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Aug
25th

JAPAN: Toyota sells ‘hybrid alert’ device

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Owners of Toyota's Prius hybrid will be able to buy a device to alert pedestrians that they are approaching from next week. Toyota is the first carmaker to market such a device, designed specifically for the third-generation Prius. Full story...
Aug
25th

Rutherford’s Column

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I was recently asked to compile a list of things which mean more to me than anything else. Placing essentials like food, water, shelter and money to one side, I put family at number one followed by, in no particular order, health, liberty, friends, justice, laughter, democracy, sunshine, long-legged women, tolerance, peace and love (man!), contentment, loyalty, music...


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Aug
25th

Honda to unveil Jazz/Fit hybrid at Paris show, but will not sell it in U.S.

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Honda will debut a hybrid version of its Jazz/Fit small car at the Paris auto show and launch sales in Europe early next year. The automaker said the Jazz hybrid will be the world's first small-segment hybrid. Full story...
Aug
25th

Honda to debut Jazz/Fit hybrid at Paris show, but won’t sell it in U.S.

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Honda will debut a hybrid version of its Jazz/Fit small car at the Paris auto show and launch sales in Europe early next year. The automaker said the Jazz hybrid will be the world's first small-segment hybrid. Full story...
Aug
25th

Honda to debut Jazz/Fit hybrid at Paris show

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Honda will debut a hybrid version of its Jazz/Fit small car at the Paris auto show and launch sales in Europe early next year. Full story...
Aug
25th

Nissan to move beyond price-driven advertising

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Nissan's new marketing boss, Jon Brancheau, has only been in his job for three months, but he has been a car marketer for a lifetime. Full story...
Aug
25th

HONG KONG: Geely beats H1 forecasts

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China's Geely Automobile Holdings, whose parent bought Ford's Volvo unit this month, has warned of tougher competition and slower sales after its record first-half earnings beat forecasts. Full story...
Aug
25th

CHINA: SAIC reports healthy H2, Q1 results

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China's biggest automaker, SAIC Motor, has reported second quarter net profit up 266% on strong vehicle sales. The automaker, which also has joint car making ventures with General Motors and Volkswagen, booked an April-June net profit of CNY3bn (US$441m), compared to CNY818.9m a year earlier, it said in a stock exchange filing. Full story...
Aug
25th

AUGUST MANAGEMENT BRIEFING: Hybrids and electric vehicles (Part 2)

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In the second of a three-part series for just-auto.com, Glenn Brooks looks into the future of hybrid vehicles in the world's major vehicle markets. Full story...
Aug
25th

MOSCOW SHOW: High heat halt costs AvtoVAZ RUB500m

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A production halt due to record temperatures cost a Russian automaker the equivalent of EUR12.8m or US$16.2m. Full story...
Aug
25th

Chevrolet Orlando gets Paris show debut:

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Chevrolet will debut the Orlando minivan at the Paris auto show next month as part of the brand's European product offensive. Full story...
Aug
25th

2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 4Matic, an AW Drivers Log:

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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I took this car to New York's Finger Lakes region, and I can't think of a better car to do the trip in, except maybe Mercedes' own S-class. Full story...
Aug
25th

The 2010 Mercedes-Benz E550 4Matic, an AW Drivers Log:

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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: I took this car to New York's Finger Lakes region, and I can't think of a better car to do the trip in, except maybe Mercedes' own S-class. Full story...
Aug
25th

FRANCE: Renault resumes work at Rouen site after blaze

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Work has resumed at Renault's Grand Couronne warehouse near Rouen, following a massive fire yesterday (24 August) that completely destroyed one of three buildings at the depot. Full story...
Aug
25th

2010 Honda CR-Z, an AW Video Drivers Blog:

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Road test editor Natalie Neff and associate editor Jon Wong point out some highs and lows of the 2010 Honda CR-Z hybrid. Full story...
Aug
25th

MOSCOW SHOW: Ford to build new models soon

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Ford plans to start assembling the updated Mondeo at its Russian plant in October, Mark Ovenden, managing director for Russia, said. Full story...
Aug
25th

PARIS PREVIEW: Chevy’s Orlando blooms

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Chevrolet's first entrant into the European MPV segment, the Orlando, production version of a 2008 concept, will be one of four launches by the automaker at the Paris show. Full story...
Aug
25th

MOSCOW SHOW: Mitsubishi assembly starting September

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Mitsubishi Motors plans to start car assembly at its plant in Kaluga in September, company president Osamu Masuko said at a news conference. The company expects to start complete knock down (CKD) kit production of the Outlander crossover at the plant, he added. Full story...
Aug
25th

RUSSIA: Mitsubishi assembly starting September

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Mitsubishi Motors plans to start car assembly at its plant in Kaluga in September, company president Osamu Masuko said at a news conference. The company expects to start complete knock down (CKD) kit production of the Outlander crossover at the plant, he added. Full story...
Aug
25th

SAIC’s Q2 profit rises sharply; bumpy road seen ahead for China

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Top Chinese automaker SAIC Motor Corp.'s second-quarter net profit jumped 266 percent to a record high due to demand fueled by government incentives. Full story...
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