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Dec
10th

Volvo creates super-efficient Drive-E three-cylinder engine

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Volvo Drive-E 3cyl engine
News 11 Dec, 2014

Swedish car firm Volvo follows trend for downsizing by introducing Drive-E three-pot engine

Dec
10th

US: UAW to propose Works Council with “Tennessee flavour”

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UAW officials say they will "soon" propose a Works Council be established at Volkswagen's Chattanooga factory in Tennessee as the union hails progress towards meeting the automaker in the US.
Dec
10th

US: UAW to propose works council with “Tennessee flavour”

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UAW officials say they will "soon" propose a works council be established at Volkswagen's Chattanooga factory in Tennessee as the union hails progress towards meeting the automaker in the US.
Dec
10th

Rinspeed Budii autonomous city car to debut in Geneva

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Rinspeed Budii sketch
News 10 Dec, 2014

Swiss firm Rinspeed has prepared a BMW i3-style driverless electric small car, to be shown at 2015 Geneva Motor Show

Dec
10th

Mercedes needs China boost to regain global luxury sales lead, exec says

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Mercedes needs to catch up with rivals BMW and Audi in China to meet its goal of becoming the global No. 1 in luxury car sales by 2020, Hubertus Troska, the carmaker's China chief, said.
Dec
10th

Mercedes must boost China volume to snatch global luxury sales crown, exec says

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Mercedes needs to catch up with rivals BMW and Audi in China to meet its goal of becoming the global No. 1 in luxury car sales by 2020, Hubertus Troska, the carmaker's China chief, said.
Dec
10th

IRAN: FKG secures up to 12 provisional firms for Tehran visit

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Scandinavian automotive supplier body, FKG, says between eight and 12 companies are provisionally booked on its delegation to visit Iran next year.
Dec
10th

“2014 was a great year for car fans, but 2015 will be even better”

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Opinion 2014/2015
Opinion 10 Dec, 2014

Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler says 2015 is shaping up nicely - especially from a British point of view

Dec
10th

Will cheap gasoline hurt Tesla?

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Tesla Motors Inc. customers are rich enough to buy luxury cars whatever the cost of a tank of gasoline. So the oil rout may not hammer the stock for long.
Dec
10th

Q&A with Tim Tozer, Vauxhall chief

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Tim Tozer, Chairman and Managing Director of Vauxhall, has been in post since February and is on a mission to redefine GM's UK-only volume brand. Dave Leggett recently caught up with him.
Dec
10th

US: UAW lauds VW Global Works Council support for Chattanooga

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America's UAW labour body is hailing the support of Volkswagen's Global Works Council in setting up greater dialogue with the automaker in Tennessee, although it appears to be still some way short of establishing a formal union.
Dec
10th

Ferrari said to mull moving fiscal residence outside Italy

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Ferrari is considering moving its fiscal residence outside Italy to save on corporate taxes as it prepares for its spinoff from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles, sources said. The move would mirror FCA, which is based in London for tax reasons.
Dec
10th

Q&A with Jonathan Lee Recruitment

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As we recover from the recession, Mark Bignell, Automotive Managing Consultant, Jonathan Lee Recruitment explains to Matthew Beecham how a 'perfect storm' led to shortages of automotive engineering skills and what companies can do to improve their situation.
Dec
10th

Honda issues stop-sale on some Acura TLX sedans that could roll away

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Honda Motor told dealers in the United States to stop selling some of its Acura TLX sedans because the parking lock may fail to engage, the latest quality shortcoming at the automaker after President Takanobu Ito took a pay cut.
Dec
10th

INDIA: Strike ends at Bosch Bengaluru after wage deal

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Bosch's Bengaluru plant management has agreed a wage settlement for 2013-2016 with its union the Mico Employees' Association (MEA).
Dec
10th

US: IAC expands Anniston interiors factory

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International Automotive Components (IAC) has opened a 126,000 sq ft extension in Anniston, Alabama, expanding the interiors factory to 262,000 sq ft.
Dec
10th

GERMANY: Volkswagen appoints BMW’s Herbert Diess to management board

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Former BMW development chief Herbert Diess has been named a full member of Volkswagen's board of management effective 1 October 2015. He will take over as chairman of the VW passenger cars brand from Martin Winterkorn, who remains management board chairman.
Dec
10th

Takata patent history shows decades spent seeking safer airbags

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Airbag patents show researchers probed ways to make the devices more durable and the explosive propellant inside them more stable for decades before Takata products designed to save lives started killing people.
Dec
10th

JAPAN: Mazda develops new automotive bio-plastic

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Mazda has developed a bio-based engineering plastic suitable for exterior automobile parts which the automaker said would help it decrease its environmental impact.
Dec
10th

US: Hyundai to recall 42,925 vehicles for brake light check

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Hyundai will recall 42,925 sedans in the US to check brake lights.
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