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Oct
2nd

2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 review notes: Who needs a 470-hp Jeep? We do

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NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: If I had to haul a Labrador to 60 mph in 4.8 seconds, this 2012 Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8 would be my vehicle of choice.
Oct
2nd

BRAZIL: Sales plunge as tax breaks lose punch

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Brazilian vehicle sales plunged 31% in September from a record-breaking August as the effect of extended tax breaks wore off for consumers.
Oct
2nd

GERMANY: Europe’s new car sales plunge in September

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Sales of new cars fell across all major European markets in September, according to figures released this week. The UK reports its sales figures on Thursday.
Oct
2nd

Fiat will extend production break at Panda minicar plant

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Fiat will stop production at its plant in Pomigliano, Italy, for two more weeks at the end of October because of a weak European market.
Oct
2nd

CANADA: Magna adds to pump capability with $400m deal

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Magna International has expanded its engine and transmission pump business with the acquisition of Germany's Ixetic Verwaltungs, a manufacturer of automotive vacuum, engine and transmission pumps.
Oct
2nd

JCI exec Edwards to replace McElya as CEO of Cooper-Standard

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Supplier Cooper-Standard Holdings is hiring Johnson Controls executive Jeffrey Edwards as its new president and CEO. Edwards will succeed longtime Cooper-Standard executive James McElya, effective Oct. 15.
Oct
2nd

Better Place replaces CEO Agassi

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Electric car technology provider Better Place said it has replaced chief executive officer Shai Agassi with the CEO of its Australia unit, five years after Agassi founded the company.
Oct
2nd

BELGIUM: Toyota remains most valuable automotive brand – survey

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Toyota was again named the world's most valuable automotive brand in the recently published Best Global Brands 2012 by Interbrand. This year's report saw the brand valuation rise 9% top an overall top 10 place across all industries.
Oct
2nd

Chrysler posts 12 percent rise in September sales: Hyundai says volume up 15 percent

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The Chrysler Group reported a 12 percent rise in U.S. sales in September, helped by a 27-percent increase in car deliveries and big gains at the Fiat and
Oct
2nd

Range Rover plug-in hybrid confirmed

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Range Rover plug in hybrid
News 2 Oct, 2012

Range Rover to get plug-in hybrid tech, as JLR reveals its EV plans

Oct
2nd

Riding shotgun in the Porsche 918: We get an early ride and a deep dive in a prototype of Porsche’s cleaner, greener supercar

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Oct
2nd

German government may subsidize EVs

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Germany may subsidize electric cars after the next general election in order to meet a lofty goal of 1 million emission-free vehicles on the road by 2020, according to Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Oct
2nd

German government may subsidize EVs

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Germany may subsidize electric cars after the next general election in order to meet a lofty goal of 1 million emission-free vehicles on the road by 2020, according to Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Oct
2nd

INDIA: Maruti, Mahindra drive auto sector out of slowdown shadows

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Market leader Maruti Suzuki and utility vehicle major Mahindra and Mahindra provided some relief to the intensifying gloom in the Indian auto sector that saw most automakers registering double-digit year on year sales declines in September.
Oct
2nd

INDIA: Maruti Suzuki sees sales recover to pre-riot level

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Maruti Suzuki India's domestic sales in September grew 12.7% year on year to 88,801 new cars, after a sharp 35% drop in August affected by worker violence at the Manesar facility.
Oct
2nd

U.S. sales jump 13%; SAAR accelerates to 14.9 million

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U.S. auto sales, led by Toyota, Kia, American Honda and Volkswagen, rose 13 percent to 1.19 million last month as the annualized pace of sales accelerated to 14.9 million -- the highest rate since March 2008.
Oct
2nd

UK: GKN Driveline mulls 75g CO2 limit by 2025

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GKN Driveline says Europe could see a 75g limit for C02 imposed by Brussels as early as 2025 as legislators increasingly turn their attention to low-carbon vehicles.
Oct
2nd

SOUTH AFRICA: Toyota set for further investment

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Toyota South Africa will look to increase the local content of the vehicles it produces and its Durban plant, Johan van Zyl, president and CEO, said at the opening of a new parts distribution warehouse in Ekurhuleni.
Oct
2nd

VW, Opel, Ford suffer as German car sales drop 11%

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VW, Opel and Ford all suffered as new-car registrations in Germany fell 11 percent in September.
Oct
2nd

UK: Regulations promote greater innovation in paint additives market – study

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The mature European automotive paint additives market is being driven mainly by new technology and product innovation. Sizeable R&D investments are aimed at developing competitively priced, high performance additives that meet legislative requirements.
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