General Motors plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years to expand car and component production in Russia, one of the fastest-growing auto markets in the world, its head of international operations Tim Lee said.
General Motors plans to invest $1 billion over the next five years to expand car and component production in Russia, one of the fastest-growing auto markets in the world, its head of international operations Tim Lee said.
Ford is today breaking ground on a new JV plant in China which it says will double its production capacity in China to 1.2m passenger cars annually by 2015.
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Nissan revives the Almera name at the Moscow Motor Show, with a new Russian market model
The Volkswagen Group is expanding its manufacturing footprint in Russia with a new engine plant which will commence output in 2015. The move will boost local content for VW Group cars made in Russia - something that VW is committed to under the 'Decree 166' agreement with the Russian government.
As just-auto's lists of motor show vehicle and concept car global debuts have proved so popular, we now publish the media preview dates for the medium-to-large sized shows taking place later in 2012.
California-based venture Better Place has secured a 40 million euro ($50 million) loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), the EU's finance arm, to further develop its global electric car network.
Fiat said on Wednesday it will halt production at its Pomigliano plant in Italy for two weeks in September and October because of weak car demand.
Porsche's forthcoming rival for the Range Rover Evoque is set to start rolling off the line at an expanded Leipzig plant from 'late 2013', the Volkswagen subsidiary has announced.
Skoda has started production of its new Rapid car for European markets in the Czech Republic. The Rapid will debut at next month's Paris auto show and will go on sale in Europe in October.
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Four-wheel-drive Skoda Yeti Sochi special edition has been unveiled at the Moscow Motor Show
The covers have been pulled off the third generation Mazda6 sedan at the Moscow motor show. The car, which brings with it a new platform, is notable for having a longer wheelbase than all rivals, with the exception of the Ford Mondeo.
Europe's struggling mass-market carmakers are furious with Volkswagen for ramping up production at a time when the continent faces huge overcapacity, but the profitable German market-leading automaker shows no sign of slowing down to save its rivals.
Europe's struggling mass-market carmakers are furious with Volkswagen for ramping up production at a time when the continent faces huge overcapacity, but the profitable German market-leading automaker shows no sign of slowing down to save its rivals.
Volkswagen is investing 550 million euros ($691 million) in auto-parts manufacturing in Russia and China to prepare for further growth in the countries' vehicle markets.
The National Motorists Association has recently analyzed data and comments from thousands of car drivers in order to reveal the worst speed traps in Canada and the United States.
Among cities with a population greater than 50,000, Windsor (3rd), Hamilton (4th) and Mississauga (5th) all wound up in the top five.
As for states and provinces, Ontario and Nova Scotia came in 1-2, with the former well ahead of the pack. Quebec ranked 52nd out of 53.
Here are the full results.
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From WTCC
Lada Sport works team continued the testing programme in preparation of their full season comeback to the FIA World Touring Car Championship in 2013.
Last week the Russian team completed a six-day test at Magny-Cours, France, with James Thompson at the wheel of the Granta Sport car.
During the test the team focused on setting up suspension, steering and engine parameters.
"I was very happy with the way the testing went, and the team can be very proud of what they have achieved in such a short time. We have worked through a very long test plan, which culminated in a big step forward both in drivability and performance, » Thompson said.
"Our two outings in Hungary and Portugal earlier this year, enabled us to collect a lot of information about the car,” team principal Victor Shapovalov said.
"Our engineers have analyzed all the issues we had, and during the summer we prepared a lot of new parts that we have tested in Magny-Cours. This test was very useful for the team and I'm very satisfied with the results. The car's reliability is very good, as we didn't meet with any technical issues over the six days. The car has been hugely improved, but will keep on developing it according to the plans," he added.
In September the Lada Sport Team will return to Russia to start working on the 2013 car. The name of the driver who will team up with James Thompson will be announced later.
IndyCar, the sanctioning body of the IZOD IndyCar Series, has modified the activation delay to the overtake assist for the Grand Prix of Baltimore this weekend to zero seconds.
Push-to-pass has been utilized at Toronto and Edmonton with an activation delay of 5 seconds introduced at Mid-Ohio on August 5. It was reduced to 3.5 seconds for the Indy Grand Prix of Sonoma on August 26.
"We've had two races without the activation delay and two races with it,” IndyCar Director of Engine Development Trevor Knowles said. "Based on driver feedback, we're adjusting the parameters of push-to-pass to fit this particular circuit.”
A total of 90 seconds of boost will be afforded drivers, with a maximum of 20 seconds per activation on the 2-mile temporary street circuit. There's no recharge time between activations.
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