Japanese automobiles manufacturer Honda is planning to invest about THB20bn ($671m) in Thailand to establish a new plant and expand an existing plant. The company intends to spend THB17.15bn ($575m) to build a new plant in Prachin Buri, ...
Australian subsidiary of General Motors, Holden has unveiled the VF Commodore at Docklands in Melbourne. The vehicle was designed and engineered at Holden's headquarters in Port Melbourne, Victoria and will be built at Holden Vehicle ...
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Kia Motors global sales for passenger cars, recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles increased 13.9% to 211,088 units in January 2013, compared to corresponding period last year. In January 2013, sales in general markets ...
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Small turbocharged engines are marketed as delivering the power of a large engine, with the fuel economy of a smaller one. That's a tempting proposition, but our testing shows these small-displacement turbos are not delivering on the ...
The Infiniti Q50 will make its European debut at next month's 2013 Geneva motor show with engines sourced from Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler. Infiniti is set to take the wraps off its new Q50 premium mid-sized sedan – fresh ...
Images claiming to reveal the design of the all-new Toyota Corolla sedan have appeared online, giving us our first look at the production version of the four-door variant of the Japanese car maker’s top-selling small car. The images ...
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The Nissan Altima mid-sized sedan will launch in Australia in October, likely with a price tag of less than $30,000. Speaking at the Australian media launch of the all-new Nissan Patrol, Nissan general manager of marketing Peter Clissold ...
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The 2013 Bentley Flying Spur has been previewed in a teaser video ahead of the all-new ultra-luxury sedan’s debut at next month’s 2013 Geneva motor show. Arriving more than seven years after the launch of the original Bentley ...
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Nissan has withdrawn its bold target of becoming the top selling full-line importer in Australia, with “sustained growth” the revised focus. Speaking at the Australian media launch of the all-new Nissan Patrol, Nissan general ...
BMW Australia has announced a range of limited edition M Sport models as part of the German brand’s ‘Festival of M’. Starting with the BMW X5 M Sport Limited Edition – priced from $99,900 driveaway – the ...
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Images purportedly revealing the planned design of the never-released 2013 Saab 9-3 have been leaked by a Swedish automotive website. Three low-resolution screenshots of the next-generation Saab 9-3 were published by Auto Motor und Sport, ...
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Holden is giving its fans a chance to win one of the first all-new Holden Commodore sedans to roll of the production line in an interactive online competition starting tomorrow. The ‘Build The Commodore’ virtual scavenger ...
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Russia-based Severstal, one of the world's leading vertically integrated steel and steel-related mining companies, has stated that it has signed a number of further long-term contracts with Russian and CIS-based automotive companies. So far ...
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The Kia Forte was introduced in 2010 and gets a full redesign for 2014. That's one of the shortest product cycles we've seen, giving you an idea of how competitive the small car market is. We drove two early-build 2014 Fortes to get a first ...
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Since its 1989 introduction, the Lexus LS has steadfastly followed one mission statement: serve as a loyal, plush, isolating, and pampering cruiser for its affluent clientele. Updates for 2013 move the compass needle a bit, but otherwise it ...