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- New Kia Sorento facelift: UK prices and specs revealed for updated SUV with EV9 overtones
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- Volkswagen Tayron being tested – pictures
- New Volkswagen Tayron papped as Tiguan’s seven-seater sibling continues testing
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Private equity funds managed by Blackstone have inked a definitive purchase agreement with affiliates of Onex Corporation and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, to acquire all of the equity interests in Pinafore Holdings, parent of Gates.
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Volkswagen increased sales at its core VW passenger car brand by 5 percent in March, the second-highest growth rate in the past 10 months, as recovering demand in Europe and Chinese growth outweighed declines in the Americas.
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Nissan is declining to put a value on its four-year sponsorship deal of the UEFA Champions League announced yesterday (7 April), but official partners in the competition are reportedly paying GBP45m (US$75m) per year for the rights.
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General Motors on Tuesday (8 April) is expected to announce a US$450m spend on the two Michigan plants that make batteries for and build the Chevrolet Volt and Cadillac ELR hybrid-electrics.
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The South Korean government expects to sign a bilateral free trade agreement with Australia this week, after four years of negotiations.
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Maruti Suzuki is expected to recall around 150,000 Swift Dzire compact sedans to replace a defective fuel filler neck.
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There are more hopeful signs lately of gathering monentum for recovery in the European car market. Car sales in Western Europe were up by 10% in March.
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Ford is to recall around 434,700 vehicles mainly in North America for two separate problems.
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Mazda's previous problem with petrol-sniffing spiders (also reported by Honda) in the US has popped up again, a UK enthusiasts' magazine reported.
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Only the Chevrolet Equinox and GMC Terrain survived the challenging new small-overlap crash test for mid-sized SUVs from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety with a good rating.
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Grind your own granola, hunt your own meat, build your own Honda Fit.
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From GMM
When it comes to the loud criticisms of F1's new 'double points' innovation, Bernie Ecclestone simply points to Mercedes.
The F1 chief executive said he proposed the extra points for the Abu Dhabi season finale to add spice to the tail-end of a championship fight.
But even though he dreamed it up to prevent the sort of early title conclusion seen last year with Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, Ecclestone admits double points will not be enough to stop a Mercedes triumph in 2014.
"It (double points) won't be necessary this year because the championship will be over much earlier than that," the 83-year-old told British broadcaster Sky.
When told he is obviously referring to a Mercedes driver, Ecclestone agreed: "Exactly."
Notwithstanding Mercedes' dominance, the Lewis Hamilton versus Nico Rosberg duel for victory in Bahrain was celebrated as a thrilling triumph for F1.
"Mercedes celebrated in Bahrain after a great show that did not feature Ferrari," Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport said.
The authoritative daily said the duel was "reminiscent of Senna and Prost at McLaren, or Mansell and Piquet at Williams, showing that a fight within a team can make us hold our breath so long as there aren't team orders."
Corriere dello Sport, a major Roman daily, said Bahrain was further evidence that Ferrari is in "clear decline, not even knowing where to begin to change its situation".
Il Messaggero newspaper added: "The 'new' F1 works, and is even thrilling."
Mercedes' Toto Wolff, however, warned that it is "inevitable" that eventually the in-house scrap between Hamilton and Rosberg will turn sour, and so "internal discussions" about team orders cannot be ruled out.
Dr Helmut Marko told Servus TV on Monday that he hoped it had gone sour in Bahrain.
"For many laps we were hoping that something (between Hamilton and Rosberg) happened," he said.
But team chairman Niki Lauda insisted: "We are of the opinion that the drivers can race at the highest level, and it will stay that way," he is quoted by Sport1.
Fernando Alonso admitted he is worried Ferrari is being left behind altogether.
"The championship is going away," the German news agency DPA quotes him as saying.
"Hamilton and Rosberg are driving flawlessly and taking advantage of their position. What we have to do is work harder. During the tests, we will work night and day," the Spaniard added.
Indeed, Fernando Alonso will drive on both days of the post-race Bahrain test this week.
