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Jun
9th

JAPAN: Toyota and Panasonic put home controls in car

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Toyota and Panasonic plan to launch a new cloud-based in-car system to monitor and operate home appliances before the end of the year.
Jun
9th

Top ten football number plates revealed

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West Ham number plate
News 9 Jun, 2014

League table shows that England can only manage a disappointing seventh place

Jun
9th

New 2018 BMW 1 Series to go front-wheel drive

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News 9 Jun, 2014

Exclusive: new looks, new tech and front-wheel drive for next-generation BMW 1 Series due in 2018

Jun
9th

New 2019 BMW 1 Series: next-gen premium hatch spied

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2019 BMW 1 Series spy shot front quarter
News 2 Jan, 2019

The Mk3 BMW 1 Series will use a front-wheel drive MINI platform for added efficiency when it is revealed later in 2019

Jun
9th

COMMENT: Farewell Ambassador, long in the post

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It looks like the final Hundustan Ambassador - Amby to the locals - has rolled off the line in a plant that looks about as jurassic as the car it made since the mid-1950s.
Jun
9th

INDIA: Honda adding second shift at Tapukara plant

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Honda Cars India will start a second production shift at its Tapukara plant, employing about 1,000 workers, this financial year.
Jun
9th

CHINA: TRW Automotive opens technical centre in Anting

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TRW Automotive has announced the opening of its largest technical centre - a 66,000 sq m facility in Anting, China.
Jun
9th

GERMANY: Mercedes-Benz sales a record 134,031 in May

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Mercedes-Benz booked another sales record in May. A total of 134,031 vehicles were sold to customers around the world (+10.4%). It has sold 641,384 vehicles since the start of 2014 (+14.0%), also a record.
Jun
9th

Alfa Romeo Giulietta & Mito Quadrifoglio Verde details confirmed

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Alfa Romeo Giulietta and MiTo QV 2014 front
News 9 Jun, 2014

Alfa confirms prices, specs and release dates for hot Alfa Romeo Guilietta & MiTo Quadrifoglio Verde models

Jun
9th

COMMENT: Corporate turnaround and renewal from within

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I was in Brussels last week for the Automotive News Europe Congress. One strong theme that emerged was corporate turnaround and the kinds of things that company leaders need to do in an industry as highly competitive as automotive.
Jun
9th

CHINA: Ford sales up 32% to 93,323 units in May

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Ford China sales grew 32% in May with 93,323 sold compared to 70,449 in May 2013. Year to date sales were up 39%, with 461,473 sold compared to 332,308 in the first five months of 2013.
Jun
9th

Average age of light vehicle on U.S. roads stayed flat at 11.4 in 2013, IHS says

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The average age of a light vehicle on the road in the United States remained flat at 11.4 years at the end of 2013, and the total light vehicles in operation reached a record 252.7 million, up 2 percent from 2012, IHS Automotive said today.
Jun
9th

CHINA: IAC opens Asia headquarters in Shanghai

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International Automotive Components (IAC) has opened its Asian headquarters in Shanghai.
Jun
9th

US: GM announces four more recalls

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General Motors has announced four more recalls, taking the total to 34 this year, including the high-profile ignition switch replacement programme currently under way.
Jun
9th

GERMANY: TRW highlights affordable safety as economies recover

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TRW says it is maintaining its affordable safety approach to vehicle systems as it looks to capitalise on its market position in the field.
Jun
9th

BRAZIL: Toyota luring 19 suppliers to engine factory site

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At the cornerstone laying ceremony for its new Brazilian engine plant, Toyota said it plans to have 19 suppliers close to the Porto Feliz site, 76 miles west of the city of São Paulo. The town is close to Sorocaba where the Etios hatchback and saloon are produced.
Jun
9th

One Lap of the Web: Rubbin’ and racin’: Car news and videos from all corners of the Internet

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-- Potential trouble for the kei car, Japan's famous 660cc tiny-wheeled wonders of mirth and merriment. It's hard building for just one market, and kei cars are limited to the Japanese market and the occasional campus of a state university.
Jun
9th

UK: Brose leases Coventry industrial site as part of expansion

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German parts supplier Brose has agreed to let a 75,000 sq ft industrial unit in Coventry from property investment company Palace Capital as it expands its operations.
Jun
9th

Tesla plans UK R&D base, charging network and £25k 3 Series rival

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Tesla Model S profile
News 9 Jun, 2014

CEO Elon Musk predicts that Britain will be a key market and R&D hub for Tesla, despite concerns over electric car infrastructure

Jun
9th

Searing report gives Barra a mandate to reshape GM

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General Motors employees who showed up at a town hall meeting last week expecting to hear CEO Mary Barra talk about moving on from the company's embarrassing safety crisis were thrown a curveball.
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