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BBC series generate increased demand for iconic 80's cars(13/02/2008)
BCA (British Car Auctions) is predicting a rise in nostalgia for 80s cars as a result of BBC's ‘Life on Mars’ and ‘Ashes to Ashes’ series. In the latest series, the action takes place in 1981, with Gene swapping his Ford Cortina for an Audi Quattro. Robin Lawton, Head of BCA’s ‘Classics’ department commented: “We’ve seen a rising interest in cars from the 1980s in recent sales and we expect the start of the new BBC TV series to fuel this even further. People are beginning to feel a sense o... [more]
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| Car sales slide shows auto crisis worsening (Washington Post)PARIS (Reuters) - The global automotive industry faced a fresh wave of bad news Monday, as data showed drops in Swedish, Japanese and South Korean November car sales, with figures for France, Spain and Italy due out later in the day. Automakers are cutting production as well as seeking help from governments to survive as they battle against the effects of the financial crisis and worsening ... |
| Nov. car sales seen down sharply from year ago (KIVI Boise) Associated Press - December 2, 2008 3:13 AM ET NEW YORK (AP) - The auto industry today releases figures on November sales. Industry observers and car dealers say the November numbers... |
| Japan's car industry 'in freefall' (Daily Telegraph)Japan's car industry is in crisis as sales fall to lowest levels in 39 years. |
| Nov. car sales seen down sharply from year ago (KESQ Palm Springs)NEW YORK (AP) - The auto industry today releases figures on November sales. Industry observers and car dealers say the November numbers should be a bit better than those released in October. |
| Downhill slide for Japan and Korea car sales (Financial Times)Car sales in Japan and South Korea plunged by nearly 30 per cent last month, confirming that the worst motor industry downturn in decades has spread well beyond the US. |
| Nov car sales slide shows auto crisis worsening (Deepika)PARIS, Dec 1 (Reuters) The global automotive industry faced a fresh wave of bad news on Monday, as data showed drops in Swedish, Japanese and South Korean November car sales, with figures for France, Spain and Italy due out later in the day. |
| German Econ Min: German Car Industry Situation "Worrying" (Nasdaq)BERLIN -(Dow Jones)- The situation in Germany's car industry is a reason for concern, with lower car sales set to hurt employment figures, German Economics Minister Michael Glos said Monday. |
| November a poor month for car sales (RTÉ News)The global automotive industry faced a fresh wave of bad news today, as data showed drops in Swedish, Japanese and South Korean November car sales. |
| November car sales slide shows auto crisis worsening (Reuters via Yahoo! News) Car makers reported tumbling sales across Asia and Europe Monday as the recession drove buyers from showrooms and drew a warning of more gloom for next year. |
| Global car sales slide shows auto crisis worsening (Tiscali)PARIS (Reuters) - The global automotive industry faced a fresh wave of bad news on Monday, as data showed drops in Swedish, Japanese and South Korean November car sales, with figures for France, Spain and Italy due out later in the day. |
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