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GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [Honda CR-V diesel & Morgan Aero Coupe added]
7 February 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take a bow at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
CHICAGO PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list
6 February 2012
Various concepts and production models are due to be revealed at the Chicago auto show's 8 & 9 February media preview days. Our list continues to be updated as manufacturers confirm further debutantes.
INDIA: Audi to assemble Q3 and Q7 SUVs - reports
3 February 2012
Volkswagen unit Audi India is adding an extra assembly line at its Aurangabad plant in Maharashtra to build the luxury Q7 SUV and the upcoming entry level Q3, which is expected to be launched in June-July this year, according to local reports.
INDIA: Audi to expand models and dealers this year
3 February 2012
Audi will launch seven new models in India and add 10 dealers to its current network of 15 this year.
COMMENT: Where does the Chinese car industry really stand?
2 February 2012
Investment banker Meyrick Cox describes the development of the Chinese auto industry, its structure and offers a view on the challenges it faces in the future.
US: January light vehicles sales surprise
2 February 2012
January US light vehicle sales were stronger than anyone expected.
BELGIUM: Employers body takes aim at "political strike" as country halts
31 January 2012
Belgium's crippling nationwide strike yesterday (30 January) is estimated to have cost around EUR200m, with the automotive sector taking a significant proportion of that hit.
GERMANY: VW Transporter SKD assembly in Indonesia begins
31 January 2012
Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles has begun assembly of the T5 Transporter from SKD kits through local importer Garuda Mataram Motor.
AUSTRALIA: MG heads back Down Under - from China
31 January 2012
Right hand drive MG6 sedans and hatchbacks made by Shanghai Automotive in China are being launched in South Africa, New Zealand and probably Australia.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list
30 January 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
JAPAN: Toyota ups Lexus 2012 target
26 January 2012
Toyota Motor aims to boost worldwide sales of Lexus models by about a quarter to 500,000-510,000 vehicles this year, bringing them back to levels before the global financial crisis hit demand.
US: Land Rover's Evoque not a Consumer Reports' 'recommended'
26 January 2012
The BMW X3, which originated the compact luxury SUV market, has "handily outpointed" its new European rival, Land Rover's Range Rover Evoque, in a head-to-head match up, Consumer Reports said on Thursday.
US: GM top automaker again
20 January 2012
General Motors reclaimed the title of world's biggest carmaker title in 2011 after Toyota production was reduced as a result of the 11 March earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the Thai floods late in the year, effects of which are still ongoing.
ANALYSIS: European sales down, VW remains top brand
20 January 2012
The Volkswagen Golf remained Europe’s best-selling car in 2011, despite a drop in sales of 1.6% in 2011 compared to 2010, analysts JATO Dynamics said. The VW Polo retained second place for December and for the year, with sales up 2.9% and 0.5% respectively, while Ford’s Fiesta held third place both in December and for the year.
GERMANY: GVA files complaint against BMW
20 January 2012
The German association of spare parts dealers, GVA, has filed a complaint with the Federal Motor Transport Authority (KBA) against BMW, accusing it of binding customers with unfair practices.
SLOVAKIA: VW production remains on track
19 January 2012
Volkswagen is still in track to build 400,000 cars this year at its Slovak plant despite gloomy economic forecasts.
GERMANY: VW launches recall for diesel fuel line fix
18 January 2012
Volkswagen is recalling 300,000 vehicles equipped with its two-litre diesel engine over potentially leaking fuel lines in the fuel injector system.
BELGIUM: EU car market down 6.4% in Dec (includes 2011 sales data)
17 January 2012
Data released by ACEA shows that new cars sales in the EU dropped by 6.4% in December to 953,108 units. Over the year 2011, demand for new cars decreased by 1.7%, bringing the total number of units registered to 13.11m units.
INDIA: Mercedes wants its top spot back
17 January 2012
Mercedes-Benz wants to get its number one premium band position back in India and is looking to its small A and B class models to win customers.
INDIA: VW group sales rise 109% in 2011
16 January 2012
Volkswagen group marked its 10th year in India with 109.3% growth to sales of 111,623 vehicles across three brands in 2011 compared with 53,341 in 2010. Market share rose to 4.9% from 2.5%.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [triple-turbo BMW added]
16 January 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Skoda sells record 879,200 units in 2011
16 January 2012
Skoda global sales rose 15.3% year on year in 2011 to a record 879,200 units.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Detroit, sunny Detroit
13 January 2012
Triple-D week for me, this, first time in Detroit, first time at the Detroit show, first time on Delta. Despite the dire predictions of certain sages I know, it was all good.
CHINA: German brand sales boosted
13 January 2012
BMW and Volkswagen saw unit volume in China rise 37.6% and 17.7% respectively last year as vehicle sales in the country continued to grow rapidly.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Audi A6 allroad world premiere
12 January 2012
Audi will use the backdrop of the Geneva motor show in March to launch AU576, the new-generation A6 allroad quattro.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [Peugeot 208 added]
11 January 2012
Some additions to just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show in March.
DETROIT SHOW: Buick Encore previews Opel Mokka
11 January 2012
General Motors' Buick division has revealed the Encore SUV at the Detroit auto show. The little SUV is not only an additional model but previews a Chevrolet to come, as well as the new Opel and Vauxhall Mokka.
DETROIT SHOW: Global debuts list
10 January 2012
Our complete list of concept and production vehicle global premieres which were revealed at the North American International Auto Show.
DETROIT SHOW: MKZ signals Lincoln relaunch
10 January 2012
The new MKX concept is a good start, but without a detailed plan of where and when Lincoln will be launched or relaunched outside North America, will Ford's luxury division ever become a major premium brand?
DETROIT SHOW: Diesels gain traction in US
10 January 2012
Diesel is no longer a dirty word in the US says Audi chairman and chief executive Rupert Stadler.
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