Fuji Heavy Industries has launched its new Trezia compact car in Japan, the first model supplied by Toyota since the signing of an alliance between the two carmakers in 2008.
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For some time, manufacturers have been pushing back the technical boundaries of batteries used for electric vehicles. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Dr Joachim Fetzer, executive vice president, SB LiMotive about a range of issues, including the development cost of battery packs and the company's plans in increase cell production capacity by 2015.
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Toyota is to replace the electric coolant pumps in 650,000 second generation Prius models to prevent their hybrid mechanism from overheating, the company said.
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Even the auto industry is not immune from the current WikiLeaks revelations.
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Volkswagen has been granted European Union approval for its planned purchase of various Karmann assets.
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Honda on Tuesday revealed a prototype Brio, the new small vehicle developed for Asian markets and scheduled to be introduced in Thailand and India in 2011, at a motor show in Thailand.
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New sub-Cayenne SUV based on the Audi Q5 confirmed by Porsche board.
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With a mid-life facelift, Honda Europe has dumped the unpopular i-shift automated manual transmission from the Jazz [Fit] and brought back the constantly variable transmission used for the previous generation.
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The sale of Nexteer Automotive by General Motors to Pacific Century Motors (PCM) of China has completed. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but estimates of USD450m mean that it represents China's biggest single investment in the global automotive components industry.
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Porsche will probably succeed in convincing preferred shareholders to support a 5 billion-euro ($6.9 billion) stock sale because the deal may offer the chance to buy into Volkswagen at a discount, investors said.
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Steelmaker ThyssenKrupp gave an upbeat outlook for 2011 after the economic boom in its German home market and cost cuts offset ramp-up expenses of new plants in its last quarter.
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VW has been given approval by the European Union for its planned purchase of various auto businesses belonging to bankrupt German company Karmann. The decision paves the way for the automaker to start production of a new Golf convertible next spring.
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Fiat's deal to supply Opel/Vauxhall with at least 250,000 units of a new light van range has some interesting background that must have executives at both companies experiencing a little déjà vu.
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Fiat will supply GM's Opel/Vauxhall unit with at least 250,000 units of a new light van. The vehicles will succeed the Opel/Vauxhall Combo and will be built on Fiat's existing platform for its Doblo van.
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Toyota will pay to fix about 650,000 Prius models worldwide for a coolant pump glitch that could cause the top-selling hybrid to overheat and lose power. The repair campaign covers Prius cars for the model years 2004 to 2007.
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Toyota will cover the cost of repairs to 650,000 Prius cars that have a coolant pump problem that could cause the hybrid to overheat and lose power. The repair campaign covers Prius cars for the model years 2004 to 2007.
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Porsche's supervisory board signed off on developing a smaller, cheaper SUV, which will be aimed a younger customers who can't afford the Cayenne SUV, the German brand's best-selling model.
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U.S. November auto sales held above 12 million vehicles on an annual basis, a gain of about 10 percent from a year earlier, driven by month-end discounts and a slow return in consumer demand, according to analysts.
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It's widely believed that on-board Internet access will become a regular option in cars as technology makes the necessary mass-market breakthroughs in the next few years.
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Sitting through "Ironman" yet again with a good friend's ten-year old, it occurred to me that the film was a virtual showcase of Audi's lineup.
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