Production of the 2011 Chevrolet Cruze was marked today with red, white and blue models that, General Motors said, symbolically "declared that a world-class small car can be assembled in America by a domestic company".
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Two employees remain in hospital following an incident at maker Faurecia's North American plant that saw nine workers injured.
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Indian tyremaker Ruia Group is in talks with an automotive component company in Germany and will route the transaction through the listed group firm Falcon Tyres, a local report said.
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Truck and engine maker Navistar International Corp. posted higher-than-expected quarterly profits on strong sales of armored fighting vehicles to the U.S. military, but overall sales fell short of forecasts.
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BMW has established a Web site called www.dontblogabouthis.com with the express purpose of revealing a prototype being used to test a new gasoline-electric driveline earmarked for a future sports car.
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Visteon Corporation has opened an automotive interiors manufacturing facility in Kaluga, one of Russia's main centres for automotive production, approximately 180km (112 miles) southwest of Moscow.
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Chrysler Group has taken another step toward reviving its leasing business by signing an agreement to offer leasing through US Bank. The automaker announced the arrangement in an e-mail to dealers today.
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Chrysler Group has taken another step toward reviving its leasing business by signing an agreement to offer leasing through US Bank. The automaker announced the arrangement in an e-mail to dealers today.
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Employers representing South African component makers have strongly refuted claims unions have rejected a wage offer to end strikes that have paralysed the industry and brought violence in their wake.
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Chevrolet has given its new Aveo subcompact car a sporty look aimed at capturing young buyers.
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NADA Guides -- tapping into growing consumer demand for shopping tools and information on the go -- has developed an iPhone site to help car shoppers find and price a new vehicle.
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New powerplants improve choice, emissions and performance across Saab range.
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Opel/Vauxhall has released pictures of a concept for an Astra coupe that will be unveiled at the Paris auto show later this month.
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Ferrari S.p.A. Chairman Luca Cordero di Montezemolo has pledged his future to the supercar brand, refuting speculation that he might quit to join Italy's government.
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Logistics is a term that embraces a number of different elements, including the physical transportation or materials and parts, supply-chain process control, inventory management and quality control. The elongated supply chains that characterise the auto industry and the cost pressures on automakers and suppliers have left the auto industry at the forefront of developments in the field of logistics. We consider some of the issues that are changing the automotive supply-chain and the broader role of automotive logistics.
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Logistics is a term that embraces a number of different elements, including the physical transportation or materials and parts, supply-chain process control, inventory management and quality control. The elongated supply chains that characterise the auto industry and the cost pressures on automakers and suppliers have left the auto industry at the forefront of developments in the field of logistics. We consider some of the issues that are changing the automotive supply-chain and the broader role of automotive logistics.
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Somerset maker unleashes limited edition Atom with V8 power.
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Chevrolet has released pictures of the final production redesigned Aveo ahead of its Paris show debut but the car is little different from the RS concept displayed at Detroit in January. It is significant as it will be built in, rather than imported into, the US where production of the larger Cruze started in Ohio today.
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