In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Shin Nishioka, spark plug engineer, Denso Europe BV, business unit aftermarket about the company's ignition system products
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Fiat may sell the Chrysler 200 in Europe to win fleet customers in key markets such as Germany and the UK. The sedan would be sold as a Chrysler model in the UK and Ireland and as a Lancia in the rest of Europe.
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Hyundai Motor America has named Dave Zuchowski executive vice president of sales. HE joined HMA in 2007 as vice president of sales and is responsible for all sales, sales operations, market representation, field operations and overall dealer relations.
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BMW is revamping its X3 model to catch up with Volkswagen AG's Audi in the U.S. market for compact premium SUVs. The second-generation X3, which goes on sale in Europe in November and the United States on Jan.
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Tyre production in India is likely to rise to a record 121.4m units in fiscal year 2010/11 as companies boost capacity to meet booming demand from the local auto industry.
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Bentley is considering equipping its future V8-powered Continental GT variant with a dual-clutch transmission that sister-company Audi badges as S-Tronic.
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India's Mahindra & Mahindra plans to start negotiations this week on a final acquisition price for loss-making Korean SUV maker Ssangyong Motor.
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BYD Co., the Chinese carmaker part-owned by billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., was fined and ordered to surrender seven factories after a dispute over land use in central China. BYD received a 2.
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Volkswagen's effort to reposition Skoda beneath its VW brand has angered the Czech brand's dealers. The de-contenting of the vehicles is hurting customer satisfaction, said Thomas Peckruhn, chairman of the Skoda dealer association.
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Peugeot says drivers of its new iOn electric car can be green and also save money. The French brand is touting low running costs of the battery-powered iOn to offset the car's high sticker price.
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Makers of lead-acid batteries are developing new battery types to tap growth in fuel-efficient, stop-start technology -- where a car's engine shuts down when the vehicle's not moving but automatically powers up when the driver hits the accelerator.
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Brazil has overtaken Germany as the fourth-largest market for passenger car and light commercial vehicle sales. That's good news for Fiat, Volkswagen and for other European volume carmakers.
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A serious legal battle is developing around the ownership of the name "Team Lotus". Claudio Berro, the motorsport directors of Lotus Cars, provides web site 422race.com with some details about it.
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Fernando Alonso has urged Felipe Massa to up his game in support of his three-race charge for the 2010 world championship.
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Two formula one team bosses have indicated they hope Bob Bell will find accommodation after leaving Renault.
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A spokesman has confirmed reports that aspects of Korea's new formula one track are not completed.
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'More' power is the best kind of power-- but in today's motoring world, less weight is equally as important.
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On day two of the Paris Auto Show, I wandered the pavilions looking for ideas, companies and products that demonstrated any type of green bias. Low and behold, they were all over the place.
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I'm not apt to win a lottery, believing that buying a ticket only marginally increases one's chances of winning. But I'll tell you this for free; every moment behind the wheel of a convertible on a sunny day makes me feel like a winner--summer or winter.
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On my recent trip to Paris for the 2010 edition of the Auto Show, I made special arrangements with my friends at Volkswagen to get my hands on a car for a few days (details to follow in a subsequent article).
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