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BMW is to start assembling its Mini Countryman at its plant in Chennai, India, later this year.
Opel has named Ulrich Schumacher its new human resources and labor relations boss. The 55-year-old German, who has worked at Ford and Magna International, also will serve as vice president of human resources for General Motors Europe.
It's not that long ago some of General Motors Europe's engines had a pretty poor reputation for durability as plastic cam belt pulleys failed or water pumps seized at relatively low mileages, cam belts were thrown off and engines self destructed, while the automaker, in the absence of a cast-iron, official dealer network-only service history, was often pretty unsympathetic to owners.
Development of the next Subaru WRX is well underway -- at least if spy photos showing a dazzlingly camouflaged, wing-wearing Subie prototype at the Nürburgring are to be believed.
AvtoVAZ says it is aiming for annual production of 1m cars by 2017, although it adds it is likely to need a new series of models to do so.
Customer grumbles about poor shift quality and difficult cold start gear engagement were behind a revamp of Opel manual transmissions, according to manual gearbox specialist Rolf Kruettgen.
Opel's supervisory board is meeting today to approve the first closure of a German auto plant in the country since World War II.
General Motors' loss-making European brand Opel has approved the first closure of a German car factory in decades, sealing the fate of 3,000 workers employed in a depressed coal mining region.
Automatic transmissions with nine and 10 speeds are likely in the future, according to Opel's Rolf Kruettgen, a transmission specialist with the General Motors Europe unit, as the automaker readies its first eight-speeder for introduction. And GME will eventually offer CVTs and dual-clutch automatics as well.
A new survey shows that young drivers think itand#8217;s socially unacceptable to drive distracted.
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17 Apr, 2013
The next Subaru WRX has been spied testing at the Nurburgring, but UK sales remain uncertain
Russia's influential Kaluga region says it has created 12,000 new jobs in its automotive cluster facilities, which are rapidly becoming a part of the country's employment landscape.
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24 Feb, 2014
This facelifted new Ford Focus is on sale in July and is ready to make its debut at the 2014 Geneva Motor Show
French contract manufacturer Heuliez is in partnership talks with Volkswagen. Heuliez said VW may supply parts to the company in exchange for manufacturing services.
Toyota has now sold 5m hybrid vehicles worldwide and almost 2m (1,951,243) Toyota and Lexus hybrid vehicles have been sold in the United States, significantly reducing CO2 emissions and fuel consumption.
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17 Apr, 2013
The latest issue is out now, featuring our verdict on every version of the Jaguar F-Type and first drive of the Audi S3
MG has been officially relaunched in Australia with the MG6 sedan and fastback range shipped from SAIC in China.
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17 Apr, 2013
Vauxhall will introduce 13 new engines and several new gearboxes by 2016 - and we've driven the prototypes