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Dec
3rd

Freeman Thomas, Ford Design Director – Design at the Crossroads of Image and Efficiency

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Freeman Thomas, Ford Design Director - Design at the Crossroads of Image and Efficiency
Freeman Thomas, Ford Design Director - Fuel Efficient News, Car Features and Reviews - Automobile Magazine
Designers have been thinking about design and efficiency for years," Freeman Thomas tells us. "But it really hadn't risen to the top of the agenda until fuel prices got up there and got everyone's attention.

Designers have been thinking about design and efficiency for years," Freeman Thomas tells us. "But it really hadn't risen to the top of the agenda until fuel prices got up there and got everyone's attention. We've now become part of the problem-solving exercise.


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Dec
3rd

Jag hits cash crisis

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Leaping cat is asking for £3bn to help car industry. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Cat’s new XFR bares its claws

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Mighty new Jaguar will be powered by a 500bhp engine, and is scheduled to appear next year. Full story...
Dec
3rd

GM could sell stake in Saab

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General Motors is talking to potential investors who could take partial ownership in Saab. Jan-Ake Jonsson, managing director of the Swedish brand, said GM and Saab are talking to several investors about putting money into the Swedish company. Full story...
Dec
3rd

INDIA: Tata Motors eyes military to sustain Land Rover

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Following the recent acquisition of iconic brands Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford, India's Tata Motors is focused on penetrating the European, Chinese, Russian and Indian military markets to increase sales of Land Rover. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Lid lifted on latest MINI cabrio

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MINI has taken its time updating the Convertible, but new car should be worth the wait. Full story...
Dec
3rd

This week’s mag

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New R8 V10 super-Audi unveiled, S5 cabrio unleashed, SUV shoot-out, Nissan 370Z driven, second generation MINI convertible Full story...
Dec
3rd

INDIA: Force Motors to sell part of MAN JV stake

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India's Force Motors has said that it will sell up to a 14.5% stake in its joint venture with German truckmaker MAN for about 3 billion rupees. Full story...
Dec
3rd

NEW ZEALAND: November car sales dip 27%

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New Zealand's new vehicle market plunged in November for the first time since the used import flood of the early 1990s (used imports at one time were triple new vehicle shipments). Full story...
Dec
3rd

CHINA: Brilliance to receive cash injection

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Brilliance has said that its controlling shareholder will inject about CNY500m (US$72.7m) into the company in an effort to improve its liquidity and cash flow situation. Full story...
Dec
3rd

CHINA: China to reach 9.6m vehicles produced in 2008

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China's vehicle output volume will reach 9.6m vehicles this year according to the Chinese government. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Mazda 3 unveiled

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All eyes are on Mazda as the stunning new 3 debuts at the Bologna Motor Show. Full story...
Dec
3rd

SWEDEN: Automaker eyes are on Saab – CEO

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Several as yet unnamed companies are interested in snapping up Saab if General Motors decides to sell. Full story...
Dec
3rd

JAPAN: Honda to postpone capacity additions

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Honda is to put off boosting output capacities in Turkey and India in light of weak sales worldwide. Full story...
Dec
3rd

CHINA: November car sales ‘off 15%’

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China's passenger car sales fell about 15% in November from a year earlier according to preliminary data released by Nomura. Full story...
Dec
3rd

RUSSIA: Magna to start work on Russia plant

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Magna International is expected to start building a components plant in St. Petersburg in early 2009, Maxim Sokolov, chairman of the city government's investments and strategic projects committee, has said. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Sarkozy to help French car, housing sectors

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France's President Nicolas Sarkozy will announce assistance worth billions of euros for the auto and housing sectors on Thursday in a stimulus package intended to help France's economy through the global downturn. Full story...
Dec
3rd

Dutch, Belgium new-car sales fall steeply

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New-car sales fell by 21.8 percent in the Netherlands and by 16 percent in Belgium in November. Full story...
Dec
3rd

SOUTH AFRICA: New vehicle sales plunge 28%

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South African new vehicle sales declined by 28.3% to 34,176 units in November on the back of a weakening economy, according to data released by the National Association of Automobile Manufacturers (NAAMSA). Full story...
Dec
3rd

VW Scirocco Studie R

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Stunning concept car hints at forthcoming hot Scirocco flagship to rival Focus RS. Full story...
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