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Ford: Europe dealers selling vehicles to themselves to boost sales

September 28, 2012

PARIS (Bloomberg) — Ford Motor Co., losing market share in Europe this year, is boosting sales in the troubled region …

Daimler, Renault-Nissan to develop engine, transmission technology

September 28, 2012

PARIS — Daimler and Renault-Nissan will jointly develop a turbocharged, direct-injection gasoline engine and will share transmission technology as the …

Pickup truck increase drives US auto sales to 3-year high; analysts say its sign of recovery

September 5, 2012

Associated Press – September 4 – Big pickups carried U.S. auto sales to their highest level in three years. Demand for …

U.S. completes 54.5 mpg fuel-economy mandate for light vehicles

August 28, 2012

WASHINGTON (Bloomberg) — President Barack Obama released a final version of a rule forcing automakers to more than double average …

U.S. auto efficiency rules coming soon, feds say

August 23, 2012

WASHINGTON, Aug 22 (Reuters) — The U.S. government said on Wednesday it plans to complete rules “soon” that significantly boost …

India’s Mahindra says it halted development plans for U.S. pickup

MUMBAI (Reuters) — India’s Mahindra & Mahindra has halted development work on a pickup truck aimed at the U.S. market,…

China’s auto sales jumped 16% in June, but slowdown looms

SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) — China’s passenger-vehicle sales rose 16 percent to 1.28 million units in June as automakers increased shipments ahead …

Big Three auto sales roar in May 2012

CHICAGO (MarketWatch) – The top U.S. automakers continued their recovery in May, with all of the Big Three on Friday …

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