Laurent Bresson took over as president of electric power steering supplier, Nexteer Automotive, last month following his predecessor, Bob Remenar's decison to step down. Previously, Bresson was SVP and COO senior vice president and chief operating officer. He talked to Simon Warburton from his Paris office about the new role, Chinese owners and about Nexteer's plans for rapid global expansion.
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23 Jul, 2012
A facelifted Mercedes E-Class is on the way, and our spies have caught the best glimpse yet of the revised model
China exported almost half a million cars during the first half of this year, registering an impressive growth of 28% despite a weak global economy and sluggish sales.
With overseas losses reducing total profit, analysts say Ford is under pressure to close at least one factory in Europe, where it may have more excess capacity than General Motors.
The range-topping 2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed is the fastest production model ever from Crewe, England. Barely. Capable of 205 mph (with a little rounding) it noses out the Continental Supersports by less than 1 mph.
When engineers start to talk about 200-300mph as low speed for something with four wheels that doesn't fly, it tends to focus the mind.
After considering proposals from at least four states, Volkswagen decided instead to enlarge the Taubaté manufacturing site 81 miles/130km east of São Paulo City. The automaker even considered investing in the state of Pernambuco, a less developed region, like Fiat did.
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23 Jul, 2012
The revised Fiat 500 gets new paint and trim options, and is available to order now
Eaton is developing technology for the home refuelling of natural gas powered vehicles.
Malaysia's second national car company, Perodua, plans to increase exports to 20,000 units annually by 2015, once its MYR1.5bn (US$488m) spend on its plant in Rawang, Selangor, has been completed.
BASF says it is investing to expand and modernise its emissions catalysts production facility in Nienburg, Lower Saxony, Germany.
Toyota has dropped its Europe-only, 'long-nose'Hiace van will instead buy rebadged PSA vans built at Sevelnord, France.
How has VW Group been able to boost its western European market share to 23.8 percent after five months this year from 18.1 percent in 2004? Rival automakers and market watchers say the increase has been fueled by massive Chinese profits.
Renault has appointed Beatrice Foucher as the new head of its electric vehicles unit just months before the key launch of the Zoe, Renault's first mass-produced EV.
Mike McKenna, 79, has been a U.S. Marine, race track operator, drag racer, newspaper publisher, restaurateur, car dealer and animal lover.
General Motors is readying an onslaught of new and redesigned cars and trucks, many of which were snagged by GM's 2009 bankruptcy. By the end of 2013, 70 percent of GM's nameplates will be new, redesigned or refreshed, the company says.
More dealers will get a shot at vehicle leads generated by Yahoo Autos and AOL Autos now that the giant search engine and media companies have moved away from TrueCar Inc. to alternative shopping services.
No one could have imagined a good outcome after a tornado wiped out Fletcher Auto Group's Toyota and Nissan stores in Joplin, Mo., 14 months ago.
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