Chris Mason, director of Motor Codes and the man behind the new UK Motor Industry Codes of Practice, discusses how to regulate the service and repair industry and how to make sure motorists get a fair deal.
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Peugeot can lay claim with some justification to inventing the folding metal roof coupe cabriolet with the 'Eclipse' system first seen on its 301 in 1934.
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With the electric Mini already on trial in the United States, BMW plans to launch a range of near-zero emission vehicles within the next few years.
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Electric sportscar maker Tesla Motors has delivered its 250th Roadster, and is now building 20 units a week, chairman and CEO Elon Musk said in a customer newsletter.
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Production of MR2 stopped in 2007; new car will be a coupé instead of roadster
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China's Chery Automobile Co. remains interested in buying a foreign car brand such as Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo but refuses to get into a bidding war with rivals, the company's chief executive told Reuters today.
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China's Chery Automobile Co. remains interested in buying a foreign car brand such as Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo but refuses to get into a bidding war with rivals, the company's chief executive told Reuters today.
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Fiat SpA's plans to boost its presence in China have been stalled. China's Chery Automobile Co. has delayed a car joint venture project with the Italian automaker because of changing market conditions, its chairman said today.
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German state development bank KfW Bankengruppe has no plans to take a stake in General Motors' German unit Opel, KfW's CEO Ulrich Schroeder told a trade magazine today.
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Italian brake systems maker Brembo said its board will propose to shareholders a 19.6 percent cut to the dividend after net profit fell 38 percent last year. The board will propose a dividend of 0.
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General Motors Europe has hired consultancy Roland Berger to help tweak a proposed rescue plan for its Opel/Vauxhall business. Roland Berger will help GM Europe answer "open questions," about the plan the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
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Subaru of America, the only automaker to boost U.S. sales last year, promoted its top American executive to the reinstated post of COO.
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On March 6, Crain Communications announced that Automotive News Europe, a sister publication of Automotive News, is halting publication of its twice-monthly print edition.
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After getting to grips with a Courage-Oreca LMP1 car in Paul Ricard two weeks ago, Bruno Senna added DTM to his experience bank today as he took part in his first test for Mercedes-Benz.
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Chrysler introduced soccer moms to the minivan over twenty-five years ago, and now Chrysler is once again leading the people-carrier market with the Chrysler Town & Country EV. This seven-passenger vehicle is a modern gas-electric hybrid version of the standard Town & Country.
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Some would argue that it's offensive to talk about a car like the $106,925 Audi A8L in times like these. Shoppers in this price bracket are, for the most part, economically immune to the impending financial apocalypse that descending upon the rest of us suckers.
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WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., - Buick and Jaguar each rank highest in vehicle dependability in a tie, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2009 Vehicle Dependability Study(SM) (VDS) released today. Buick improves from a sixth-place ranking in 2008, while Jaguar improves from 10th place. Following in the top five rankings this year are Lexus, Toyota and Mercury.
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"The all-new Fiesta is one of the most stylish cars in the world." That is the verdict of 28 leading designers and design experts from 19 countries who have awarded the eye-catching Ford model a prestigious 'red dot' award for international product design.
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Another extraordinary automotive designer from Quebec has made the news. Karim Habib is leaving BMW to join the ranks of Mercedes-Benz at their Stuttgart Design Center in Germany.
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Following a recent visit to the Barcelona test garages, FIA's technical director Charlie Whiting inspected controversial technical features on some Formula 1 cars.
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