China's product safety watchdog on Friday warned drivers of imported Toyotas to have their cars checked for possible defects, following the recall of millions of vehicles worldwide.
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As another batch of environmentally-friendly new models are unveiled at this year's Geneva Motor Show, research firm JATO Dynamics say that the volume-weighted average CO2 emissions across all car models and segments in Europe fell by 7.9g/km last year, with over half of all cars sold in Europe now emitting less than 140g/km.
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A US Senate committee will ask Toyota Motor executive vice president Shinichi Sasaki to testify at a hearing next Tuesday covering the recent recalls.
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: Of all the car companies out there right now, I think Mazda is one of the best at having all of its cars--no matter the size or configuration--have the same feel.
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Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda has ordered the creation of a temporary task force to improve internal and external communication as the automaker seeks to restore confidence in its damaged reputation.
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Toyota has set up an office to improve information disclosure in view of mounting criticism in the United States over massive recalls of Toyota vehicles.
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Toyota has set up an office to improve information disclosure in view of mounting criticism in the United States over massive recalls of Toyota vehicles.
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To be an artisan in aluminum or the Stradivarius of steel, you need about 40 years as an apprentice working metal with pinchers and pullers and to spend a lot of time rolling sheets back and forth through an English wheel.
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An antitrust investigation into automotive wiring harnesses has spread across three continents and involves at least seven international auto suppliers.Investigators from the FBI this week raided the U.S. headquarters of Denso Corp.
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General Motors has approached previous bidders for its Hummer unit after a deal to sell the brand to little known Chinese firm Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery collapsed, a media report said on Friday.
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Economics and finance expert Laurence Dors starts at Renault on Monday, March 1. She will join the French automaker's top-level executive committee as an executive vice president July 1.
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Tata Motors has reported its consolidated Q3 financial results (for the quarter ended December 31) and revealed that its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) unit turned profitable in the quarter.
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Hyundai hopes to bring the coupe version of its luxury Genesis model line into the UK and to sell it as a separate up-market brand alongside the existing range.
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General Motors' brands Vauxhall and Chevrolet have welcomed the announcement of a UK government grant subsidy for electric vehicles.
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Honda Motor launched its new CR-Z hybrid sports coupe in Japan on Friday (26 February, 2010). It's both the auto industry's first hybrid sports coupe and the first petrol-electric hybrid offered with a manual transmission (automatic is optional). The CR-Z combines a 1.5-litre i-VTEC engine and Honda's own Integrated Motor Assist (IMA)hybrid system.
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Ssangyong has clinched a deal to export 15,500 Kyrons to Vietnam over the next five years, as it embarks on a revival plan and looks to attract investors.
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Ssangyong has clinched a deal to export 15,500 Kyrons to Vietnam over the next five years, as it embarks on a revival plan and looks to attract investors.
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Volkswagen will demonstrate how eCall, Europe's emergency call system, works in real-life situations during the CeBIT technology show in Hanover March 2-6.
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Tata Motors Ltd., India's top vehicle maker, reported a rise in sales and margins at its Jaguar Land Rover unit as luxury buyers returned after the global crisis, helping send its shares up more than 6 percent.
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