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Mar
28th

PSA raises transmission production on China demand

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PSA says it is stepping up production of transmissions at a plant in Valenciennes, northern France, to meet strong Chinese demand.
Mar
28th

2014 Scion tC review notes: Scion’s original coupe is now forgettable

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SENIOR MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: About 1,000 or so people are buying the Scion tC each month, and I imagine the majority of them are pleased with their purchase. For not a lot of coin,
Mar
28th

NHTSA closes Tesla fire inquiry as Model S gets new battery shield

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NHTSA said it closed a four-month investigation of fires in the Tesla Model S this week, as Tesla announced a design change to better shield the electric car's batteries.
Mar
28th

Get up close and personal with the David Brown Automotive Speedback: XCar takes us to the shop where the first Speedback was born

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Mar
28th

GM issues stop-delivery order on some 2013-14 Chevrolet Cruze compacts

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General Motors is requiring Chevrolet dealers to stop selling some 2013 and 2014 Cruze compact cars for an undisclosed issue, marking another setback as GM grapples with the crisis created by last month's recall of 1.
Mar
28th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Assembly plant week?

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OK, OK, I admit it - just-auto.com this week is looking a bit like Assembly Plant News.com
Mar
28th

JAPAN: Honda to start demonstration testing of driving support system

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Honda Motor has announced plans to begin public road demonstration testing of its driving support system in Japan in April, using traffic signal information.
Mar
28th

CHINA: Brilliance profits boosted by BMW JV

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Brilliance China Automotive has posted a 46.5% gain in profit for last year on the back of strong JV partner BMW's sales in China.
Mar
28th

US: Toyota recalls 2003/4 Avalon sedans for airbag electrics fix

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Toyota Motor Sales USA has announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall of around 119,000 2003-2004 Avalon sedans.
Mar
28th

Opel will build Buicks in Germany for U.S.

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Opel said it will build a Buick model for the United States at a plant in Germany. It said production would begin in the second half of the decade without naming the model. Opel also said it will stop exporting vehicles to China.
Mar
28th

GERMANY: Opel to make new Buick in Germany

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General Motors Europe's Opel unit said its main Ruesselsheim plant at its headquarters near Frankfurt, Germany, would gain two extra vehicles - one a Buick for North America - to build later this decade.
Mar
28th

PSA and Dongfeng may cooperate in Russia, Brazil

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Dongfeng Motor Chairman Xu Ping said today that cooperation with PSA could be expanded to include Brazil and Russia, two regions where the French automaker must improve its financial performance.
Mar
28th

FRANCE: PSA increases automatic transmission output

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PSA Peugeot Citroën is adding two shifts and taking on temporary workers at its Valenciennes plant in northern France to meet strong demand in China for automatic transmissions.
Mar
28th

AvtoVAZ’s 2013 loss shows scale of turnaround task for Russia’s No. 1 automaker

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Russia's No. 1 carmaker, AvtoVAZ, slumped to a loss last year, hit by falling sales of its Lada cars, underlining the task facing new CEO Bo Andersson as he battles to revive the business amid economic uncertainty caused by the Crimea crisis.
Mar
28th

PHILIPPINES: Chery plans $100m assembly plant

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China's Chery Automobile is planning to build a US$100m assembly plant in the Philippines within the next three years.
Mar
28th

COMMENT: Chinese OEMs make their move on North Africa

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China's Shanghai GM Wuling, and BYD, have caused a surprise with world premieres at Algeria's national motor show. Renault and PSA should be taking note of a battle to come for control of this strategic regional market.
Mar
28th

US: Ford spending $500m at Ohio engine plant

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Ford is to spend US$500m to upgrade its Lima plant in Ohio, adding 300 new jobs to produce a new 2.7-litrem V6 EcoBoost engine designed specially for the redesigned 2015 F-150 [aluminium] pick-up.
Mar
28th

Buy a real Mario Kart and throw bananas at your kids: Turtle shells not included because turtles are a rare and beautiful species

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Real-life Mario Kart is either really weird or very French.
Mar
28th

Obama says U.S.-EU trade talks are moving forward

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President Barack Obama said his administration is moving forward on establishing a trade pact between the U.S. and EU. Automakers are lobbying hard for the pact to end import tariffs and adopt standard safety and environmental regulations.
Mar
28th

Cadillac’s European retail schemes could be adapted for U.S.

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Cadillac plans to open several test-drive centers, stand-alone service facilities and pop-up storefronts across western Europe. The idea is to expose prospective customers to Cadillac products without forcing them to visit a dealership.
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