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Australia Safety Group Lauds Malibu, Pans Freemont

The 5-star Holden Malibu, already on sale in the U.S., China and Europe, offers comparable levels of safety across each of those markets. The safety group says auto makers should put the same technology into all the vehicles they sell worldwide.

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May 20, 2013

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Honda Thailand Car-Sales Surge Powers Record April

The auto maker credits the April result to recovery from the 2011 flooding that shuttered its Thailand plant, and to ongoing deliveries in the government tax-refund program for first-time car buyers....More
May 20, 2013

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GM Holden Ends Iconic VE Commodore Output to Launch VF Replacement

Sold on six continents, with 520,000 units built for the local and global markets during its 8-year lifecycle, the VE range cements a place in the nation’s motoring hall of fame as the best Australian-built car ever....More
May 20, 2013

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GM Thailand Powertrain Plant Earns Zero Landfill Status

The achievement makes the auto maker a leader in local environmental responsibility, which is especially important as the heavily industrialized Rayong region is suffering the effects of growing pollution....More
May 20, 2013

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Survey: Oz Consumers Eyeing Hyundai, Mazda, Nissan

The poll shows nearly 741,000 Australians expect to buy a new car in the next 12 months, equal to the record set in March 2012....More
May 16, 2013

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Supplier Roundup

A roundup of this week’s news involving automotive suppliers....More
May 16, 2013

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Malaysia LV Sales Up Despite Election Controversy

Despite the year-on-year gain, April sales fell 9% from prior-month because of uncertainty in the market over the general election, which the ruling party predictably won amid claims of fraud by the opposition....More
May 16, 2013

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Infiniti Launches Q50 Output, Begins Global Expansion Drive

Growth is expected to come in part from an expanding product portfolio that will include a new compact model in 2015 and a car above the top-of-the-line Q70....More
May 16, 2013

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GM Returns to Indonesia With $150 Million Manufacturing Bet

The new Spin MPV is “the perfect vehicle for us to produce in Indonesia,” says a top executive. “We will do big numbers in Indonesia this year.”...More
May 15, 2013

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New HSV Range Includes Fastest-Ever Oz-Built Car

The flagship GTS is powered by what the auto maker calls the most potent engine ever fitted to a locally manufactured vehicle: a 6.2L LSA supercharged V-8 making 576 hp and 546 lb.-ft. of torque....More
May 15, 2013

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Excise-Tax Increase Upsets Indian Vehicle Market

India’s finance minister justifies raising taxes on vehicles exceeding certain ground-clearance, length and engine-displacement limits because they occupy more road space and create congestion....More

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