Ford has begun assembling the updated 2010 Mondeo line at its Russian plant in Vsevolozhsk in the Leningrad Region.
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Toyota has begun selling the updated Lexus ES350 in South Korea where it recently launched the Toyota brand.
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Ford president and CEO Alan Mulally is expected in India to reveal the automaker's new locally made small car tomorrow (23rd September).
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Tata Motors, which last year bought Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford, is to launch LR's entry-level Freelander SUV in India.
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Electric car and battery maker BYD hopes to be a top supplier for incentive programmes to boost the use of electric cars in Chinese cities, a senior executive has said.
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Ford and Chinese joint venture partners Changan and Mazda will on Friday reveal plans for a third car manufacturing plant, a media report said on Tuesday.
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Suzuki has abandoned plans to build an assembly plant on a 50-hectare plot in St Petersburg and plans to return the site to the local authorities.
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The Renault Formula One team said on Tuesday that it would make a decision in the next few days over its future in F1 racing. Motor sport's governing body, the FIA, on Monday gave the team a suspended ban from the sport for ordering Nelson Piquet Jr to crash in the 2008 Singapore Grand Prix.
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Tyre-maker Bridgestone hope to break the stranglehold of domestic tyre makers by expanding its network of centres across the country and offering high-end services such as nitrogen inflation and 3D alignment.
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Dana Holding has begun a public offering of 27m shares of common stock.
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Rolls Royce spokesman lets slip that a battery-powered Phantom could be in the pipeline.

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BMW's green new M1, Frankfurt eco stars round-up, Porsche 911 head-to-head, Jaguar XJ exclusive
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Magna International co-chief executive officer Don Walker has reassured Japanese clients the planned investment in Adam Opel would not lead to a transfer of leading-edge technology.
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A special group within GM Europe will consider the future of the Opel plant in Antwerp, Belgium, and detail its restructuring plan after talks are concluded.
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Tesla Motors has confirmed that it has reached a settlement with former CEO Martin Eberhard to end a legal dispute.
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The German government does not need separate approval from the European Commission to grant state aid to Adam Opel because this would be part of a temporary framework agreement to support companies during the economic crisis, a government document seen by Dow Jones Newswires said. Separately, The Times reported earlier today that Magna would axe 1,400 Vauxhall jobs at the two plants here and the Daily Telegraph, citing "sources", said 1,830.
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The German government does not need separate approval from the European Commission to grant state aid to Adam Opel because this would be part of a temporary framework agreement to support companies during the economic crisis, a government document seen by Dow Jones Newswires said. Separately, a British newspaper reported that Magna will axe 1,400 Vauxhall jobs at the two plants here.
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The German government does not need separate approval from the European Commission to grant state aid to Adam Opel because this would be part of a temporary framework agreement to support companies during the economic crisis, a government document seen by Dow Jones Newswires said.
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