Daihatsu Motor expects Japan's overall minicar market to fall 4.1% next year as last September's expiry of government subsidies for fuel economy cars reduces demand, the company's executive vice president was quoted as saying.
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Nissan Motor and Mitsubishi Motors have agreed to expand their current scope of cooperation towards new projects that will further strengthen mutual competitiveness, especially in the Japanese mini car and global commercial vehicle businesses, the two automakers said in a statement.
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Mexican auto production was reported to have risen 17.5% year on year in November with exports up 24.7%.
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The Russian government has preliminarily approved a proposal from the Samara Region government to allot RUB2bn towards the modernisation of two AvtoVAX subsidiaries in January-July 2011, Oleg Fursov, head of the region's employment department, told local media.
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Audi aims to sell 1m cars annually in China within three years, according to the Volkswagen unit's chief financial officer Axel Strotbek.
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Details of nine hybrid and electric vehicles that will qualify for a UK government grant of up to GBP5,000 (US$8,000) were announced today (14 December) by the Department for Transport.
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TOKYO (Bloomberg) -- Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd., the maker of Subaru-brand cars, is likely to begin production of cars in China in the year starting April 1, 2012 to meet demand in the world's fastest growing major economy.
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Extended range Ampera will start at £28,995 including government Plug-In Car grant.
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Police have raided offices at Ford's European headquarters in Cologne and other nearby sites in connection with a probe into an alleged bribery scheme involving some of the carmakers' staff and suppliers.
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A Chinese investor group that made an unsuccessful bid for Opel's Antwerp plant says it is still seeking assembly facilities.
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VW’s latest up! concept is inspired by London taxis, with the production-ready city car set to be unveiled next summer.
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The long-term 2010 Audi S4 is the office favorite. It's been that way since we took delivery back in April. The only car that might upset the balance of power is our new Infiniti QX56 truck, which just arrived.
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Both Toyota and Honda in the US have confirmed the need to repair models newly launched for the 2011 model year.
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Audi said China will replace Germany as its biggest market in 2011. The brand's 11-month Chinese sales surged 50 percent to 209,800.
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General Motors' Vauxhall dealer development personnel are helping with the development of a UK MG network but MGs won't be sold alongside Vauxhalls in the same showroom.
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Volkswagen is selling three 2011 Jettas through Gilt Groupe for $5,995--slashing the and#8220;1and#8221; from the usual $15,995 starting price.
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: This was airport transport, and it did it quite well, although the cargo area was jam-packed with four roll-aboard suitcases, one large duffel and a golf travel bag.
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Chevrolet has begun shipping retail customer Volts from its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant. Customers in California, Texas, Washington DC and New York should receive the cars in the next few days and 160 will be shipped this week.
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