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The Independent (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Ann Large is 64 and due to retire early next year. She currently runs a 1996 Fiat Punto diesel, which gives 53mpg and is very reliable. Ann loves it. However, she and her husband want a new small car that will be very cheap to run, with good reliability and low C02 emissions. Ann says that she is prepared to consider a finance scheme, which is the stress-free way to buy and run a new car, although...
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Fashionfunky (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
As far as small cars go, one doesnt exactl associate them with poewr or looking uber-cool / stylish. They are usually thought of something that get you from point A to point B without being a drain on the wallet....
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The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Part of the cattle farm where the Nano plant will come up Sanand, Oct. 11: The first rumblings over the Nano in Sanand have been heard with a group of farmers near the project site staking claim to the land, saying it belonged to their forefathers.Around 23 farmers of Khoda village, near Chharodi where the small-car plant is to come up, have sent a legal notice to the Gujarat revenue department...
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Times of India (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
PARIS: The upcoming small car of Volkswagen for the Indian market will be heavily loaded with local flavour as the German car major plans a high degree of indigenisation for its volume car, its first product in the competitive compact car segment. Ulrich Hackenberg, executive vice-president and member of board for Volkswagen, said at the Paris Auto Show, "We are looking for localisation levels...
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Gasgoo.com (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Shanghai, October 8 (Gasgoo.com) A top executive of Audi AG, Volkswagen AG's luxury-car brand, disclosed at the ongoing 2008 Paris Motor Show that the German automaker has plans to introduce the Audi A1-like small cars to China following the model’s European sale.
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AutoblogGreen (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Filed under: Chrysler , China Chrysler's much ballyhooed deal with China's Chery Motors to build small cars hasn't yielded much of value for the Auburn Hills manufacturer yet. Chrysler offers a Dodge-branded version of the Chery A1 in South America, but no new cars have emerged yet. It looks like Chrysler may now be working with a new Chinese partner to build an A-segment car....
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Autoblog (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Filed under: Economy , China , Chrysler, LLC. One of Chrysler's long term success trategies is to partner with as many other automakers as possible to share the burden of developing new cars that would otherwise sink the Auburn Hills-based company if it were forced to go it alone. For the longest time we've known that the Pentastar was in talks with various Chinese automakers to develop a small...
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Daily News Analysis (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The following is the timeline of events surrounding the small car project of Tata Motors, that finally resulted in the company pulling-out of Singur and relocating to Gujarat:
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BrandFaqs: The Brand Blog (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Nano, the small car of Tata Motors, will now roll out from Gujarat. Group chairman Ratan Tata made the announcement in Gandhinagar Tuesday with Chief Minister Narendra Modi on the day he completed seven years in office. The site chosen is Sanand, 30 km from the state's commercial capital Ahmedabad, on an area of some 1,100 acres. A memorandum of understanding to this effect was signed between...
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CNET.co.uk (Free subscription) | 06/10/2008
Anyone tired of spending an arm and a leg at the petrol pumps, take note: Daimler claimed this morning that its Smart fortwo mhd has the lowest running costs of any small car
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Chanel News Asia (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
SINGAPORE: COE prices rose in all except for one category in the latest bidding exercise. The Certificate of Entitlement (COE) for small cars (1,600cc and below) went down S$299 to S$13,801. For big cars of more than 1,600cc, the COE price rose S$1,099 to S$14,400. Meanwhile, the premium for commercial vehicles rose S$1,009 to $15,899. For motorcycles, the new COE price is S$1,889...
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Leftlane (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Although Chrysler has been working with China’s Chery for some time now on a new small car for global sales, the partnership has really never gotten off the ground. But Chrysler doesn’t appear to be giving up on a Chinese alliance, and is reportedly in working with China’s Great Wall Motors. According to China Car [...]
