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Mar
26th

First U.S. site for Smart car2go concept is Austin, Texas:

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It might be the oil-rich state, but Texas will be the first U.S. home for Daimler’s innovative, environmentally aware car2go pay-as-you-go city-transport concept. Full story...
Mar
26th

INDIA: Continental launches new tech centre

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Continental has launched a new technical centre in Bangalore and expects to invest about INR1.5bn ($US29m) every year for its operations. Full story...
Mar
26th

Q1 profits at risk due to output decline

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The steep decline in European auto production in January and February will make it nearly impossible for automakers to avoid operating losses in the first quarter. Volkswagen group already has warned it may lose money in the first quarter. Full story...
Mar
26th

INDIA: No Mitsubishi growth seen at Hindustan

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Hindustan Motors sees no growth in sales of the Mitsubishi models it imports and assembles this fiscal year and also foresees profit pressures due to foreign exchange movements. Full story...
Mar
26th

INDIA: No Nano rival plans at Maruti

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Top Indian car maker Maruti Suzuki, has no plans to enter the Nano segment, even though it expects the world's cheapest car to have a marginal impact on sales of its 800cc small car which is based on an early 1980s Alto model. Full story...
Mar
26th

UK: Seat targets sub-premium segment with Exeo

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Seat's new old-Audi-A4-based Exeo flagship, on sale here in the UK from 2 April, enters what the company is calling "a sliver of space" between the sub-premium cars like the Honda Accord and VW Passat and the volume cars such as Ford Mondeo, Peugeot 407 and Vauxhall Insignia. Full story...
Mar
26th

BELGIUM: ACEA welcomes European Parliament resolution

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The European automobile manufacturers' association ACEA has welcomed a resolution adopted by the European Parliament on the future of the automotive industry in light of the current crisis. Full story...
Mar
26th

BRAZIL: Renault recalls suspended workers

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Some 500 of the 1,000 assembly line workers at Renault do Brasil sent on compulsory paid vacations for up to four months have been summoned back to work this week. Full story...
Mar
26th

BRAZIL: Nissan starts passenger car sales

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Japanese brands' excessive caution in the Brazilian market is beginning to change. Full story...
Mar
26th

EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: GAZ in crisis as Deripaska’s empire crumbles [includes audio clip]

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The global financial crisis has caused a meltdown among Russia's billionaire oligarchs - and none has been hit so hard as GAZ owner Oleg Deripaska. Where now for Russia's second largest automaker, asks Mark Bursa Full story...
Mar
26th

EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: GAZ in crisis as Deripaska’s empire crumbles

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The global financial crisis has caused a meltdown among Russia's billionaire oligarchs - and none has been hit so hard as GAZ owner Oleg Deripaska. Where now for Russia's second largest automaker, asks Mark Bursa Full story...
Mar
26th

BMW aims new Z4 at women buyers

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When the latest version of BMW AG's Z4 sports car arrives in dealerships around the world on May 4, it's not just men's hearts that are supposed to beat faster. Full story...
Mar
26th

SAIC develops new MG cars for China and Europe

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Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) is developing new MG models for China and Europe on the platform of its Roewe 550 compact car, say sources at the company. Full story...
Mar
26th

UK/US/SWEDEN: Ford confirms Volvo sale talks to workers

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Ford has told Volvo employees it has had "preliminary discussions with a number of interested parties" over the possible sale of the Swedish auto unit, a Ford spokesman confirmed on Thursday. Full story...
Mar
26th

Mazda to battle hybrids with engine improvements

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Mazda Motor Corp. said today it expected to develop a diesel engine that was cheaper and about as fuel-efficient as some hybrid cars by 2011 as part of its efforts to improve mileage without the aid of costly electric systems. Full story...
Mar
26th

Toyota, analysts say U.S. sales will be dismal, again

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The sales numbers for March, due next week, are likely to reveal another tumultuous month. New-car sales could be down as much as 40 percent, according to J.D. Power and Associates. Full story...
Mar
26th

Toyota, analysts predict another dismal U.S. sales month

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The sales numbers for March due next week are likely to reveal another tumultuous month. New-car sales could be down as much as 40 percent, according to J.D. Power and Associates. Full story...
Mar
26th

Toyota, analysts predict another dismal sales month

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The sales numbers for March due next week are likely to reveal another tumultuous month. New-car sales could be down as much as 40 percent, according to J.D. Power and Associates. Full story...
Mar
26th

Toyota sees U.S. industrywide sales flat at best in March

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The head of Toyota Motor Corp. said today that industrywide sales in the United States for this month looked set to be flat or worse than the weak results seen in February. Full story...
Mar
26th

Toyota head says old Prius to stay after redesign

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Toyota Motor Corp. will continue to sell the current, six-year-old Prius alongside the upcoming new version, at least in Japan, its president said today. "They will have different engine sizes -- 1.5 liters and 1. Full story...
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