Former Ford Motor and Mazda designer Laurens van den Acker will succeed Patrick le Quement as head of design at French automaker Renault. Van den Acker, 43, quit as head of design at Mazda earlier this month.
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A123 Systems will build a battery plant in Michigan regardless of whether it receives federal loans.
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For years, rumors suggested that Porsche would drop a diesel into the Cayenne. It seemed obvious.
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When Audi's line of A5 and S5 convertibles hits these shores in October, they will feature something most other luxury cabriolets don't have: an old-fashioned soft top.
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Toyota Motor Corp., battling a deep sales slump in the United States, is bringing back a former senior executive credited with helping drive fast growth in the U.S. market earlier this decade.
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In the biggest hint yet that it intends to introduce four-cylinder diesel power to its North American lineup, Mercedes-Benz unveiled a new E250 Bluetec concept at the New York auto show this week.
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Abu Dhabi's government-linked investment fund Aabar does not plan to buy either further shares in Daimler or a stake in Opel, a spokesman for Aabar said. Germany's Focus magazine said Abu Dhabi was in talks to raise its Daimler stake from 9.
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Abu Dhabi's government-linked investment fund Aabar does not plan to buy further shares in Daimler or a stake in Opel, a spokesman for Aabar said. Germany's Focus magazine said Abu Dhabi was in talks to raise its Daimler stake from 9.
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French supplier Faurecia, which is majority owned by PSA Peugeot Citroen, said today it had secured 1.633 billion euros ($2.17 billion) in financing. The financing is comprised of a 1.
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French supplier Faurecia, which is majority owned by PSA Peugeot Citroen, said today it had secured 1.633 billion euros ($2.17 billion) in financing. The financing is comprised of a 1.
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Japan's Nissan Motor Co. and French partner Renault said today they will supply electric cars to China, the world's largest auto market.
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Shares of two key Canadian suppliers surged on Thursday, after markets had time to digest details of a Canadian government support program for the sector, which has been hard hit by slumping sales at the Detroit 3 automakers. Linamar Corp.
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It kind of makes sense that the top brass of big companies ride in the back seat of big luxury sedans with heavily-tinted windows; for security purposes, but also so they can talk on the phone or think instead of driving. For these individuals, Audi offers the stretched-wheelbase A8L.
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M-Sport has announced that it will be developing a Super 2000 car which will conform to the new FIA World Rally Championship sporting regulations and satisfy current Super 2000 customer market demand.
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Lewis Hamilton may be alone when he faces the World Motor Sport Council in Paris next Tuesday, a source at F1's governing body FIA has suggested.
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The federal government will buy about 17,600 fuel-efficient vehicles from the Detroit 3 by June 1, including 2,500 hybrid sedans by April 15, a White House statement said today.
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The next Mercedes-Benz supercar, the SLS AMG, is slowly being revealed, and the interior and some sleek sketches were shown this week in New York.
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The next Mercedes-Benz supercar, the SLS AMG, is slowly being revealed, and the interior and some sleek sketches were shown this week in New York.
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