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Jun
19th

THAILAND: Toyota appeals extra tax demand

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Toyota Motor has said its Thai subsidiary is appealing against a Thai government order to pay additional taxes.
Jun
19th

Toyota appeals $327 million tax bill in Thailand

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Toyota said its Thailand subsidiary is appealing a Thai government order to pay additional taxes that the Nikkei business daily said would total more than 11 billion baht ($327 million).
Jun
19th

Toyoda defends ‘close friend’ Hamp after arrest

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Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda defended his "close friend" and global communications chief Julie Hamp a day after her arrest for allegedly importing narcotic painkillers and promised the investigation will show that the company's first upper-level female...
Jun
19th

UK parents spend £2 billion a year keeping their kids motoring

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extra money
News 19 Jun, 2015

Some parents spend over £1,000 a year and continue to help with car and insurance costs until children are into their thirties

Jun
19th

JAPAN: Toyota comms chief arrested in drugs investigation

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Toyota communications chief Julie Hamp has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling illegal painkiller drugs.
Jun
19th

JAPAN: Toyota comms chief arrested in drugs investigation – reports

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Toyota communications chief Julie Hamp has reportedly been arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling illegal pain-killer drugs.
Jun
19th

“If motorists are so reluctant to put up a fight, the politicians will continue beating us with a stick”

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OPINION potholes
Opinion 19 Jun, 2015

Driver lethargy is the reason why our roads are underfunded, says columnist Mike Rutherford

Jun
19th

Renault’s Oroch heralds push into pickups

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Renault unveiled a no-frills pickup truck aimed at the Latin American market as the automaker bets on resilient demand in the region and hopes to build on the success of its Duster SUV.
Jun
19th

Renault’s Duster Oroch heralds push into pickups

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Renault unveiled the Duster Oroch no-frills pickup truck aimed at the Latin American market as the automaker bets on resilient demand in the region and hopes to build on the success of its Duster SUV.
Jun
19th

RUSSIA: Rouble pressure “huge advantage”: Bo Andersson

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AvtoVAZ says the current weak status of the Russian Rouble is a "huge advantage" as it looks to make hay while the currency sun shines.
Jun
19th

RUSSIA: GAZ ‘war room’ focuses on supplier efficiency

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GAZ Group says it is constantly evaluating its supplier base as a depreciating rouble provides genuine opportunity to capitalise on what otherwise is a bleak Russian economic position.
Jun
19th

EU urged to set ‘challenging’ 2025 car emissions goal

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Four EU nations and European politicians from across the political divide called on the European Commission to publish next year a challenging 2025 emissions standard for new cars.
Jun
19th

RUSSIA: GAZ Group looks to drive RUB5bn cost savings this year

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GAZ Group says it aims to achieve RUB5bn (US$93m) in cost savings this year as it prepares to launch its new full metal van based on the Gazelle Next chassis.
Jun
19th

Infiniti reveals 2016 Q30 compact hatch – in camouflage

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Infiniti intends to officially unveil the English-made Q30 hatch in September at the Frankfurt motor show. It goes on sale in Europe late this year and is expected in U.S. showrooms some time in 2016.
Jun
19th

Jaguar Land Rover CEO foresees continued struggles for EVs

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Car buyers continue to shun full-electric cars but that could change with the next generation of battery technology, Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth said. 'Customers are not impressed with it currently,' he said.
Jun
18th

Tom Benson, New Orleans dealer and Saints owner, ruled competent by judge in battle with heirs

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Tom Benson, a New Orleans and San Antonio dealer and the owner of the NFL's Saints franchise, was found competent to manage his own affairs by a Louisiana judge overseeing part of a fight by spurned heirs trying to oust the billionaire from control...
Jun
18th

La. exec sentenced to 11-year prison term for $1.2M ad fraud of dealerships

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A politically connected media firm owner who billed Louisiana dealerships for fictitious advertising that cost them more than $1.2 million was sentenced to more than 11 years in prison Wednesday, the Department of Justice said.
Jun
18th

GM credit raised to investment grade by Fitch

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General Motors said today that Fitch Ratings had raised the credit ratings of both GM and GM Financial to investment grade.
Jun
18th

June 2015 management briefing: Active safety systems

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Driver assistance systems use a combination of warnings and some degree of active intervention to help steer the driver away from trouble. While active intervention clearly holds many possibilities, it is also fraught with difficulty. Matthew Beecham considers the stage we have reached with three advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS): rearview cameras; autonomous emergency braking systems; and head-up displays (HUDs) in cars. This first instalment considers rearview cameras.
Jun
18th

FCA’s long-odds GM pursuit hangs on Marchionne’s deal record

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Moves by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles to force General Motors into a merger might have been laughed out of court by now, had its CEO been anyone other than Sergio Marchionne.
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