There would have been some popping of champagne corks at Honda HQ in Tokyo today after earlier reports were confirmed that the Fit - which most outside Japan and North America know as the Jazz - had toppled the Toyota Prius from 19 months at the top of the Japanese sales charts.
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The Honda Fit [aka Jazz] subcompact has toppled the Toyota Prius to top of the sales rankings in Japan for the first time in more than three years.
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Mercedes and its dealers are completing a $1.6 billion makeover of U.S. stores to lure younger buyers as the automaker expands its lineup. The automaker has said it will launch coupe and SUV versions of its new compact car family in the U.S.
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World’s most popular Roadster sets production record after 21 years, 10 months.
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Toyota will launch a seven-seater hybrid called the Prius + at Geneva next month as well as a Yaris hybrid, a direct competitor for Honda's recently launched Jazz hybrid.
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What to do if your brand has just taken the mother of all batterings in the global media, as juicy details of industrial espionage and secret services continue to fly?
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Nissan is aiming to win a 5 percent share of Europe's car market by 2014. The automaker achieved a 3.1 percent share in 2010 and hopes to improve this to between 3.5 and 4.
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Suzuki's local importer is considering whether to launch its first D-segment model in to the UK and is currently evaluating the Kizashi - launched in India this week - against rivals ahead of possible sales towards the end of the year.
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The Australian new vehicle market started the year with a solid January result albeit down slightly on last year due to a significant decrease in sales in the flood-ravaged state of Queensland.
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New Zealand new vehicle sales "started on a positive note with both new passenger cars and commercial vehicles ahead on January 2010", said Perry Kerr, chief executive officer of the Motor Industry Association.
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Porsche sold 2,400 vehicles in the U.S. in January, a rise of 34 percent on month-on-month 2010 deliveries. The Cayenne SUV was the best-selling model for the luxury carmaker with sales of 1,047 units, a 77 percent rise from last January.
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Porsche sold 2,400 vehicles in the U.S. in January, a rise of 34 percent on month-on-month 2010 deliveries. The Cayenne SUV was the best-selling model for the luxury carmaker with sales of 1,047 units, a 77 percent rise from last January.
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BMW expects 'significant' sales increases in the first half of this year because of demand for new models. The company expects to see double-digit growth in China, but also in countries like Brazil, Korea and Russia. In the U.S.
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SsangYong will sell cars in Germany again, two years after it withdrew from Europe's biggest market. The Korean brand aims to have 150 dealers in Germany by 2012 and will work with Alcadis, Europe's Belgium-based SsangYong importer.
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By the end of 2010, Nissan had sold around 500 M sedans. This new Infiniti is only responsible for 0.03% of all car and light truck sales in the country. You can't get more exclusive than that!
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Despite debuting in 2009, the Passat CC still catches my eye and commands my attention; it has yet to become a commonplace sighting on the automotive landscape. I applauded when VW found the spine to deliver such a highly stylized car to North American shores, and I'm still clapping.
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Siemens will use the DistribuTECH conference in San Diego to showcase its lineup of EV charging stations for consumers and businesses.
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At the 2011 NAIAS in Detroit, Ford gave fans the opportunity to test-drive the all-new Focus Electric. Obviously, this exercise helped regular folks find out what driving an electric vehicle feels like, but did you know that Ford engineers learned as much if not more from the experience?
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A lot of people do stupid things, and sometimes those things wind up on the Internet. Such as the father who had the brilliant idea of letting his four-year-old girl drive a motorcycle on a busy Indian
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Ford launched a new website, FordImages.com, allowing enthusiasts and car collectors to view and purchase thousands of images dating to the earliest days of its storied brand.
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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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