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Mar
3rd

EyesOn Design to honor Volkswagen design chief Walter de’Silva:

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The 24th-annual EyesOn Design car show will honor Volkswagen Group design chief Walter de'Silva with a Lifetime Design Achievement Award, the organizers said.
Mar
3rd

SOUTH KOREA: Exports boost automakers in February

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Improving overseas shipments boosted five South Korean carmakers' sales in February, according to industry data.
Mar
3rd

Q&A with Continental: Advanced Driver Assistance Systems

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Driver assistance systems use a combination of warnings and some degree of active intervention to help steer the driver away from trouble. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Wilfried Mehr about the ways in which Continental has been pushing back the technical boundaries in the driver assistance arena.
Mar
3rd

UAW organizing efforts at transplants muddied by public union fights

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The TV images from Wisconsin are compelling. Crowds of outraged workers chant at Republican lawmakers seeking to restrict their collective bargaining rights.
Mar
3rd

GERMANY: Daimler predicts Q1 sales growth

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Daimler has said it expects first quarter vehicle sales to grow significantly after it sold 16.6% more cars in the first two months of 2011 than a year earlier.
Mar
3rd

VW night at Geneva teases us:

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The Volkswagen Bulli concept, a retro design evolution of the original VW Bus, was the star of the company's preshow media preview.
Mar
3rd

GERMANY: Rising rubber prices to hit Continental profits

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Tyre and brakes specialist Continental expects natural rubber prices, bid up by speculators to fresh record highs, to wipe out nearly US$1bn in profits this year if it cannot offset the hit.
Mar
3rd

Honda recalls Civic hybrids for converter failure:

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Honda is recalling 36,656 of its 2006- and 2007-model-year Civic hybrids to replace the DC-to-DC convertor.
Mar
3rd

First Look: Toyota Yaris HSD Concept

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First Look: Toyota Yaris HSD Concept
Toyota Yaris HSD Concept - First Look - 2011 Geneva Motor Show - Automobile Magazine
Toyota's hybrid empire continues to expand across the pond.

Not every compact Toyota hybrid model need wear the Prius badge. In keeping with its previous pledges to offer a full range of hybrid models in Europe by 2020, Toyota unveiled the Yaris HSD Concept at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show, and promised to push a version into production by the end of 2012.


Photo Gallery: Toyota Yaris HSD Concept - First Look - 2011 Geneva Motor Show - Automobile Magazine


Mar
3rd

2011 BMW 525d Touring, an AW Flash Drive:

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What is it?
Mar
3rd

2011 Chevrolet Cruze Eco, an AW Drivers Log:

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EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: It's nice to fill a car from below half a tank and have the pump stop at less than 10 gallons--especially as fuel costs creep steadily upward.
Mar
3rd

2011 Chevy Cruze Eco, an AW Drivers Log:

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EXECUTIVE EDITOR--AUTOWEEK.COM BOB GRITZINGER: It's nice to fill a car from below half a tank and have the pump stop at less than 10 gallons--especially as fuel costs creep steadily upward.
Mar
3rd

Magna plant fire slows GM, Mazda output, could hit other automakers

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GM has shortened shifts at many of its North American plants, and Mazda delayed production today due to parts shortages caused by a fire at a Magna International interior trim plant in Michigan.
Mar
3rd

GENEVA: GM CEO cautions against complacency, mulls oil instability

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General Motors says it still has some way to go in maintaining its recent positive performance that saw four successive quarters of growth.
Mar
3rd

Renault’s Dacia brand plans Internet sales to fight PSA Web offers

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Renault's Dacia brand will begin selling low-cost cars online to defend its leadership of Europe's surging budget-vehicle market against rival PSA, which is considering an online-only European sales model for vehicles it plans to build with China...
Mar
3rd

CANADA: Axed GM dealers’ suit wins class action status

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An Ontario court has granted class action status to a lawsuit by over 200 former Canadian GM dealers terminated in connection with the auomaker's 2009 bailout by the governments of Canada and Ontario.
Mar
3rd

GENEVA: Kia ‘democratises low emissions’

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Kia's new Picanto, unveiled at Geneva and on sale in late spring, will boast one of the most fuel efficient engines on the market, putting low emissions in reach of all motorists not just those who can afford hybrids, according to Joachim Hahn, head of powertrain engineering design and testing at Hyundai and Kia's European technical centre in Germany.
Mar
3rd

GENEVA: Top Gear puts Kia in the fast lane

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Just what is the value of having one of your cars thrashed round a circuit every week by a bunch of celebrities?
Mar
3rd

GENEVA: South Koreans set their sights on the mainstream

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Amongst all the glitz and glamour of the Geneva show and exotic machinery on display, it was arguably the South Korean companies who had the most interesting, and arguably most important models on display.
Mar
3rd

Continental defies analysts’ estimates to post $295M 4Q profit

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Continental, Europe's second-largest tiremaker, reported fourth-quarter profit and revenue that beat analysts' estimates and predicted rising sales in Asia will offset additional costs from rubber's surge.
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