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  Toyota to cut costs by standardising component designs

  2 March 2012 / 52 comments

  Toyota is targeting to cut its capital spending on parts production by half within the next four years, and how it hopes to achieve this is by standardising its component designs, reports indicate. For its […]

   

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  Datsun brand name to make a return in 2014

  2 March 2012 / 55 comments

  Well, you’ll be seeing Datsuns on the road again, and nearby at that. Not quite rebuilt 120Ys though. Seems Nissan’s old brand name is being revived for use on low-priced vehicles tailored for emerging markets, […]

   

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  Reports: Some Japanese companies may relocate out of Thailand after the beating taken from last year’s floods

  1 March 2012 / 28 comments

  A report states that a number of Japanese companies with manufacturing operations in Thailand are set to relocate out of the country after the beating they took from last year’s floods. According to a survey, […]

   

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  Ferrari F12berlinetta – Maranello’s fastest ever road-car

  1 March 2012 / 37 comments

  Ferrari has unveiled its F12berlinetta online, ahead of the car’s official unveiling at the Geneva show next week. The new V12, which will debut a new Rosso Berlinetta three-layer shade, is heralded as the most […]

   

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  LC Super Hybrid – going the lead-carbon battery route

  1 March 2012 / 4 comments

  Yet another hybrid is set to take a bow in Geneva, but this one walks a slightly different path. The LC Super Hybrid, as it’s called, shows what can be achieved through electric hybridisation at […]

   

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  PSA Peugeot Citroën forms alliance with GM – platform sharing, joint purchasing and development on the cards

  1 March 2012 / 8 comments

  PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Motors have formed an alliance. The move will see the US carmaker buy a 7% stake in PSA as part of a share issue by the French automaker. GM says […]

   

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  Volkswagen Golf GTI Cabriolet – the Mk6 goes topless

  29 February 2012 / 16 comments

  Ah, nothing like taking the top off things to give a new spin to a venerable fave, and it was bound to happen with this one at some point. Looks like the folks at Volkswagen […]

   

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  Rinspeed Dock+Go – enter the backpack on wheels

  29 February 2012 / 12 comments

  Something a little different then. Swiss company Rinspeed will be showcasing its newest concept called Dock+Go at the Geneva show next week. Designed by Frank Rinderknecht and built by Peter Kägi and his company 4erC, […]

   

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  GALLERY: MINI John Cooper Works Countryman

  29 February 2012 / 2 comments

  Earlier today, we showed you the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman, the hot JCW performance flagship for the Countryman, a.k.a. Maxi Mini. It’s the sixth JCW MINI and the first with all wheel drive. To […]

   

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  Battered Thai auto market on the rebound, led by Toyota

  29 February 2012 / 4 comments

  Thailand’s auto market, so badly hit by last year’s massive floods, is now on the rebound. Most carmakers based there have resumed production at normal levels, Bangkok Post reports, except for Honda, which Ayutthaya plant […]

   

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  Citroën C4 Aircross set for world premiere in Geneva

  29 February 2012 / 10 comments

  It was announced back in September last year, but now the real deal is set to make its official debut in Geneva. The Citroën C4 Aircross will get its world premiere next week at the […]

   

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  MINI John Cooper Works Countryman makes it number six

  29 February 2012 / 5 comments

  Click to enlarge. Yet another world premiere for Geneva, in the form of the MINI John Cooper Works Countryman. The car will be the sixth JCW model in the current MINI range and the first […]

   

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  More wagon – Jaguar XF Sportbrake fully revealed!

  29 February 2012 / 15 comments

  More wagons coming your way, but this one is from a different league. We posted up leaked scans of the Jaguar XF Sportbrake earlier this week, the wagon version of the XF that will be […]

   

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  Citroën DS3 Racing S. Loeb limited edition – just 200 units

  29 February 2012 / 26 comments

  Now, if you’ve got a highly bankable name, why not use it on a special edition? Well, Citroën have decided to do just that, slapping Sebastian Loeb’s moniker on the DS3 Racing and coming up […]

   

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  Chevrolet Cruze station wagon pops out before Geneva

  29 February 2012 / 27 comments

  The Chevrolet Cruze range will welcome a new member come Geneva, and it’s this station wagon that will join the hatchback and sedan. The Cruze has been a global success for GM, with the range […]

   

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