In July this year, new passenger car registrations in the German market grew by two percent year on year to 253,150 units, marking just the second year-on-year rise this year following the growth recorded in April, and were down 10.5 ...
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Tata Motors has confirmed its entry into the Australian market, with new independent distributor Fusion Automotive set to introduce a range of light-commercial vehicles in the final quarter of this year. Fusion will launch the Tata Xenon ...
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Leading industry figures insist the Federal Government's changes to rules on fringe benefits tax (FBT) will have "dire consequences" for Australia's automotive industry. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday announced a $1.8 billion cut in ...
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The Ford Mustang is returning to Australia but a bigger surprise is that the Blue Oval's American large car, the Taurus, is not set to replace the Falcon from 2017. A return of the famous US muscle car has been expected after Ford ...
The sixth-generation Mercedes-Benz S-Class will arrive in Australia earlier than expected, in the fourth quarter of 2013. Speaking at the international launch of the all-new S-Class, Mercedes-Benz Australia corporate communications ...
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Mitsubishi Australia has decided to kill off and not replace the Mitsubishi Express Van, leaving its line-up without a van for the first time in more than 30 years. The affordable load hauler, introduced in 1980 as both a cargo hauler and ...
US carmaker General Motors (GM) has started construction of new manufacturing plant for its luxury automobile and SUV division, Cadillac, in Shanghai, China. Additionally, a new research and development (R&D) facility is being built by ...
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German car market Audi has signed a collaboration agreement with Massachusetts; US based signal processing technology developer Analog Devices to collaborate on automotive solutions. Both the companies will collaborate strategically in ...
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Beiqi Foton Motor Co., Ltd. (SHSE: 600166) has inked a heavy-duty truck contract with leading engine maker Cummins to jointly expand in the Brazilian commercial car market. Brazil is one of the major targeted markets of Beiqi Foton. The ...
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The entry price of the Fiat 500 range has been lowered dramatically, with a new base model Fiat 500 Pop priced from just $14,000 drive-away. The Fiat 500 range, which previously started from $18,300 for the 0.9-litre TwinAir, has been ...
The upcoming Maserati GranSport will be significantly shorter than the brand’s current sports cars as the Italian manufacturer sets its sights on the Porsche 911 and Jaguar F-Type. Maserati CEO Harald Wester admits the current ...
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From the Russian passenger car sales structure of the first quarter in 2013, the proportion of cross-cars and SUV was 36% while in the same period in 2012, the accounting was 30.3%. The highest-selling models were compact SUV, of 142,440 ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan has formed a joint venture (JV) with the US based Car Charging Group (CCGI) to increase the availability of the electric vehicle (EV) charging and expand consumer awareness of the electric car market. Both the ...
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According to the statistics released by the Turkish Automotive distributor Association (ODD), in the first four months of this year the domestic passenger car market increased by 19.7 percent compared to the same period last year, with ...
Holden has announced a net loss of $152.8 million for the 2012/2013 financial year – the second largest in its history – a result it blames predominantly on reduced demand for its Australian-made vehicles. The local ...
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