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GM Holden to Dismiss Workers in Australia
4/8/2013General Motors Co.'s Holden unit in Australia plans to eliminate 500 jobs nearly 12% of its workforce by this summer.
NHTSA Ponders Crash Avoidance Score for New Cars
4/8/2013The U.S. government's five-star rating system for a vehicle's occupant protection may be expanded to cover technology that helps prevent a crash in the first place.
Used-Car Prices Slide in the U.S.
4/8/2013The average price of a used vehicle in America dropped in March, marking the third straight month-over-month decline, according to Manheim Consulting.
Maruti Suzuki Stops Hiring Contract Workers
4/8/2013Maruti Suzuki India Ltd. says it will no longer employ contract workers provided by outside firms after a manager was killed and 100 others injured in a riot at one of its factories in India last year, The Wall Street Journal reports.
Mercedes Car Sales Climb 7% to Global Record High
4/8/2013Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz car brand boosted its worldwide sales to 139,900 vehicles last month from 131,400 units a year earlier.
Global Mercedes Car Sales Climb 7% to Record High
4/8/2013Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz car brand boosted its worldwide sales to 139,900 vehicles last month from 131,400 units a year earlier.
Mahindra Plans Larger EV
4/7/2013Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., which began selling its e20 electric hatchback last month, says it is developing a new EV platform that will carry larger, higher-powered models.
U.K. Car Sales Rise 6%
4/7/2013Registrations of new passenger vehicles in the U.K. climbed to 394,800 units last month from 372,800 units in March 2012, according to the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
Mazda May Buy MPVs from Suzuki in Indonesia
4/7/2013Suzuki Motor Corp., which supplies minicars to Mazda Motor Corp. in Japan, will soon begin building small MPVs in Indonesia for Mazda to sell there, The Nikkei reports.
U.S. Unemployment Rate Dips to 7.6% Despite Weak Job Growth
4/7/2013Employers added a scant 88,000 U.S. jobs in March, the smallest one-month increase in more than a year, according to the Dept. of Labor.