Japanese industry minister Masayuki Naoshima on Friday said the just announced tie-up between Suzuki Motor and Volkswagen would be beneficial to the auto industry in Japan.
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EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: You can't argue with how useful a minivan can be. It just so happened that I had to help a friend move a 50-inch television, which worked out well because I had this minivan for the night.
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EDITORIAL ASSISTANT JONATHAN WONG: You can't argue with how useful a minivan can be. It just so happened that I had to help a friend move a 50-inch television, which worked out well because I had this minivan for the night.
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The UK's new Automotive Council, co-chaired by government industry minister Lord Mandelson and former Ford Europe 'chassis guru' Professor Richard Parry-Jones, met for the first time today, establishing a strategic partnership between industry and government.
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Toyota and Lexus models for 2008 had a much greater incidence of sudden, unintended acceleration than other brands, according to Consumer Reports' analysis of a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety complaints database.
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Production of Think Global's electric minicar started today at Valmet Automotive's plant in Finland. Think stopped output at its factory in Aurskog, near Oslo, in the second quarter as a result of the financial crisis.
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Production of Think Global's electric minicar started today at Valmet Automotive's plant in Finland. Think stopped output at its factory in Aurskog, near Oslo, in the second quarter as a result of the financial crisis.
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Imports of new vehicles into Nigeria fell heavily in the first 11 months of the year as diminishing levels of consumer credit hit demand.
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New and improved roadster borrows lightweight aluminium chassis from SLS AMG.
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The UK's finance minister Alistair Darling is considering slashing the benefit-in-kind personal taxation on company-owned electric cars in a bid to stimulate the market for electric vehicles.
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Italy will extend incentives for people to buy less-polluting cars and appliances, Industry Minister Claudio Scajola said on Monday. "In January we have foreseen a measure to continue with the incentives," Scajola told reporters in Brussels.
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Top of the to-do list for new General Motors Europe (GME) president Nick Reilly is a new small city car.
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The local Volkswagen unit's mid-life update of the CrossFox pseudo offroader brings a welcome minimalist styling trend to the eight-competitors-strong 'adventure décor' sector here in Brazil.
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A minicar for Opel/Vauxhall is a "top priority," Nick Reilly, the carmaker's new CEO, said on Saturday. Reilly also said the brand will consider launching an electric vehicle.
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A minicar for Opel/Vauxhall is a "top priority," Nick Reilly, the carmaker's new CEO, said on Saturday. Reilly also said the brand will consider launching an electric vehicle.
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A Senate Commerce Committee lawyer will be appointed by President Barack Obama to head the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, which is responsible for auto safety and fuel economy, an administration official said Friday.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations (BATO) is pleased to announce that its Turanza EL400 Run-Flat tires featuring the company's latest "3G RFT" technology will be fitted as standard equipment on select models of Toyota's new 2011 Sienna minivan.
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Honda announced that it has become one of only four car sponsors of the COP15 Climate Conference, which takes place in Copenhagen from 7th December to 18th December 2009. The announcement comes after Honda successfully met a series of strict environmental requirements set by the Danish Foreign Ministry.
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A minicar for Opel/Vauxhall is a "top priority," Nick Reilly, the carmaker's new CEO, said on Saturday. Reilly also said the brand will consider launching an electric vehicle.
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