Suzuki Motor beats estimates as small cars shine
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Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp booked a  better-than-expected 23 percent jump in quarterly profit as its  Swift, SX4 and other compact cars powered a robust global sales  growth amid record-high fuel prices.
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America still loves large cars, but the auto industry is hedging its bets. With knockout style, a fleet of sexy little cars is on the way
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Sales of new cars rose 2.5% last year to 2.4 million units, driven by diesel models, says the main trade body.
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US car sales recover, driven by demand for hybrid and smaller vehicles as consumers battle record fuel prices.
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CHICAGO -- Small cars have been getting great copy lately. They&#39;re lauded for their anti-gas guzzling efficiency and improved safety features.
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Automaker posts third-quarter net income up 7.5%, but strengthening yen and discouraging outlook for U.S. economy temper sales forecasts for the year to come.
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Japan's Nikkei average edged up 0.27 percent by midsession on Tuesday as buyers went after shipping firms with solid financial prospects while an upbeat earnings result and outlook propelled Mazda Motor Corp. higher.
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Global sales at Japanese carmaker Toyota are briefly overtaken by rival General Motors, figures show.
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Honda Motor Co., Japanâs third-biggest car maker, reported a 9.2 percent rise in quarterly operating profit thanks to improved domestic and Asian sales and raised its full-year forecast by 7 percent.
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Japan&#39;s Suzuki Motor Corp. &lt;7269.T&gt; said on Monday it would spend about 10 billion yen ($91.44 million) to build a diesel engine plant in India with output to start in 2006.
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The story of a tiny company that spent the little money it had on sponsoring a race car, sheds light on the market for small stocks that can fly below the radar for years.
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Americans who buy the smallest cars on the market are twice as likely to have fatal accidents as drivers of midsize and larger vehicles, according to a report being released today by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
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Honda Motor Co.  posted a smaller-than-expected rise in quarterly profit, helped by brisk sales in Europe and a weak yen that offset a dip in U.S. sales -- where Honda could not keep up with demand -- and nudged its full-year forecast higher.
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Or does it claw bears? The snowmobile maker beats earnings estimates.
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General Motors Corp  on Wednesday reported worldwide sales of 9.37 million vehicles in 2007, coming in just ahead of Japanese rival Toyota Motor Corp  in a closely watched race for the top spot in global sales.
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DaimlerChrysler AG, the world&#39;s fifth- biggest carmaker, reported a third-quarter profit as Chrysler&#39;s US sales rose. Volkswagen AG&#39;s earnings fell a seventh quarter in a row on higher sales incentives while Fiat SpA&#39;s loss widened.
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Nissan Motor Co  posted a surprise 12 percent gain in quarterly operating profit on Friday as a pickup in its global car sales outweighed rising commodity prices, and it kept its full-year forecasts unchanged.