Here are profiles of some of the 28 finalists for the 2010 Automotive News PACE Awards. This group highlights environmental innovations.
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Toyota's Europe sales took a hit in the first full month following its announcement that it would recall more up to 1.8 million cars here, including its top-selling Auris, Avensis, Aygo, Yaris and Prius model lines.
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Peugeot will launch three upscale cars under the name hors-série in a bid to attract well-off buyers and boost profits. The hors-série models will complement sister brand Citroen's DS model line.
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Former General Motors CEO Fritz Henderson is working as a consultant for turnaround specialist AlixPartners LLP.
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Robert Bosch GmbH plans to more than double revenue in its automotive technology division to 45 billion euros ($61.7 billion) within 10 years. The supplier sees opportunities in Asia's developing economies and in rising sales of electric cars.
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Saab has named former Volkswagen executive Adrian Hallmark its executive director of sales. Hallmark, 47, will be counted on to help Saab try to rebound from its near collapse earlier this year.
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Russia’s car industry predicts a return to pre-crisis demand levels at around the middle of the decade, although concerns about local suppliers and the high cost of credit remain obstacles to growth. Full story…
Japan's automakers aim to cement their lead in electric vehicles by making Japanese recharging technology the global standard and bringing it to the United States.
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Fiat S.p.A. has appointed Camillo Rossotto group treasurer in the latest management shake-up under CEO Sergio Marchionne. Starting April 1, Rossotto will replace Maurizio Francescatti who has decided to leave the company, Fiat said.
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BMW is developing a new family of modular gasoline and diesel engines and#8211; including the company’s first three-cylinder unit and#8211; that will power up to 1.5 million of the automaker’s cars a year, CEO Norbert Reithofer said. Full story…
Daimler veteran executive Ola Kaellenius is moving from his post as manager of Mercedes-Benz's U.S. plant in Vance, Alabama, to head Mercedes-Benz AMG GmbH, the automaker's performance-vehicle unit in Germany.
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TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. has formed its sixth joint venture in China, to produce airbag inflators and seat belt parts.The U.S. safety systems supplierand#8217;s Asia Pacific unit signed an agreement with Xiand#8217;an Dong Fang Group Co.
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General Motors Co.'s South Korean unit plans to recall about 60,000 units of the Chevrolet Cruze and Captiva in South Korea, the government and the company said today.
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Believe it or not, 80 percent of BMW 1-series owners believe they are driving a front-wheel-drive car. No, this is not an early April Fools' Day joke. BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer shared the mind-boggling statistic last week.
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European Union competition authorities have given Spanish car parts supplier Gestamp Automocion the go-ahead to acquire a unit of German supplier Edscha.
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Juho Hanninen (Skoda Fabia) clinched victory in Rally Argentina and pulled away in provisional IRC classification as Kris Meeke (Peugeot 207) retired.
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A weekend of firsts continued at Bristol Motor Speedway as Justin Algaier held off his teammate, Brad Keselowski, for his first NASCAR Nationwide victory. In a race slowed by 11 caution flags Algaier jumped off at the final restart, with 27 laps remaining, and held off Keselowski's Dodge.
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Even with Max Mosley gone and a new era of small teams dawning, Paul Stoddart seems unlikely to mount a return to the formula one paddock. The 54-year-old Australian ran Minardi between 2001 and 2005, when he sold out to Red Bull in the wake of a furious political fracas with the then FIA president Mosley.
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Cleveland, OH - Alcoa Auto Wheels is providing advanced lightweight wheels for the V12 Vantage - billed by Aston Martin as its most exhilarating sports car.
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