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Jul
15th

Rare air: The CL65 AMG: Spending a weekend in the ballistic Benz

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I spent last weekend in a 2013 Mercedes-Benz CL65 AMG.
Jul
15th

Daily automotive news and comment – from just-auto.com 2013-07-15 11:49:00

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Global Light Vehicle demand remained strong in June as sales hit a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of over 84m units a year, according to data issued by LMC Automotive.
Jul
15th

NORWAY: Kongsberg wins US$14.63m contract for seat heaters

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Kongsberg Automotive (KA) has won a EUR11.2m (US$14.63m) contract to supply seat heat systems in China through its interior systems business unit.
Jul
15th

Ferrari takes over Goodwood Festival of Speed: F1, GT and customer cars represented in England

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Ferrari brought some heavy metal to the 20th Goodwood Festival of Speed over the weekend. The Prancing Horse was well represented by two cars from its 250 series: a 2010 Formula One car, the new F12 Berlinetta and Eric Clapton's SP12.
Jul
15th

Volkswagen Taigun poised for production : German automaker moving closer to joining small-SUV ranks

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Volkswagen has moved a step closer to joining the small-SUV ranks -- it will produce its compact Taigun, VW sources told Autoweek.
Jul
15th

US: Cadillac ELR will have all-LED exterior lighting

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The new Cadillac ELR extended range luxury coupe due in US dealerships this winter and will be the first electric vehicle with all-LED exterior lighting.
Jul
15th

CHINA: Faurecia signs FAW Foundry alloy seat frame deal

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Faurecia has inked a three-year co-operation agreement with FAW Foundry in Changchun (China), for the development of magnesium alloy seat frames.
Jul
15th

Automotive News Breaking News Feed 2013-07-15 10:13:19

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Editor's note: Earlier versions of this story gave incorrect figures for the lengths of Brown's tenure at Ford and his role as global purchasing chief: Ford purchasing chief Tony Brown, who presided over the company's supply chain during the...
Jul
15th

Automotive News Europe News Feed 2013-07-15 10:13:19

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Ford purchasing chief Tony Brown is retiring and will be replaced by engineering chief Hau Thai-Tang. Birgit Behrendt, executive director of global programs and purchasing for the Americas, will become head of global programs and purchasing.
Jul
15th

Mercedes C-class sedans probed by U.S. regulators over rear lights

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U.S. safety regulators have opened a probe of an estimated 218,000 Mercedes C-class sedans after receiving consumer complaints claiming a failure of rear turn signals and brake lights.
Jul
15th

Australian supercar targets Bugatti Veyron

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Hal Supercar
News 15 Jul, 2013

Automotive entrepreneur plans to rival the Bugatti Veyron with an all-new supercar

Jul
15th

1954 F1 car sells for £19m at auction

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Mercedes Benz W196R
News 15 Jul, 2013

The Mercedes Benz W196R becomes the most expensive car ever sold at an auction

Jul
15th

How does the BMW i3 drive? Wow!

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With the i3, BMW has succeeded in building an electric car that offers the brand's driving dynamics.
Jul
15th

BRAZIL: New Nissan plant to make Note from 2015, March/Versa in 2014

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Despite Nissan making the new Note in Mexico [with which Brazil has a free trade agreement] for local sales and export to the US as the Versa Note, Nissan has decided also to make the model in Brazil at its new Resende manufacturing plant 160km/100 miles northwest of Rio de Janeiro City.
Jul
15th

FRANCE: Mercedes-Benz r1234yf coolant row escalates to all-EU meeting

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All 28 Member States of the European Union (EU) are due to meet this Wednesday (17 July) in Brussels to discuss the increasingly pressing issue of France's continued blocking of several Mercedes-Benz models.
Jul
15th

GERMANY: Hyundai looking for a little more loyalty

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Loyalty and customer retention will drive Hyundai's future growth in Europe, said senior vice-president and COO Allan Rushforth.
Jul
15th

VIETNAM: Sales jump 41% in June

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New vehicle sales in Vietnam jumped by 41% to 8,239 units in June, from 5,824 units a year earlier, according to the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association.
Jul
15th

PHILIPPINES: H1 sales up 20%

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New vehicle sales in the Philippines increased by close to 20% to a new high of 87,226 units in the first half of 2013, compared with 72,871 units in the same period last year, according to the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of Philippines Inc (CAMPI).
Jul
15th

CHINA: Jier tooling wins Ford stamp of approval

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State-owned Jier Machine Tool Group has won its sixth order from Ford for high-speed stamping equipment, breaking the stranglehold that German companies have had for the past 20 years.
Jul
15th

GERMANY: Former Nissan exec Thomas to head VW marketing

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Simon Thomas, who joined Volkswagen two years ago after 20 years in various roles with Nissan, is moving from the post of managing director of Volkswagen Group UK to head up marketing at Wolfsburg.
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