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National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS) and Dongfeng Motor Corporation enter strategic cooperation, focused on new energy vehicles

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National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS)—the rebirthed Saab—and Dongfeng Motor Corporation (Dongfeng) have signed a strategic cooperation agreement to achieve global industrial synergies. Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFM) is the third biggest Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Wuhan, Hubei Province.

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Euro Big 5 auto markets up 8.6% in April, SUVs continue to dominate; shift in segment shares

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Felipe Munoz, Global Automotive Analyst at JATO Dynamics. Other big increases outside the top 10 included Land Rover (+20%), Hyundai (+19%), Kia (+16%), Mazda (+26%), Honda (+63%), Jaguar (+147%) and Infiniti (+159%). The appeal of SUVs continues to gain further momentum at the expense of more traditional models.

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The green cars of the Tokyo Motor Show. The Green Piece

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Throw in the on-going global financial crisis and it’s no surprise that some members of the Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association (JAMA) had considered scrapping this year’s Tokyo Motor Show altogether. Keep your eyes peeled too for the Honda EV-N and Honda Skydeck concepts.

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Nissan reports significant net loss

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Nissan has followed Honda and several other Japanese carmakers by announcing significant losses in its financial results for the fiscal year ending in 2008. The struggles came despite the fact that Nissan sold eight all-new models globally: Teana, Infiniti FX, Maxima, Qashqai+2, NP200, KIX mini SUV, Cube and Z. . million units.

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