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Feb 9, 2013

CARMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE

* China - Auto sales hit record in January

(AFP picture - Auto sales in China tend to pick up before the holiday, which starts tomorrow, as people spend their New Year bonuses)
Shanghai,SH,China -The Malaysian Insider -February 9, 2013: -- Auto sales in China, the world’s largest car market, hit a record 2.03 million vehicles last month, driven by robust demand ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year, an industry group said today. Auto sales tend to pick up before the holiday, which starts tomorrow, as people spend their New Year bonuses...  The China Association of Automobile Manufacturers said vehicle sales surged 46.4 per cent year-on-year in January to set a record for any month, the group said, but added the strong rise was also attributable to five fewer working days in January last year...  Sales of passenger vehicles alone jumped around 48.7 per cent from a year earlier to 1.73 million units, it said. China’s annual auto sales rose only 4.3 per cent year-on-year to 19.31 million units in 2012, hit by limits on numbers imposed by some cities to ease traffic congestion and cut pollution...


* China / Germany - Qoros debuts in Geneva with first production car and two concepts

Shanghai,CH/Munich,GER -Qoros (PR) -18 Jan 2013: -- At its debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show (7 - 17 March), new international car brand, Qoros, will showcase its first production car, the QOROS 3 SEDAN, and two concept studies. The Cross Hybrid Concept and Estate Concept preview future Qoros designs and technologies, and signal the brand’s commitment to creating a range of attractive, modern models for discerning customers in Europe and China... The Qoros model line-up is characterised by modern, German-influenced design, world-class safety technology, and the highest production quality standards. Each Qoros will feature as standard an advanced infotainment system that is unique in the automotive sector and that includes comprehensive networking, connectivity and guidance functionality... The new Qoros autos ll'be produced in a new assembly plant in Changshu, China...


* Brasil - Renault's Ayrton Senna complex 

(Photo: Renault Do Brasil, Ayrton Senna plant in Curitiba,PAR) 
São José dos Pinhais,Paraná,Brasil -Renault Do Brasil (PR) -6 Feb 2013: -- The Ayrton Senna complex is located in an industrial district of Sao José dos Pinhais, in the metropolitan area of Curitiba in the state of Parana, Brazil. The complex covers an area of 2.5 million m² in the industrial zone. The buildings occupy an area of 319,069 m2. and 60% of the total area is covered by unspoilt forest, green spaces considered as protected areas... The closest homes are 250 m from the site boundaries, and the closest schools are 1 km from the site...

* Brazil - Nissan Do Brasil reports 7,453 units sold in January. Frontier and Versa were company’s highlights  

São José dos Pinhais,PAR,Brazil -Automotive World -7 Feb 2013: -- After announcing a sales record in 2012 with 100,000 units sold and becoming Brazil’s top growing brand, Nissan do Brasil has kicked the year off on track. With 7,453 units sold in January, Nissan has 2.5% market share. The pickup Frontier and the compact sedan Versa were the highlights of the month. The Frontier accounted for 1,395 registrations, an increase of 25.9% compared to January 2012. Versa, the market’s first Japanese compact sedan in Brazil, totaled 2,000 units, an increase of 26.5% compared to same month in 2012...

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