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Jan
14th

ROMANIA: Dacia reports 20.5% rise in ’09 sales

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Dacia has said that its sales rose by 20.5% to more than 300,000 vehicles in 2009. Full story...
Jan
14th

CHINA: Nissan Motor sales set record

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Nissan Motor sales in China last year rose 48% to a record 518,968 passenger vehicles, the automaker said in a statement. Full story...
Jan
14th

US: Toyota confirms Prius for Mississippi but no date

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Toyota's US unit on Thursday said its new plant in Blue Springs, Mississippi, would be used to build the Prius hybrid, currently imported from Japan, although timing depended on how quickly the depressed US market recovered. Full story...
Jan
14th

RUSSIA: Light vehicle sales down 49% in 2009

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Sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles (LCVs) in Russia fell 49% in 2009 to 1.47m cars, according to data released by the Association of European Businesses (AEB). Full story...
Jan
14th

EGYPT: New Mazda distributor signs up

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Local firm GB Auto said on Thursday it had started an exclusive agreement to import and sell Mazda-branded vehicles in Egypt. Full story...
Jan
14th

CZECH REPUBLIC: Autos prop up Czech industrial output

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Car makers in November 2009 slowed the decline in Czech industrial output to the slowest rate since the global economic crisis hit a year ago, official data showed on Thursday. Full story...
Jan
14th

US: Conti nets a soccer deal

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Continental in the US says it is raising its profile in one of the fastest-growing sports segments, with the announcement of its official sponsorship of Major League Soccer (MLS). Full story...
Jan
14th

2010 Lexus HS 250h Premium

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2010 Lexus HS 250h Premium
2010 Lexus HS 250h Premium - Lexus Midsize Hybrid Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine
A more luxurious and lavishly equipped Toyota Prius.

While not exactly eye-catching, I don't find the HS250h homely, as was intimated in our preview of it in the 2010 New Cars issue. Instead, I find the HS250h to be fairly innocuous. It's perfectly nice to drive if you're not interested in scorching the pavement, its interior is well put together and has all the niceties you expect in a Lexus, and its hybrid system works well, with the transition between electric and gasoline power mostly unnoticeable. All in all, a car that Lexus followers who want to own a green car will no doubt be happy to drive.inline_mediumwraptextright31947123/green/reviews/1001_2010_lexus_hs_250h_premium1001_04_z+2010_lexus_hS_250h+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue


Photo Gallery: 2010 Lexus HS 250h Premium - Lexus Midsize Hybrid Sedan Review - Automobile Magazine


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Jan
14th

Diesel Technology: Sundown So Soon?

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Diesel Technology: Sundown So Soon?
Diesel Technology, Sundown So Soon - Diesel vs Hybrids - Automobile Magazine
Just when America finally gets some really good diesel engines, automakers start giving up on the technology.

Only a few months ago, the diesel engine's momentum in the States seemed as unstoppable as its mighty torque and all-day driving range. Now, its prospects here have suddenly dimmed: with American and Japanese automakers switching off the lights on announced programs, the Germans are virtually alone in tending the oil-burning flame.inline_mediumwraptextright31811016/green/news/1002_diesel_technology_sundown_so_soon1002_01_z+diesel+illustration.jpgTrue



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Jan
14th

US: Penske eyes Detroit three dealerships

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Roger Penske, chairman of the second largest US auto dealer company, Penske Group, and a recent bidder for General Motors' Saturn unit, is considering buying GM, Chrysler and Ford dealerships but said the Detroit three and their retailers needed stronger support from finance partners. Full story...
Jan
14th

CHINA: Geely sales surge 59%

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Full year 2009 vehicle sales by Hong Kong listed Geely Automobile Holdings rose 59% to 325,413 units, China's largest privately owned automaker said in a statement on Thursday. Full story...
Jan
14th

US: Nissan confident of 10% electric sales by 2020

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Nissan North America (NNA) is predicting electric vehicles will account for 10% of its global sales by 2020. Full story...
Jan
14th

FRANCE: Renault ’09 sales slip 3.1%

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Renault on Thursday reported 2009 sales dropped 3.1% year on year to 2.3m vehicles. Full story...
Jan
14th

ITALY: New car incentives under consideration

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The Italian government is considering a new incentive scheme to support the Italian car market amid fears that it would see a big fall without them, an analyst told just-auto today. Full story...
Jan
14th

RUSSIA: GAZ Group seeks foreign partner

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GAZ Group is looking for a foreign partner to help it overhaul production and boost sales said the Russian carmaker's president Bo Andersson. Full story...
Jan
14th

US: Toyota sets up new EV battery unit

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Toyota has established a division to speed development of next generation batteries. Full story...
Jan
14th

SOUTH KOREA: GM Daewoo to return to profit this year

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GM Daewoo, the South Korea-based unit of General Motors, expects to return to profitability in 2010, company president and chief executive Mike Arcamone told the Reuters News Agency. Full story...
Jan
14th

RUSSIA: Scrappage scheme not seen boosting sales

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Car sales in Russia will remain flat this year after halving in 2009, according to the Association of European Businesses (AEB) even though the government's new scrappage incentive is due to kick-in during March. Full story...
Jan
14th

RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Q&A with Johnson Controls

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For the past ten years, just-auto has reported on the novel innovations emanating from Johnson Controls, one of the world's largest manufacturers of cockpit systems, including instrument panels and clusters, information displays and body controllers, among other technologies. Matthew Beecham talked with Thomas Beer, senior product business manager, global product centre cockpit systems, Johnson Controls and Gert-Dieter Tuzar, principal designer HMI (Human Machine Interface), Johnson Controls, about meeting consumer expectations for the cockpit, the increasing use of infotainment and information assistant systems that relieve the cognitive burden on drivers and the importance of good HMI concepts. Full story...
Jan
14th

US: Shipper adds new port, new BMWs

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Höegh Autoliners, one of the world's largest operators in the rolling stock and vehicle transportation segment, has added the port of Charleston, South Carolina, to its Middle East service, and the first ship to dock will leave with US-built BMWs bound for export markets. Full story...
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