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Jul
8th

US: Ford names James Hance, Jr. to Board

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Ford has today announced the election of James H. Hance, Jr. to the company's Board of Directors, effective immediately. Full story...
Jul
8th

Automotive Archaeology: Chicago collector creates gems from the junkyard:

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Chicago-area native Joe Bortz began collecting cars in 1962 with no idea that he'd become renowned for having possibly the world's best collection of significant concept cars. Full story...
Jul
8th

INDIA/US: M&M facing lawsuit over pick-up launch delay

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Mahindra & Mahindra is facing a lawsuit in the US from its distributor following delays to launch. Full story...
Jul
8th

GERMANY: BMW shows strong first-half sales growth

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The manufacturer said gains were seen in "virtually all markets," with sales in China, the US and Europe showing the strongest growth. Full story...
Jul
8th

By Design: Porsche 918 Spyder

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By Design: Porsche 918 Spyder
Porsche 918 Spyder - Car Design Analysis - Automobile Magazine
Our Kind of Economy Car

It took 110 years for the Porsche car company to revisit its founder's concept of a hybrid powertrain with an internal-combustion engine plus electric motors. The Porsche 918 Spyder is one of the most astonishing concept cars ever presented, by anyone. To claim -- and be able to prove, no doubt -- that this missile can get around that crinkly old racetrack in the Eifel mountains faster than a Carrera GT and provide 78-mpg fuel economy (if you respect speed limits) is utterly amazing. Yet, given the source, it's much easier to believe those claims than to question them.


Photo Gallery: Porsche 918 Spyder - Car Design Analysis - Automobile Magazine


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Jul
8th

RUSSIA: SOK Group disposes of component assets

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Russian automotive operator SOK Group has sold most of its component business although details of the purchaser remain undisclosed. Full story...
Jul
8th

Ford elects Sprint Nextel’s Hance to board

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Ford Motor Co. has elected the chairman of Sprint Nextel Corp. to its board of directors effective immediately, expanding it to 14 members. James Hance Jr. Full story...
Jul
8th

BMW, SGL start construction of U.S. carbon fiber plant

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SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, a joint venture between BMW AG and SGL Group, began building a carbon fiber manufacturing plant Wednesday in Moses Lake, Wash. Full story...
Jul
8th

BMW, German partner start construction of carbon fiber plant in Washington state

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SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, a joint venture between BMW AG and SGL Group, began building a carbon fiber manufacturing plant Wednesday in Moses Lake, Wash. Full story...
Jul
8th

Toyota adds engineers to quality staff in U.S. field offices

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Toyota plans to expand its quality effort in the United States and Canada by staffing seven field offices with technology and engineering specialists who will investigate customer complaints, the automaker said here today. Full story...
Jul
8th

Renault-Nissan and India’s Bajaj to make Nano rival

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance and India's Bajaj Auto on Thursday signed an agreement to manufacture an ultra low-cost car to be sold in India and other emerging markets. Renault-Nissan said they would launch the car in India in 2012 along with Bajaj. Full story...
Jul
8th

UK: Ford trials British EV demonstration vehicles

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Ford is linking up with a London Borough in the UK to provide a demonstration fleet of EVs ahead of its Transit Connect Electric launch next year. Full story...
Jul
8th

UK: SMMT urges caution on public sector cuts

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Public sector cuts in the UK need to be targeted cautiously to avoid increasing a downturn in an already weak large bus market said a British motor industry body. Full story...
Jul
8th

FRANCE: Renault posts healthy global first-half results

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Renault has posted half-year global results that saw the automaker increase sales by 21.6% and increase market share to 3.9%. Full story...
Jul
8th

Fiats join Jeeps for first time in Fiat-owned store

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Fiats and Jeeps are being sold in the same Fiat S.p.A.-owned store for the first time since the Italian company took control of Jeep parent Chrysler Group last year. Full story...
Jul
8th

Fiats join Jeeps in Paris for first time in Fiat-owned store

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Fiats and Jeeps are being sold in the same Fiat S.p.A.-owned store for the first time since the Italian company took control of Jeep parent Chrysler Group last year. Full story...
Jul
8th

Renault raises market forecasts after H1 sales rise

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Renault SA on Thursday hiked its outlook for the global and European car markets this year and said new product launches boosted its own first-half unit sales and market share. Full story...
Jul
8th

FRANCE: Faurecia inks China deal with Geely and Limin

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French parts maker Faurecia has finalised a deal with Chinese groups Geely and Limin to deliver interior systems and automotive exteriors. Full story...
Jul
8th

Top teams battling for victory

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This year's Formula One championship has reached the halfway point, and as we head into round ten Lewis and Jenson are occupying positions 1 and 2 in the drivers championship, but who else is in contention?


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Jul
8th

US: GM to sell Nexteer Automotive to PCM

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General Motors is to sell its Nexteer Automotive global steering and halfshaft operations to Chinese operation Pacific Century Motors (PCM). Full story...
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