Saab engineers developed 70 per cent of the new 9-5 and the company has the capability to continue developing new models thanks to the investment General Motors has made in it in recent years.
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Renault and electric vehicle infrastructure partner Better Place have commited to a volume of at least 100.000 vehicles in Israel and Denmark by 2016.
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PSA Peugeot Citroen is aiming for a full-year loss in 2009 closer to the top end of its earnings guidance, thanks to the improved outlook for car sales in its main markets, chief executive Philippe Varin said in Frankfurt.
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Toyota expects European market share to improve in the second half of the year but doesn't see demand rising before mid-2010.
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The European new car market will fall to around 13m units in 2010 from a predicted 15m this year, predicted Jeffrey Guyton, president and CEO of Mazda Motors Europe, speaking to just-auto at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
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Quirky electric concept squeezes in four passengers and measures only two and a half metres in length.

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With funds for the government's vehicle scrappage incentive running dry, UK car industry chiefs are calling for a replacement scheme to avoid car sales "falling off a cliff".
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Bentley has called on the British government to make up its mind over the UK as a manufacturing base.
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R8-based electric supercar wows showgoers with futuristic looks and innovative drivetrain

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R8-based electric supercar wows showgoers with futuristic looks and innovative drivetrain

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Ford chairman William Clay Ford Jr may have no problem with Magna's bid-in-progress to buy majority control of Opel but his counterpart at Volkswagen has taken a very different view.
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Although the UK used car market shrank by 5.9% in the first half of this year, that was nothing compared to the 26.6% year-on-year drop in new car sales in the first six months of 2009. The show of relative strength began in the first quarter, when used car sales increased by 17% compared with the previous three months, and then, fell back by only 1.1% in the second quarter.
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Finally, the wraps are off Czech wagon at Frankfurt Show - and it's a monster!

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Data released by the European carmakers' association, ACEA, shows that the European car market in August was 3% ahead of the same month last year.
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As we warn elsewhere on just-auto today, it could be easy to get carried away with the luxury, the sports supercars and the electrotechnical concepts at Frankfurt and overlook the real world. Like at Bosch where 10,000 jobs are going this year and 100,000 more staff will remain on short working hours amid an auto industry slump its top manager said could last for years.
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Hyundai Motor sees Asian markets recovering more quickly than Europe where its local chief does not see a significant resurgence until 2015.
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We round up the cars making the news at this year's Frankfurt Motor Show.

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Ford is introducing its 'EcoBoost' brand of small capacity, direct injected and turbocharged engines to Europe, starting with the 2010 C-Max minivan, and has hinted that two- and three-cylinder versions and sizes under one litre could follow.
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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