HCIL registers highest ever monthly sales of 18,426 units in March 2014

Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) registered its highest ever monthly domestic sales of 18,426 units during March 2014 and registered a growth of 83.4 per cent as compared to 10,044 units in March 2013.

The company also posted its highest ever annual sales of 134,339

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Ford India sells 11,805 vehicles in March 2014

Ford India sold 11,805 vehicles in combined domestic wholesales and exports in March, up 57 per cent from 7,499 vehicles in the same period last year.

Domestic sales in March stood at 6,356 units, up from 5,271 units in the corresponding period last year.

Reflecting Ford's

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Chrysler Group LLC reports March US sales up 13 per cent; best march sales since 2007

Chrysler Group LLC reported US sales of 193,915 units, a 13 per cent increase compared with sales in March 2013 (171,606 units), and the group's best March sales since 2007.

The Jeep, Dodge, Ram Truck, and Fiat brands each posted year-over-year sales

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Hyundai Motor India sales up by 3.4 per cent

Hyundai Motor India Ltd. (HMIL) registered the domestic sales of 35,003 units and exports of 16,705 units with cumulative sales of 51,708 units for the month of March 2014.

"Post the reduction of excise duty and with the strong performance in compact segment;

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Tata Motors sold 51,184 units in March

Tata Motors' total sales (including exports) of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles in March 2014 were 51,184 vehicles. The company's domestic sales of Tata commercial and passenger vehicles for March 2014 were 45,996 vehicles.

Cumulative sales

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Daimler and Evonik restructure lithium-ion activities

Daimler AG and Evonik Industries AG are restructuring their activities in the field of electric mobility in Kamenz and Kirchheim/Teck, and are thus reflecting the changed market conditions. Daimler will acquire all of the shares held by Evonik in Li-Tec Battery GmbH (50.1

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Ford US reports best March retail sales result in eight years; Lincoln up 31 per cent

Ford Motor Company US total March sales of 244,167 vehicles are up 3 per cent from a year ago. Retail sales of 166,030 vehicles are up 3 per cent and represent the best March result in eight years.

"March sales turned noticeably higher mid-month and finished strong," said

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Volvo Cars' global sales up 17.9 per cent in March, marking nine consecutive months of growth

Global sales at Volvo Cars continued to grow strongly in March, rising 17.9 per cent compared to the same month last year and driven by sturdy growth in China and positive performances in the US and several key European markets.

The company also reported strong first quarter

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Park's Maserati Glasgow dealership opens for business

Park's Motor Group's new Maserati showroom in Hamilton, just south of Glasgow, is now officially open. The dealership marked the occasion with a special customer event.

Park's Maserati will cover Glasgow and West Scotland and be the sole distributor of the brand in these

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BMW Group expands US Plant in South Carolina

The BMW Group is expanding capacity at its US plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

"To meet strong global demand for our BMW X models, we will invest a total of US$ 1-billion in our Spartanburg plant by 2016. This will increase annual production

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Daimler and BAIC further expand Mercedes-Benz production capacities in China

In the presence of Germany's Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and the Chinese State President Xi Jinping, Daimler AG and its Chinese partner Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC Group) signed an agreement on the further expansion of the production capacities

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