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Kia Motors sees 18.6% increase in global sales in 2011

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Kia Motors Corporation announced today that its global sales for passenger cars (export sales, domestic sales and sales from overseas plants), recreational vehicles (RVs) and commercial vehicles for 2011 reached an all-time high of 2,478,959 unit, representing an annual year-on-year increase of 18.6%. million unit sales mark.

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J.D. Power: quality takes a back seat to innovation as problems reach a record high

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Unofficially ranked automakers fill bottom spots: Tesla Motors, with 257 PP100, increases 31 PP100 year over year, while Polestar (313 PP100) improves 15 PP100 year over year. Among brands, Chevrolet and Kia receive the most segment awards (four). Nissan Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co., Plant Quality Awards.

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BYD has no plans to enter the US Market amid “complications’ [Feature]

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Ford and General Motors (GM) announced plans to scale down EV production this year. For instance, Hyundai and Kia claimed to see strong demand for electric vehicles in the United States. However, it is not crossing off all of the Americas. One of the sites is near Tesla’s Giga Mexico.

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Nissan now Nº 2 Asian brand in the Americas; new $2B manufacturing complex in Mexico to grow B platform capacity

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Nissan Americas reported record sales of 1,561,230 in 2011 calendar year for Nissan and Infiniti brand vehicles throughout the region encompassing North, Central and South America—a record year in both market share and volume for Japan’s second largest manufacturer. million units and Kia with 659,000. In the U.S.,

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Report: BYD Plotting New EV Factory in Mexico

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American brands love sending jobs to Mexico, as does every other company interested in moving high volume models through North and South America. BYD has likewise set aside the equivalent of $600 million USD to build a new factory in Brazil to better tackle South America. Overall, 1.36

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