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High costs, currency push Ford out of Australia car manufacturing

Ford will shut its two Australian auto plants in October 2016, blaming a strong currency and costs that are hitting manufacturers just as the country looks for other sectors of its economy to...

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Fiat says moving headquarters to US not on agenda

Italian carmaker Fiat said moving the group’s legal headquarters to the United States is not on the agenda.

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Daimler unveils new flagship Mercedes model

Daimler has unveiled the newest version of its S-Class model from luxury Mercedes-Benz brand, a key part of the company’s effort to restore its earnings performance.

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Hyundai mulls fourth China plant, says vice chairman

South Korea’s Hyundai Motor is considering building a fourth car plant in China, its vice chairman said on Friday, as it seeks to increase production overseas to counter the effect of a firm local...

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Tesla faces long and winding road to mass market

Kevin Baillie, co-founder of a visual effects company that works on major motion pictures, had never been in a car like his new Tesla Model S electric sedan, but somehow it looked familiar.

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Tesla profit tops forecast, lifts sales outlook

esla Motors reported its first-ever profit that trounced Wall Street estimates and forecast global demand for its Model S electric car could surpass 30,000 vehicles a year.

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Motoring: Infiniti concept car

To mark its 20th anniversary four years ago, Japanese carmaker Infiniti unveiled a concept car intended to embody the very essence of its design philosophy - the DNA to be instilled in all future...

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Car-sharing start-up wins investment

Christopher Yeung and his team said last Friday that they needed investment of HK$620,000 to help get their start-up, Carshare.hk off the ground. On Saturday, they made a small dent in that when...

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Foreign brands' China-only cars prevail at Shanghai Motor Show 2013

While it may be a cliché to describe this year's Shanghai Motor Show as the biggest and best ever, it's true that it has grown more important than ever on the world stage.

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Let the spirit move you

One of the highlights of last month's Geneva Motor Show was the Rolls-Royce Wraith, the ultra-luxury carmaker's new gran turismo. And it wasn't long before it made an appearance in the city where...

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No stealing their thunder

No motorbike brand epitomises the freedom of the open road quite like Harley-Davidson, whose motto is "live to ride, ride to live".

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Volkswagen: another round of Golfs

The Volkswagen Golf first came on the market in 1974, to replace the iconic Beetle as the new "people's car". Although its sibling has been resurrected, there's no doubt that the Golf has been...

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F1 racing club for Asia's mega rich

Are Asia's newest super-rich willing to ditch their weekend golf games in favour of thrashing supercars around a racetrack at a purpose-built resort on an island in the Yellow Sea?

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