As an interesting sidebar to the issue of presidential politics and the auto industry, Mark Pauze, a consultant with R.

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"In car styling terms, he's a rock star, " according to Just-Auto's Mark Bursa, who describes Mr Hildebrand's Mini design as "one of the biggest hits of recent times".

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If the yet-to-be-named car is a success when it goes on sale next year, it would herald the emergence of Tata Motors on the global auto scene, mark the advent of India as a global center for small-car production and represent a victory for those who advocate making cheap goods for potential customers at the "bottom of the pyramid" in emerging markets.

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The customer's ten-year warranty is really about a five-year liability for Hyundai, says Mark Yoon, a Merrill Lynch auto analyst in Seoul.

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While it's no SEMA (the Specialty Equipment Market Association that throws a show for auto tuners at the the Las Vegas Convention Center each fall), CES continues to make a mark on the greater world of transportation, and 2013 will further that trend.

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