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Retail Asia24/10/2017

Electric car maker Tesla Inc said on Sunday it is talking with the Shanghai municipal government to set up a factory in the region and expects to agree on a plan by the end of the year. China levies a 25 percent duty on sales of imported vehicles and has not allowed foreign automakers to […]

Retail Asia30/08/2017

Nissan Motor and its alliance partner Renault are setting up a new joint venture in China with Dongfeng Motor Group to design and build electric cars, joining a list of global automakers aiming to make such vehicles in China. The automakers are attempting to tap into a boom for such cleaner “new energy” vehicles in […]

Retail Asia14/08/2017

Cooperation talks between Germany’s Volkswagen Group and India’s Tata Motors about joint development of a car for emerging markets have ended amicably, the two companies said on Thursday. The collapse of the talks is a further blow to Volkswagen’s (VW) efforts to develop a cheap vehicle platform for Asian markets, after an earlier alliance with […]

Retail Asia07/08/2017

Toyota said on Friday it planned to take a 5 percent share of smaller Japanese rival Mazda Motor Corp, as part of an alliance that will see the two build a $1.6 billion U.S. assembly plant and work together on electric vehicles. The plant was a surprise for investors at a time of cooling U.S. […]

Retail Asia19/06/2017

From ‘The Jetsons’ to ‘Chitty Chitty Bang Bang’, flying cars have long captured the imagination. While several futuristic projects are under way in different countries, a Dutch design may be the first one sold and soaring into the skies. After years of testing, the PAL-V company aims to pip its competitors to the post. It […]

Retail Asia01/06/2017

Fiat India Automobiles has confirmed that it will roll out its first ever, ‘Made-in- India’ Jeep Compass production vehicle from the assembly line in Ranjangaon near Pune on June 1. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will roll out the first ever ‘Made in India’ Jeep Compass production vehicle from the assembly line at Ranjangaon on […]

Retail Asia23/05/2017

Korea has become Asia’s largest importer of Mercedes-Benz and BMW vehicles this year, as the two German carmakers sold more vehicles in Korea than Japan for the first time ever. Chinese motorists buy more Mercedes-Benz and BMW vehicles than Koreans do. But both firms roll out and sell their models through joint ventures with local […]

Retail Asia20/04/2017

German automaker Daimler has yet to select a semiconductor provider for its autonomous cars’ development partnership with supplier Robert Bosch, Mercedes-Benz research and development chief Ola Kaellenius said on Wednesday. Earlier this month, Daimler and Bosch announced a strategic partnership to develop self-driving cars. “We have not selected the computing supplier, and there are several […]

Retail Asia14/11/2016

The Porsche brand has ranked highest among all nameplates, according to the latest J.D. Power 2016 U.S. Sales Satisfaction Index (SSI) Study released today. The brand also placed higher than all other luxury manufacturers for the second consecutive year. Porsche improved upon its 2015 standing by 72 points to capture the overall ranking for the […]

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Tesla moves closer to deal to build cars in China

Renault-Nissan to set up new China JV with Dongfeng Motor for electric cars

VW Group, Tata end talks on emerging markets tie-up

Toyota takes stake in Mazda, links up for $1.6 billion U.S. plant

Dutch firm aims to deliver first flying car in 2018

Fiat Automobiles to roll out Jeep Compass on June 1

Korea emerges as top Asian importer of Benz, BMW

Daimler says yet to choose semiconductor partner for autonomous cars

Porsche Customers Most Satisfied Overall