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European car sales sink to 20-year low in May
European car sales fell to a 20-year low in May as rising joblessness caused by a recession in the euro region reduced demand. Registrations dropped 6 percent to 1.08 million vehicles with all volume automakers reporting sales declines. Read More »
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MG Motor, owned by China's SAIC Motor, will start production of the MG3 in England later this summer. The subcompact will lead MG Motor's expansion into other European ma ...
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Toyota will use Twitter to show how it builds the Auris hybrid at its UK factory. The company aims to reach new customers in what it says is a world-first social media pr ...
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Aston Martin shareholder Investment Dar is asking its creditors to take a 50 percent write-down on the of Kuwaiti company's debt as it seeks to meet repayments after defa ...
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The Porsche-Piech family bought Qatar Holding's 10 percent stake in Porsche Automobil Holding SE to regain full control of the majority owner of Volkswagen Group. ...
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Ford is counting on new models such as the EcoSport small SUV to help reduce reliance on low-margin sales to rental-car companies in Europe in the battle to stem losses i ...
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General Motors will extend the summer shutdown at its factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, as the country's car market growth slows down. The Russian market is expected to ...
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Global sales of Jaguar cars rose 63 percent to 7,061 last month, helping to offset a 6 percent fall in Land Rover deliveries. Boosted by the success of the new Jaguar F-T ...
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Peugeot, Seat, Ford push LED headlamps into European mass market
When Peugeot launches its new 308 at the Frankfurt auto show in September it will become the first automaker in Europe to offer full-LED headlamps as standard in the majo ...
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BMW is trailing Mercedes-Benz in luxury vehicle sales so far this year in the United States, but it still exceeded its German counterpart in first-quarter new vehicle reg ...
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Spain's CIE Automotive will buy a majority stake in the combined auto component unit of India's Mahindra Group to create a new company that will become one of the top 25 ...
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Carmakers including Volkswagen and PSA haven't taken a stand on German Chancellor Angela Merkel's bid for a third term in September, but they all want the election to be ...
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Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne is closing in on refinancing deals for both automakers ahead of a plan to merge the two companies. ...
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VW says global group sales rose 7 percent to 816,500 in May as strong demand in China and the United States continued to help offset weaker deliveries in European markets ...
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Tougher emissions goal will give Europe a technology lead, experts say
Europe needs tougher vehicle emissions regulation to give it a technology lead, industry executives and political insiders said at the 2013 Automotive News Europe Congres ...
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Car sales declines in France, Italy and Spain dampen recovery hopes
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