New vehicle sales in the ASEAN region's top six markets increased by 13% to a record 2.114m units in 2008, despite a 2.5% contraction in Thailand - the region's largest single market. But the outlook for this year is far less sanguine, writes Tony Pugliese.
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UK-based automotive, engineering and aerospace group GKN on Wednesday said conditions in global automotive markets had continued to deteriorate since its last update in November, leading to losses in its auto business in the last two months. It has so far laid off 2,800 workers world-wide, 254 of them here in the UK.
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Styling and mechanicals to be borrowed from bold RC Concept.
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Entry-level One is the cheapest and most frugal Clubman yet.
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REVEALED! Vauxhall's hybrid Astra, new Merc SLK Gullwing, Eco Elise and latest Mazda 3 driven, UK's top new coupes tested
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China's Shenyang Brilliance Jinbei Automotive will build a new small car plant, say company sources. The plant will build cars for domestic and overseas markets, says the Brilliance spokeswoman.
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Bentley today released this teaser photo of its first biofuel-powered car, set to debut at the Geneva auto show in March.
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The downturn in the global automotive industry hit German supplier Robert Bosch as it recorded a slump in 2008 earnings before tax, missing its margin target.
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Displaying its green-performance credentials, Bentley will unveil a high-performance sports car at the Geneva auto show in March with an engine that can run on E85 ethanol blend fuel.
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A German government telephone hotline has been swamped with enquiries regarding new scrapping incentives.
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Final agreement on the level of the new CO2 tax on cars in use in Germany has been reached.
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Aiming for superior fuel economy, a number of hybrid vehicles use an "Atkinson-cycle" engine, in reference to James Atkinson's thermodynamic cycle. A thermodynamic cycle is a mathematical tool illustrating how any engine works. The "Otto" cycle, for instance, is the cycle for a four-stroke gasoline engine.
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Only about 15 teams have committed for the full 2009 season of the Camping World Truck Series, and NASCAR representatives have decided to reduce the costs.
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Sébastien Bourdais' manager Nicolas Todt hopes that by the end of the week the Frenchman's future in Formula 1 will be clear.
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Sausalito, California - Volvo executives will gladly admit it: they too want to surf on the premium compact SUV wave that's currently hitting the auto industry. So, they're introducing the all-new 2010 XC60, a Swedish alternative to the Audi Q5, Mercedes-Benz GLK and even the aging BMW X3.
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This week's edition of British Autosport magazine reveals that some Formula 1 teams are set to request a rules clarification from the FIA about the design of the diffusers on the Williams and Toyota cars.
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Bentley, a world leader in building lavish, premium cars, has announced that they'll launch their most 'extreme' model ever at this year's Geneva Motor Show. Scheduled to bow in early March, Bentley says buyers can expect supercar performance from a bio-fuel compatible engine.
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Only about 15 teams have committed for the full 2009 season of the Camping World Truck Series, and NASCAR representatives have decided to reduce the costs.
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This week's edition of British Autosport magazine reveals that some Formula 1 teams are set to request a rules clarification from the FIA about the design of the diffusers on the Williams and Toyota cars.
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