General Motors Co. posted strong August sales at three of its four remaining brands.
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Ford Motor Co. will hold fourth-quarter North American production at the same level as the third-quarter of this year and down slightly from the last quarter of 2009 because of the economy's modest recovery and lackluster consumer spending.
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Toyota Division sales may have fallen 34 percent in August -- and are now down 1 percent for the year to date -- but General Manager Bob Carter isn't panicking. Toyota was the No.
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In today's News Brake: Ford reveals an Explorer-based police utility vehicle, plans for Austin's Formula One track are revealed, and Chevrolet wants Cruze buyers to try the competition . . . But Wait, There's More!
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Volkswagen shut its South African plant for the second time in a month after workers in the auto-parts industry went on strike over pay.
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Rep. John Campbell, a California Republican who is a former auto dealer, said the House's independent ethics arm has recommended that he be investigated for possible violations involving fundraising.
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Car enthusiast Barry Meguiar has been released from the hospital in Monterey, Calif., after 17 days of treatment for a rare form of viral pneumonia.
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Ford Motor Co., which controls about three-quarters of the U.S. market for police cars, will begin selling a law-enforcement version of its redesigned Explorer sport-utility vehicle late next year.
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Fiat's main union FIOM has held talks today (1 September) in Rome with Serbian metalworkers colleagues ahead of planned transfer of work to the Balkans.
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Powertrain development specialist AVL Holding has signed a letter of intent to acquire NTC Powertrain Australia, USA and UK. NTC has vast experience in the development of transmissions for the high volume passenger car market and will form a key part of AVL's passenger car transmission division, AVL said.
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Sales of new passenger cars, trucks and buses in Japan soared 46.7% in August from a year earlier to 290,789 units for the 13th straight monthly increase, an industry group said.
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Sales by top Indian automakers rose 20% to 30% in August, as analysts expected continued growth driven by strong demand in the festive months ahead but cautioned the rate of growth would slow against high comparisons and a possible rise in interest rates.
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China's passenger car sales in August rose 59.3% from a year earlier to 977,300 units, the China Automotive Technology & Research Center (CATRC) said said on Wednesday.
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U.S. auto sales dropped to their weakest rate since February as most automakers posted sharp declines from a year earlier, when the U.S. cash-for-clunkers program fueled demand for new vehicles. August's seasonally adjusted annual sales rate of 10.
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Korean carmakers posted significant increases in August sales fueled by rising overseas demand.
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Mitsubishi Motors North America said today that it will not meet a contractual deadline to allocate a new vehicle for its assembly plant in Normal, Ill.
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The Lexus CT 200h showcases the latest Lexus Hybrid Drive system.

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