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Chavez touts new "socialist" cars for Venezuela

* President rolls out plan to produce cut-rate cars * Government created joint venture with Chinese carmaker * Venezuela has world's cheapest gasoline...More
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Kenyan factories to assemble Chinese cars, trucks

* Africa's developing infrastructure spikes demand for heavy vehicles * Japan's Toyota control's Kenyan vehicle market By Beatrice Gachenge NAIROBI, Aug...More
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FEATURE-Iraq's car factory shows road ahead for industry

* Govt injects $2 billion in bid to revive industry * Excess of under-employed workers at factories By Aseel Kami ISKANDARIYA, Iraq, July 28 (Reuters)...More
Jun. 29, 2011

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VW Aiming to Recapture Iraq Market With Sales of Voyage Sedan

The German auto maker is targeting the delivery of 50,000 units over the next two years in the country. The car sold 82,700 units in Brazil last year....More
Jun. 17, 2011

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Ford’s Aggressive Expansion Plans ‘Doable,’ Asia/Pacific Executive Says

Ford India by mid-decade will increase its product offerings to eight from three, while the auto maker’s China lineup will be expanded to 15 from five....More
Jun. 17, 2011

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Oil’s Price Always Comes Down

Before the decade is out, the DOE forecasts oil production in the U.S. will increase by 2 million barrels a day....More
Jun. 7, 2011

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Ford Global Growth Plan Leverages ‘De-Contented’ Vehicles

By 2014, all the auto maker’s vehicles worldwide will be new or significantly refreshed, with 40% having undergone more than one change, compared with its 2009 lineup....More
May 11, 2011

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Stempel’s Engineering Achievements Overshadowed by CEO Stint

It has been erroneously reported that Stempel was the first engineer ever to be named CEO at the GM, but he is the second. He also green-lighted the EV1 electric car....More
Nov. 3, 2010

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South African Vehicle Sales Post Double-Digit Increase in October

Passenger-car sales jumped 25% to 24,699, with deliveries to the car-rental industry representing 25.1% of the total, or one out of every four cars sold in the month....More
Dec. 4, 2009

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South Africa Sales Dip in November, But Car Deliveries Rise

Light-vehicles deliveries climbed 4.6% to 22,929 units, driven by increased demand from car-rental companies....More
Oct. 9, 2009

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South African New-Car Sales Fall in September But Gain on August

Deliveries to rental companies likely were the driving factor in the month-over-month rebound in passenger-car sales, the country’s vehicle manufacturing group says....More
Sep. 1, 2009

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Conti Exec Knows Turmoil Better Than Most

Times are Tough for Everyone in the auto industry, but one speaker at this year's MBS let the audience know he has faced more than his share of turmoil...More
May 13, 2009

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South Africa Sales Tumble in April

New-vehicle sales in the year’s first four months declined 36.4% to 128,164 units, from 201,473 in like-2008....More
Apr. 7, 2009

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South Africa Sales Continue Plunge in March

Passenger-car sales tumbled 24.9%, representing the lowest March level in six years....More
Feb. 6, 2009

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South Africa Sees 35% Falloff in January Sales

Sales of light-commercial vehicles, pickup trucks and minibuses plunged 41.4% to 8,354 units, from 14,191 in like-2007....More
Dec. 4, 2008

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South African New-Car Sales Drop to 5-Year Low

New-car deliveries plunged 31.4% to 20,128 units from 29,338 in prior-year, representing the lowest monthly result in five years....More
Oct. 9, 2008

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South Africa Offers Industry New Incentive Plan as September Sales Slide

The goal of the Automotive Production and Development Program is to double South Africa’s existing automobile production to 1.2 million vehicles by 2020....More
Aug. 8, 2008

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South African Sales Slide in July

New-car sales dropped 19.1% to 26,015 units from 19,854 year-ago....More
Jul. 9, 2008

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South African Sales Continue Tumble in June

New-car sales slid 25.8% to 22,861 units, compared with 30,825 prior-year, as June’s daily sales rate was the lowest in more than four years....More
Jun. 11, 2008

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South African Sales Sink to Lowest Level Since 2004

Passenger-car deliveries dropped 28.1% to 22,647 units from 31,497 in like-2007....More
May 1, 2008

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African-American Women Wield Much Economic Power

African-American women make up one of the most visible, fastest-growing and influential market segments today. So says Miriam Muley, CEO of The 85% Niche,...More
Apr. 3, 2008

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South Africa Sales Continue Plummet in March

Passenger-car deliveries were the hardest hit, falling 23.1% to 27,724 units from 36,038 year-ago....More
Mar. 7, 2008

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South Africa Sales Tumble in February

New-car deliveries slipped 14.8% to 27,505 units, compared with 32,272 prior-year....More
Feb. 6, 2008

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South Africa Posts Weak January Sales

New-car deliveries fell 14.6% to 30,483 units from 35,687 in like-2007....More
Jan. 15, 2008

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South Africa December Sales Drag Down 2007 Tally

December new-vehicle sales fell 15.1% to 41,813 units, compared with 49,258 in like-2006, while new-car deliveries dropped 19.1%....More