Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne admitted at the recent Detroit show that the Toluca, Mexico, plant was yet to start producing the Fiat 500 with an epicyclic-type automatic transmission, an essential feature for the US market where automatics dominate new vehicle sales, because 'robotised', or automated manual transmissions, as used on the tiny Fiat in Europe and elsewhere, won't please American buyers.
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General Motors Ventures has invested US$7m million in Newark, California-based Envia Systems to provide GM's battery engineering team with access to advanced lithium-ion cathode technology delivering higher cell energy density.
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Toyota took almost two years to submit Wednesday's U.S. recall of Lexus models after the automaker's initial investigation of a potential gasoline leak failed to find defects in the cars' fuel-line components.
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Toyota took almost two years to submit Wednesday's U.S. recall of Lexus models after the automaker's initial investigation of a potential gasoline leak failed to find defects in the cars' fuel-line components.
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Volvo will unveil a plug-in diesel hybrid version of its V60 station wagon at the Geneva auto show in March. A production version will follow next year.
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Volvo will slash the number of models it offers in the U.S. to focus on its best-selling vehicles in a bid to reverse years of declining sales. Volvo's U.S. sales have slipped steadily since 2004 when it sold 139,384 cars.
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Volvo will slash the number of models it offers in the U.S. to focus on its best-selling vehicles in a bid to reverse years of declining sales. Volvo's U.S. sales have slipped steadily since 2004 when it sold 139,384 cars.
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Clearest pictures yet of Audi's smallest SUV yet – the Q3
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Kia believes its new Picanto small car - known as the Morning in South Korea where it was launched this week, will help it increase its dominance of the domestic city car market while boosting sales overseas.
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VW will halt production at its main factory in Wolfsburg because of a shortage of parts. BMW, Porsche and Mercedes also said supply constraints leave them with little room to move.
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Renault's new strategic plan, due to be unveiled by the automaker in February, will target an operating margin of five percent, according to an unconfirmed report.
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Italian supercar maker Pagani has released photos of and information about the Huayra, the successor to the Zonda. The Huayra -- pronounced "WHY-ra" -- has been under development for seven years. It will debut at the Geneva motor show in early March.
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Doug Speck, Volvo's director of operations in the U.S., has gone on record that the Swedish manufacturer will axe over half of its models because of a continuous drop in sales.
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Earlier this week, we reported a story about the Volkswagen XL1, a plug-in hybrid concept that burns as little as 0.9 litre of fuel per 100 kilometres.
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San Diego, California--Imagine the stereo blasting, the sun shining, the road zigzagging through the mountains and your hands gripping the steering wheel of an open-top muscle car. Sounds like a dream? It could be... if I actually owned a copy of the all-new 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible.
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A Transport Canada study has revealed that 95% of Canadians now wear their seat belt, a 3% increase compared to the last study conducted in 2006-2007.
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Volvo has told the media it will be presenting a plug-in version of the V60, virtually ready for mass production, at the Geneva Motor Show.
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After a year which saw many NASCAR qualifying days rained out, series officials announced that when bad weather cancels qualifying the final starting lineup will be determined by practice speeds.
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