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Motor Industry News
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VW profits down 80 percent in 2009
Europe's biggest carmaker, VW, saw net profits fall 80% last year to 960m euros. Operating profits also fell 71% from a year earlier to 1.9bn ...
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New car C02 emissions down by biggest ever margin
The average CO2 emissions for new cars fell by their biggest ever margin in 2009 according to the annual New Car CO2 Report released today ...
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Scrappage registrations reach 324,991 units
Figures from the SMMT show that 324,991 new cars were registered through the scrappage scheme by the end of February. Commenting on the data, SMMT chief ...
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A rise to 20% VAT would be “a disaster” for the automotive industry
With the government's scrappage incentive due to expire at the end of March UK car companies are predicting new vehicle sales to fall by as ...
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February 2010 new car registration figures
Car market up 26.4 percent in February, despite the return of VAT to 17.5 percent. The figures continue to be boosted by the scrappage scheme ...
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Nissan recalls over half a million US vehicles
Nissan has indentified problems with brake pedal pins which come loose and faulty fuel gauges on Titan, Armada, Quest and Infiniti QX56 vehicles built between ...
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