Business Standard quoted Toyota as saying that it expects to sell 9.7 million vehicles globally this year,up 22%from 2011 as Japan's biggest automaker accelerates a recovery after last year's natural disasters. The figures may put Toyota ...
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Tehran Times reported that Iranian carmaker Iran Khodro has reached self sufficiency in manufacturing car parts which had been supplied by French Peugeot. Mr Javad Najmeddin CEO of Iran Khodro said that after 23 years the company has ...
Japan-based Toyota Motor is expecting its sales to reach 9.91 million units by 2013, up 2% compared to 9.7 million units in 2012. Toyota spokesman Joichi Tachikawa told Bloomberg that the company's overall sales in 2013 will rise 8% to ...
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German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz has unveiled the CLA scale model ahead of its debut at the upcoming North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) to be held in Detroit, US in January 2013. The vehicle will be offered with ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota has launched the remodeled Crown Series including Crown Royal and Crown Athlete sedans to boost sales in domestic market which have dropped about 75% over the past two decades. The 14th generation Crown series is ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor is planning to halt the production of the Ka model cars due to lack of profit from the vehicle. Ford of Europe design boss Martin Smith was quoted by Autocar as saying that the car won't pass a US crash test, it was ...
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US carmaker General Motors’ Indian subsidiary is planning to launch the Chevrolet Enjoy multi purpose vehicle (MPV) in India in the first quarter of 2013. General Motors India is expecting high opening demand for the new MPV saying ...
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Chinese car-maker Qoros has unveiled its GQ3 sedan for European and Chinese markets, ahead of its launch at the upcoming Geneva International Motor Show in March 2013. The sedan is scheduled to go on sale in China by the second half of ...
Japanese carmaker Nissan has reported 6.8% decline in its sales in November 2012 to 381,018 units compared to the corresponding month in 2011. The carmaker's domestic sales dropped 15.2% to 46,480 units, while its sales outside Japan ...
Taiwan-based automaker China Motor Corp. (CMC), the local assembler of Mitsubishis and CMC branded cars, recently claimed to raise assembled-vehicle exports by about 54% in 2013. CMC is the long-term No. 2 carmaker in Taiwan with a ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen has unveiled the special edition of Scirocco GTS for UK which is scheduled to be launched by January 2013. The GTS will be offered with two powertrain options including 2.0L TDI and 2.0L TSI engines which ...
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US auto maker General Motors (GM) has signed an agreement with Belgian firm Punch Metals to sell its transmission plant in Strasbourg, France, as part of its effort to slash losses in Europe. Under the agreement, the Belgian firm will ...
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French automaker Peugeot has confirmed its conclusion of hybrid vehicle technology development venture with German luxury car maker BMW known as BMW Peugeot Citroen Electrification. Peugeot research and development head Guillaume Faury ...
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Lexus, a luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota, is planning to unveil its new LF-CC hybrid concept coupe at the Paris motor show to be held during late September. The new front-engine, rear-wheel drive hybrid concept ...
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Electric carmaker Tesla Motors has unveiled its Supercharger network and also revealed the locations of the first six Supercharger stations across California, parts of Nevada and Arizona. According to the company, the new Supercharger ...
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