The SMMT has announced that new car registrations through the UK's scrappage scheme totalled 284,479 between May and December 2009. They accounted for 20.9% of all new car registrations in December.
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Troubled AvtoVAZ says it expects output to jump nearly 50% in 2010 as conditions in the Russian car market improve.
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Ford said this week it had underlined its commitment to electric and hybrid vehicles by planning to spend $450m more on its Michigan assembly plant in Wayne.
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Chinese automaker BYD says it is to launch in an electric car in the US market this year.
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Dutch sportscar maker Spyker is pushing forward with a last-ditch bid to save GM's embattled Saab unit and said it had the money to make a deal.
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Toyota plans to launch two new vehicles on its Scion US youth brand this year.
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The Qashqai is about to get a baby brother and we have the most accurate images yet of the Juke - ahead of its public debut in Geneva.

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Ford CEO Alan Mulally has played down media suggestions he might leave for General Motors, insisting he would only quit if he stopped enjoying his current job.
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China and India could reshape the global auto industry and pose a significant competitive threat in coming years, car industry executives said in Detroit this week.
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The Commercial Vehicle Board of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) has elected Leif Johansson as its new chairman for 2010.
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Home of the best Geneva Motor Show news, Auto Express's team of journalists will be at this years expo bringing you all the latest and breaking news live from the show floor.
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Nissan North America (NNA) has selected AeroVironment to supply and install home-charging stations for the Leaf electric car. The estimated recharge time is eight hours on a 220V domestic supply, giving a ramge of about 100 miles.
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Spiritual successor to the legendary rotary-engined RX-7 is nearing production - and we've caught it out testing.

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Renault is to debut its lowest CO2 emitting production car today at the Brussels Auto Show. The new 98 gram CO2 per kilometre Clio dCi 86 Renault eco² achieves a 17g per km reduction in CO2 emissions (15% overall) compared to the current engine.
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Citroën took the wraps off its new Mitsubishi-built all-electric four-seater C-Zero city car at the 88th European Motor Show in Brussels, Belgium, today (13 January). The car is a re-brand of the Japanese automaker's i-MiEV, supplied on an OEM basis from Japan. A Peugeot iOn-branded model is also due out soon.
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Frenchman Guerlain Chicherit, driver of an X-raid BMW truck, claimed his first Dakar stage win on the Santiago to San Juan stage today, Wednesday.
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Detroit, Michigan -- In its third year at the NAIAS, China's BYD made quite a resounding statement. According to Henry Li, General Manager, Vehicle Export, BYD will become the number one automaker in its domestic market by 2015 and across the globe by 2025!
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The General Motors Foundation today approved an immediate $100,000 contribution to the American Red Cross relief fund to help earthquake-stricken Haiti. GM also has provided a direct web-link that employees can conveniently access from their desktop work stations to contribute personally to the Red Cross disaster fund.
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Seven-time World Driving Champion driver Michael Schumacher enjoyed hi second day of pre-season testing, driving again the developmental GP2 car at Jerez de la Frontera in Spain.
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DETROIT, - Michigan-based Saleen Performance Vehicles has two premier assets - the Saleen S281 and Saleen 435S - at the 2010 North American International Auto Show in Detroit during press week from January 11-14, and public days from January 16-24.
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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