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Apr
20th

2013 Acura ILX: Drive review

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Apr
20th

Hyundai i20 prices announced – Hyundai i20 prices announced

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Prices and specs have been announced for the facelifted Hyundai i20


Apr
20th

ANALYSIS: BRAZIL: New regime poses doubts about innovations

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Several aspects of the new production regime for the auto industry, to run from 2013 through 2017, are still being analysed deeply by those who produce or intend to do so here.
Apr
20th

VW Credit to expand in Illinois, hire 150 people

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Volkswagen's financing arm, VW Credit, is expanding its offices in suburban Chicago to meet what the company describes as an 'upsurge in growth in recent years.'
Apr
20th

GERMANY: CSR opens systems development centre in Ingolstadt

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CSR has opened its Automotive Systems Development and Applications Centre in Ingolstadt, Southern Germany.
Apr
20th

Johnson Controls says quarterly net income rose 3%

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Johnson Controls, which makes batteries and interiors for the auto industry, today reported a 3 percent gain in fiscal second-quarter earnings, helped by new launches of seating and interior programs.
Apr
20th

QUBE CONNECTED VEHICLES: Q&A with Nokia

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Nokia's Location and Commerce business unit outlines its activities and maps out its strategic direction. This interview is extracted from QUBE's Connected Vehicles Intelligence Service.
Apr
20th

US: Delphi targets shareholder value and world car deaths toll reduction

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Delphi Automotive says its priority is to create shareholder value as it reviewed its stellar 2011 financial results and looked to supply technology to reduce appalling global road deaths.
Apr
20th

Nissan to make Infiniti cars in China in 2014

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Nissan said today it will start building vehicles under its premium Infiniti brand in China in 2014 as the automaker aims to challenge the dominance of German rivals in the world's largest car market.
Apr
20th

SWEDEN: SKF Q1 net profit decreases to US$198.7m

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SKF has reported net profit for the first quarter decreased by 17.22% year on year to SEK1.34bn (US$198.7m), while operating profit declined by 14.54% to SEK2.14bn. Net sales amounted to SEK16.93bn.
Apr
20th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Alliances and new Asian product

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The first fruits of Daimler's tie-up with Renault attracted a lot of reader interest this week - the rebadge of the latter's Kangoo to create the Citan. Actually, dismissing this as just a rebadge is a bit unfair, the new Merc also gets its own dashboard and a substantial nose restyle, a liitle more effort than when the big Sprinter was shared with VW and Dodge.
Apr
20th

Resins shortfall to give DuPont a boost from automakers

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U.S. chemicals producer DuPont expects additional demand from automakers seeking to work around a shortage of resin used to make braking and fuel parts, the company's CEO said.
Apr
20th

2012 New York Auto Show Photos and Coverage

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2012 New York Auto Show Photos and Coverage
2012 New York Auto Show Coverage, Pictures, Reviews & More - Automobile Magazine
Automobile Magazine is bringing you all the news from the 2012 New York auto show. We'll have editors blogging live from the show and lots of live photos of all the new cars from the show floor.
Photo Gallery: 2012 New York Auto Show Coverage, Pictures, Reviews & More - Automobile Magazine


Apr
20th

JAPAN: Faurecia inks JV with Howa Textile Industry

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Faurecia has signed a 50/50 joint-venture agreement with Howa Textile Industry to develop vehicle interior systems such as door panels and insulation, as well as soft and roof trim.
Apr
20th

UK: GKN holds up in tough market

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Autoparts and aerospace maker GKN said it "continued to make good progress" with sales for the three months ended 31 March 2012 up 17% to GBP1,742m.
Apr
20th

Toyota will add shift at Russia plant

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Toyota said it would add a second shift at its Russian factory in September, hiring 600 new workers. The St. Petersburg plant currently produces about 20,000 Camrys a year on a single shift.
Apr
20th

JAPAN: Nissan confirms China Infiniti build

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Nissan has confirmed it will build two two Infiniti models in China from 2014.
Apr
20th

BELGIUM: PSA GM alliance focuses union minds ahead of over-capacity

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Pan-European metalworker unions say they are concentrating primarily on the proposed PSA Peugeot Citroen/General Motors alliance, ahead of looming capacity issues.
Apr
20th

THAILAND: Sales up 21% to new record high

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New vehicle sales in Thailand rose 21.5% year-on-year in March to a new record high of 110,928 units, according to the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
Apr
20th

ITALY: Fiat 500L – the inside story

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How many people can you get in the Fiat 500L - the extended version of the Italian company's popular little city car?
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