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Jun
7th

JAPAN: Mazda’s rotary power given new lease of life

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Mazda will stop making its long-serving rotary engine this month but will use the technology as extended range power generation for electric vehicles, company president Takashi Yamanouchi told The Nikkei business daily.
Jun
7th

How GM plans to solve MPG puzzle on new pickups

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Ford's huge success with its EcoBoost V-6 engine on its pickups is well-documented.
Jun
7th

McLaren upgrades MP4-12C for 2013

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The McLaren MP4-12C supercar will get a bevy of updates for 2013, and current 12C owners will have access to most of them at no charge.
Jun
7th

US: TI Automotive opens new factory in Czech Republic

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TI Automotive, which specialises in fluid storage, carrying and delivery technology, has opened its newest factory in Liberec, Czech Republic.
Jun
7th

ITALY: "Life goes on" – Marchionne rejects Fiat-FIOM talks

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Fiat CEO, Sergio Marchionne, has rejected out of hand any chance the automaker will negotiate with renegade Italian union, FIOM, following the labour body's rejection of the automaker's more flexible productivity plan.
Jun
7th

BELGIUM: CLEPA urges financial focus on smaller SMEs

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European automotive supplier body, CLEPA, said lending to smaller enterprises down the chain by major financial institutions, is a key part of fulfilling an ambitious set of targets set out yesterday (6 June) at the high-level CARS 21 meeting in Brussels.
Jun
7th

McLaren MP4-12C updated

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More power, a revised gearbox and a louder engine note for upgraded Ferrari 458 Italia fighter


Jun
7th

Snakeskin trim on heated seats driving U.S. pickup sales

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Chrysler Group and Ford Motor are testing the limits of truck buyers' appetite for pickups loaded with leather, chrome and heated seats at price tags that can top $50,000.
Jun
7th

GERMANY: Opel looking to reverse sales slide

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It's more than seven years since Opel last had more than a 10% share of its home market and it wants to get back there, sales chief Imelda Labbe said in an interview this week.
Jun
7th

INDONESIA: Honda builds second car plant in Indonesia

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Honda Prospect Motor, the sole local distributor and assembler for the Japanese automaker in Indonesia, has begun building its second factory as part of its effort to expand into the low-cost car market here.
Jun
7th

CHINA: Ford to launch low-cost brand

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Ford is discussing launching a new low-cost brand for the Chinese domestic car market, David Schoch, chairman and CEO of Ford China confirmed in an interview.
Jun
7th

Q&A with Harman: What will tomorrow’s EV sound like?

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Harman, a leading provider of automotive acoustic products, is using its acoustic research to help OEMs develop electric vehicle (EV) sounds that satisfy not only legislation, but also the expectations a consumer has about a brand or vehicle. With the initial rulemaking slated for the beginning of July, Matthew Beecham talked with Michael Mauser, Executive VP and Co-President Infotainment and Lifestyle about the research and how the legislative move may open as yet untapped opportunities for the marketers to use the vehicle's sound.
Jun
7th

JAPAN: Isuzu to start pickup sales, build locally later

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Isuzu Motors plans to establish a wholly owned subsidiary in Chennai, India, in August to market pickup trucks produced at its main assembly base in Thailand but will eventually produce them in India, possibly by 2016.
Jun
7th

Chinese-led consortium completes deal to buy Saab, reports say

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A Chinese-controlled consortium has completed a deal to buy the assets of bankrupt Swedish carmaker Saab, media reports said. National Electric Vehicle Sweden will pay 1.5 billion to 1.
Jun
7th

Drop-Top Dreams, Part Two: 2013 Ferrari California: The California loses weight, gains muscle and still packs a punch

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Jun
7th

BELGIUM: CARS 21 eyes global vehicle marketing reality

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European Commission-backed automotive grouping, CARS 21, says it wants any vehicle produced globally to have the possibility of being marketed in every part of the world.
Jun
7th

BRAZIL: Two Nissan Leaf taxis on road in Sao Paulo

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The first two Nissan Leaf electric taxis licensed in Brazil started service this week in São Paulo city.
Jun
7th

BELGIUM: Sceptical Marchionne hails new CARS 21 pledges

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European Automobile Manufacturers Association (ACEA) president, Sergio Marchionne, says he is far more confident the latest CARS 21 initiative will succeed following his disappointment and scepticism at its predecessor five years ago.
Jun
7th

Skoda Rapid sketches revealed

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New official images released of upcoming Golf-sized family car, which goes on sale later this year


Jun
7th

Skoda Rapid sketches revealed – Skoda Rapid sketches revealed

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New official images have been released of the upcoming Golf-sized family car, which goes on sale later this year


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