Volvo plans to hire 200 workers in Sweden through March to meet an expected rise in demand, a spokesman said. Volvo, acquired from Ford Motor Co. in August by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.
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Not everyone is ready to trade in a gas-guzzler for a Nissan Leaf or Toyota Prius in order to save the environment. And that's fine with Ryan Ferrero, CEO and founder of Green Garage. He's more interested in sustainability. Ferrero's Boulder, Colo.
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The Ford F-150 pickup has ended the Honda Accord's four-year run as the most searched-for used vehicle on carmax.com, CarMax Inc. announced today. Based on figures for the first 11 months of the year, Ford will move up from the No.
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Tickets to the AutoWeek Design Form are almost sold out, Paris looks to put limits on SUVs and we take a look at the restyled Mercedes-Benz CL coupe.
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Teenage radio listeners might have to look somewhere else besides the family Ford for the Playboy channel or Howard Stern.
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: Let's see, here we have one of the best-driving cars on the planet, with cargo room. Talk about a win-win.
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General Motors Co., Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. and BYD Co. said growing demand for cars in China will outweigh the impact from the end of tax incentives that boosted sales.
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The head of Italian metalworkers union Fiom has called for an eight-hour strike on Jan. 28 to protest productivity deals agreed by other unions at Fiat S.p.A.'s Italian plants, a source at a meeting of Fiom's leadership said Wednesday.
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The head of Italian metalworkers union Fiom has called for an eight-hour strike on Jan. 28 to protest productivity deals agreed by other unions at Fiat S.p.A.'s Italian plants, a source at a meeting of Fiom's leadership said today.
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Fiat and unions reached a final accord for a car plant in Pomigliano, Italy, clearing the way for investments at the site that will produce Panda models, labor officials said.
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If you're one of those always-wait-until-the-last-minute shoppers, consider this fair warning: Just 50 tickets remain for the 2011 AutoWeek Design Forum.
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Tickets to the AutoWeek Design Form are almost sold out, Paris looks to put limits on SUVs and we take a look at the restyled Mercedes-Benz CL coupe.
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The Citroën WRC team members have admitted that they are behind schedule with the new DS3's development program.
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This video is the first official preview of India's upcoming Formula 1 race track at Greater Noida.
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Most auto fans know about Ford's attempts to showcase the power and durability of its EcoBoost engine by submitting the new 2011 Ford F-150 to various torture tests. In a crowning move, the company will tear down the engine at the upcoming North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit to show everyone that it's still in good shape after some 257,000 kilometres, which amounts to 10 years of rugged use or a distance equal to six times around the earth and three quarters of the way to the moon.
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According to the rumor originally posted by Auto Bild, a source reportedly confirmed that Volkswagen is studying the possibility of assembling some Porsche Boxster and Cayman at the Osnabrück plant that already produces the Golf. If this project moves forward, the Zuffenhausen factory will transfer part of the production of the two sport vehicles to this new location as soon as capacity will have maxed out.
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A prominent engineer at the Spanish team HRT has proffered a cynical view of F1's returning KERS technology.
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The next private test for 2011 F1 tyre supplier Pirelli will also be in Bahrain. Meanwhile, HRT confirmed that its 2011 car will not be present for the start of the official pre-season test period in early February.
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