Nissan could delay plans to build light vans in Morocco at a new assembly factory it is building with alliance partner Renault. The 200,000-unit plant near the Mediterranean city of Tangiers is scheduled to open in 2010.
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Mitsubishi Motors has described its i MiEV Sport Air concept for the Geneva show in March as a "new-age pocket rocket" which "signals the direction in which the sports EV may take in the future".
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Fiat has extended factory closures in Italy into March as it seeks to cut production to cope with a global fall in demand.
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Global carmakers are likely to see consolidation in the sector as a decline in sales accelerates in 2009, Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn said.
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We thought the Marangoni MiTo M430 was as wild as Alfa Romeo’s new baby could get. But bosses in Italy have revealed that a high-performance MiTo GTA will debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March – and it’s targeting the MINI JCW.
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ITS name might be changing, but will that make MG’s sales figures any sweeter? Chinese owner Nanjing has announced it’s to become MG Motors UK, in a bid to boost the revamped British brand.
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Hyundai has delayed the opening of its new Russian factory by a year after new-car sales slumped in the country. The Korean carmaker's plant in St Petersburg will now start producing cars from 2011 rather than 2010.
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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and Kia employees in Slovakia are working extra hours to make up for car production that was lost during the region's gas supply crisis.
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Fiat S.p.A. CEO Sergio Marchionne appears content to keep Americans in charge at Chrysler LLC.
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The biggest obstacle to a Chrysler-Fiat alliance may be finding the cash to finance a potential surge of product sharing. Analysts say a strategic partnership of Chrysler LLC and Fiat S.p.A.
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Since Roseville Hyundai opened three years ago in metropolitan Sacramento, it has been the top-selling Hyundai dealership in California and one of the top 20 in the nation.
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Used-vehicle prices have fluctuated so much recently that dealers say they are having trouble choosing which used cars and trucks to buy and how to price them at retail.
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The government has pledged $50 billion to help automakers and auto lenders, but other industry segments say they need immediate aid, too. And President Barack Obama's $825 billion economic stimulus plan hardly mentions cars and trucks.
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As vehicle sales and dealership profitability remain depressed, dealers say they are trimming every expense that doesn't directly generate income.
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For industry executives charged with boosting shareholder return, 2008 was a lost year and#x2014; to put it mildly.
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Chrysler LLC and Fiat S.p.A. will bring seven new vehicles to North America under their alliance and#x2014; four with Chrysler brands and three as Fiats or Alfa Romeos.
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When General Motors submits its viability plan to Congress next month, it will outline what its future U.S. market share will need to be with just four core brands.
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Hundreds of North American parts makers may fail within months as a weakening economy forces automakers to slash production, the CEO of Canada's second-largest supplier says.
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This year's auto show circuit is showing more green cars to the general public than ever-- and Mitsubishi is gearing up to give their latest all-electric vehicle a global debut.
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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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