Mazda has finally launched the redesigned Axela, sold in export markets as the 3, at home in Japan, offering improved fuel economy from new idle stop technology.
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Mazda Motor Corp. sees an opportunity to cherry-pick prime retail locations from the ranks of dealers cut loose by Chrysler LLC and General Motors. Executive Vice President Philip Spender said Mazda has been approached by numerous U.S.
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Mazda Motor Corp., a recent convert to hybrid technologies, now says it wants to put gasoline-electric drivetrains into its lineup in the next decade. And its hybrid powertrains will be on existing models, not hybrid-only nameplates.
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Steven Brown, who built BBi Enterprises Group Inc. of suburban Detroit into a key supplier of automotive interior trim, thermal, and acoustic products, is leaving the auto industry.
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Steven Brown, who built BBi Enterprises Group Inc. of suburban Detroit into a key supplier of automotive interior trim, thermal, and acoustic products, is leaving the auto industry.
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Three new London area dealerships for Nissan luxury car brand Infiniti will be operated by a subsidiary of the brand's distributor in Lebanon.
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London Motorexpo opened its doors this week for what organisers believe is a viable alternative to the traditional motor show format.
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Shanghai Auto (SAIC) has announced that it has gained approval from the board to set up an investment firm in Hong Kong with registered capital of USD9.9m.
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Industrial and property group MAG has submitted a letter of intent to Contintental to buy the company's strike-hit tyre factory in France where 1,120 workers have been told they will lose their jobs.
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The German government is still talking to potential investors in Opel other than Magna International, Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said at a press conference in Berlin with UK Business Secretary Peter Mandelson.
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Watch out Audi TT – we've caught Peugeot's new 308 coupe testing almost undisguised!

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Transmission specialist Antonov has signed an agreement with Chong Qing Landai Industries for a joint venture to develop the TX-6 automatic transmission for start of production, planned to begin in 2011.
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The situation at Ssangyong Motor is reaching a critical point as union members continue their occupation of the troubled automaker's plant in Pyeongtaek, south of Seoul, the Korea Herald reported on Thursday.
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Germany is still talking to potential investors in carmaker Opel which have not been made public, German Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said today. Since reaching a preliminary agreement with Canada's Magna International Inc.
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Germany is still talking to potential investors in carmaker Opel which have not been made public, German Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg said today. Since reaching a preliminary agreement with Canada's Magna International Inc.
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General Motors has chosen Swedish luxury sports car maker Koenigsegg Automotive AB as the preferred bidder for the Saab brand, news reports said.
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General Motors' Saab brand, which has been operating under protection from creditors since February, may announce its preferred bidder this week.
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General Motors' Saab brand, which has been operating under protection from creditors since February, could announce its preferred bidder this week, Bloomberg News reported today.
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While General Motors has axed its hybrid version of the Chevy Malibu for the 2010 model year, Toyota hopes to sell about 25,000 of its new Prius-based hybrid-only Lexus HS250 model in the United States in its first year.
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