Four two-door cars received the highest safety rating in frontal crashes and two received that rating for side collisions in recent testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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Four two-door cars received the highest safety rating in frontal crashes and two received that rating for side collisions in recent testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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Ford's new Puma, Merc gullwing scooped, Alfa 8C driven, Audi A5 Sportback official pictures
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Malaysia's second national car company, Perusahaan Otomobil Kedua Sdn Bhd (Perodua), ceased production of its veteran Kancil mini-car after 15 years of production last week.
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Fiat Group is widely expected by analysts to announce a return to trading profitability when its second quarter results are issued tomorrow (Wednesday, July 22).
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Porsche SE is likely to hold back on a decision to merge with Volkswagen AG at its board meeting on Thursday as the holding company's controlling families can't agree on measures to reduce debt, according to people familiar with the situation.
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The government of Thailand has increased 'eco-car' tax incentives to attract carmakers to invest in the production of small car manufacturing there.
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Nissan Motor, which earlier this week announced plans for two battery plants in Europe, also aims to be the top seller of electric vehicles in the US, although it plans to hedge its bets there by producing hybrids as well as EVs.
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Reva Electric Car Company (RECC - maker of the plug-in electric car branded G-Wiz in some markets) is planning to build a second manufacturing plant, which could be the largest electric car facility globally.
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Faurecia has raised its cost-cutting target and predicted a very slow recovery after falling vehicle production pushed it to a first-half operating loss of EUR187m (US$253m) compared with a profit of EUR90m (US$122m) a year ago.
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Despite the best efforts of South Korea's riot police, Ssangyong's industrial troubles remain unresolved today with a sit-in at its Pyeongtaek plant continuing. Moreover, a bankruptcy court has warned that the firm's ongoing problems could hasten a decision on whether to end bankruptcy protection and liquidate assets.
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Volkswagen will start production of a new compact car at its plant in Mexico early next year following a US$1bn investment, according to Otto Lindner, head of the company's operations in the country.
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Toyota is not currently profitable in North America despite cost cutting and is reviewing all of its operations there, the new top executive for the market has said.
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Autoliv posted a smaller second-quarter pretax loss than expected today and said it expected positive cash flow for the full year, sending its shares up.
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The number of new and used cars sold in Russia plummeted 55 percent in the first half of 2009, and could end up falling 60 percent by the year's end if the state does not act fast, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) said on Tuesday.
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Chery Automobile has resumed preparations for an A-share initial public offering as the country's securities regulator lifted its nearly 10-month ban on domestic IPOs due to a recovery in the country's stock market.
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ArvinMeritor has announced that it has signed a strategic partnership with Yutong Group Co., Ltd. to supply drivetrain components for buses and coaches in China.
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A meeting between General Motors and the German government today is unlikely to result in a decision on the future of Opel and Vauxhall, government officials have said.
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A meeting between General Motors and the German government today is unlikely to result in a decision on the future of Opel and Vauxhall, government officials have said.
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Kuwait's sovereign wealth fund, the Kuwait Investment Authority (KIA), denied on Tuesday it was in talks to invest in German auto parts supplier Continental AG.
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