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Audi sold fewer cars than rival Mercedes-Benz for the first time this year in the latest sign that the sales rivalry among Germany's top luxury automakers is intensifying.

Sales of imported cars in South Korea increased more than 34% to 17,027 units in September, from 12,668 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Korea Automobile Importers and Distributors Association.

Toyota Motor called on the Thai military government to introduce measures to stimulate the domestic vehicle market during a meeting in Bangkok this week.

News 9 Oct, 2014

Business minister announces 15 working hydrogen stations in the UK by 2015

SEAT says it ended the third quarter with an aggregate sales increase of 10.5%, and 294,000 vehicles delivered, 27,900 more than in the same period of 2013 (266,100).

Russia's auto market is in free fall with new-car sales plunging by 20 percent last month following a 26 percent drop in August as buyers worried about the country's sanctions-hit economy avoid large purchases.

Russia's auto market is in free fall with new-car sales plunging by 20 percent last month following a 26 percent drop in August as buyers worried about the country's sanctions-hit economy avoid large purchases.

The Paris show takes place in even-numbered years, alternating with the giant Frankfurt show over the border in Germany. As you'd expect, the French event often brings out the best in the domestic manufacturers, and this year was no exception thanks to intriguing cars and concepts from Peugeot, Renault and Citroen.

New York has held a motor show every year since 1900. Today, the show is held at the Jacob Javits Center, and is the best-attended show in North America, thanks to its convenient location. This year's event ran from 18-27 April, but new-car debuts were noticeably down as carmakers chose Beijing, which ran at the same time, to show new models.

As carmakers increasingly look to China to boost sales volumes, so the Beijing show, or Auto China as it's officially known, continues to expand. This year's event took place from 20-29 April, and was the 12th time the show has been held.

This year's Geneva Motor Show took place in the Palexpo Exhibition Center. The event ran from 6-16 March and marked the 84th time that the event has been held.

Detroit's COBO Center again played host to the North American International Auto Show, celebrating its twenty-fifth year. It was held from 13-26 of January.

The Los Angeles Auto Show has often surprised and delighted, thanks to its proximity to Southern California's myriad advanced design studios. The 2013 edition could be considered a setback, as it was timed to overlap with the Tokyo show down to the day. However, that doesn't mean that there weren't interesting or relevant cars to see.

Vänersborg District Court has allowed National Electric Vehicle Sweden's (NEVS) reorganization to continue until 29 November.

Bentley has posted nine-month global deliveries up 19%, to 7,786 cars, up from 6,516 cars in the same period in 2013.

Iran Khodro has announced its intention to double daily vehicle output at its Iskandariya assembly plant in central Iraq.

Daimler and industrial gases maker Linde have pledged to build 20 hydrogen fuelling stations in Germany in coming years to boost support networks for eco-friendly cars.

As CEO Sergio Marchionne prepares to help ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Monday to mark the debut of Fiat Chrysler shares, he is racing to create a lineup of cars that will lure buyers into showrooms worldwide.

Strong demand for the Cayenne SUV may help China overtake the United States as Porsche's largest single market as soon as this year. Sales in China last month rose to 4,344, outpacing the U.S. by 737 vehicles.