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May
20th

Zagato’s greatest ever cars

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Best of Zagato - header
Features 20 May, 2016

We take a look back at some of our favourite cars produced by Italian coachbuilders Zagato

May
20th

The best of Zagato – pictures

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May
20th

GM expands personal mobility brand

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In less than four months, General Motors' personal mobility brand Maven has expanded into five US markets with Boston, Chicago and Washington DC added this week to New York City and Ann Arbor, Michigan.
May
20th

Hitachi electric parking brake on Mazda CX-9

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Hitachi Automotive Systems says its electric parking brake is being used on Mazda's new three-row midsize CX-9 crossover SUV.
May
20th

Panasonic may ramp up investment in Tesla battery plant

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Panasonic is prepared to move up its investment plans for Tesla's battery plant, if needed, to meet strong demand for the EV maker's upcoming Model 3 sedan, an executive at the Japanese electronics group says.
May
20th

Daimler Trucks lowers 2016 forecasts

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Despite presenting fairly solid Q1 2016 performance data on 22 April, and forecasts for the full year for unit sales "slightly below the level of the previous year" and EBIT "at the prior-year" level, Daimler Trucks has now, just less than one month later, acknowledged that these predictions were overly-optimistic. 
May
20th

Romanian car sales rise as local output slows

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New passenger car sales in Romania rose 9.4% year on year in the first four months of 2016 to 28,000 units. But local car production went down 6.4% on lower domestic sales and exports, according to the Automotive Manufacturers and Importers Association (APIA).
May
20th

Toyota sells 9.014m hybrid vehicles globally

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Toyota Motor said cumulative global sales of its hybrid vehicles reached 9.014m units on 30 April 2016, surpassing the 9m unit mark. This latest million-unit milestone was achieved in just nine months.
May
20th

Infrastructure lost Romania Daimler engine factory – reports

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Romania's Sebes was not a serious candidate for Daimler's new engine factory due to the poor infrastructure, according to economy minister Costin Borc, romania-insider.com reported, citing Ziarul Financiar.
May
20th

Kongsberg wins German seat support system contract

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Kongsberg Automotive has been awarded supply of seat support systems to a major German car maker's E-segment line of SUVs with production in North America.
May
20th

Kongsberg secures German seat heat products supply contract

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Kongsberg Automotive's interior business area has been awarded multiple agreements with a German automaker for the global supply of seat heat products across their range of premium and luxury vehicles.
May
20th

Daimler to book 2016 charge for Takata airbag recall costs

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Daimler said it would book a charge "in the mid hundreds of million euros" in financial 2016 to cover costs associated with the recently announced extended recall of 35m-40m Takata inflator-equipped airbags.
May
20th

Volvo’s China sales chief Fu Qiang resigns

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Volvo's China sales chief, Fu Qiang, has resigned "for personal reasons." The automaker hasn't said who will replace Fu in its largest single market.
May
20th

VW agrees to lift wages for German workers despite scandal costs

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Volkswagen agreed to raise German workers' pay by nearly 5 percent after labor leaders vowed that employees won't foot the multi-billion-euro bill to resolve its diesel-emissions scandal.
May
20th

Dayco on the importance of building a strong brand identity in the automotive aftermarket – Q&A

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Dayco develops and manufactures engine products and drive systems, including timing belts, chain kits, belts and pulleys for the OE and aftermarket. Matthew Beecham caught up with Steve Carolan, national sales manager, Dayco Aftermarket UK to learn how its business is taking shape.
May
20th

Dayco on building a strong brand identity in the automotive aftermarket – Q&A

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Dayco develops and manufactures engine products and drive systems, including timing belts, chain kits, belts and pulleys for the OE and aftermarket. Matthew Beecham caught up with Steve Carolan, national sales manager, Dayco Aftermarket UK to learn how its business is taking shape.
May
20th

Will every car be a Google car? Full Android in-car system revealed

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News 20 May, 2016

Your next car could run Android N as its entire operating system, if Google has its way

May
20th

New hi-tech 2017 Audi A6 is shaping up

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Audi A6 exclusive image (watermarked) - front
News 20 May, 2016

Next-generation Audi A6 to take the fight to the Mercedes E-Class and BMW 5 Series with new tech and powertrains

May
20th

Audi A6 exclusive images – pictures

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May
20th

Fiat backed by Italy in snub of Germany over emissions probe

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German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt criticized Fiat for not showing up for a meeting to discuss emissions irregularities in its diesel vehicles. However, Fiat won the backing of Italian authorities.
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