UK-based vehicle manufacturer MINI has unveiled the new commercial vehicle, the Mini Clubvan, prior to its debut at Goodwood Festival of Speed. According to the carmaker, the new van is offered in three variants which include Clubvan One, ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan's Chinese joint venture Dongfeng Motor (DFL) is planning to invest $800m to build a new vehicle manufacturing facility in Dalian, Liaoning Province, China. The Dalian plant is scheduled to begin the production of ...
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Swedish based automaker Volvo Car will unveil its hatchback V40 R-Design at the 2012 Paris Motor Show. The new R-Design of the V40 will be offered with a range of engines starting from D2 diesel engine that generates an output of 115hp to ...
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SAIC-GM-Wuling (SGMW), General Motors' micro-van joint venture in China, has opened its new passenger car production plant in Liuzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China. The company has invested $1.3bn in the first phase of the ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan has launched the new NV350 Caravan Premium GX commercial vehicle in Japan. The new model will be powered by YD25DDTi engine, which will deliver 12.2kmpl on Japan's JC08 mode test cycle, while its gasoline ...
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Czech automobile manufacturer SKODA has started series production of its new sedan Rapid at its Mlada Boleslav facility. The new model is expected to be launched at the Paris Motor Show by the end of September 2012 and will be introduced ...
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Zhejiang Geely Holding has received an approval from the Chinese Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) to build a new $631m passenger automobile plant in Chengdu, China. The new plant will manufacture Volvo cars and is ...
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South korean carmaker Hyundai is planning to invest $300m for the establishment of a new engine plant and a metal pressing shop at its Sriperumbudur facility near Chennai, India. The company will also sign a memorandum of understanding ...
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Japanese carmaker Honda will start selling the revamped version of 2013 Honda Crosstour from 20 November, 2012 with a starting price of $27,230. The company said it will be offered $525 less than the 2012 model year and will be available ...
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German automobile manufacturer Mercedes-Benz will unveil its four new 2013 models and the 2012 SLS AMG Roadster at Miami International Auto Show from 9 November to 18 November of 2012. Mercedes-Benz's new 2013 models to be previewed at ...
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Audi of America will introduce four new TDI equipped clean diesel models to the US market at the upcoming Los Angeles Auto Show. All four models including the A8, A7, A6 and Q5 along with the updated Q7 will be equipped with the 3-liter ...
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Swedish car maker Volvo has confirmed its plans to halt the production of C30 hatchback in December 2012 in a bid to better place the brand for the future. Prior to concluding the production of C30 model, the Swedish carmaker is planning ...
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German carmaker Audi has unveiled the new updated Q5 SUV with five powertrain options which include three TDI and two TFSI engines. The TDI begins with the 2.0 litre diesel engine which is tuned in two different frequencies, including the ...
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US-based automaker Ford has started the production of its new Kuga sport utility vehicle(SUV)at its Valencia facility in Spain,for deliveries in the European market. The new SUV is offered with a choice of either 150PS or 180PS EcoBoost ...
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Swedish carmaker Volvo Car is planning to invest in Sweden for the development of scalable product architecture(SPA)and Volvo engine architecture(VEA),which is claimed to be one of the country's largest ever industrial investments. ...