Hankook Tire Canada today announced its Tame the Road Rebate Promotion, Hankook's first mail-in consumer rebate promotion on ultra high performance tires (UHP) in Canada. The promotion will include rebates on the following products: Ventus V12 evo, Ventus ES, Ventus ST, and Ventus AS.
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San Sebastián/Spain - Mercedes-Benz is unveiling the prototype of a battery-powered van based on the Mercedes-Benz Vito at the informal EU Competitiveness Council meeting in San Sebastián from 7 to 9 February. During this event, European ministers of economic affairs meet to discuss issues relating to the economic viability of future technologies.
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The Museum run by Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG, Stuttgart, Germany, is sending its legendary Type 64 Berlin-Rome Car on a long journey. Befitting the 60th anniversary of Porsche in America, the aluminium body of Type 64 will be presented from 21 March to 20 June 2010 at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia (USA), taking the first and most prominent exhibit at the Porsche Museum in Zuffenhausen to a new location outside of Germany for the first time.
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One of VW's recent marketing campaigns has struck gold. Again.
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One of the best places to see how automakers are working through green issues is at a big auto show, like this one in Toronto. Where else do you see current production cars, future production cars, and concept cars are all crammed together under one roof?
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On Wednesday morning, February 17th, a Cessna 310 carrying three employees, crashed in a residential neighborhood in East Palo Alto, California, about a mile northeast of the airport.
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Michelin has been voted Tire Manufacturer of the Year in the Tire Technology International Awards for Innovation and Excellence 2010. The awards took place at the Tire Technology Expo in Cologne and were voted for by a panel of 17 internationally-renowned industry experts.
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Ford Motor Co. will drop one shift and 900 workers at the AutoAlliance Mustang plant in Flat Rock, Mich., to increase the plant's efficiency, Ford spokeswoman Marcey Evans said today.
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Powering heavy trucks with natural gas is the first step in U.S. energy independence, Texas oil and gas billionaire T. Boone Pickens told a gathering of the nation's automobile dealers.
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Hyundai Motor Co. plans to ramp up production at its Ulsan, South Korea, factory to meet rising demand for its all-new Tucson crossover, U.S. chief John Krafcik said.
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Federal regulators are investigating whether Toyota Motor Corp. made its unintended-acceleration recalls promptly enough and whether they included all models with possible defects.
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In News Brake: The Porsche Panamera line grows with two V6 models, the Mercury Tracer is back, and so is Alfa Romeo . . . But Wait, There's More!
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Daimler AG's supervisory board is set to approve a three-year extension to CEO Dieter Zetsche's contract on Wednesday, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.
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Tata AutoComp Systems has sold a circa 6% stake in its joint venture firm Automotive Stampings and Assemblies for INR35.8m, stock market data showed.
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Mini E cars equipped with a new generation of electric cabin heaters from BorgWarner Beru Systems are currently being tested in rental vehicles in the US, the UK and Germany, among other countries.
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The announcement that Carl-Peter Forster has taken a senior job at Tata Motors isn't exactly surprising. It was rumoured to be on the cards last year after he had left GM. Ratan Tata is clearly looking for someone with the relevant experience and ability to take TM to the next level - essentially a major presence on the international stage.
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Mitsubishi Motors is believed to be targeting Thailand and China to build low-cost fuel-efficient models, which could retail for around Y800,000 ($8,860), considerably below the current market price.
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Tata Motors, India's largest automaker, is keen to sell a stake in its financing arm, a senior official said on Tuesday.
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Hyundai Motor plans to increase its US market share to 4.5% this year from 4.2% in 2009, boosted by new model launches and aggressive marketing, its local sales chief has said.
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