Buoyed by manufacturer incentives, cost cuts made during the recession, and vehicle sales that outpaced the industry, AutoNation Inc. boosted fourth-quarter profits. The nation's largest car retailer reported net income of $67.
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Mercedes-Benz said January sales advanced 23 percent as Chinese consumers bought more of its German luxury cars. Deliveries rose to 82,700 vehicles from 67,000 a year earlier, the carmaker said in an e-mailed statement Thursday.
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An Italian union representing metalworkers in Italy has branded last week's Italian strike by Fiat labour body FIOM "a flop."
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The first shipment of 67 Nissan Leaf EVs for Europe arrived on Thursday in north east England, on the maiden voyage of the City of St. Petersburg, the automaker's new energy-saving car carrier for transporting vehicles in Europe.
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Renault will eventually be able to produce 350,000 low-cost Dacias per year at the plant it is building in Tangiers, in Morocco, an executive at the French carmaker said on Thursday.
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BMW has pulled its German nationals from Egypt as demonstrations for and against the incumbent President turn ever more violent.
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Hyundai Motor Co., aiming to offer the most efficient U.S. vehicle line, began revealing overall fuel economy for its cars and light trucks based on monthly sales as regulators prepare to set tougher rules for automakers.
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Production has resumed at most North American auto plants after a massive snowstorm swept across the United States and parts of Canada, forcing closures and causing parts shortages. Chrysler Group LLC, General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co.
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BMW says it may lease out its Megacity Vehicle on a short-term basis, rather than offering it for sale, the first indication of its marketing plan for the electric car.
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Plans to source more Honda CR-Vs for North America outside Japan will not include the British plant which has previously built the model for that market.
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Renault UK has launched a high quality, low price tyre brand, claiming to be the first vehicle manufacturer to offer its customers an own brand tyre.
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Ford Motor Co. is ready to deck out your garage, workroom or--if your wife lets you--the living room. The company has brought thousands of images out of its archives and is now selling them at www.fordimages.com.
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Renault said it would invest 5.7 billion euros ($7.89 billion) in its industrial sites and that most of this would go overseas to take advantage of growth in increasingly important emerging markets.
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Johnson Matthey, the world's largest supplier of catalytic converters said underlying third-quarter pretax profit rose 34 percent and it expected good trading in its final quarter.
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Mercedes-Benz is to gain full ownership of the racing team Mercedes GP by buying the 24.9 percent stake held by team principal Ross Brawn, Germany's auto motor und sport magazine reported on Wednesday.
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When you think about Lexus, one of the first things that come to mind is luxury. Toyota now wants to prove that its premium division is also synonymous with aggressiveness, particularly their hybrid models. That's why they will showcase a highly-modified Lexus CT 200h at the 2011 Chicago Auto Show.
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A Volkswagen employee just made a mistake - and the day of VW enthusiasts around the world - by accidentally posting online a picture of the redesigned 2012 Tiguan for a brief period of time. Since one Internet user was quick and smart enough to save the image on his computer, we can now share it with you.
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Campagna Motors announced that it will launch the V13R, in the spring of 2011 after having spent five years developing this hybrid between a motorcycle and a car with the properties and behavior of a T-Rex and the appearance of a roadster.
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Netherland's Giedo Van der Garde set the fastest time of the second and final day of collective tests of the GP2 Asia Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi.
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For decades, most powerful vehicles ran big, heavy engines that had to drink aggressively, even when they weren't really working. Big engines are a car-buff staple and loved by gearheads the world over-- but economic mayhem and haywire gas prices have left automakers looking for a new, more fuel-efficient way to give their products some serious jam.
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