In News Brake: Lincoln offers the 2011 MKZ hybrid for the same price as the regular model, the Senate ponders electric-car incentives, and Citroën shows off its WRC heritage in stunning photography . . . But Wait, There's More!
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A strike at a Honda parts factory in southern China has ended after more than a week of disruptions, the Japanese automaker said on Thursday, adding that vehicle production remained unaffected.
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News that Iran's domestic vehicle market is "close to saturation" is prompting domestic producers to look at overseas markets, but also at potentially cooperating with foreign manufacturers.
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U.S. auto sales are expected to rise 4 percent in July from the month a year earlier that was boosted by the start of U.S. government "cash for clunkers" incentives, J.D. Power and Associates said today. J.D.
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Volkswagen releases first pictures of new Caddy ahead of Hanover van show.
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Ford Motor Co. may report adjusted second-quarter profit of $1.62 billion tomorrow as CEO Alan Mulally's overhaul of the lineup lets the company charge more for new models. The second-largest U.S.
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General Motors on Thursday said it would acquire independent auto finance company AmeriCredit, in an all-cash transaction for US$3.5 bn, "to meet customer demand for leasing and non-prime financing for GM vehicles", giving it a captive finance arm for the first time since 2006 when it sold control of GMAC, (recently renamed Ally Financial).
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Richard Parry-Jones chairs the UK government's 'Automotive Council'. Here, he tells Dave Leggett how he sees the strategic challenges involved in meeting lower CO2 targets in motor transport, electric vehicle technology and how he sees the role of the Automotive Council. This interview is the second part of a two-part interview.
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The 2011 Lincoln MKZ hybrid will cost exactly the same as its conventional counterpart when it goes on sale this fall.
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Iran Khodro (IKCO) is convening a board meeting next week to discuss when it should begin mass production of its Runna family of cars.
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A Senate committee approved nearly $3.9 billion on Wednesday to support the launch of electric cars across the nation.
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NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: Before I was even out of the gate at One AutoWeek Tower, the guard was drooling all over this Sonata, comparing it to a Mercedes-Benz.
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Drivers of most 2011 General Motors Co. vehicles will be able to use a smartphone to carry out functions usually found on a key fob -- such as remote starting, activating the horn and lights, and remote locking and unlocking of doors.
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An imminent explosion in Iranian fuel prices will see a domestic manufacturer provide up to 100,000 dual-fuel engines this year.
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Driven by better availability of consumer credit, U.S. demand for new vehicles should continue rebounding in the third-quarter, despite a tough comparison to 2009 because of the government's successful cash-for-clunkers program
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Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne lifted his outlook for the European new-car market this year, as well as his forecast for Fiat's global sales.
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Fiat is to make the new Multipla in Serbia rather than Italy. Sergio Marchionne made the switch sound very much like a punishment for the Italian unions which have been obstructing change and picketing Italian plants.
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