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General Motors will suspend Chevrolet Volt output at Detroit-Hamtramck for five weeks from 19 March 2012, temporarily laying off 1,300 workers as inventories outpace demand.
Nissan and its partner Dongfeng posted a 21.9% sales increase in China for 2011, reaching 1.24 million vehicles despite supply disruptions earlier in the year.
Thai car production is forecast to rebound sharply in 2012, with the Federation of Thai Industries expecting output to hit two million vehicles after last year’s flood-induced slump.
Volkswagen’s Golf led European car sales in 2011 with 484,547 units, outselling rivals including the Polo, Ford Fiesta, and Opel/Vauxhall Corsa despite an overall dip in the company’s sales.
Volkswagen's Golf led European car sales in 2011 with 484,547 units, despite a slight decline, as the sixth-generation model neared its replacement.
Chinese carmakers exported 814,300 vehicles in 2011, with Chery, Great Wall and JAC driving growth by finding sales beyond traditional Middle Eastern markets.
Sales of diesel-powered cars in the United States climbed by more than a quarter in 2011, with manufacturers set to launch additional diesel models in the coming years.
Wider state availability and new US production are expected to help Nissan target at least 20,000 Leaf sales in America this year, up from 9,674 in 2011.
Alfa Romeo registered 11,563 new cars in the UK in 2011, marking its strongest British sales performance in nearly a decade despite an overall market downturn.
Mercedes-Benz South Africa has pulled its December 2011 sales figures from NAAMSA reporting, following a Daimler AG directive linked to a European competition investigation.
Honda recalled more vehicles than any other carmaker in the US in 2011, with airbag defects driving a sharp rise in the company's recall tally.
Volvo Car Corporation sold 449,255 vehicles worldwide in 2011, with sales in China surging 54% and the US and Europe also posting double-digit gains.
Hyundai Motor America closed 2011 with a 20 percent sales increase, reaching 645,691 units, as the Sonata and Elantra drove growth and fleet sales remained low.
Nissan North America closed 2011 with a record 1,042,534 US sales, driven by strong demand for Altima, Rogue and Versa, despite Infiniti’s decline.
Volvo's new US boss John Maloney expects stronger sales in 2012 as supply improves and Chinese ownership brings stability, despite a limited pipeline of new models.
Toyota’s Corolla retained its position as the world’s best-selling car in 2011, but the Hyundai Elantra and China’s Wuling Sunshine closed the gap as emerging markets shifted the sales landscape.
Fiat Group has equipped two million vehicles with its Blue&Me infotainment system, developed in partnership with Microsoft and Magneti Marelli since 2004.
Nissan aims to double global Leaf sales to 40,000 units in 2012 as it expands availability and recovers from production setbacks in Japan.
Dacia’s budget SUV led the segment in both France and Spain in 2011, with nearly 48,000 units sold in France and over 7,000 in Spain.
Europe’s largest carmakers, through ACEA, have called on EU leaders to address the Eurozone debt crisis, warning that ongoing instability threatens both the industry and the wider economy.
Mercedes-Benz delivered 113,859 vehicles worldwide in November 2011, up 8.3 percent year-on-year, with strong gains in China and the United States.
Egyptian International Motors has supplied 500 Renault Logan vehicles, split between MCVs and saloons, to upgrade the Cairo police fleet after securing a major contract in June 2011.
Daimler will discontinue Maybach production in 2013 after persistent low sales, shifting focus to expanded high-end Mercedes S-Class variants to fill the gap.
Volkswagen chief Martin Winterkorn has cautioned that 2012 will be a more difficult year for the company, citing weak demand in debt-hit European countries.