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Oct
23rd

Iacocca endorses Romney, saying ‘America is in deep trouble’

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Former Chrysler chairman and CEO Lee Iacocca, saying 'America is in deep trouble,' is endorsing Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney.
Oct
23rd

INTERVIEW: Valeo – LED lights

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Valeo presented a number of major innovations at the Paris Motor Show recently. Ian Henry spoke with Patrick Sega, Transversal Projects Director for Group R&D at Valeo about some of these innovations. Here, we report on Valeo's new BiLED full LED headlamps which had their European launch in Paris.
Oct
23rd

BELGIUM: ABVV union slams Ford for creating "fear’ ahead of crunch Genk meeting

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Major Belgian trade union, ABVV Metaal, says Ford is creating a climate of "fear" ahead of tomorrow's (24 October) crunch meeting at the automaker's Genk site with the labour body bracing itself for a major restructuring announcement.
Oct
23rd

Ford C-Max Energi qualifies for California tax credits, HOV lane

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The 2012 Ford C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid will cost as little as $28,495 in California after $5,250 in tax credits available for buyers.
Oct
23rd

Ford quietly reveals F-Series pickups for SEMA

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Ford is adding three wild pickup trucks to its SEMA lineup.
Oct
23rd

Car insurance costs fall

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News 23 Oct, 2012

The average price of car insurance dropped during the third quarter of 2012, according to the AA

Oct
23rd

LeMans winner Johnny O’Connell answers your driving questions

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The guy's been racing professionally since 1987. He's won at LeMans four times. He's used to success, but this week he's an instructor at
Oct
23rd

Autoliv shaves outlook due to Europe’s weak car market

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Autoliv trimmed its profit and sales forecasts after a bigger-than-expected drop in third quarter earnings that showed the impact of Europe's weak car market and a slowdown in China.
Oct
23rd

SWEDEN: Autoliv posts third quarter operating profit of $197m

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Autoliv has unveiled third quarter operating profit of US$197m, despite organic sales growth of 2% instead of an expected 4%.
Oct
23rd

Gentex quarterly profit slips amid Europe uncertainty

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Gentex, which makes rear-view mirrors that reduce glare, posted a lower quarterly profit and said orders were slowing because of economic uncertainty in Europe, its biggest market.
Oct
23rd

Video captures Bruce Meyer’s 200-mph run at Bonneville: Hot-rod enthusiast tackles the salt with ’32 Ford roadster

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Californian Bruce Meyer is really into collecting cars, particularly hot rods.
Oct
23rd

FRANCE: Faurecia posts consolidated sales up 7.9% to $5.3bn

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Faurecia has posted third quarter consolidated sales of EUR4.08bn (US$5.3bn) up 7.9% compared to the same period last year, while product sales rose 3.2% to EUR3.2bn, like-for-like.
Oct
23rd

Hyundai introduces 600-hp Elantra GT for SEMA

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The first 600-hp SEMA concept of 2012 is here and it comes from Hyundai.
Oct
23rd

CHINA: Jeeps to be made in China again

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Fiat-Chrysler's Jeep - the automotive brand at the centre of the first joint vehicle manufacturing venture between western and Chinese automakers - will soon once again be made in China, a media report said.
Oct
23rd

Watchdog: Why dealers aren’t fixing your car

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Watchdog: Why dealers aren’t fixing your car
News 24 Oct, 2012

Our industry insider explains why hi-tech cars are making it harder than ever for garages to diagnose faults

Oct
23rd

GERMANY: Daimler adds third Mercedes A-class shift

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Daimler will add a third shift at its Rastatt plant in Germany from next week to meet demand for its new Mercedes-Benz A-Class compact hatchback after receiving orders for 70,000 cars since June.
Oct
23rd

First teaser video for new Chevrolet Corvette posted: Small block V8 details due Wednesday

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Glimpses--of a clay model, wheels, body panels--is what we get for the first teaser video of the redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Corvette.
Oct
23rd

CHINA/GERMANY: Getrag and Dongfeng to form transmission JV in China

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Getrag - which supplies dual clutch automated transmissions to Ford - and Dongfeng Motor Group today have signed an agreement to establish a 50/50 joint venture in China. Dongfeng Getrag Transmission will develop and produce transmissions for Dongfeng's passenger cars and light commercial vehicles.
Oct
23rd

BRAZIL [photo added]: Honda strengthens local R&D, Acura debuts in 2015

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Honda's Brazilian unit, which assembled some models including the Fit [Jazz] locally, will invest BRL100m (US$19.3m) in its automobile R&D division in the next two years to strengthen facilities and equipment. A new facility will be built before the end of 2013, and the number of R&D workers will be increased into the hundreds.
Oct
23rd

BELGIUM: Unions blockade Ford Genk gates as ‘European crisis’ only agenda topic

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Belgian unions are currently blockading the gates of Ford's Genk site as it has emerged only one topic - 'European crisis' - will be on the agenda of tomorrow's (24 October) emergency meeting.
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