The European auto industry does not expect a quick recovery this year, said Dieter Zetsche, president of the Brussels-based industry body ACEA. "If the economy looks better in 2010, it's only when compared with 2009.
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China's BYD aims to boost its car exports this year to feed improving demand in a recovering global economy. BYD aims to sell its clean-technology cars in Western Europe next year, following plans to export electric cars to the U.S. later this year.
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Economics and finance expert Laurence Dors starts at Renault on Monday, March 1. She will join the French automaker's top-level executive committee as an executive vice president July 1.
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The British government will give up to 5,000 pounds ($7,668) to anyone who buys an "ultra-low carbon" car starting next year, the Department of Transport said on Thursday.
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South Korean carmaker Kia Motors Corp. will boost car production in Slovakia by 40 percent this year, driven mainly by rising demand in the SUV market, the company's Slovak unit said on Wednesday.
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A decision on the restructuring plan for Opel unit will take some time, CEO Nick Reilly said, according to a German newspaper.
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Toyota Motor Corp.'s U.S. sales for February likely took a hit from massive recalls, but the big question remains how deep the damaging crisis will cut into its results in coming months.
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As the headlines talk about the failing USF1 team, Campos' push to get two cars to Bahrain, and the hopeful and feisty Stefan GP, Australian driver Mark Webber admitted he sees the sport's situation as "totally mad". "I've always been a massive believer that you need quality, not quantity," said the Red Bull driver.
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Stefan GP on Saturday continued its feisty push to race in formula one in 2010. Amid rumours the Serbian outfit may not have sent containers of equipment to Bahrain for the first race as it earlier claimed, copies of the actual transport orders were published on Stefan GP's official website.
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Former Formula 1 World Champion Jacques Villeneuve is ready to travel to Cologne in Germany to have his seat made at Stefan GP.
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Michael Schumacher apologised for taking the race seat he was hoping to occupy in 2010, Nick Heidfeld has revealed. With Schumacher returning to F1 this year, the German pair are united this year at Mercedes GP, with 32-year-old Heidfeld in the reserve role.
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As the headlines talk about the failing USF1 team, Campos' push to get two cars to Bahrain, and the hopeful and feisty Stefan GP, Australian driver Mark Webber admitted he sees the sport's situation as "totally mad". "I've always been a massive believer that you need quality, not quantity," said the Red Bull driver.
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German driver Nico Rosberg, Michael Schumacher's teammate at Mercedes GP, set on Saturday the fastest time of day 3 of the last Formula 1 winter test held at Barcelona in Spain.
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Stefan GP on Saturday continued its feisty push to race in formula one in 2010. Amid rumours the Serbian outfit may not have sent containers of equipment to Bahrain for the first race as it earlier claimed, copies of the actual transport orders were published on Stefan GP's official website.
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For 48 hours Kurt Busch has bragging rights in the Busch family household as he and 17 other drivers shattered the track record in qualifying for the 400 mile Las Vegas NASCAR Sprint Cup race.
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Rain threatened to put a dampener on the Barcelona test early on Saturday, but the 2010 pecking order was also clouded. "P1 today is nice but means nothing, to be honest," Williams' Nico Hulkenberg said after topping Friday's timesheets.
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Sometimes the job is more difficult than it looks or needs to be. My youngest son's girl friend has an older Magentis. She bought it used and so far it has been reliable, but she just hasn't had the money to spend on maintenance. This year's bonus was to go repairs, one high beam, one low beam, an oil change, and an air filter.
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If the mid-size Lexus ES 350 has a particular mission, it's to deliver maximum driving pleasure for minimum financial hardship - provided that your concept of "driving pleasure" includes being heavily insulated against the harshness inherent in riding within a mechanized container.
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The sun seems to be setting on the competent, but shy Galant. It's Mitsubishi's Camry/Honda challenger, though it's hardly been a threat. It debuted in its current-generation format in 2004, and for 2010, it is only available in one model -- the 2.4-litre I4 equipped ES -- which was last year's base model.
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The special BlueEFFICIENCY display, at Britain's largest automotive brand experience centre brings together the latest cutting-edge technology aimed at reducing and ultimately eliminating CO2 emissions.
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With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up
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