Ford's growing reputation as a technology-driven brand is helping the automaker wring more money out of every car it sells, the automaker's vice president of product development, Derrick Kuzak, said today.
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Ford's growing reputation as a technology-driven brand is helping the automaker wring more money out of every car it sells, the automaker's vice president of product development, Derrick Kuzak, said today.
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: As much as running top-down on a sunny fall day in this Grand Sport was pure joy, I think Iand#8217;m partial to the hardtop 2010 version we sampled a few weeks back.
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U.S. sales of new medium- and heavy-duty trucks edged up 1 percent in September to 20,300, as strong sales of Class 8 and 5 trucks kept alive a nine-month streak of increases. Through September, truck sales rose 9 percent to 179,545.
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The Obama administration should ask General Motors to suspend the 500 dealership terminations it plans Oct. 31 until a federal investigation of dealer cuts is completed, a U.S. congressman said. Rep.
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Chrysler said dealers who set up quick-lube services as part of the company's push to improve customer treatment are doubling their oil-change business in one year.
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In today's News Brake: Porsche considers a hybrid powertrain for its entire lineup, General Motors is taking steps to produce more of the Chevrolet Equinox, and an early look at the Saab 9-4X . . . But Wait, There's More!
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Hyundai Motor America will sell its Equus luxury sedan starting at $58,900, including shipping, when the car goes on sale Nov. 1.
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Transmissions specialist ZF Friedrichshafen AG has said that it will reorganise itself into four new divisions from the start of 2011. It describes the move as an alignment of its business activities to 'better meet the requirements of the market and the customers'.
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About 375 laid-off workers at a General Motors Co. small-car plant in Michigan must transfer to the Lordstown Assembly Plant in Ohio next month or risk losing all supplemental unemployment benefits.
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Compressed natural gas is now a fuel option for GM's full-sized cargo vans. The fully integrated CNG fuel system option uses GM's 6.0-liter V-8 engine and carries a $15,910 sticker price. It is available on the 2011 Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana.
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The 2010 Paris motor show is upon us. Alternating with the Frankfurt motor show, the Paris event is the final European motor show of the year, serving as a showcase for new concept and production vehicles from worldwide carmakers. Local automakers Renault showed the DeZir and Zoe concepts as well as the production ready Twizy and the Latitude sedan, while Peugeot showed the HR1 concept and production 508. PSA's other brand, Citroen, took the wraps off the Lacoste concept and the new C4 and DS4.
The French firms' presence at their home show certainly didn't stop rival automakers from Germany vying for a piece of the action in the seven halls at the Porte de Versailles. The Volkswagen Group chose the show to unveil the Audi Quattro and e-tron Spyder concepts, the Lamborghini Sesto Elemento concept and the new Bentley Continental as well as a mildly reworked seventh generation Passat. Mercedes took the wraps off the all-new CLS, Smart displayed its vision for urban mobility in the form of the eScooter concept, BMW revealed the new X3 and Concept 6 Series Coupe, and GM Europe's Opel brand showed the GTC Paris concept, previewing the next Astra.
British brands Jaguar and Mini showed the C-X75 concept and the E Scooter concept – two vehicle typologies that couldn't be further apart – while sportscar company Lotus unveiled the Esprit, Elite, Elan and Elise concepts. Japanese firm Nissan showed the Townpod concept and Toyota displayed the production Verso S.
A little rain drizzled over the ninth showing of the Art Center Car Classic in Pasadena, Calif., but that only served to weed out the weak. The true car lovers braved the wet and didn't let it dampen their spirits.
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A little rain drizzled over the ninth showing of the Art Center Car Classic in Pasadena, Calif., but that only served to weed out the weak. The true car lovers braved the wet and didnand#8217;t let it dampen their spirits.
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BMW and PSA Peugeot-Citroen to collaborate on development of front-wheel drive plug-in hybrids.
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Daimler AG won an appeals court ruling overturning a 230 million-euro ($324 million) award to former Daimler-Benz AG shareholders who claimed they weren't adequately compensated in the 1998 merger with Chrysler Corp.
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Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn has admitted that VW Group's merger with Porsche AG may not be completed next year as planned.
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With little more than a week to go, RM Auctions is gearing up for its fourth-annual Automobiles of London event. It's set for Oct. 27, with preview times beginning on Oct. 26. The lots are diverse and offer a little something for everyone.
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