China-based vehicle manufacturer Great Wall Motors (GWM) has reported sale of 620,000 vehicles in 2012 an increase of 28.3% compared to the sales of 2011. The company sold 281,200 SUVs a 71% rise, 206,200 passenger cars up by 2.8%, and ...
German automaker Volkswagen will start production of the seventh-generation Golf model at its Puebla manufacturing plant in Mexico in the first quarter of 2014. The next-generation Golf models produced at the Mexican plant will be ...
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Renault has become the latest manufacturer to introduce capped-price servicing across its entire range of passenger, performance and light-commercial vehicles. After dabbling with capped-price servicing as a special offer in the second ...
Volkswagen Brazil has reported sales of 768,395 vehicles in 2012, up 10%, compared to 2011. Volkswagen Brazil president Thomas Schmall said: "In 60 years of activity in the country, we ended 2012 with expressive record sales confirming ...
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According to the monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers' Association (OSD), in 2012 motor vehicle sales in Turkey totaled 817,620 units, falling by 10.2 percent as compared to 2011. The contraction of the ...
According to the statistics released by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK), in November 2012 new motor vehicle registrations in Turkey amounted to 91,960 units, increasing by 6.5 percent month on month and up 8.1 percent year on year. ...
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Hyundai is investing $7 million into the construction of a new test centre at the Nurburgring in Germany in another example of the South Korean car maker’s commitment to improving the quality and performance of its future vehicles. ...
Mercedes-Benz is still investing in future diesel passenger cars despite continuous improvements in petrol engines and ongoing mainstreaming of hybrid technologies. Speaking to CarAdvice at the Detroit auto show this week, the head of ...
Volkswagen passenger pars has reported a sales of 5.74 million vehicles in 2012 a 12.7% increase from 5.09 million vehicles sold in 2011. An increase of 30.6% in the sales was reported by the group in December 2012 with sale of 517,900 ...
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The Hyundai iMax loves a load. In fact, it seems to ride smoother and handle better with eight people and luggage on board. The eight-seater passenger version of the Hyundai iLoad commercial van also delivers enough torque from its ...
According to the statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Distributors Association (ODD), in 2012 the domestic passenger car and light vehicle market shrank by 10 percent compared to 2011, with sales declining to 777,761 units. In ...
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In 2012, new passenger car registrations in the German market fell by three percent year on year to 3,082,500 units, according to the data released by the German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA). However, in December last year ...
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The US new vehicle market rose to 14.5 million units in 2012 on the back of rising demand for mid-sized and small cars in a nation famous for its ‘bigger is better’ buying philosophy. The 2012 result – which saw ...
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PTI reported that Hyundai Motor India Ltd 2.48 % fall in total sales at 47,833 units in December 2012. HMIL in a statement said that the company had sold 49,050 units in the corresponding month previous year. In the domestic market, the ...
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According to a report issued by Brazilian auto dealer association Fenabrave, the country's sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles grew more than expected in 2012, increasing by 6.11 percent in comparison with 2011, totaling ...
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