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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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    Spain Vehicle Sales Down 22.6% in April  

    Spain vehicle sales totaled 63,691 units for April 2012....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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    European Sales Continue Free Fall in April  

    Germany and the U.K. managed slight gains, but double-digit losses were recorded in economically battered Greece, Spain, Italy, Portugal and Ireland....More
  • May 16, 2012
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    GM’s Europe Problem: Maybe Ex-CEO Saw Writing on Wall

    With strong unions and nationalistic governments intent on protecting their industries, there is no fast fix for GM in Europe, as CEO Dan Akerson and crew are discovering. That’s something former CEO Fritz Henderson already knew....More
  • May 16, 2012
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    Vauxhall Unveils New Engine Lineup  

    The new engines include a 1.6L turbocharged gasoline model with direct injection and start/stop technology the auto maker says will cut CO2 emissions by 13%, compared with its predecessor....More
  • May 15, 2012
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    Germany Vehicle Sales Up 2.5% in April  

    Germany vehicle sales totaled 300,229 units for April 2012....More
  • May 15, 2012
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    Russia Vehicle Sales Up 13.7% in April  

    Russia vehicle sales totaled 280,297 units for April 2012....More
  • May 15, 2012
    Article
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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
    Article
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    Race On for McLaren Supercar

    Advanced braking technology, amazing stability, 592 hp and dramatic styling distinguish the MP4-12C, the first in a new line of McLaren supercars....More
  • May 15, 2012
    Article
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    April Results Boost Russia Full-Year Forecast

    An industry representative says year-on-year growth has stabilized at less than 15% in recent months, but the full-year forecast is being raised by 50,000 units to 2.85 million....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 11, 2012
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    Audi Celebrates Topping Out of Plant Expansion in Hungary  

    The auto maker is investing more than €900 million in the expansion project, which will raise production capacity to 125,000 cars a year starting in 2013....More
  • May 11, 2012
    Article
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    Europe’s Q1 Vehicle Sales Fall 5.5%

    Despite solid gains by VW and its Audi luxury division, which together accounted for 20.3% of the market, combined sales of all other European auto makers in the WardsAuto group of 24 regions declined 7.2%....More
  • May 10, 2012
    Article
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    Magna Steyr to Assemble Infiniti

    The new model will be derived from platform-sharing partner Daimler’s MFA architecture that underpins the Mercedes A-Class. Still to be determined is precisely where the car will be built and in what volume....More
  • May 10, 2012
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    Hyundai i30 Baboons

    Monkeys simulate the kind of punishment children of a typical family give to a car – jumping up and down on the seats, pushing and prodding buttons and opening and closing storage bins....More
  • May 10, 2012
    Article
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    Hyundai Engages in Monkey Business for i30 Wear-and-Tear Test 4

    The Knowsley Safari Park baboons were chosen for the endurance demonstration because of their well-known love of tearing park visitors’ cars apart – most famously England soccer star Wayne Rooney’s vehicle last year....More
  • May 10, 2012
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    Ford of Europe to Triple Output of EcoBoost Vehicles

    Ford plans to build 800,000 vehicles equipped with the 1.0L EcoBoost engine for sale in Europe between 2012-1015....More
  • May 10, 2012
    Article
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    April Sales Encourage U.K. Auto Makers  

    The new full-year forecast of 1.95 million deliveries puts the U.K. market marginally ahead of 2011, indicating a period of relative stability....More
  • May 10, 2012
    Article
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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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    Opel's New Adam City Car Writes Name in Streets

    Opel takes to the streets of Frankfurt to trumpet its new small car's name....More
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