FIAT HAS this week signed an agreement with Guangzhou Automobile Industry Group to have some of its vehicles and powertrains manufactured in China, a deal that will hopefully reduce production costs for the Italian conglomerate and boost Guangzhou’s status in the Asian automaking industry.

The joint venture between the twocompanies will see each contribute €400 million [...]

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Spanish automaker SEAT has announced the release of the sporty Linea R variant of its popular Leon hatchback. The VW Golf-based Linea R gets an updated range of diesel and petrol motors, a bold new design and a smattering of other cosmetic enhancements to take it into 2009.

For starters there’s a new front bumper that [...]

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