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Apr
18th

Sporty Civic for £18k? Honda launches 1.4-litre iVTEC Sport

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Honda Civic 1.4 Sport rear
News 18 Apr, 2016

New entry-level Honda Civic 1.4 Sport model introduced but there's an all-new Civic hatchback on the way

Apr
18th

Ghosn will give up AvtoVAZ chairmanship amid restructuring

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Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of Renault and Nissan, will give up the chairmanship of AvtoVAZ, a further sign that the alliance's hold on the Russian automaker, in which it holds a majority share, has been weakened by recent tensions over AvtoVAZ's...
Apr
18th

Ghosn will give up AvtoVAZ chairmanship as Russian automaker continues restructuring

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Carlos Ghosn, the CEO of Renault and Nissan, will give up the chairmanship of AvtoVAZ, a further sign that the alliance's hold on the Russian automaker, in which it holds a majority share, has been weakened by recent tensions over AvtoVAZ's...
Apr
18th

GKN supplies Volvo S90 eAxle

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GKN Automotive is again supplying Geely's Volvo Cars with an eAxle system for a plug-in hybrid.
Apr
18th

Driver Power 2016: best cars to own – pictures

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Apr
18th

Renault aims to double Morocco suppliers by 2023

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Renault says it is looking to increase its local supplier content in Morocco from its current 40% to 65% by 2023 as well as add up to a further 30 new component manufacturers to its partners in the kingdom.
Apr
18th

GKN VP discusses the Twinster AWD system on the Ford Focus RS – Q&A

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For the new Ford Focus RS, driveline expert GKN developed a new version of its Twinster torque vectoring all-wheel drive (AWD) system. GKN Driveline's Vice President of Global Product Technology, Dr Ray Kuczera, explains what drivers need to know about the system.
Apr
18th

New charging network to support Renault Twizy launch in Canada

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Over the next 18 months, AZRA will spend C$40m to install 2,000 new electric charging stations and deploy the Twizy, Renault's first 100% electric vehicle in Canada.
Apr
18th

Grupo Antolin opens interior trim plant in China

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Spanish supplier Grupo Antolin opened a plant in Wuhan, China, to produce headliners and door panels for automakers including Renault, PSA, Nissan, Infiniti and Honda.The new plant is a joint venture with Dongfeng Visteon.
Apr
18th

AvtoVAZ outlines expected board changes

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Renault-Nissan and Rostec State Corporation say they expect to appoint Serguey Skvortsov as AvtoVAZ chairman, with Denis Le Vot elected as vice chairman following the Russian automaker's annual shareholder meeting on 23 June in Togliatti.
Apr
18th

Toyota may lose $277 million this quarter as quakes halt Japan output

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Toyota's profit may fall by about $277 million for the current quarter after a series of earthquakes struck Japan, disrupting parts supplies, an industry analyst said.
Apr
18th

Harman develops blind spot detection system

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Harman has developed a new safety system to help eliminate blind spots, which it says kill or injure 15,000 pedestrians a year in the US.
Apr
18th

Hyperloop needs some Motor City know-how

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It is a space-age transportation concept almost too fantastic to believe -- people and cargo shooting through "Hyperloop" tubes at 700 mph. Last week, Hyperloop co-founder and former Detroiter Brogan BamBrogan came back to ask U. S.
Apr
18th

A year after ‘Confessions,’ FCA bosses revive merger talk

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Despite being rebuffed by General Motors last year, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles top management remains convinced that a merger between two big players of the global auto industry could save billions in capital.
Apr
18th

Fed and automakers prepare to review 54.5 mpg CAFE goal

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Automakers and environmental groups are watching closely as the EPA and NHTSA assemble an argument for maintaining or adjusting stringent federal fuel-economy targets.
Apr
18th

BMW adapts to a changing view of driving with ReachNow

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BMW's ReachNow will start as a classic point-to-point car-sharing service, with 370 vehicles #8212; a mix of 3-series sedans, i3 electric cars and Mini Coopers #8212; spread across central Seattle.
Apr
18th

No 200-mile electric car in Ford’s future

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Ford is sticking with 100 miles of driving range in Focus Electric to rein in weight, costs, says the company's electrified programs chief.
Apr
18th

Ford’s plan: Create a bit of Silicon Valley in Dearborn

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A decade from now, Ford plans to have 30,000 employees housed on two Silicon Valley-like campuses in Dearborn, rather than scattered across the city in some 70 buildings.
Apr
18th

Suppliers bet on mild hybrids with electric turbos

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk wowed the auto industry when he announced 325,000 orders for his company's Model 3 electric vehicle, but some suppliers believe mild hybrids are a better bet.
Apr
18th

Audi tests the frontier of virtual reality technology

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Marketers are eager to exploit virtual-reality technology, but there is no playbook for how to use it effectively as a marketing tool. Audi, a pioneer, is developing one as it goes.
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