Chrysler kills rebadge of Dodge Journey to work on small car
By Yoann Besnard on 14 May 2008
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As Petrol-Head reported in a previous post, Chryler is reshuffling its portfolio in an attempt to distinguish its brand from each other. The
Dodge Journey won’t sport the Chrysler label.
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Nissan to sell 200000 vehicles in India by 2012
By Yoann Besnard on 14 May 2008
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Nissan has announced its ambition to sell 200,000 vehicles in India by 2012 relying on local expertise.
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Spyker teams up with Lotus
By Yoann Besnard on 14 May 2008
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The troubled Dutch carmaker has announced it has reached an agreement with Lotus to reduce costs by sharing technology.
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Tata Nano in the US
By Yoann Besnard on 14 May 2008
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Tata wants to take over the world with the future Nano and has confirmed that the cheapest car might be sold in the US.
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GM buys Detroit headquarters for £313 million
By Yoann Besnard on 13 May 2008
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GM has announced it has bought the headquarters it currently rents in Detroit for an amount of £313 million.
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Renault-Nissan annouces their £1,250 car
By Yoann Besnard on 13 May 2008
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Renault-Nissan has given the green light to the future Nano competitor due to be launched by 2011.
See also : Industry News | Nissan | Renault | Tata
VW to choose its US factory in July
By Yoann Besnard on 13 May 2008
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Volkswagen's CEO has finally announced that the company will choose its
US factory in July before the company's mid-July meeting.
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Daimler to increase component sharing
By Yoann Besnard on 13 May 2008
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Mercedes-Benz wants to increase the component sharing between its models.
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Fiat interested in Mexico for a plant
By Yoann Besnard on 12 May 2008
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In addition to discussing with Chrysler to build Alfa Romeo models in
the US, Fiat is also considering building an all-new factory in Mexico.
See also : Alfa Romeo | Fiat | Industry News
Piero Ferrari and two others to invest in Pininfarina
By Yoann Besnard on 30 April 2008
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After Tata, Piero Ferrari has announced it will buy a stake in the Italian coachbuilder.
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Lada unveils the 2116
By Yoann Besnard on 30 April 2008
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Lada has unveiled an all-new model, the 2116, due to be launched this year in Russia and in Europe by 2010.
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Bertone ensures its future through design
By Yoann Besnard on 29 April 2008
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Placed under administration after filing for bankruptcy protection,
Bertone suffered from a strong disagreement between family members
preventing the situation from improving. Since then, things got better
and a new business plan was decided.
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Pininfarina to open design centre in India
By Yoann Besnard on 29 April 2008
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Pininfarina has announced it will open a design centre in India.
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Fuel supply not under threat say petrol retailers
By Yoann Besnard on 26 April 2008
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Petrol retailers says there will be no shortage of fuel supply when refinery workers at Grangemouth refinery will go on strike.
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Foreign carmakers to compete on upper market segments in India
By Yoann Besnard on 26 April 2008
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Despite a slowdown and a growing inflation rate in India, car makers
are planning to move their lineup upmarket in an attempt to build their
brand image in the future and to meet demand for larger models from
Indian customers.
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Ssangyong plans twenty new models in five years
By Yoann Besnard on 21 April 2008
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The Korean carmaker has announced plans for an unprecedented raft of new models due for production over the next few years.
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London Mayor plans 20mph speed limit if re-elected
By Yoann Besnard on 8 April 2008
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Ken Livingstone has announced he will try to reduce speed limits in
London to just 20mph if he’s re-elected to a third term office.
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Tatras might come back as retro cars
By Yoann Besnard on 5 April 2008
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Tatra's main shareholder and CEO, Ronald Adams has announced that the
company might bring back Tatras of the past as retro automobiles.
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First Superb rolled off and will be built in India
By Yoann Besnard on 5 April 2008
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The production line of the new Superb started rolling on Wednesday in
Kvasiny, Czech Republic. The first model is a ‘Rosso Brunnelo’ 2.0 TDI.
See also : Industry News | Skoda
Land Rover to build the LRX
By Yoann Besnard on 5 April 2008
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Tata has given the green light to Land Rover to produce the LRX concept car which is expected to hit the showrooms by 2011.
See also : 4x4 | Industry News | Land Rover
Three million holes in roads
By Yoann Besnard on 3 April 2008
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Drivers are having to dodge more than 3 million holes in the road.
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Ferrari to debut in India by 2010
By Yoann Besnard on 3 April 2008
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With its 83,000 millionaire, the Indian market can not be ignored by
Ferrari which has announced it will debut sales there by 2010.
See also : Ferrari | Industry News
Proton to boost export
By Yoann Besnard on 2 April 2008
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The Malaysian carmaker is currently working on a new engine range that
includes diesel units as part of a plan to increase its global sales.
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Virago's mission impossible
By Yoann Besnard on 22 March 2008
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A small British carmaker plans to unveil the Virago coupé at the Top Marque motor show at the end of next month.
