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Honda unveils all-electric scooter, China in sights

Honda Motor Co unveiled on Tuesday an all-electric scooter that will mark its first attempt at mass-marketing zero-emission motorbikes, with an eye to eventually taking on rivals in the massive Chinese market.

Consumer Reports calls Lexus SUV safety risk

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Consumer Reports on Tuesday urged consumers to avoid purchasing a Lexus GX 460, saying the sport utility vehicle from Toyota Motor Corp was a safety risk because of the performance of its stability control system.

Ford says cautiously open to partnerships

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Ford Motor Co is open to partnerships in green car technology but will be cautious in committing to any alliance, Executive Chairman Bill Ford Jr. said on Monday.
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Electric cars not boom yet for battery makers

Switzerland-based FZ Sonick SA favours energy storage over private electric vehicles to provide the boom market for salt battery production, the recently formed company's managing director said on Thursday.
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Scion unveils the iQ and 2011 tC

Scion unveiled two new production vehicles - the all-new 2011 iQ premium micro-subcompact and the second-generation 2011 tC sports coupe.
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China's SAIC to roll out hybrid cars this year

SAIC Motor, China's largest automaker, plans to roll out its first self-developed hybrid car this year, followed by a plug-in hybrid car in 2012, a senior executive said on Thursday.
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Tata Motors says second Nano catches fire

India's largest vehicle maker, Tata Motors, said one of its ultra-cheap Nano cars caught fire on Wednesday as it was driven to a dealer, the second such incident this year.
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BMW debuts the new 5 Series in the USA

The German car maker debuted its 6th generation 5 Series Sedan at Wednesdays New York Auto Show, with models expected to be available for purchase in the summer.
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Hyundai debuts Sonata Hybrid at NYC autoshow

At the New York auto show, Hyundai unveiled its 2011 Sonata Hybrid with unique approaches in hybrid powertrain design, battery technology and vehicle appearance. The Sonata Hybrid is Hyundai's first hybrid in the U.S. market.
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German car sales still undercut by incentives' end

Germany's new car market shrank for a fourth consecutive month, posting a 26.5 percent year-on-year decline in March, still feeling the affects of the end last year to government incentives for new car buyers.
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AutoNation raises earnings forecast

AutoNation Inc, the largest U.S. auto dealership group, raised its first-quarter earnings forecast on Tuesday and left revenue and other outlooks intact, sending its shares up nearly 3 percent.
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Government proposes maximum fine against Toyota

U.S. regulators on Monday proposed fining Toyota Motor Corp the maximum penalty of $16.4 million, saying the company failed to notify the government in a timely way about accelerator pedal flaws that were the subject of a massive recall in January.
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U.S. gives electric cars initial 0 emission rating

The first 200,000 electric cars made by each automaker will be given a zero emissions rating under new U.S. fuel efficiency rules, after which the smokestack emissions of power plants will be included.
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Chrysler sees sales gains from June

Chrysler expects steady U.S. sales growth to start in June, the one-year anniversary of the automaker's emergence from bankruptcy, its U.S. sales chief said on Wednesday.
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Mazda sees slight rise in March U.S. sales

Mazda Motor Corp said it expects a single digit increase in March U.S. sales, lagging the projected growth in industry sales, after cutting back on sales to rental companies and incentives to consumers.
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Japan car sales jump on stimulus, Hyundai soars

Japanese auto sales jumped by a quarter in March to cap a business year that relied heavily on government incentives, while South Korea's Hyundai Motor continued to rack up impressive sales growth, sending its shares to a record high.
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Nissan prices electric Leaf at big premium to Prius

Nissan Motor Co priced its battery-powered Leaf hatchback at more than twice the cost of a similarly sized gasoline car, counting on government subsidies to drive demand for the emissions-free vehicles.
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Toyota safety probe taps rocket scientists

U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday they will tap the expertise of the country's top space and aeronautics experts to analyze Toyota Motor Corp's electronic throttles to see if they are behind the reports of unintended acceleration that have hounded the automaker.
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UAW healthcare trust to sell Ford stock warrants

The United Auto Workers healthcare trust on Tuesday plans to auction Ford Motor Co stock warrants for at least $1.27 billion, capitalizing on the automaker's share price rise to fund its retiree plan.
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Toyota to supply hybrid technology to Mazda

Toyota Motor and Mazda Motor announced a deal under which Japan's top automaker will supply its hybrid technology under license to Mazda, in the latest link-up within the fast-changing auto industry.
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Geely, Ford to sign Volvo accord on Sunday--Volvo

Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, China's largest private-run car maker, will sign an agreement on Sunday with Ford Motor to buy the U.S. carmaker's Volvo car unit, a Volvo spokesman said on Saturday.
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GM adds third shift to Ontario plant

General Motors Co is bringing back 600 laid-off workers at its Oshawa, Ontario, assembly plant, where it is adding a third shift to support a ramp-up in production at another local factory, the company said on Friday.
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Renault-Nissan, Daimler eye mutual stakes-sources

The Renault-Nissan group and Daimler AG are considering taking symbolic stakes in each other and working on bigger joint projects, sources said, in the face of intense pressure to cut costs and develop cleaner cars.

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