Swiss textile-to-car components group Rieter is selling Turin based IDEA Institute, which it has owned since 2000, to fellow Swiss company Quantam Kapital.
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When it comes to automatic transmissions, five-speeds seem so yesterday. European and Japanese brands are incorporating eight-speed gearboxes, while domestic automakers are putting six-speed transmissions in even their smallest cars.
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When it comes to automatic transmissions, five-speeds seem so yesterday. European and Japanese brands are incorporating eight-speed gearboxes, while domestic automakers are putting six-speed transmissions in even their smallest cars.
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Recent complaints have fuelled fears that customers of hire purchase agreements are being hit with extortionate charges when their contracts expire. Have you or anyone you know been affected, if so we want to know.
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Recent complaints have fuelled fears that customers of hire purchase agreements are being hit with extortionate charges when their contracts expire. Have you or anyone you know been affected, if so we want to know.
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Robert Bosch GmbH slipped to No. 2 behind Japan's Denso Corp. last year in their battle to be the world's biggest supplier.
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All major automakers except Renault saw their European new-car sales fall during May as scrappage programs that paid buyers to trade in old cars ended and continuing economic uncertainty sapped confidence. Renault group jumped ahead of Ford Motor Co.
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Renault aims to build on the sales momentum of its new Megane range by launching a convertible version with new features to help the model compete better against rivals from Peugeot, Volkswagen and Ford.
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A union maintained its rejection of a key labor deal with Fiat, keeping the future of the carmaker's Naples plant in the balance.
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The European Union's executive took a further step to encourage the widespread use of electric vehicles, proposing the EU sign up to an existing set of common safety standards.
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One year after « looping the loop » with a Toyota Aygo, Dunlop is back with a new viral ad. This time the video features 3 Citroen C1s executing extreme manoeuvres... in reverse.
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Former Formula One champion Jacques Villeneuve (Braun racing) will be part of the first ever Nationwide Series race to be held at the famed Road America circuit this coming Saturday.
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With the development of Emergency Steer Assist, Continental, the international automotive supplier, is pursuing an entirely new approach to accident-prevention driver assistance systems. "Many of the systems in use today are restricted to intervening in the longitudinal dynamics, Emergency Steer Assist is the lateral dynamics complement to Emergency Brake Assist", said Dr.
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PPG Industries, the world's leading manufacturer of transportation coatings, has launched the first use of its next generation B1:B2 waterborne paint technology in the United States.
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Even in the wake of his impressive performance at Le Mans, Romain Grosjean insists he is still focused on returning to formula one.
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Current NASCAR Canadian Tire Series 2-time champion Andrew Ranger will take part in this week-end K&N West series race that will be held at the Sonoma circuit in California in his Waste Management No.35 Chevrolet.
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Robert Kubica is the first formula one personality to oppose plans for 'proximity wings' in 2011.
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Electronic Arts announced yesterday at the E3 the newest installement of the Need For Speed series, Hot Pursuit. High speed police chases and exotic cars? I'm sold! The game is due to release in November this year for the PS3, Xbox 360 and for PC. The trailer shows all kind of cool cars from a McLaren MP4-12C to a police version of a Bugatti Veyron.
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Williams' new test driver must start winning races if he is to progress further in formula one.
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A late race debris caution might have ended Denny Hamlin's rout of the Michigan 400 Sunday.
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