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GM expects competitive Chevy Volt pricing in China

7:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 31
General Motors Co. expects competitive pricing for its hybrid Chevrolet Volt in China as it hopes to gain a foothold in China's fledgling environmentally friendly car industry with the highly anticipated car.... Read More »
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Traffic in China: A not-so-great leap forward

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 30
China may have overtaken the United States as the world's No. 1 car market, but the country's transportation infrastructure hasn't quite caught up. Last week, news reports told of a 60-mile-long traffic jam on Highway 110, which links Beijing with Inner Mongolia. The monster jam consisted primarily of trucks hauling coal from Inner Mongolia.... Read More »
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Subaru near decision on first plant in China, report says

10:20 am U.S. ET | Aug. 24
Subaru, the only major Japanese brand not manufacturing in China, is in talks with partners in that country about a joint venture and will decide by year end whether to build cars there. Ikuo Mori, president of the Subaru brand's parent company, Fuji Heavy Industries, told Japan's Nikkei business daily that locally produced cars have slimmer profit margins than those imported from Japan.... Read More »
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Toyota sees China sales climbing more than 10% next year

9:16 am U.S. ET | Aug. 24
Toyota Motor Corp.'s sales in China may grow more than 10 percent next year, the company's local chief said. The expected increase compares with Toyota's plan to boost deliveries 13 percent to 800,000 vehicles this year, a target the automaker should be able to meet, officials say.... Read More »
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China's BYD, backed by Warren Buffett, posts $106 million Q2 profit

2:12 pm U.S. ET | Aug. 23
BYD Co., the Chinese automaker backed by Warren Buffett, reported second-quarter profit of 717 million yuan ($106 million) as vehicle demand rose in the world's biggest auto market.... Read More »
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FUTURE PRODUCTS -- KOREA, CHINA, INDIA BRANDS

Hyundai, Kia go upscale, add segments and pizazz

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 23
Hyundai and Kia are trying to hold on to their U.S. sales momentum by entering new segments, moving the brands upscale and bringing out vehicles with more eye-catching design. The corporate cousins share vehicle platforms, a complicated Korean ownership structure and a story line: strong U.S.... Read More »
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Europe

Mahindra to invest in car development with Ssangyong

12:01 am U.S. ET | Aug. 23
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., India's largest sport-utility vehicle maker, may jointly build new cars with Korea's Ssangyong.... Read More »
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Mazda uses Shinari concept to preview future design language

6:42 am U.S. ET | Aug. 30
Mazda today unveiled the Shinari sports coupe, a four-door concept car that indicates the future design direction for the Japanese brand. The concept will be on Mazda's stand at the Paris auto show in early October.... Read More »
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Car Cutaways
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BorgWarner Beru unit gives Bugatti its F1 tire-monitoring technology

12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 1
A division of BorgWarner Beru Systems GmbH, bf1systems, supplies the Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport's tire-pressure monitoring system, which alerts drivers if the tires deflate to a dangerous level.... Read More »
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