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May 18, 2012

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Exports Drive Rise in U.K. April Output

Passenger-car builds increased 9.3% to 94,352 units in April for a 4-month total up 11.8% to 495,774....More
May 17, 2012

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Aston Martin Ramping Up Training Academy

The academy will train technical staff at the sportscar maker’s production facility, and provide technical and sales training for the luxury marque’s global dealer network....More
May 17, 2012

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New Zealand Waives Car Importers From Emissions Plan

New-car dealers and other importers of products containing synthetic greenhouse gases prefer paying levies on those goods to complying with the emissions-trading plan they call excessively costly....More
May 15, 2012

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Citroen Hybrid Takes French President to Inauguration

Although Citroen won’t make an open-air DS5 like the modified version Hollande rode, it does call attention to the auto maker’s plans to build a DS3 convertible....More
May 15, 2012

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Citroen DS5 Hybrid Convertible

The open-top DS5 hybrid is one of a kind that won’t be repeated, and the car was loaned by Citroen. It soon will be displayed at the brand’s C-42 showroom on the Champs-Elysees along with other Citroens French presidents have used....More
May 15, 2012

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Indian April Sales Up, But Uncertainty Lurks

April deliveries increased 11% from year-earlier but lagged 23.1% behind March’s record sales total....More
May 14, 2012

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China’s SAIC Sets Sights on Thai JV

An executive with SAIC’s JV partner expects the auto maker to bring its MG brand to Thailand, or perhaps establish a base there to assemble modified MGs and Rovers....More
May 14, 2012

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Continental to Boost Thailand Recovery

The new facility will produce environmentally friendly diesel-engine components and create jobs in an area ravaged by the country’s worst floods in 50 years....More
May 14, 2012

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Russia’s WTO Entry May Hurt Local Auto Makers

Used-car imports into Russia are estimated at 100,000 units a year, but some forecasts see volume rising to about 500,000 annually....More
May 10, 2012

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Study Finds Real-World Vehicle Emissions Not Falling Fast Enough 1

The non-profit International Council for Clean Transportation in Washington compares real-world results posted on a popular German website with official EU figures and finds the gap grew from 8.0% in 2001 to 21% in 2010....More
May 9, 2012

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GM Looking Again to Shed French Factory

The Strasbourg plant has been an anomaly in the GM world, attached to Detroit and not to GM Europe. Many transmissions made in France have been installed in pickup trucks and SUVs in America....More
May 8, 2012

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Brazil’s New Tax-Credit Policy Places Burden on Auto Makers

The government says its new policy is an effort to spur innovation by forcing global car makers to invest heavily in Brazil. But critics call it a thinly veiled attempt at protectionism....More
May 4, 2012

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Analyst Sees Hurdles in Renault-Nissan Takeover of AvtoVAZ

“Behind the scenes, there is little doubt the relationship between Renault and AvtoVAZ has been fraught with management, financial and legal difficulties,” one auto analyst says....More
May 3, 2012

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Jobs Key to Revised Malaysian Auto Policy

Besides job-creating initiatives, the revamped policy will include strategies meant to make Malaysia a hub for energy-efficient vehicle production....More
May 3, 2012

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Norway Government Sparks Leaf EV Sales

Norway has the highest level of support in Europe for EV purchases, levying no VAT or new-car tax and offering free parking and exemption from some tolls....More
May 2, 2012

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Irish Auto Makers Seek Government Help

The industry says a midyear registration plate would create a second sales peak that would stabilize jobs and boost both government revenues and trade-in values....More
May 1, 2012

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Conglomerate Near Full Takeover of Proton

DRB-Hicom says it will complete its acquisition of all Proton shares over the next two months....More
May 1, 2012

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Russia Balks at Plan to Export Geely Cars Built in Belarus

Even before the project is launched, it is drawing criticism from nearby Russia, where Belarus intends to sell some of the locally made Geely cars. An auto maker in Cherkessk already builds several of the Chinese brand’s models....More
May 1, 2012

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Regulator Seeks Relief for EU Auto Makers

The EC’s industry commissioner says a freeze on new legislation affecting auto makers would curb both costs and discourage relocating outside the EU, but another official still could make proposals regarding CO2 emissions....More
Apr. 30, 2012

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Brazil Aiding Domestic Auto-Parts Makers

The government’s stimulus package is associated with discounts on the industrial-product tax that are based on auto makers’ purchases of domestically made components....More
Apr. 27, 2012

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Union Takes on Toyota Over Dismissals

The AMWU says 12 employees were included in a recent round of layoffs in Australia because of their union activity....More
Apr. 25, 2012

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Reporter Notebook: Almost Like Good Old Days

WardsAuto writers pass along the buzz at this week’s SAE 2012 World Congress in Detroit....More
Apr. 25, 2012

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Volkswagen Dominates Oz Security Ratings

A researcher says the rankings reflect the advancements some auto makers have made in terms of innovation and design ingenuity that surpass regulated standards....More
Apr. 25, 2012

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Illinois Installing New EV Charging Stations

The Illinois Tollway’s Level 3 chargers only can service uplevel SL versions of the Nissan Leaf and Mitsubishi MiEV. The Chevrolet Volt, Ford Focus and Toyota Prius electrics use lower-voltage Level 2 chargers....More
Apr. 24, 2012

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Magna Steyr May Buy Poland’s Idle FSO Plant

Poland is competing with Hungary for the possible investment by one of the world’s largest contract auto manufacturers....More