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- Mercedes to pass VW in Japan this year on surging luxury-car demand – Automotive News: Deliveries for Mercedes surged 19 percent to 32,680 vehicles through June, the Japan Automobile Importers Association said Monday on its website.
- CHINA: Dealers thank BMW for support – Just-auto: BMW’s Chinese dealers have thanked the company for its support in the face of slowing market demand at a meeting in Beijing.
- GM China growth outpaced by U.S. in first half – Automotive News: GM posted a slower pace of growth in China sales in the first half than in the U.S., as the economy slowed in its biggest market and local competitors flooded the market with cheaper SUV models.
- New Honda chief sets out vision – Just-auto: Honda’s new president and chief executive officer, Takahiro Hachigo, has unveiled his future vision for the company with the advancement of a six…
- FRANCE: Goal of 75g CO2 achievable: Valeo R&D – Just-auto: Valeo says it has the technology to reach 75g of CO2 per 100km as European regulations look to turn the screw ever tighter on vehicle fuel emissions.
- New Honda CEO Shifts Focus to Technology – WSJ:
- The urge to embrace failure reaches its final frontier – FT: Within seconds of the explosion of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 rocket on June 28, people who had been watching the live stream of the launch took to social media with a familiar line. One astrophysicist tweeted …
- UK: Honda Swindon plant to export Type R to Japan – Just-auto: Honda Motor Company CEO, Takahiro Hachigo, on Monday (6 July) said the latest British built, Civic Type R three door hatchback would be exported to Japan with the first cars reaching showrooms this autumn.
- POLAND: Jaguar Land Rover in talks for Eastern Europe plant – reports – Just-auto: Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is reportedly in talks that could result in a new manufacturing plant in Eastern Europe.
- New 2015 Honda Civic Type R to be exported to Japan from Britain – Autocar: The new Type R will arrive in Japanese showrooms from autumn this year Honda’s 306bhp hot hatch sprints from 0-62mph in a claimed 5.7sec and will be exported to Japan
- 2016 Ford EcoSport Facelift Spied in India; Launch on Cards? [PHOTOS] – Ibtimes: Motor buffs at Team BHP have managed to snap the new 2016 Ford EcoSport facelift, which has undergone changes both inside and outside.
- BRIEF-Haima Auto’s vehicles sales down 37.7 pct in June – Reuters: July 6 Haima Automobile Group Co Ltd. * Says sold 9,763 vehicles in June, down 37.7 percent y/y. Source text in Chinese: bit.ly/1LNpEjS.
- BRIEF-Chongqing Changan Auto’s vehicle sales up 0.1 pct in June – Reuters: July 6 Chongqing Changan Automobile Co Ltd. * Says sold 215,535 vehicles in June, up from 215,332 vehicles year ago. Source text in Chinese:…
- SOUTH KOREA: Domestic sales jump 11% in June – Just-auto: Domestic sales by South Korea’s five main automakers jumped 11.5% year on year to 135,218 units in June, from 121,221 units in the same month last year, according to data released individually by the vehicle manufacturers and compiled by just-auto.
- Aston Martin, F1, Red Bull and Mercedes – why we put them together – Autocar: How the story of Aston Martin, Mercedes and Red Bull developed over the British Grand Prix weekend I ought to be clear that the story linking Aston Martin, Red Bull Racing and Mercedes in Formula 1, which broke on the eve of the British Grand Prix on Saturday, was a collaborative effort with the team at autosport.com, with the balance of credit belonging to them. In particular, it hinges around one source who cannot be named today lest his identity be uncovered, but who deserves full recognitio
- GM China auto sales flat in June despite broad price cuts – Reuters: General Motors Co vehicle sales in China were roughly flat for June as broad price cuts introduced earlier in the year failed to boost demand.
- Daimler says Mercedes-Benz car deliveries rise 19.3 pct in June – Reuters: Mercedes-Benz handed over 169,616 passenger cars to customers in June thanks to a 14 percent increase in deliveries in Europe, a 38.5 percent rise…
- New Honda chief Takahiro Hachigo steers away from expansion – FT: Honda’s new chief executive has steered the carmaker away from a policy of targeting aggressive volume growth in an effort to rebuild a brand…