When it comes to the loud criticisms of F1's new 'double points' innovation, Bernie Ecclestone simply points to Mercedes.
The F1 chief executive said he proposed the extra points for the Abu Dhabi season finale to add spice to the tail-end of a championship fight.
But even though he dreamed it up to prevent the sort of early title conclusion seen last year with Sebastian Vettel and Red Bull, Ecclestone admits double points will not be enough to stop a Mercedes triumph in 2014.
"It (double points) won't be necessary this year because the championship will be over much earlier than that," the 83-year-old told British broadcaster Sky.
When told he is obviously referring to a Mercedes driver, Ecclestone agreed: "Exactly."
Notwithstanding Mercedes' dominance, the Lewis Hamilton versus Nico Rosberg duel for victory in Bahrain was celebrated as a thrilling triumph for F1.
"Mercedes celebrated in Bahrain after a great show that did not feature Ferrari," Italy's La Gazzetta dello Sport said.
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| The two fighting Mercedes W05 in Bahrain. (Photo: WRi2) |
The authoritative daily said the duel was "reminiscent of Senna and Prost at McLaren, or Mansell and Piquet at Williams, showing that a fight within a team can make us hold our breath so long as there aren't team orders."
Corriere dello Sport, a major Roman daily, said Bahrain was further evidence that Ferrari is in "clear decline, not even knowing where to begin to change its situation".
Il Messaggero newspaper added: "The 'new' F1 works, and is even thrilling."
Mercedes' Toto Wolff, however, warned that it is "inevitable" that eventually the in-house scrap between Hamilton and Rosberg will turn sour, and so "internal discussions" about team orders cannot be ruled out.
Dr Helmut Marko told Servus TV on Monday that he hoped it had gone sour in Bahrain.
"For many laps we were hoping that something (between Hamilton and Rosberg) happened," he said.
But team chairman Niki Lauda insisted: "We are of the opinion that the drivers can race at the highest level, and it will stay that way," he is quoted by Sport1.
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| Fernando Alonso devant Kimi Räikkönen, Ferrari F14 T. (Photo: WRi2) |
Fernando Alonso admitted he is worried Ferrari is being left behind altogether.
"The championship is going away," the German news agency DPA quotes him as saying.
"Hamilton and Rosberg are driving flawlessly and taking advantage of their position. What we have to do is work harder. During the tests, we will work night and day," the Spaniard added.
Indeed, Fernando Alonso will drive on both days of the post-race Bahrain test this week.
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From GMM
Jean Todt insists he is not moved by claims extreme diets are putting drivers at risk.
As the heavier 2014 cars struggle to get beneath the 692kg minimum weight limit, rumours of drivers deliberately dehydrating, fasting and even fainting have been swirling in the paddock.
Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne says he even visited hospital after the Australian grand prix.
"I did a diet this winter but you get to certain limits that the body can no longer take," he said, clearly urging for an increase in the weight limit.
But Jean Todt, the president of the FIA, said it is up to the drivers to manage their weight loss in a healthy way within the existing rules.
"Honestly, I don't know why a driver... I think normally you can do a good diet and not have to go to hospital because you have been losing some kilos," he is quoted by the Telegraph.
Jean Todt insists he is not moved by claims extreme diets are putting drivers at risk.
As the heavier 2014 cars struggle to get beneath the 692kg minimum weight limit, rumours of drivers deliberately dehydrating, fasting and even fainting have been swirling in the paddock.
Toro Rosso's Jean-Eric Vergne says he even visited hospital after the Australian grand prix.
"I did a diet this winter but you get to certain limits that the body can no longer take," he said, clearly urging for an increase in the weight limit.
But Jean Todt, the president of the FIA, said it is up to the drivers to manage their weight loss in a healthy way within the existing rules.
"Honestly, I don't know why a driver... I think normally you can do a good diet and not have to go to hospital because you have been losing some kilos," he is quoted by the Telegraph.
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| Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso STR9-Renault. (Photo: WRi2) |