Domestic car sales in Thailand for the first nine months of the year have topped 1m for the first time ever, spurred by strong demand, overall production increases to speed up deliveries and a first-car buyer scheme introduced in the country.
"Britain 'is creating jobs faster than US' and may soon exit longest double-dip recession since the Second World War," reads a headline in today's Daily Mail - good news for Britain plc but less so for the 300-odd workers likely to lose their jobs if Manganese Bronze, maker of the iconic London 'black cab' taxi, goes bust after announcing it was putting itself into 'administration', aka voluntary bankruptcy, today.
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22 Oct, 2012
Ford calls “an emergency meeting” with unions, as fears for its factory in Genk, Belgium, escalate
GM North America Mark Reuss has used a speech in Detroit to drop a strong hint that the Cadillac ELR extended range EV will have its global debut at the city's annual motor show in January.
UK automotive workers union Unite has called on the makers of the iconic London taxi, Manganese Bronze, which is in the process of appointing administrators, "to do everything possible to secure a future for this manufacturer which is an iconic part of Britain's manufacturing heritage".
Union officials in Belgium say it appears Ford has called an exceptional European Works Council meeting for Wednesday (24 October) at the automaker's Genk site, sparking fears the plant's closure could be on the agenda.
Even though you can't put a supercharger or a cold-air intake on a Fisker Karma, there are still plenty of ways to customize the extended-range hybrid.
Much has been made of the demise of the market for the truly awful car.
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22 Oct, 2012
Hyundai has unveiled its first car designed for the Brazilian market
The UK government is to encourage innovation in 'additive manufacturing' (also known as 3D printing) via a GBP7m investment in R&D.
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22 Oct, 2012
VW Taigun could form the basis for small SUVs from SEAT and Skoda
The Forza Motorsports franchise has produced quality video game after quality video game, and it has done so once again with its latest title,
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22 Oct, 2012
Honda has revealed the rugged-looking Fit Twist crossover, built for the Brazilian market
The United States Bankruptcy Court in Delaware has granted A123 Systems' request for so called 'first day' enabling it to operate pending the recently announced sale of automotive assets to Johnson Controls.
Mitsubishi's Indian importer Hindustan Motors has reduced the price of the Pajero Sport SUV to INR2,256,000 (US$41,750) after local assembly began at the automaker's plant in Tiruvallur near Chennai. The price cut was INR187,000.
Nissan Americas vice chairman Bill Krueger has announced the addition of 810 new manufacturing jobs in Tennessee. The new jobs 'support' a recently added third shift at the Smyrna vehicle assembly plant: the first time the plant has had a third shift in its nearly 30-year history - it was the automaker's first US 'transplant'.
Federal-Mogul third quarter 2012 sales fell 2% year on year to US$1.6bn.
With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up
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