Automaker Ford has reported a 56% rise in sales in China to 67,505 vehicles in November 2012, compared to the same period in 2011. Ford sells passenger cars in the country which include the imported Ford Edge, increased 74% to 51,602 ...
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German automobile manufacturer BMW has announced to recall 250,000 X5 SUVs worldwide to fix a belt idler pulley bolt inside the engine which result in loss of power assited steering. The recall will involve X5 xDrive 35d models with ...
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Subaru is prepared to miss out on a massive sales boost in order to protect its adventurous image. The company will launch the fourth-generation Subaru Forester next February,but the crossover wagon will only be available as an all-wheel ...
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Mitsubishi Motors has started selling of its Outlander sport utility vehicle (SUV) assembled at PCMA Rus plant in the Kaluga region in Russia. PCMA Rus plant is owned by both PSA Peugeot Citroenand Mitsubishi Motors. In July 2012, the ...
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Japanese car manufacturer Honda is planning to recall 5,200 Element SUVs and 17 Ridgeline vehicles in the US. The carmaker's Element vehicles are being recalled to repair trailer hitch wire harnesses as they are expected to be improperly ...
German luxury carmaker Audi is planning to invest about $2bn to build a new manufacturing plant for sport utility vehicles in Mexico. The Mexican plant, which is expected to start operaton in 2016, will initially have capacity for ...
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Mazda Motor is recalling about 217,500 Tributes SUVs in the US from the 2001 to 2006 model years as well as some from 2008 to fix the sticky gas pedals that can lead to unintended acceleration incidents. All the recalled Tributes SUVs ...
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Japanese car manufacturer Honda is recalling over 820,000 Civic compact cars and Pilot sport utility vehicles (SUVs) due to a headlight problem across the US. The new recall, which marks the third recall since 2004, affects 2002-2003 ...
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South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motors is recalling nearly 221,630 Santa Fe SUVs and Sonata cars in the US over the faulty airbag issue. According to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, the Santa Fe SUVs were manufactured ...
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Shanghai GM, a joint venture between US carmaker General Motors (GM) and China based Shanghai Automotive Industry (SAIC), has begun construction on a new $1.1bn (CNY7bn) manufacturing facility in Wuhan city, Hubei. The new plant will ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan is planning to commence production of new 2013 Sentra compact car at its Canton Vehicle Assembly facility in Mississippi, US from the fourth quarter of 2012. According to the carmaker, it will hire additional ...
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Toyota has again dominated the November sales charts, with three models in the top four for the second consecutive month. The Toyota Corolla was the best selling car of the month, with 4190 units delivered across the country, while the ...
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PSA Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi Motors have begun full scale production of new Peugeot 408 sedan at PSMA Rus, the assembly plant in Kaluga, Russia. PSA Peugeot Citroen Supervisory Board chairman Thierry Peugeot said the launch of full ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan is planning to build a new $785m plant in North Eastern part of China. The new facility in Dalian city is part of the carmaker's 4.7bn (CNY30bn) investment plan in China by the end of 2015, to compete with other ...
Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), US is recalling 154,000 Lexus SUVs manufactured in 2010, over the issue of 'unsecured or incompatible' floor mat leading to entrapment of the accelerator pedal. According to the carmaker, the issue could lead to ...