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Jul
3rd

First Drive: 2013 Honda Fit EV

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First Drive: 2013 Honda Fit EV
First Drive: 2013 Honda Fit EV - Automobile Magazine
The Fit EV is another clever adaptation of an existing nameplate for electric-car duty.

If it appears to wear a sly grin, the Honda Fit EV may have good reason. The Fit EV is another clever adaptation of an existing nameplate for electric-car duty. However, it doesn't share much besides the doors, roof, liftgate, and front suspension with the Fit we know and love, and the fact that it still has the same dashboard is its biggest downfall.


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Photo Gallery: First Drive: 2013 Honda Fit EV - Automobile Magazine


Jul
3rd

UK: Renault starts taking Dacia orders online

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Renault's UK unit has begun taking orders online for its upcoming Dacia range ahead of first deliveries next January. The first model, the Duster, will be sourced from the Renault plant in Chennai, India, which builds right hand drive models.
Jul
3rd

IRAN: ICKO plans engine output boost

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Iranian automaker IKCO plans to increase engine output and claimed it is on its way to "100% of self-sufficiency" in some engine types.
Jul
3rd

SWEDEN: Kongsberg Automotive wins two off-highway contracts worth EUR14m

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Kongsberg Automotive has won two off-highway automotive contracts worth EUR14m.
Jul
3rd

FRANCE: Chinese automakers and logistics experts eye Le Havre

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Chinese automotive trade group CALA - China Automotive Logistics Association - has inspected the established auto-handling French port of La Havre on a fact-finding mission.
Jul
3rd

US: Ford sales up 7% year to date

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Ford said on Tuesday US sales were up 7% so far this year, with 1.14m vehicles sold while June sales also increased 7% from last year, with 207,759 vehicles sold.
Jul
3rd

Ferrari salutes Sergio Pininfarina: Maserati also pays tribute to design legend

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Jul
3rd

Renault unveils new Clio with fresh design, frugal engines

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Renault on Tuesday unveiled the latest generation of its Clio subcompact with a fresh design, fuel-efficient engines and a range of what the automaker said are affordable and innovative technologies.
Jul
3rd

US: June incentives "stable" – Edmunds

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Automaker incentives in the US remained stable in June, according to analysts at Edmunds.com.
Jul
3rd

ANALYSIS: Is there a viable scenario for the Saab brand?

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Saab's new Chinese-Japanese owners need to understand the brand's history - and get back to first principles - if they are to revive the much-loved Swedish car maker, says Mark Bursa.
Jul
3rd

2012 Jaguar XFR: Review notes: This is one fast kitty

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NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: This 2012 Jaguar XFR is one finely dressed assassin.
Jul
3rd

Vintage racers revive F1 action in Monaco

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The glamour of Monaco never fails to dazzle, despite the almost-claustrophobic feeling in the principality. Space is tightand#8212;and not just on the track.
Jul
3rd

Toyota leads sales gains as Detroit Three point to stronger-than-forecast June: Chrysler Group up 20 percent; GM advances 16 percent

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Toyota Motor Corp. continued to recover from last year's earthquake with a 60 percent U.S. sales gain in June while the Detroit 3 said the month would turn out stronger for the industry than analysts had forecast.
Jul
3rd

SWEDEN: Trelleborg completes antivibration JV formation

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Trelleborg and Freudenberg have completed the formation of the joint venture in antivibration solutions for light and heavy vehicles, TrelleborgVibracoustic.
Jul
3rd

US: Chrysler has best June in five years

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Chrysler on Tuesday said US sales in June rose 20% year on year to 144,811 units, the group's best sales for that month since 2007.
Jul
3rd

Design-firm boss Sergio Pininfarina dies after long illness

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Sergio Pininfarina, who ran the famous Italian automotive design company of the same name for 40 years, has died after a long illness. He was 85.
Jul
3rd

Toyota, Honda lead U.S. industry to 22% gain

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U.S. light-vehicle sales, paced by Toyota and Honda, rose 22 percent in June as U.S. consumers continued to shake off economic jitters and replace aging cars and light trucks.
Jul
3rd

New Renault Clio revealed – New Renault Clio revealed

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First official pictures of the all-new Renault Clio have been revealed, ahead of its Paris Motor Show debut


Jul
3rd

McLaren MP4-12C Spider unleashed

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Jul
3rd

GERMANY: Herrman takes on Ford quality role

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Ford of Europe has named Gunnar Herrmann, the senior engineer who headed development of the redesigned Focus and C-Max, as vice president of quality.
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