Plug-in hybrids will lead the pack among e-vehicles in the race to produce cleaner, more efficient vehicles, according to KPMG International’s 2014 Global Automotive Executive Survey. The rise of alternative powertrain technologies ...
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American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today reported total 2013 vehicle sales of 1,525,312 units, an increase of 7.2 percent for the year and the second-best result in company history. A total of 135,255 Honda and Acura vehicles were sold in ...
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The BMW Group in the US (BMW and MINI combined) reported December sales of 43,981 vehicles, an increase of 0.3 percent from the 43,855 vehicles sold in the same month a year ago. At year end, the BMW Group (BMW and MINI combined) is up ...
Indian automaker Tata Motors has reported the cumulative sales of 435,095 vehicles, including commercial and passenger vehicles, in 2013. Commercial vehicle sales of the company throughout the year were 295,319 units, which includes LCV ...
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Ford Motor Company announced today the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept, a first-of-its-kind sun-powered vehicle with the potential to deliver the best of what a plug-in hybrid offers – without depending on the electric grid for fuel. ...
Australian new car sales are again tipped to reach record levels this year, though the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI) is predicting only modest growth over 2013′s benchmark. FCAI CEO Tony Weber expects 1.145 million ...
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Trends continued in the small car class in 2013, with almost a quarter of all new vehicle sales in Australia going to that segment, and its station maintained as the top-selling segment for the year with a 266,413 tally rising by 5.6 per ...
Tags: Small Car, Toyota, Corolla, Mercedes-Benz, B-Class
In November last year, South Korea's total automotive (cars and commercial vehicles) output amounted to 426,740 units, down 3.9 percent year on year, but constituting the highest monthly volume in 2013, according to a report released by the ...
In November this year, Mexico's car and light commercial vehicle production decreased by 3.51 percent year on year to 255,695 units. In given period, country's cars and light commercial vehicles exports increased by 2.3 percent year on year ...
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Tire shipments are expected to increase more than 4%in 2013 to 297 million units,according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association(RMA).This represents an increase of 12 million units compared with 2012. In 2014,RMA expects demand ...
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In November this year, Indian motor vehicle production increased by 7.84 percent as compared to November 2012 with 1,773,678 vehicles produced, according to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). In the first eight months ...
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According to the latest data issued by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) on December 10, in the January-November period of the current year China's automotive vehicle output and total automotive vehicle sales in its ...
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In the first 11 months of the current year, motor vehicle sales in Turkey totaled 757,530 units, rising by 8.76 percent year on year, according to the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers Association (OSD). Meanwhile, in November motor vehicle ...
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Mercedes-Benz’s global sales outstripped premium rival Audi last month, on the back of the luxury car maker’s success with its new range of small cars. Mercedes-Benz sold 133,441 vehicles in November, just ahead of ...
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Porsche Cars North America, Inc. (PCNA), the exclusive U.S. importer of Porsche sports cars, including the Macan and Cayenne SUVs and the Panamera sports sedan, today announced November 2013 sales of 3,966 vehicles. This tops the same ...
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