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Honda in talks with other suppliers for Takata air bag fix: WSJ
Honda Motor Co (7267.T) is in talks with two air bag suppliers to help it stock replacement parts for defective Takata Corp (7312.T) air bags, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing people aware of the planning.
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Strikes cast shadow over Ford's South African investment prospects
U.S. carmaker Ford is hesitant about investing further in its South African operation because of repeated production stoppages caused by strikes, its regional chief said on Thursday.
By Tiisetso Motsoeneng; Editing by Joe Brock and David Goodman

Hyundai, Kia unveil share buybacks after anger over property purchase
Hyundai Motor Co (005380.KS) and affiliate Kia Motors (000270.KS) unveiled share buybacks worth a combined 670 billion won ($615 million), in an apparent bid to appease investors angered by the sky-high price paid for property to house new headquarters.
By HYUNJOO JIN

Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors aim to raise fuel economy by 25 percent by 2020
Hyundai Motor (005380.KS) and its affiliate Kia Motors (000270.KS) said on Thursday they aim to raise the average fuel economy of their vehicles by 25 percent by 2020 to meet emissions regulations in South Korea, the United States and Europe.

Daimler opens Beijing R&D centre to tune Mercedes-Benz to Chinese tastes
Daimler AG (DAIGn.DE) has opened a research and development (R&D) centre in Beijing tasked with further tuning its Mercedes-Benz brand to wealthy Chinese tastes and closing the sales gap with Audi AG (NSUG.DE) and BMW AG (BMWG.DE).

China's auto market growth may halve to 7 percent this year: industry body head
Growth in China's auto market, the world's biggest, will halve to 7 percent this year weighed down by a slowing economy, the head of an industry body said on Saturday.
By Samuel Shen and Kazunori Takada; Editing by Richard Borsuk

GM posts higher-than-expected profit on strong North American demand
General Motors Co (GM.N) on Thursday reported a higher-than-expected profit in the third quarter on strong demand for its redesigned full-size pickup trucks in North America.