Rolls-Royce has hired Giles Taylor to strengthen its design team. Taylor, a veteran executive designer, will head the luxury carmaker's exterior design department.
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Mitsubishi Motors has announced an operating profit of JPY13bn for the first nine months of fiscal 2010/11, an improvement of JPY32.8bn year on year and kept its full-year forecast unchanged at JPY45bn, confirming media reports on Tuesday.
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Chevrolet Russia says it aims to increase localisation of parts in the country as it starts to build the next-generation Aveo vehicle in co-operation with GAZ Group.
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January proved to be a good month for overall vehicle sales -especially trucks- in Canada with sales surpassing 2010 levels by 3.6% to 84,509 up from last year's 81,581. For AIAMC members, January sales were down 2.9% from the 43,377 sold last year.
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General Motors' Egyptian plant is still shuttered today (2 February) as curfew conditions make it almost impossible for workers to access its plant near Cairo
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An evening with land speed legends Wing Commander Andy Green, Richard Noble OBE and Don Wales.
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Brose International and the Mando Corporation, have formed a joint venture, which bears the name Mando-Brose Corporation. The two partners each hold 50% of the shares.
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Porsche announces limited edition two-seater Boxster with prices starting at £47,426.
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Cummins has reported record profits for all of 2010, as well as record quarterly sales and profits for the fourth quarter, on the strength of significant growth in key international markets and improved productivity in its global manufacturing operations.
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Severe weather in the US didn't take too much of a toll on January light vehicle sales. The seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR) came in at 12.62m, nearly 2m units ahead of last January and the fourth month in a row it has been above 12.25m. Ward's reported better than 816,000 cars and light trucks were sold or leased, up 17.2% over last year.
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GM plans to assemble Chevrolet cars at Russian group GAZ's plant to boost its local presence in the fast-growing market. GAZ had been in talks with VW about becoming partners.
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GM will assemble Chevrolet cars at Russian group GAZ's plant to boost its local presence in the fast-growing market. GAZ had been in talks with VW about becoming partners.
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BMW and PSA are setting up a joint venture to develop and produce hybrid-power components and software in an effort to cut supply costs.
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New-car sales rose in Germany and France in January, but suffered steep declines in Spain and Italy.
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Mercedes-Benz and BMW got a faster U.S. sales start on the new year than Lexus, which has been the annual leader among luxury brands for 11 years. Mercedes' U.S.
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Alfa Romeo plans a rear-engine, rear-wheel-drive coupe that would become the brand's halo car.
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Autoliv expects to build market share in the growing Chinese market and get help from a North American recovery this year to boost sales, the company said.
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Weather-related parts shortages have started to take a toll on automakers, as 33 North American plants remained shuttered for first shift production today following a massive winter storm that roared through the Midwest.
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Following a strong year in 2010, Porsche is looking to expand its dealer network into China's interior markets. The sports car maker, which currently has 31 Porsche dealerships in mainland China, plans to open 10 dealerships a year.
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Chevrolet's growth ambitions in Europe will be underlined by the debut of a production Cruze hatchback at the Geneva show in March.
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