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Jul
20th

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Exclusive: Jaguar's 3-Series, MINI 4x4 vs Nissan Juke, Ford Focus ST is go, Inside the new C4
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Jul
20th

GERMANY: VW to build electric Golf by 2013

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Volkswagen says it will build an all electric version of its Golf model by 2013. Full story...
Jul
20th

Honda China supplier gets tough on striking workers

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A Chinese supplier of parts to Honda Motor Co. has taken a tougher line in a labor dispute, saying it will fire some striking workers after bringing in replacements over the weekend. Management of the factory owned by Atsumitec Co. Full story...
Jul
20th

INDIA/CHINA: Benxi to supply 5,000 tonnes of auto steel sheet to Tata

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China's Benxi Iron and Steel has announced a contract to supply Tata Motors 5,000 tonnes of auto steel sheet. Full story...
Jul
20th

Chinese company to buy Jaguar Land Rover plant, report says

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Ningbo Huaxiang Group, a private auto interiors supplier located in east China's Zhejiang province, is set to acquire Jaguar Land Rover's interior production facility in England later this month, reports an official newspaper in Zhejiang. Full story...
Jul
20th

Shanghai Volkswagen general manager dies in vehicle accident

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The general manager of Shanghai Volkswagen Co. and three other people were killed in a vehicle accident, the automaker said in a statement on Monday. Full story...
Jul
20th

MEXICO: MAN integrates truck and bus sales

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MAN is to integrate its truck and bus sales and production in Mexico with the vehicles assembled and sold under MAN Latin America management. Full story...
Jul
20th

INDIA: Apollo Chennai unit ships first OEM tyres

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Apollo Tyres' new Chennai 'greenfield' factory on Tuesday despatched its first OEM shipment of passenger cars to Hyundai Motor India's plant which is an 'export hub' for entry-level models such as the i10 and i20. Full story...
Jul
20th

INDIA: New Apollo Chennai unit ships first OEM tyres

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Apollo Tyres' new Chennai 'greenfield' factory on Tuesday despatched its first OEM shipment of passenger cars to Hyundai Motor India's plant which is an 'export hub' for entry-level models such as the i10 and i20. Full story...
Jul
20th

RESEARCH: Driver assistance systems to the rescue

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Driver error is one of the most common causes of accidents, but recently developed driver assistance technologies are coming to the rescue and they are cascading down from luxury to mass-market segments of the car market according to research from industry website just-auto.com. Full story...
Jul
20th

Workers agree to GM plans to keep open French parts plant

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More than 1,000 factory workers in eastern France agreed to a salary freeze and reduction in days owed as part of conditions imposed by General Motors Co. to keep the plant open. Full story...
Jul
20th

VW CEO targets U.S. with Jetta hybrid, electric cars

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Volkswagen unveiled plans for a range of hybrid and electric vehicles that CEO Martin Winterkorn says will account for 3 percent of the German carmaker's global sales by 2018. Full story...
Jul
20th

Datsunland USA: California museum chronicles early history of brand in America:

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Fred Jordan is a true believer. Full story...
Jul
20th

Toyota says it is subpoenaed by U.S. federal grand jury

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Toyota said it has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in New York to turn in documents related to a problem with a component in the steering mechanism in some of its vehicles. Full story...
Jul
20th

Toyota scrutiny persists as U.S. grand jury seeks defect data

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Toyota said today it has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury in New York to turn in documents related to a problem with a component in the steering mechanism in some of its vehicles. Full story...
Jul
20th

Schaeffler to invest 300 million euro in Asia by 2012

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Heavily indebted bearings and clutch maker Schaeffler Group plans investments of about 300 million euros ($389 million) by the end of 2012 to build three new factories and expand capacity at its existing 11 plants in Asia. Full story...
Jul
20th

ZF seeks to boost staff in China as pool of engineers shrinks

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ZF Friedrichshafen AG plans to boost its engineering staff in China by 60 percent to support Chinese automakers' demand for ZF transmissions. Full story...
Jul
20th

VW says 3% of its global sales will be EVs by 2018

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Volkswagen plans to launch full-electric vehicles in 2013 and expects these zero-emission cars to account for 3 percent of its sales by 2018, CEO Martin Winterkorn said. Full story...
Jul
20th

Honda plans plug-in hybrid, electric car and small diesel

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Honda said it would launch a plug-in hybrid and a battery electric model in the United States and Japan, and a new small diesel model in Europe as well as revamp its gasoline engine and transmission lineup to improve fuel efficiency of its fleet. Full story...
Jul
20th

Former GM plant purchased by Fisker

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Fisker Automotive on Monday closed on its purchase of a former General Motors Co. plant in Delaware, where it plans to build its second line of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. Full story...
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