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30 Jun, 2014
Pilot operation proves a hit, and could be expanded across UK
Official Mitsubishi importer/distributor Grupo Souza Ramos - which manufactures the Pajero TR4, Pajero Dakar, L200 Triton and ASX locally at its Catalão, Goiás state factory - is pushing for more Brazilian engine production to meet local content targets established by the Inovar-Auto programme.
Tata Steel, has unveiled a new slitting line to process advanced and ultra high-strength steels.
Kongsberg Automotive (KA) has secured a US$159.5m contract from an unnamed major European OEM for the supply of gear shifters for both automatic transmissions featuring shift by wire and manual transmissions.
Philips will merge its LED components and automotive lighting divisions into a stand-alone subsidiary which may be spun off. The lighting division sells light sources to carmakers including VW, Audi and BMW.
Toyota asked the U.S. auto-safety regulator for a two-year exemption from a rule governing electric cars to clear the way for the company to sell its new fuel-cell vehicle.
General Motors has announced another four recalls covering 428,211 vehicles in the United States plus some in Canada. This takes the automaker's total number of recalls for 2014 to date to 48.
News
30 Jun, 2014
The super efficient VW XL1 is on sale in the UK for £98,515, with a total of 200 set to be built
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne's visit to Italy last week to solve a labor dispute that threatened Maserati production shows how important the country's plants are becoming to the company's future, a union boss said.
Beijing's municipal authority plans to build 10,000 public charging stations for electric vehicles by 2017.
Chrysler International has appointed Edaran Otomobil Nasional (EON) as its exclusive distributor for Chrysler and Jeep in Malaysia.
A spokesperson for MG Motor UK has told just-auto that despite revealing a forthcoming sedan to selected media in England last week, there are no plans to sell the car here.
Continuing just-auto's series of interviews with tier one manufacturers, Matthew Beecham spoke to James Zizelman, engineering director gasoline powertrain, Delphi about fuel injection systems and briefly with Andrew Lasley, director electronic controls advanced engineering, Delphi about electric vehicles.
Twenty-one years ago, Charles Henry Gordon-Lennox, Earl of March and Kinrara, decided to return the racing started by his grandfather, the ninth Duke of Richmond, to the family's fabled estate at Goodwood. He had that long driveway, after all.
EDITOR WES RAYNAL: The HD Silverado takes all the light duty truck's improvements and applies them to the big rig.
News
30 Jun, 2014
More new SUVs on the way, with new Volkswagen Tiguan on the horizon
U.S. buyers of the new Porsche Macan, which went on sale in May, face a wait of more than six months for delivery. So the company is trying to keep potential Macan buyers happy by putting them in other Porsches during the wait.
Toyota has delayed the launch of its fourth-generation Prius hybrid from the second to the fourth quarter of 2015. A source said the carmaker was continuing to work on maximizing the car's fuel economy.
The Automotive News PACE Awards, which honor game-changing innovation by suppliers, is accepting applications for the 2015 competition. The application deadline is Aug. 29. Go to autonews.
Toyota Motor Corp. has delayed the start of production for the fourth-generation Prius from next spring until December 2015. Engineers are sweating the details of a new vehicle architecture and the company's next-generation hybrid system.