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Jul
7th

CHINA: ContiTech opens compounding centre in Changshu

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ContiTech says it has reached another historic milestone on the Chinese market with the start of its production facility for rubber compounds in Changshu.
Jul
7th

RUSSIA: GAZ develops Euro-5 compliant high-pressure fuel pumps

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Yaroslavl Fuel Systems Plant of GAZ Group has developed a full range of Euro-5 compliant high-pressure fuel pumps for a Common Rail system.
Jul
7th

INDIA: Toyota plans Lexus introduction

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Toyota is planning to introduce its Lexus premium brand to the Indian market by 2017, according to a Nikkei report.
Jul
7th

Smartphone-like car displays challenge safety policymakers

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When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smartphones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them. But are they really a good idea?
Jul
7th

Smartphonelike car displays challenge safety policymakers

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When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smartphones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them. But are they really a good idea?
Jul
7th

GERMANY: Mercedes-Benz car sales hit half-year record

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Mercedes-Benz recorded the highest half-year sales figures in the company's history with 898,425 vehicles delivered to customers in the first six months of 2015 (+14.7%).
Jul
7th

ICELAND: Geely to invest in renewable methanol firm

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Zhejiang Geely (Geely Group) has announced plans to invest a total of US$45.5m in Carbon Recycling International (CRI), an Iceland-based company that specialises in the production of renewable methanol fuel.
Jul
7th

JAPAN: Julie Hamp to be released – reports

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Julie Hamp, Toyota's former head of corporate communications, who resigned following charges over the illegal importation to Japan of prescription drugs, is being released from police custody according to Japanese media reports.
Jul
7th

LUXEMBOURG: Glass Group Europe opens new headquarters

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Guardian Industries' Glass Group in Europe, has opened a new headquarters in Bertrange, Luxembourg, with around 120 personnel relocating from their current offices at the company's production site in Dudelange.
Jul
7th

Honda sets new efficiency record with 100mpg Civic run

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Honda Civic Tourer economy run - drivers
News 7 Jul, 2015

On an epic road trip across the EU, a Honda Civic Tourer breaks the Guinness World Record for fuel economy

Jul
7th

SWEDEN: Volvo sells component plant to Amtek Group

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Volvo Cars today says it has sold its component plant in Floby, Sweden, to Amtek Group, a global manufacturer of automotive parts.
Jul
7th

Rich Russians beg Tesla to sell them ‘IPhone on wheels’

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Almost 100,000 Russians follow Elon Musk's social media page, yet the Tesla founder seems to be promoting his dream car everywhere but here, forcing enthusiasts to go to great lengths -- and expense -- to own one.
Jul
7th

Honda sets new efficiency record – Pictures

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Jul
7th

LUXEMBOURG: IEE finalises All Circuits acquisition

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Luxembourg-based sensing specialist IEE says it has finalised the acquisition of All Circuits, an electronics manufacturing service company with with plants in Europe and North Africa.
Jul
7th

What is the drink-drive limit? Should it be lowered?

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Police Scotland drink-driving feature - breathalyser
Features 7 Jul, 2015

Seven months after Scotland introduced lower drink-driving limits, we find out the effect it’s had on road safety

Jul
7th

What is the drink-drive limit? UK laws explained

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Police Scotland drink-driving feature - breathalyser
Tips & advice 29 Nov, 2018

England, Wales and Scotland have separate drink-drive limits, here we explain them all

Jul
7th

UK: West European car sales up 14.2% in June

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Car sales in Western Europe grew by an impressive 14.2%, year-on-year in June, according to data released by LMC Automotive. The positive result comes amid an emerging political and economic crisis in Greece that threatens Europe's economic outlook.
Jul
7th

Trouble selling grandma’s cars sowed seed for $1 billion startup

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Auto1 values and buys used cars from individual sellers based on its own inventory and that of dealerships and manufacturers that use its platform. It then sells them on for a higher price to dealerships.
Jul
7th

CHINA: SAIC-GM-Wuling’s Baojun 730 earns five-star safety rating from C-NCAP

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The Baojun 730 from SAIC-GM-Wuling has become the first multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) priced below CNY100,000 (US$16,316.5) to earn the top five-star safety rating from the China New Car Assessment Programme (C-NCAP).
Jul
7th

INDONESIA: Michelin JV to build synthetic rubber facility

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Inti Karya Persada Tehnik and Toyo Engineering have received contracts from Synthetic Rubber Indonesia, which is a JV between Groupe Michelin and Chandra Asri Petrochemical Tbk, to build a synthetic rubber facility in Cilegon, Indonesia.
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