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New York Auto Show unveilings
By Yoann Besnard on 18 March 2008
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The New York Auto Show looks rather far for us in the UK but the motor
show gets more and more attention from carmakers which like the idea to
have another American show with a national coverage, but still focused
on American market while Detroit became the show of German carmakers in
the past years.
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Mahindra & Mahindra interested in buying Bertone
By Yoann Besnard on 18 March 2008
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Mahindra & Mahindra is reported to be interested in buying the
troubled coachbuilder Bertone. The final winner will be announced
within three months.
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More details about the Morgan LIFEcar
By Yoann Besnard on 3 March 2008
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Morgan has unveiled more details of the upcoming LIFEcar concept car that will be revealed at the Geneva Motor Show.
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Nissan and Mitsubishi to expand their alliance
By Yoann Besnard on 29 February 2008
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Nissan and Mitsubishi have announced that they have agreed to expand
their minicar production alliance. Mitsubishi will supply another Kei
car to Nissan at the end of this year and both companies are currently
studying other opportunities.
See also : Industry News | Mitsubishi | Nissan
Brits to choose 4x4 over more fuel efficient cars in 2008
By Yoann Besnard on 29 February 2008
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Direct Line Car Insurance has commissioned a survey that reveals that
Britons are four times more likely to buy a less fuel efficient vehicle
than the more environmentally friendly hybrid cars this year.
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BMW to eliminate 8,100 jobs
By Yoann Besnard on 28 February 2008
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BMW has announced it will cut 8100 jobs, 7.5% of its workforce, as
part of the part of a plan announced last year to increase its
profitability.
See also : BMW | Industry News
Pininfarina unveils the Sintesi
By Yoann Besnard on 28 February 2008
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After a few teasers, Pininfarina finally takes the wraps off its latest
concept car, the Sintesi, which will be on display at Geneva next week.
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Honda to boost sales in India
By Yoann Besnard on 27 February 2008
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Honda has announced it plans to increase its sales to 90,000 units in
2008/09 at first and 160,000 by 2010 with the help of the new expanded
production facility.
See also : Honda | Industry News
Loremo to work on an electric LS
By Yoann Besnard on 27 February 2008
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Loremo is currently working on an electric version of its LS model
unveiled last year at the Geneva Motor Show. The company is so busy
that it won’t attend the show this year.
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Berton won't attend Geneva
By Yoann Besnard on 26 February 2008
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The troubled Italian coachbuilder, Bertone, won’t attend the Geneva
Motor Show next week and the BAT-11 might never be seen under the
spotlights.
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Top 10 in China in January
By Yoann Besnard on 26 February 2008
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Petrol-Head reported the sales data for the month of January on the
Chinese market. This time, here is the list of the top 10 sellers in
China.
See also : Chinese manufacturers | Industry News
Italian Fioravanti to unveil the Hidra coupé at Geneva
By Yoann Besnard on 22 February 2008
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The Italian designer Fioravanti, famous for its roof featured on the Ferrari 575M Super America, will unveil a new concept car at the Geneva Motor Show. The concept car will be a five-door coupé called Hidra.
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Top 10 European best sellers
By Yoann Besnard on 21 February 2008
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After the global sales result for the European market, here are the top 10 European best sellers for the month of January of this year.
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46,126 crushed cars in the UK in 2007
By Yoann Besnard on 19 February 2008
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The astonishing figure of crushed vehicles has been revealed by the Financial Times: 46,126 vehicles were crushed last year, a 34% increase over 2006.
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Chinese car luxury market boom
By Yoann Besnard on 19 February 2008
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Bentley has sold 338 cars in China and Hong Kong last year, a 93 percent increase over 2006 while Rolls Royce sold 106 vehicles on the Chinese market.
See also : Bentley | Industry News | Rolls Royce
Saudi Arabia to build its first car factory
By Yoann Besnard on 19 February 2008
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Saudi Arabia will build its first car factory in the eastern city of Dammam. The facility is expected to have a production capacity of 300,000 vehicles.
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Beijing to be stricter with pollution
By Yoann Besnard on 19 February 2008
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Beijing which will organise the next Olympic Games this summer has announced a new emission regulation called “China IV”, inspired from the “Euro IV”.
See also : Chinese manufacturers | Industry News
Tesla to raise £125 million
By Yoann Besnard on 19 February 2008
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Tesla chairman Elon Musk, who has just been delivered the first car, said in an interview with the Financial Times that the start up plans to raise £125 million to build the upcoming WhiteStar electric saloon model.
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Webasto to unveil a concept car with an innovative heating and folding roof systems
By Yoann Besnard on 18 February 2008
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The German parts supplier will unveil a concept car at the Geneva Motor Show called Light Concept.
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Pagani Zonda R won’t be shown at Geneva
By Yoann Besnard on 18 February 2008
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Pagani has announced it won’t launch the Zonda R at Geneva as it’s still waiting to sell the 10 planned cars.
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Nissan to invest £465 million in IT
By Yoann Besnard on 18 February 2008
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Nissan will increase its IT investments over the next three years to cut cost in its design and sales operations.
See also : Industry News | Nissan
Will Bertone come to Geneva?
