| UPDATE 1-Jaguar Land Rover eyes 20-30 pct China sales growth |
Apr 20th, 2013 |
Sat Apr 20, 2013 3:48am EDT SHANGHAI, April 20 (Reuters) - Jaguar Land Rover Ltd aims to increase its sales by 20-30 percent this year in China, its biggest market, and sustain the same pace over the next three to five years, the company's China chief said on Saturday. Most of the growth will likely come from southern and western regions where sales are exploding as growth in mega-city ...
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| Changan Auto to launch car in China using Mazdas technology |
Apr 20th, 2013 |
BEIJING, April 20 (Reuters) - Chongqing Changan Automobile Co will soon launch in China a car model it co-developed with Mazda Motor Corp using technology provided by its Japanese partner, Mazda executives said on Saturday.The Hiroshima-based Mazda chose not to come up with a China-only, co-brand car with Changan, as its rivals Nissan Motor Co and General Motors Co have done, Mazda Chief ...
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| Honda Nissan recalls 224K U.S. autos |
Apr 20th, 2013 |
Washington - Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan are recalling a combined 223,758 vehicles in the U.S.Honda Motor Co. says its recall of 205,000 cars, vans and crossovers will fix an automatic shift problem.The recall covers 128,000 Honda CR-Vs and 59,000 Honda Odyssey minivans from the 2012-13 model years, and 17,500 RDX cars from Honda's luxury line, Acura, from the 2013 model year. A ...
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| 24 Hours of LeMons Detroit Inspections: I-Mark Diesel vs Reliant K Grudge Match |
Apr 20th, 2013 |
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Here at lovely Gingerman Raceway on the shores of Lake Michigan, we’re experiencing some invigoratingly brisk Upper Midwest Spring weather (in other words, howling Arctic winds driving icy needles of sleet right through our suffering flesh) and admiring the collection of 70 or so racin’ machines that have come to compete in the Cure For [...]
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| Volkswagen Teams Up with Apple to Gift Mac-Loving Boomers the 2014 iBeetle [2013 Shanghai Auto Show] |
Apr 20th, 2013 |
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Live, from the 2013 Shanghai auto show, get ready to enter the icon octagon—two enter, but only one will leave. In the left corner, we have Volkswagen’s Beetle, weighing in with more than six decades of heritage and millions of sales. And to your right, Silicon Valley’s darling, Apple! This Cupertino-based success story hits hard [...]
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| Ford’s Back in the Escort Business: Concept Debuts in China [2013 Shanghai Auto Show] |
Apr 20th, 2013 |
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The 2013 Shanghai auto show is kicking into high gear, and Ford is entering the fray with this Escort concept. Aimed at the Chinese market, the small sedan previews a potential low-cost alternative to the brand’s upscale Focus. That’s right, despite bringing back one of Ford’s most widely recognized compact-car names—the badge previously has been [...]
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| Sleek Ford Escort Concept Sedan Debuts in China |
Apr 20th, 2013 |
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Ford has revived its once-popular Escort nameplate for China with the debut of the compact Ford Escort concept at the Shanghai auto show. While still in concept form, a version of this car will soon become a production model as Ford looks to create a stronger foothold in the largest car market in the world. [...]
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| Toyota to Build Lexus in Kentucky Add 750 Jobs |
Apr 20th, 2013 |
Toyota will start building the Lexus ES 350 at its Georgetown, Ky. plant in 2015, producing the luxury brand for the first time in the United States. The Japanese car company said Friday that the Georgetown plant will build about 50,000 of the vehicles each year, creating 750 new jobs. The Georgetown plant currently assembles the Camry, Avalon and Venza models as well as their hybrid ...
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| Court turns down lawsuits against Mexican trucks |
Apr 20th, 2013 |
A federal appeals court has turned down lawsuits by two groups seeking to block a pilot program allowing Mexican trucks to operate throughout the ...
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| Governor Rochas Okorocha In Auto Accident |
Apr 20th, 2013 |
SaharaReporters has learned that the Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, was involved in an auto accident earlier today. The accident occurred in Orlu town in Imo State while the governor was inspecting on-going projects in that area. Sources told our correspondent that the Governor’s vehicle was totaled but there was no loss of life or ...
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