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Nov
7th

West European car market up 4.6% in October

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West European new car sales grew by 4.6% year-on-year in October according to data released by LMC Automotive.
Nov
7th

BMW hires law firm to help probe into cartel allegations

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BMW has hired a law firm to help with an internal investigation of an alleged cartel among German carmakers and needs more time before any conclusions can be reached, CEO Harald Krueger said.
Nov
7th

Topy invests in Kentucky wheel plant

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Topy Industries has decided to make a capital investment of US$36m (approx. JPY4bn) in the Kentucky Plant of Topy America, a subsidiary in the US. It said its aims to make it 'the world's number one steel wheel plant by operating new facilities in 2020'.
Nov
7th

Mitsubishi Motors H1 operating profit recovers

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Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) has announced financial results for the six months ending 30 September 2017, and reaffirmed its full year outlook for the current fiscal year to 31 March 2018.
Nov
7th

Nissan resumes Japan production as fresh inspection issues emerge

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Nissan said it is resuming most domestic production suspended in the wake of a scandal over uncertified technicians signing off on final inspections.
Nov
7th

Renault showcases autonomous obstacle avoidance tech

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Renault Zoe Autonomous
News 7 Nov, 2017

The new technology can learn an obstacle course when driven manually, and then repeat the sequence on its own

Nov
7th

China boosts Cadillac for global sales surge

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Cadillac sales are surging this year, boosted by strong sales in its largest market - China
Nov
7th

Higher costs suppress BMW Q3 profits as unit sales rise

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BMW's third quarter 2017 profit before financial result (EBIT) fell 3.2% year on year to EUR2,304m due to "significantly higher investments, as well as expenses for research and development", the company said.
Nov
7th

Nissan resumes output at most Japanese plants

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Nissan Motor resumed production today (7 November) at most of its plants in Japan after suspending operations last month due to irregularities in its new car inspection procedures.
Nov
7th

Aisin Group steps up automatic transmission production

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The Aisin Group says it is to strengthen its production system for automatic transmissions, mainly in China and Japan. It projects a rise in production of automatic transmissions to 12.5m units a year in 2020
Nov
7th

Continental/Osram establish automotive lighting joint venture

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Continental and Osram have announced their intention to establish a new lighting joint venture that will combine lighting technology with electronics and software to develop, manufacture and market 'intelligent lighting solutions for the automotive industry'.
Nov
7th

Volkswagen teases 266bhp rally-ready Polo GTI R5

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News 7 Nov, 2017

Volkswagen's next hot supermini to enter competition with new WRC2-ready, customer only offering

Nov
7th

Mitsubishi online car dealership launched

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Mitsubishi Buy Online
News 7 Nov, 2017

The Mitsubishi Buy Online store gives potential customers bespoke purchasing options tailored to their budget

Nov
7th

Mitsubishi swings to quarterly operating profit

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Mitsubishi swung to a quarterly operating profit as cost cuts and favorable exchange rates helped it to rebound from a mileage-cheating scandal.
Nov
7th

Porsche Holding profit rises

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Stuttgart based Porsche Automobil Holding SE (Porsche SE) has reported group profit of EUR2.20bn for the period from 1 January to 30 September 2017. This compared with EUR1.64bn for the same period of 2016, a rise of 34%.
Nov
7th

Gefco UK auto logistics centre to create 100 jobs

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Gefco has opened its new automotive logistics centre in the North West England city of Liverpool, providing storage and sequencing operations for Tier 1s and OEMs and creating around 100 jobs.
Nov
7th

Toyota ups profit forecast on weaker yen

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Toyota has raised its forecast for operating profit this year after reporting a boost to second quarter earnings helped by a cheaper yen.
Nov
7th

Toyota quarterly profit rises 10% as currency gains offset weaker U.S. business

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Toyota's quarterly operating profit rose 10 percent as gains from favorable foreign exchange rates offset weakening business in the U.S. market, where rising incentives and falling wholesale volume dented regional profitability.
Nov
7th

Lamborghini Terzo Millennio revealed – pictures

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Nov
7th

BMW loses ground to Mercedes as Q3 earnings fall on investment costs

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BMW's third-quarter pretax profit fell 5.9 percent to 2.42 billion euros ($2.81 billion), as the automaker warned it needs to continue with "significant" upfront investments for new models including EVs.
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