By Yoann Besnard on 17 February 2008
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The troubled Italian coachbuilder hasn’t confirmed wether he would attend the Geneva Motor Show or not. However if it does come, it will bring a concept car rumoured to be called BAT 11.
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V8 demand falls in the US
By Yoann Besnard on 17 February 2008
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A study conducted by Edmunds shows that demand for V8 engines has fallen in almost every segment. Only the pickup segment escaped the trend.
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Morgan to unveil the LifeCar at Geneva
By Yoann Besnard on 14 February 2008
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Morgan will unveil the LifeCar at the Geneva Motor Show. The prototype is a fuel cell hybrid sports car based on the company’s Aero 8 roadster.
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CAW president: "I have a dream. Banning imported cars in North America"
By Yoann Besnard on 14 February 2008
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Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove is the kind of guy you’re not sure you want to to have as a friend as you get the feeling he would blame you for all the problems occurring in his life.. Indeed He wants the Canadian prime minister to make a public statement saying Canada will no longer allow car imports from Japan and South Korea unless they open their markets to North American vehicles. Why don’t American car maker make proper car for a try that people want to buy for once?
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GM to recall 180,000 Chevrolet HHR
By Yoann Besnard on 14 February 2008
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General Motors has announced the recall of 181,516 units of the HHR model due to a head injury risk. The problem occurs only with vehicles not equipped with the optional head curtain side air bags.
See also : Chevrolet | General Motors | Industry News
New markets to count for half of car sales in 2012
By Yoann Besnard on 14 February 2008
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George Magliano, Insight's North American automotive research director, said at the NADA that emerging markets such as India and China will count for half of all car sales by 2012.
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Hillary Clinton promising green-collar jobs and green vehicle bonds
By Yoann Besnard on 13 February 2008
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Hillary Clinton yesterday toured a plant in Maryland that builds transmissions for GM's full-size hybrid vehicles. The presidential candidate immediately began promoting her plan to create five million "green-collar" jobs.
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"Cars that can't crash " unveiled by Thatcham
By Yoann Besnard on 12 February 2008
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It sounds like a sci-fi fantasy – cars that can’t crash! But the fictional notion is about to become reality thanks to new technologies being fitted to vehicles driven in Britain – that in time could save more than 125,000 injuries each year.
See also : Industry News
London to vote on the £25 congestion charge this week
By Yoann Besnard on 12 February 2008
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This week London will vote for the £25 congestion charge that will be applied to “gas-guzzling” cars. The purpose of the new tax is to help cutting the city’s carbon emissions by 60 percent by 2025.
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Pininfarina Sintesi to offer 700bhp
By Yoann Besnard on 12 February 2008
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Until now, the size of the engine and transmission to a major extent determines the shape of a car, but Pininfarina might perform a little revolution by unveiling the Sintesi concept car at Geneva.
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Caparo to help Tata to build the Nano
By Yoann Besnard on 12 February 2008
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Caparo likes the opposites. After building the supercar T1, the British company will build the body structure for the cheapest car in the world, the Tata Nano.
See also : Industry News
Reva to expand its lineup
By Yoann Besnard on 11 February 2008
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Reva has announced its plan to expand its line up by launching a new model every year from 2009.
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Fisker to build a Karma convertible
By Yoann Besnard on 11 February 2008
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At a J.D. Power event, Fisker founder Henrik Fisker has revealed the photo of a Karma convertible. The photo was marked with the label “top secret”.
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West European market down by 0.9% in January
By Yoann Besnard on 10 February 2008
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The West European car market dropped by 0.9% over the same period last year. France, Italy and Spain recorded the strongest fall.
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Diesel registrations jumped a further 10 per cent in the UK
By Yoann Besnard on 8 February 2008
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If January sales for the British market fell by 2.1%, diesel registration increased by 10% over the same period last year, bringing the oil burner market share to 44.9%. This is the second highest-ever share.
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New Zealand sales hits a new record
By Yoann Besnard on 8 February 2008
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New Zealand domestic market registered 9,399 vehicles over the same period last year. Toyota lead the market followed by Holden and Ford.
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IHI to build the smallest turbocharger in the world
By Yoann Besnard on 7 February 2008
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Japanese IHI has announced that it has developed the world’s smallest turbocharger for use in cars.
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More information on the Sintesi Concept by Pininfarina
By Yoann Besnard on 6 February 2008
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As reported in a previous post, Pininfarina will unveil a concept car called Sintesi Concept at the Geneva Motor Show in March. Until now, details remained scarce but information is emerging as we’re getting closer to the show.
See also : Industry News
AvoVaz might cancel its contarct with Magna
By Yoann Besnard on 6 February 2008
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AvtoVAZ might cancel its agreement with the Canadian Magna as Renault bought a 25% stake in the Russian car maker.
See also : Industry News | Renault
Tesla delivered its first car
By Yoann Besnard on 4 February 2008
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Tesla delivered its first production car on Friday to the company’s chairman, Elon Musk.
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Spanish car market in the doldrums
By Yoann Besnard on 4 February 2008
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