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Jul
14th

SOUTH KOREA: GM Korea unionists OK 2011 wage pact

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The labour union at General Motors Korea on Thursday approved a 2011 wage deal with the management in a vote, a union official said.
Jul
14th

New-vehicle emissions fall 14% since 2007, study says

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Emissions from recently purchased new vehicles have fallen 14 percent over the past three and a half years, according to a University of Michigan study.
Jul
14th

SLOVAKIA: VW details plant summer shutdown

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Volkswagen's Slovak assembly plant will stop production for two weeks from 18 July and will continue tooling up for a new model during this summer closedown.
Jul
14th

JAPAN: MMC to start EV fleet testing in Thailand

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Mitsubishi Motors president Osamu Masuko said MMC would start jointly with the Thai government fleet testing of its i-MiEV electric vehicle in the country from August.
Jul
14th

General Motors fires back at Volkswagen:

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General Motors issued a terse response this week to published comments by Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn, who suggested to the German press that
Jul
14th

Mopar offers pickup conversion for the Jeep Wrangler Unlimited:

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Off-road king Jeep is offering a new kit that transforms a four-door
Jul
14th

GERMANY: Daimler and Bosch ink EV motor agreement

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Daimler and Robert Bosch said they had completed negotiations and signed agreements on the establishment of a 50:50 joint venture for electric motors though they are still waiting approval of the antitrust authorities.
Jul
14th

2011 Alfa Romeo Giulietta, an AutoWeek Drivers Log Car Review:

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NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: I spent a weekend in this impressive Alfa, and I was struck by how enjoyable it makes regular driving--and that the Giulietta is, in fact, a conventional car.
Jul
14th

2011 Alfa Romeo Giulietta, an AutoWeek Video Car Review:

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News editor Greg Migliore and AutoWeek.com executive editor Bob Gritzinger take the 2011 Alfa Romeo Giulietta for a spin around Detroit. This is how it drives, and what they think.
Jul
14th

Honda to press suppliers to stop using landfills

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Honda of America Manufacturing has almost entirely stopped sending factory waste to landfills. Now it will invite its suppliers to follow suit by launching a North American program that encourages them to kick the dump habit.
Jul
14th

FRANCE: Toyota Yaris engineer proud of design, interior quality

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Toyota has taken a leaf out of Ford's book by launching the multi-purpose version of a new model line in Europe first - the Verso-S - before rolling out the mainstream redesigned generation three Yaris. The blue oval did that with its G1 C-Max ahead of G2 Focus about eight years ago.
Jul
14th

Daimler forms electric-motor JV with Bosch

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Daimler has signed a deal with Bosch to develop and build electric motors for battery-powered versions of Mercedes-Benz and Smart cars, the automaker said Thursday.
Jul
14th

FRANCE: Toyota achieves quality perception without cost

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The first thing that comes to mind on what has so far been no more than a very quick look at the new Yaris is the greatly improved cabin, in design, specification and materials quality terms.
Jul
14th

Indian partsmaker Motherson wants majority share in Germany’s Peguform Group

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Indian partsmaker Motherson Sumi Systems said on Wednesday it would buy a majority stake in the Germany's Peguform Group, but the euphoria gave way to worries about margins that dragged Motherson's shares down after an initial rise.
Jul
14th

INDONESIA: Vehicle sales dip slightly in June

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Vehicle sales in Indonesia fell by 3.7% to 67,746 units in June, from 70,388 units a year earlier, according to data released by the automotive industry association Gaikindo.
Jul
14th

Audi S6 Avant spy shots – Audi S6 Avant spy shots

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We're yet to drive the standard A6 Avant, but already the storming V8 version has appeared undisguised


Jul
14th

VW appoints veteran exec to head HR at core brand

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Volkswagen has appointed Martin Rosik, a veteran executive at the automaker, to head up human resources at the VW passenger-car brand.
Jul
14th

NETHERLANDS: Fleet interest boosts Opel/Vauxhall Ampera sales targets

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High levels of interest from big fleet buyers have prompted Vauxhall and Opel to increase sales projections for the new Ampera range extended EV.
Jul
14th

New Lexus GS spied

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Our spies spot the new hybrid-only GS saloon prototype undergoing testing


Jul
14th

FRANCE: Toyota’s devolution mission

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Alain Uyttenhoven, Toyota Motor Europe's head of product planning and marketing, has another string to his bow. Since the spring he has also been in charge of what Toyota calls 'new management direction.' Something has probably been lost in the translation.
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