Anatolia News Agency (Istanbul) - Turkey's automobile and light commercial vehicles market shrank by 19.26 percent between January and June 2012.

Gasgoo.com (Shanghai July 10) - Dongfeng Honda's second production site, which has been under construction for almost a year and a half now, officially begun operation earlier this month, Economic Observer News reported today. The site, located in Hubei's capital of Wuhan, boasts a preliminary annual production capacity of 100,000 to 120,000 vehicles. Combined capacity of its two factories is expected to be around 300,000 vehicles in 2012.