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Jun
15th

Lexus led U.S. luxury registrations through April

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Lexus is ahead of BMW and Mercedes-Benz in U.S. registrations of luxury vehicles this year through April. The results are a reverse of the order based on the brands' reported sales figures, reinforcing that 2015 should be a tight, three-way race.
Jun
15th

MALAYSIA: Proton does supply deal with Suzuki

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Proton and Suzuki have signed an agreement under which Suzuki will supply parts kits for the assembly of a model in Malaysia that will be badged as a Proton and sold in the Malaysian market.
Jun
15th

UAW begins talks with U.S. automakers in July

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The UAW, seeking to close the pay gap between veteran and newer workers, will begin formal negotiations with the biggest U.S. automakers next month, union Vice President Jimmy Settles told reporters today.
Jun
15th

Honda will drop CNG vehicles to focus on hybrids, EVs

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Honda is re-working its alternative powertrain strategy to focus on hybrids and EVs, and will phase out efforts to commercialize cars powered by compressed natural gas.
Jun
15th

Q&A: Ulrika Pettersson, technical project leader for Volvo XC90

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As head of software development for VCC's V526 project, Ulrika Pettersson manages the input of suppliers to the new XC90's advanced infotainment system. With more variants of this big SUV still to come, her role is evolving.
Jun
15th

VEHICLE ANALYSIS: Leon X-Perience blazes trail for future SE376 SUV

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The Leon range continues to be SEAT's salvation, its multiple bodystyles successfully tempting ever more buyers to switch to the Spanish brand. The most recent addition, the X-Perience, means the line-up now includes a crossover too.
Jun
15th

GM ignition-switch death toll rises to 114

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General Motors' faulty ignition switches are now linked to 114 deaths, three more than a week ago, the office of attorney Kenneth Feinberg said.
Jun
15th

Like father, like son? McLaren F1 GTR vs McLaren P1 GTR on track

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McLaren F1 GTR vs McLaren P1 GTR
Features 15 Jun, 2015

The Le Mans winning McLaren F1 GTR takes on the latest power crazed incarnation of McLaren's track hyper car ambitions - the P1 GTR

Jun
15th

McLaren F1 GTR vs McLaren P1 GTR – pictures

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Jun
15th

COMMENT: Crossovers claim another convertible – VW kills Eos

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After nine years of production at Setúbal, the VW Eos is dead. Like the Peugeot 308 CC and others in its class, it won't be replaced, the success of crossovers being the main reason.
Jun
15th

London cab maker takes legal action over rival taxi design

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London Taxi Company, which builds the UK capital's iconic black cabs, is taking legal action against a low-emission alternative, saying the similar design would confuse drivers and customers.
Jun
15th

INDIA: Ford rolls out first Figo Aspire from Sanand

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The new Figo Aspire sedan Job 1 recently rolled off the manufacturing line at Ford's new Sanand plant.
Jun
15th

GERMANY: Audi reports sales fall in China

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Audi has reported a fall in sales in China for the month of May, a development it described as part of the "current reticence to buy in the Chinese luxury segment".
Jun
15th

Cox-Dealertrack deal to create full-service dealer software powerhouse

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Cox Automotive's $4 billion blockbuster acquisition of Dealertrack Technologies brings together software giants with complementary strengths and little product overlap, the CEOs of the two companies said today.
Jun
15th

Cox Automotive to buy Dealertrack in $4 billion cash deal

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Cox Automotive is buying Dealertrack Technologies, adding the software and online services company to a stable of automotive entities that includes Kelley Blue Book, Autotrader and auction company Manheim, the two companies said today.
Jun
15th

CHINA: Supplier snaps up UK BIW firm

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China's Shandong Yongtai Chemical Group plans to acquire UYT, a UK manufacturer of automotive body parts - including sunroof systems, welded subframes and other body in white parts, for GBP30m.
Jun
15th

Beijing angered by U.S. duties on Chinese tires

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China's Commerce Ministry today blasted the U.S. for imposing duties on certain automobile and light truck tires imported from China, calling the move "unreasonable" and damaging to world trade.
Jun
15th

GM to source medium-duty trucks from Isuzu, reports say

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GM will re-enter the U.S. medium-duty truck market next year with Chevrolet-branded vehicles supplied by Isuzu, people familiar with the matter said today.
Jun
15th

GM returns to medium-duty truck market, partners with Isuzu

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General Motors is returning to the medium-duty commercial truck business in the U.S. next year after a seven-year hiatus, a move that GM believes will lead to more sales of pickups, vans and other trucks to fleet buyers.
Jun
15th

Honda, reeling from recalls, hands reins to insider

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Honda is turning to an insider who's spent his entire career at the company to navigate out of a global auto safety crisis, after seven people died in its cars.
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