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Hyundai Sells Over a Million Vehicles, Kia More than 630,000 in the First Quarter of 2012
Business is booming for South Korea's Hyundai Group that reported its first quarter results. The Hyundai brand sold an impressive 1,072,679 new vehicles worldwide (domestic: 154,800 / overseas: 917,879) in the first three months of 2012, up 16.7 percent from the same period a year earlier. Hyundai Motor's net income climbed 30.6 percent to 2.45 trillion won (US$2.16 billion) in the first quarter, while its operating profit jumped 24.9 percent to 2.28 trillion won (US$2 billion).
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Skoda Sells Close To Half A Million Vehicles In The First Half Of 2012
Defying the economic crisis in Europe, the Volkswagen Group-controlled Skoda brand reported worldwide sales of 493,000 units in the first six months of the year, an impressive increase of 8.4 percent over the same period in 2011. At the same time, the...
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Ford's Second Quarter Profit Drops $1.4 Billion, Big Losses In Europe
The Blue Oval reported today a second quarter profit of US$1 billion (€827 million), down 57 percent or US$1.4 billion (€1.16 billion) over the same period last year, as the company's losses in Europe piled up. Net income in the first...
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Usw Says New Record U.s. Trade Deficit With China Threatens Auto Jobs
In 2011, U.S exports rose by 14.4 percent to a record US$2.1 trillion. That’s the good news. The bad news is that imports also set an all-time high record of US$2.7 trillion, a 13.8 percent increase over 2010. It's really not that hard to...
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Chrysler Reports Net Profits For The First Time Since Emerging From Bankruptcy
On Monday, the Chrysler Group LLC reported its first quarter gains since exiting bankruptcy almost two years ago in June 2009. The Auburn Hills-based automaker, which is now operated by Fiat S.p.A., said net income totaled $116 million in the first quarter...
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Daimler Posts €1,4 Million Loss In First Quarter Of 2009, Sales Down 34%
Only hours after announcing that it had agreed to unload its remaining 19.9 percent stake in Chrysler LLC, Daimler published its quarterly results which saw the company that owns Mercedes-Benz posting a €1,426 million loss before interest and tax...
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