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Apr
26th

US: BorgWarner wet dual clutches for FAW models

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BorgWarner United Transmission Systems (BWUTS), a joint venture between the US-based supplier and 12 Chinese automakers in Dalian, will supply 'DualTronic' (twin clutch) control modules and clutch modules with integral torsional vibration dampers for FAW's new seven-speed wet dual-clutch transmission (DCT).
Apr
26th

GM nominates ConocoPhillips chief, former Cummins CEO to board

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GM nominated the chief executive of oil conglomerate ConocoPhillips and the retired CEO of auto supplier Cummins to serve on its board of directors.
Apr
26th

Spied: Cadillac XTS spotted testing

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The Cadillac XTS is nothing new. We had our first look at the concept in 2009.
Apr
26th

Ally’s auto lending business drives Q1 profits

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Auto lending continued to carry Ally Financial in the first quarter, as Ally said today it posted total net income of $310 million for the quarter, more than double its year-ago profit.
Apr
26th

Lamborghini SUV wins top Autoweek honors at Beijing motor show

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Lamborghini's bid to get back into the ultra-luxury sport-utility game nearly 20 years after the LM002 ended production grabbed top honors from Autoweek editors at the 2012
Apr
26th

ITALY: Fiat books EUR207m Q1 loss

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Fiat, which controls Chrysler, has posted a wider first-quarter loss in Europe after sales in the region plunged but was propped up by the US unit.
Apr
26th

MALAYSIA: Auto industry to become more high-tech

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The Malaysian government will focus on maximising employment opportunities and local skills development in its next National Automotive Policy (NAP) revision, in line with its target a "developed" economy by 2020.
Apr
26th

THAILAND: Continental expands network

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Continental Tyres is targeting a growing share of Thailand's tyre market with plans to double its retail network to 300 outlets his year.
Apr
26th

Subaru breaks down BRZ development: Video

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All right, whoand#8217;s in for a 20-minute documentary about the Subaru BRZ sports car?
Apr
26th

ANALYSIS: ASEAN sales rise by 5% in Q1

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New vehicle sales in the ASEAN region's six largest markets increased by 5% to 733,090 units in the first quarter of 2012, due primarily to strong growth in the region's two main markets - Thailand and Indonesia.
Apr
26th

COMMENT: Nylon 12 explosion to send ripples around world?

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There seems to be a massive supplier storm brewing as the full impact of last month's huge explosion at Evonik's Nylon 12 resin plant in Germany starts to be felt.
Apr
26th

First Drive: 2013 Ford Escape

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First Drive: 2013 Ford Escape
First Drive: 2013 Ford Escape - Automobile Magazine
Big shoes to fill.

The road from Stinson Beach to the top of Mt. Tamalpais is a classic California hill-climb, a narrow, twisting, dipping, heaving, unpredictable ribbon of off-camber asphalt that tests the mettle of car, driver, and, especially, passenger. Ford Escape chief engineer Eric Loeffler, riding shotgun in an all-wheel-drive 2013 Escape SE, seems unfazed. I'm taking the SUV to the edges of its performance envelope, revving the 1.6-liter turbo four to its 6375-rpm redline, diving into corners, braking without equivocation, and creating my own private racing lines where the road opens up into broad sweepers. In other words, driving exactly unlike 99 percent of Escape owners will ever drive. Loeffler, though, needs to be back at his Fisherman's Wharf hotel by 5 o'clock so that he can get to the San Francisco airport. He's heading to China, where he's working on the Escape's identical twin, the Ford Kuga, which will be sold there for the first time. I am an obliging chauffeur, a willing participant in Ford's global product-expansion plans.


Photo Gallery: First Drive: 2013 Ford Escape - Automobile Magazine

Photo Gallery: First Drive: 2013 Ford Escape - Automobile Magazine


Apr
26th

SWEDEN: Volvo Trucks deliveries slipped 4% in March

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Global deliveries from Volvo Trucks totalled 9,954 trucks in March, down 4% on last year.
Apr
26th

Fiat profit driven by Chrysler as auto sales plunge in Europe

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Fiat's profit more than tripled in the first quarter as demand for Chrysler vehicles in the United States helped offset falling revenues from mass-market car sales in Europe.
Apr
26th

Fiat profit driven by Chrysler as auto sales plunge in Europe

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Fiat's profit more than tripled in the first quarter as demand for Chrysler vehicles in the United States helped offset falling revenues from mass-market car sales in Europe.
Apr
26th

2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550: Drive review : Mercedes’ big roadster is smoother and faster than ever

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What is it?
Apr
26th

Trail of clues leading to Chevrolet SS nameplate

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Connecting the dots that lead to Chevrolet's as-yet-unnamed new model seems to lead back to one storied name: SS.
Apr
26th

INTERVIEW: Ken Keir, Executive Vice-President, Honda Motor Europe

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With Honda's worldwide operations recovering from the effects of the natural disasters of 2011, Ken Keir describes Europe's key part in the company's recovery plan.
Apr
26th

US: Chrysler books strong profits after US retail sales rise

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Chrysler booked adjusted first quarter operating profit up 55% to US$740m and net income quadrupled to $473m on revenue up 25% to $16.4bn.
Apr
26th

BorgWarner Q1 boosted by growth from drivetrain products

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Supplier BorgWarner, which makes a variety of fuel-saving components including dual-clutch transmissions, posted a rise in quarterly profit, helped by higher sales in its drivetrain segment.
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