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Apollo Tyres plans to spend EUR442.2m (US$572m) to set up a tyre plant in Hungary.

Ssangyong owner Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) plans to launch three compact SUVs in the next 18 to 24 months.

Volkswagen's Czech brand Skoda said a 14.3% year on year sales rise last month to 73,200 vehicles was the best ever result for August.

PSA built the 100,000th Peugeot 2008 after just nine months of production at the Mulhouse plant in France. Now, a night shift has just been added (15 September) to keep up with demand. What's driving this success?

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Volkswagen's premium group Audi is now targeting global sales of 1.7m - up from "well over 1.6m" a month ago - after August sales rose 5.6% year on year to about 125,300 vehicles. Year to date, sales were up 10.5% to 1,138,700 with North American volume up 22.6%.

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As reported by Auto Express in May, it has been confirmed that the Vauxhall Viva name will return

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New Peugeot 208 HYbrid Air concept set to debut at next month’s Paris Motor Show, as the French brand targets 141mpg by 2020

VW said core-brand sales rose 0.1 percent in August, taking the total for eight-month global deliveries to 4.03 million, a rise of 3 percent. Weaker monthly sales in the U.S. were offset by robust increases in western Europe and China.

The XE sedan marks Jaguar's return to the tough midsize premium segment. Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth spoke with Automotive News Europe UK Correspondent Nick Gibbs and other journalists ahead on the car's unveiling.

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Suzuki is set to cut the Suzuki Grand Vitara, Splash and Alto from its line-up, with new models on the way

Not to be outdone by big brother Cadillac, General Motors' German unit Opel plus top US brand Chevrolet are demonstrating future of automated driving and connected mobility at the Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress (7-11 September) with an Insignia research vehicle, a Chevrolet EN-V 2.0 concept vehicle and a Chevrolet Cruze equipped with vehicle to pedestrian (V2P) connectivity.

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New report calls on drink-drive limit to be lowered as number of female drink drivers has risen since 1998

Tata Motors' Jaguar claimed to have taken over London on Monday night (8 September) as it presented a "star-studded show" at Earls Court to reveal its new BMW 3-series-targeting XE to an audience of 3000 "VIPs" narrated by actor John Hannah.

Russian sales of new passenger cars and LCVs dropped sharply yet again in August, plunging 26% to reach a fraction more than 172,000 units.

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Practical new Honda HR-V compact SUV set to take fight to Juke next year

Audi raised its full-year global sales forecast to 1.7 million vehicles as strong demand in China and the United States continues to offset slumping volume in Europe.

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China Auto Rental successfully launched a US$468m initial public offering (IPO) in the Hong Kong stock market, backed by private equity firm Warburg Pincus and Hertz Global Holdings.

New vehicle sales in Indonesia rebounded by over 25% to 97,794 units in August, against weak volume a year earlier of 77,961 units, according to industry association Gaikindo.