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Oct
18th

US: Kia eyes 500,000 sales, 800 dealers by 2012

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Kia Motors US unit is hoping to sell around 500,000 units and add 40 new dealers by 2012, reported AutoGuide.com.
Oct
18th

AUSTRALIA: Nissan to locally manufacture accessories

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Nissan Australia has announced it will begin local manufacture of a range of vehicle accessories at its Dandenong, Victoria plant. The company ended Australian vehicle production in 1994.
Oct
18th

INDIA: German luxury brands expand dealer networks

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Mercedes Benz, BMW and Audi are rapidly expanding their sales networks in India to compete better.
Oct
18th

China’s Great Wall forms JVs with suppliers Bosch and BorgWarner

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Chinese carmaker Great Wall says it has formed joint ventures with BorgWarner of the United States and Robert Bosch of Germany to engineer key components.
Oct
18th

UK: Digital radio standard fitment up 184%

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The UK new car market has seen a 184% increase in the standard fitment of digital radio (DAB) in the first nine months of 2011 compared to the same period a year ago.
Oct
18th

US: Mercedes CEO fired in shock move

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In a move described by the US press as "befuddling" Daimler has suddenly fired the CEO of its Mercedes-Benz USA operations, Ernst Lieb.
Oct
18th

INDIA: Strikes eat into Maruti’s market dominance

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There is still no end in sight in the 11-day stand-off between Maruti Suzuki and unions at its Manesar plant in Northern India.
Oct
18th

SWITZERLAND: Nissan Europe launches new large van

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Nissan Europe has launched a new NV400 heavy van line, the latest in a series of collaborations with alliance partner Renault on whose Master line the new Nissan is based. The Master is also the basis of the General Motors Opel/Vauxhall Movano lines.
Oct
18th

Renault’s Ghosn sees ‘great uncertainty’ over 2012

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Renault's CEO Carlos Ghosn said he felt a "very great uncertainty" for the year 2012, against a backdrop of financial-market volatility and the slowing global economy.
Oct
18th

Renault’s Ghosn sees ‘great uncertainty’ over 2012

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Renault's CEO Carlos Ghosn said he felt a "very great uncertainty" for the year 2012, against a backdrop of financial-market volatility and the slowing global economy.
Oct
18th

Q&A with Torotrak: technical trends in transmissions

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Continuing just-auto's series of interviews with leading transmission developers, Matthew Beecham talked with Dick Elsy, chief executive officer of UK-based Torotrak. The company develops gearless traction drive technology which increases efficiency and reduces CO2 emissions in vehicles. Its variable-drive technology is also being developed for superchargers, engine auxiliary applications.
Oct
18th

Volkswagen, BMW lead European car sales gains on new models

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Volkswagen and BMW led gains in European car sales in September as new models drove deliveries and the German carmakers' home market expanded faster than neighboring countries' deliveries fell. But despite a 1.
Oct
18th

Porsche begins Leipzig plant expansion as German automakers head east

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Porsche will break ground Tuesday on a 500-million euro ($689 million) expansion at its factory in Leipzig, as it prepares for output of the new Cajun SUV.
Oct
18th

Porsche begins Leipzig plant expansion as German automakers head east

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Porsche broke ground today on a 500-million euro ($689 million) expansion at its factory in Leipzig, as it prepares for output of the new Cajun SUV.
Oct
18th

German engine manufacturer probes payments to Korean sales agent

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German engine manufacturer Tognum, which is in the process of being acquired by Daimler and Rolls-Royce Group, uncovered at least 23 million euros ($32 million) in commissions at its MTU Friedrichhafen unit that may have been wrongfully paid in...
Oct
18th

IndyCar: Doctors confirm fatal head injuries caused Dan Wheldon’s death

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British IndyCar driver Dan Wheldon tragically lost his life in a horrific 15-car pileup that caused the cancellation of the grand finale of the season at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway.
Oct
18th

F1: Mercedes invents front wing F-duct for 2012

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Mercedes has reinvented an F-duct style innovation and intends to debut it in 2012, Germany's Auto Motor und Sport reports.
Oct
18th

F1: Korean GP hopes Hyundai to enter F1

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Korean carmaker Hyundai could become interested in formula one in the coming years.
Oct
18th

BlackBerry crash saved lives

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The BlackBerry blackout that struck millions of hapless Berriers last week may have had more than one exasperated user on the edge of chucking his or her phone out the window - but it also saved the lives of many drivers.
Oct
18th

2012 Honda Insight more efficient than ever

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Honda presents the updated 2012 Insight, which offers proven reliability and more efficiency than ever.
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