The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reviewing a claim from a Honda Accord Hybrid owner who said she was injured in a 2005 crash after the brakes failed and the vehicle accelerated instead.
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U.S. auto-safety investigators are looking into whether rental-car companies are completing repairs on recalled vehicles from General Motors Co., Ford Motor Co. and Chrysler Group LLC before renting or leasing them.
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In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Guillaume Hebert, EGR product development manager, Nigel Seeds, senior application engineer, and Richard Armsden, senior application engineer, about Visteon's powertrain cooling system products and innovations.
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With the 2011 200 sedan, due in December, the Chrysler brand is taking another shot at the vast mid-sized sedan market, a target it missed badly with the Sebring.
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Mitsubishi will launch a plug-in hybrid SUV in 2013, the head of the company's electric vehicle business unit said.
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Toyota Motor Corp. plans to introduce 11 new or redesigned hybrid vehicles by 2012, but the carmaker is hardly neglecting the humble internal combustion engine.
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The Chinese will by year end invest at least US$12bn in several segments of the Brazilian economy, from agribusiness to industry. The increase is a mammoth 14,000% over 2008.
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The São Paulo international auto show will pass into history as one of the most important in the 50-year series.
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General Motors Co. today unveiled its first car under its newly created Baojun brand, as it steps up expansion in 3rd- and 4th-tier cities that are becoming its main growth driver in the world's largest auto market.
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NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: The Jeep Liberty Renegade was a nice weekend traveler for me, and I enjoyed motoring around town in this off-roader.
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General Motors Co.'s initial public offering last week may help the largest U.S. automaker get consideration from car and truck buyers, according to Moody's Investors Service. 'U.S.
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WITH VIDEO -- Audi has finally come clean on its RS3 Sportback, revealing photos and information about the four-door hatchback planned for European sale next March.
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Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn has said that the company needs to correct a 'big imbalance' in its costs and revenues due to making cars in Japan that are then sold in the US and dollar-linked economies in Asia.
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Competition in China will intensify with price cuts in the long-term according to BMW's senior representative in the country.
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BMW and its Chinese joint venture partner, Brilliance, have launched an automotive finance company in China following regulatory approval for the venture.
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Finnish contract manufacturer Valmet Automotive, which builds the Porsche Boxster and Cayman, has completed its purchase of insolvent German supplier Wilhelm Karmann GmbH's European roof business.
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With the new Fiat 500, Chrysler Group is giving US car buyers something they don't usually see these days: a dizzying array of options and feature choices.
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Beijing Auto and India's Mahindra head a list of as many as 10 carmakers and private equity firms interested in taking over design and engineering specialist Pininfarina S.p.A., according to Italian media reports.
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Toyota will start European road trials of an electric-powered version of its iQ city car from next year. It announced the study in a progress report on its product and technology strategies to use electricity and alternative power sources to develop low carbon vehicles that are less dependant on fossil fuels.
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Vehicle output in Argentina this year is heading for a new record on the back of strong demand from Brazil, according to Fiat's local manager.
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