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Jul
18th

Nick Scheele, former president and COO of Ford, dies at age 70

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Nick Scheele, an affable, globe-trotting troubleshooter and tough-nosed negotiator who served as president and COO of Ford, died Friday. He was 70.
Jul
18th

GM’s stealth redesign of switches kept old parts in circulation

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New documents reveal GM redesigned faulty ignition switches without changing the part number in more than the 2.59 million small cars at the center of its recall crisis.
Jul
18th

Silverado, Sierra, Yukon Denali with V-8 to feature new 8-speed transmission

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A new eight-speed automatic transmission will come standard on some 2015 Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra and GMC Yukon Denali/Yukon XL Denali models with a 6.2-liter EcoTec3 V-8 engine, GM said today.
Jul
18th

LG Chem targets EV batteries with range of more than 200 miles in 2016

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South Korean supplier LG Chem plans to supply batteries for electric vehicles that can travel more than 200 miles, or 321 kilometers, per charge in 2016, its CFO said on Friday.
Jul
18th

SOUTH AFRICA: All sides in strike to sit down tomorrow in Johannesburg

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South Africa's Metal and Engineering Industries Bargaining Council (MEIBC), says it is "more than concerned" all parties reach a swift resultion in the country's colossal strike, which has forced some automakers to curtail operations.
Jul
18th

Tesla makes the shopping list as U.K. eyes greener government fleet

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Tesla Motors, a month after starting Model S deliveries in the United Kingdom, said its flagship electric sedan is among the cars being considered for purchase by the government there to transport officials.
Jul
18th

Continental Structural Plastics to buy 5 plants from Magna

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Continental Structural Plastics signed a definitive agreement to acquire five North American plants from Magna International.
Jul
18th

Mitsubishi to recall some 2004-05 Lancer sedans in U.S. with defective Takata airbags

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Mitsubishi Motors is recalling cars made with Takata Corp. airbags in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mitsubishi is one of nine automakers to say it will conduct a recall that includes those areas.
Jul
18th

JCI profits fall on restructuring charges

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Johnson Controls' fiscal third-quarter earnings slid 68 percent as restructuring and other charges offset a modest rise in revenue.
Jul
18th

SOUTH AFRICA: Metalworking parties mull how to end huge strike

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South African government negotiators say both sides in the country's hugely damaging metalworkers strike are now considering ways to end the walkout, which has seen 220,000 employees down tools.
Jul
18th

HUNGARY: Audi to begin third production shift at Gyor plant

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In order to meet rising demand, Audi plans to commence a third shift at its Gyor plant in Hungary from mid-August.
Jul
18th

AUSTRIA: Magna Steyr plans acquisitions in China

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With an aim to win vehicle engineering contracts in China, Magna Steyr is planning to make acquisitions in the country.
Jul
18th

GERMANY: Volkswagen plans to save US$6.8bn by 2017

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By 2017, Volkswagen plans to generate savings worth EUR5bn (US$6.8bn) in order to boost profitability at its namesake brand.
Jul
18th

INDIA: Toyota Kirloskar Motor forecasts growth of 6-7% during 2014

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For 2014, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) expects to record growth of 6-7%.
Jul
18th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Roasting in Kia’s Mojave oven

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Memo to self - be a little less facetious. Put 'off on a desert safari' in my Skype status to explain my absence and was greeted on return with 'how was your vacation?' from several who had apparently envisaged Sheikh Roberts wafting gently across the Sahara on a camel. Nope, I was in the Mojave, being (willingly) baked alive by Kia.
Jul
18th

ANALYSIS: Swallowing Fiat-Chrysler ‘would be bad for Volkswagen’ – analyst

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Equities analyst Sabine Blümel has told just-auto that Volkswagen may be interested in parts of Fiat-Chrysler, as rumoured, but would have to be careful to avoid potential problems with such an acquisition.
Jul
18th

Takata to book $440 million special loss for wave of recalls

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Takata will book a special loss of around $440 million in the April-June quarter after several automakers recalled vehicles due to potential problems with the supplier's airbags.
Jul
18th

Bentley Mulsanne Speed confirmed

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Bentley Mulsanne
News 18 Jul, 2014

High-performance version of flagship saloon will debut in Paris and wear the same Speed badge as Continental GT

Jul
18th

Nurburgring 24 Hours: Kings of the ‘Ring

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Articles 20 Jul, 2014

We take on the challenge of racing day and night against 172 other cars around the fearsome Nurburgring Nordschleife

Jul
18th

SOUTH AFRICA: Chink of light as strike talks possible Monday: NUMSA

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Striking metalworkers in South Africa are holding out the possibility talks could resume on Monday (21 July) to resolve the country's bitter dispute, which has seen several automakers forced to cut back or stop production.
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