While auto executives talk about the dawn of a new century of automobiles as gasoline-electric hybrid cars enter the mainstream, outgoing Honda President Takeo Fukui says traditional internal-combustion engines will remain at the core of the...
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Nissan Motor will launch its redesigned 370Z sportscar in Korea in August.
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Ford Motor Co.'s success with its sixth-generation Taurus lies not in the quality of the vehicle--it may prove to be the best sedan the company has ever produced--but in the company's ability to convince customers that this is a Taurus.
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An extraordinary general meeting of AvtoVAZ shareholders has approved taking out a 25bn ruble one year interest free loan from state owned industrial conglomerate Rostekhnologii, the carmaker said in a statement Monday.
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Detroit needs a whole new attitude and far more fuel-efficient cars, a new study by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute concludes.
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Despite the continued struggles of local automakers Saab and Volvo, Swedish companies have grown more upbeat in recent weeks but remain wary of setbacks for the economy, a survey carried out by the Nordic country's central bank showed on Monday.
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Despite the continued struggles of local automakers Saab and Volvo, Swedish companies have grown more upbeat in recent weeks but remain wary of setbacks for the economy, a survey carried out by the Nordic country's central bank showed on Monday.
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Frost & Sullivan analyst Andriy Ivchenko is optimistic that GM's decision to build the new Astra at its St Petersburg plant will underpin bright prospects for the firm in Russia in the medium-term.
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Just a few months into the Government-backed scrappage scheme, and it's already a roaring success!
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While fitment rates of run-flat tyres are increasing year-on-year, there is still more development work to be done. Matthew Beecham reviews the run-flat market.
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Online consumers are bailing out of buying Saturns, Saabs and Hummers even before General Motors can unload those brands to their new owners, according to Web analysis firm Compete.
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Contract convertible assembly specialist Karmann on Monday built its last car - a CLK convertible for Mercedes-Benz - and must now try to survive insolvency through a major restructuring.
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General Motors' Shanghai GM car manufacturing joint venture - one of the first established in the country by a western automaker after the country's economy was opened up to foreign investment in the 1990s - has sold its two millionth Buick, a red Regal sedan delivered to a customer in the southern city of Guangzhou.
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France's environment agency ADEME is putting EUR6m (US$8.3m) into two research projects on low-CO2 spearheaded by partsmaker Valeo.
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While parent company Toyota Motor Corporation posted a huge net loss for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2009 (its first ever), Toyota Australia booked a net profit after tax of A$123.4m (US99.5m; GBP60.4m; EUR71.4m) for the same period. Sales revenue was A$8.8bn.
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This is the hydrogen-powered Riversimple ‘urban car’. Driven by a 6kW fuel cell, it will be able to reach up to 50mph, travel from 0-30mph in 5.5 seconds and has a 240-mile range.Next year, the UK maker aims to lease out 10 of the lightweight models to see how they perform before a 2013 launch.
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Mirrors which help lorry drivers spot cyclists are set to be put up at junctions around London. The capital’s mayor, Boris Johnson, has called for ‘Trixi’ mirrors to be installed across the city after it was revealed that the majority of cyclist deaths involve lorries turning left at traffic lights.Transport for London has asked the Department for Transport for permission to trial the mirrors before two ‘cycle superhighways’ are created next May.
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Pneumatic pre-tensioners lift occupants upright and protect better in secondary crashes.
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Grand by name, grand by nature! This is the Mercedes CLS Grand Edition, shown here with unique palladium silver matt paint.
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Revised Picanto on way as dealers run low on stock of current car.
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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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