Shanghai Automotive has produced its first own branded car, using designs from the former British auto-maker MG Rover.
Mr. Deripaska's ceding of an interest in the German construction company and the Canadian auto-parts maker show how severely the global credit crisis is affecting the wealth of at least some of Russia's oligarchs.
The Mumbai-based auto maker however has raised the prices of its sport-utility vehicles by between 20, 000 rupees and 35, 000 rupees because of higher costs and an increase in excise tax.
Your auto-drip coffee maker might be covered in buttons and features and timers.
It is potentially a big deal for BYD, the auto- and battery- maker he founded and runs.
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But despite several difficult years, Toyota has returned to the top, regaining the crown as the world's No. 1-selling auto maker for the first time in two years in 2012.
That is because Japan's fifth-largest auto maker produces about 71% of its cars at home and exports roughly 80% of them, meaning a move in the currency can deliver a heavy blow or sudden windfall.
Investors also were spooked by GM's sales-incentive blitz in January and February, which could temper the auto maker's first-quarter earnings.
Ford has suffered in recent years from quality woes as well as an expensive tyre recall campaign for its Explorer SUV, causing the auto maker to sever its near-100 year long relationship with tyre-maker Firestone.
Losers were led by Bajaj Auto, maker of two- and three-wheel vehicles, down 7.4% despite a jump in sales for December.
Its other auto businesses include China-listed parts maker Wanxiang Qianchao and Jiangsu Senwei, whose customers incude Bosch.
It is a December afternoon, and Cunningham, 44, is inside his second-floor studio that sits above a sign-maker and an auto garage.
After its bankruptcy sale to Chinese auto supplier Wanxiang Group, battery-maker A123 Systems Inc. was required to change its name as part of its agreement.
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Toyota Motor rose 5% after the auto maker raised its full-year earnings target late Tuesday, even as it posted a decline in net profit for the quarter ended in December.
For one, the City of Shenzhen helps telecom-equipment maker Huawei, auto company BYD and their Pearl River Delta neighbors with their U.S. objectives.
Its Bajaj Auto, India's second-largest motorcycle maker, run by sons Rajiv and Sanjiv, is closing gap with rival Hero Honda.
Hyundai's new plant near Madras in southern India has an annual capacity of 120, 000 cars - quite large for a foreign auto maker and a new one at that.
Hyundai India, a 100%-owned subsidiary of the troubled Korean auto maker of the same name, is ahead of the curve.
Bajaj Auto, a maker of scooters, motorcycles and three-wheelers, has had a similar experience with liberalisation.
In 2007, after leading the auto maker's U.K. supply-chain management, he was named a global senior vice president in charge of emerging markets, including China.
The single airing of the auto maker's "Halftime in America" two-minute commercial on Sunday during the Super Bowl sparked debate from living rooms to dealerships across the country.
The moves will open up the world's No. 1 auto maker to its first outside directors in its 76-year history, accelerate generational change in the executive ranks and streamline the company's decision-making.
The Japanese auto maker on Wednesday announced its biggest management overhaul since founding-family scion Akio Toyoda took over as president in 2009.
Note: Chinese businesses such as computer brand Lenovo, e-commerce leader Alibaba, telecom hardware giant Huawei, and auto parts maker Wanxiang have looked in recent years to tap into the U.S. marketplace and resources.
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Battery-maker A123 Systems, desperate for money, fell into the hands of a Chinese auto supplier.
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Mr. Sasaki will retire along with Atsushi Niimi, who oversaw production and the auto maker's booming North American business, and Yukitoshi Funo, who led the emerging-markets business.
Instead, GM has become what one might call America's subprime auto maker, increasingly dependent on cheap credit, fueled by the Federal Reserve's near-zero interest rate policy, to support its made-in-China production strategy.
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