Jackie Stewart won his second world title in 1971, scoring a dominant win at Silverstone on the wayJames Hunt 1 Jul, 2014
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Spanish car sales rise 24% in June

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New-car sales in Spain rose 24 percent in June, the tenth straight month of increases, as a government subsidy scheme continued to stimulate demand.
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US: Orange County DA sues GM

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The Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) Tony Rackauckas has filed a civil lawsuit against General Motors "for endangering motorists and the public by intentionally concealing serious safety defects in GM vehicles to avoid the cost of a recall or replacing defective parts".
Jul
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Q&A with Celestino Badiali, sales and marketing director, Eldor Corp

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Continuing just-auto's series of interviews with ignition system manufacturers, Matthew Beecham spoke to Celestino Badiali, sales and marketing director, Eldor Corp.
Jul
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MINI five-door begins production

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MINI five-door Hatch production front
News 2 Jul, 2014

Pictures emerge of MINI’s new five-door Hatch as it enters production in Oxford prior to going on sale this autumn

Jul
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US: GM recalls another 8.45m cars

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General Motors has announced another six recalls - mostly ignition switch-related - totalling 8.45m 1997 to 2014 vehicles, of which 7.6m are in the United States.
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