General Motors' pared-down vehicle lineup will help bolster resources for surviving vehicles and allow future cars to be developed faster, said Tom Stephens, 60, GM's new product chief.
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Volkswagen would support the Gulf emirate of Qatar taking a substantial voting stake in either its debt-laden parent Porsche or in VW itself, Europe's largest carmaker said on Monday.
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Volkswagen would support the Gulf emirate of Qatar taking a substantial voting stake in either its debt-laden parent Porsche or in VW itself, Europe's largest carmaker said on Monday.
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Continental AG has reached an agreement with French union representatives on the planned closure of its tire plant in Clairoix, northern French.
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The German government will rule by June 23 on whether to provide funds to Porsche, senior Economy Ministry official Walther Otremba said on Monday.
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Nissan said it had agreed with unions to offer 200 workers in Spain temporary redundancies. It is the latest move by recession-hit automakers to avoid high Spanish firing costs and save jobs.
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Continental AG has reached an agreement with French union representatives on the planned closure of its tire plant in Clairoix, northern French.
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Nissan said it had agreed with unions to offer 200 workers in Spain temporary redundancies. It is the latest move by recession-hit automakers to avoid high Spanish firing costs and save jobs.
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The Gulf state of Qatar will strike a deal with Porsche by mid-June that will help the sports car maker to pay down its 9 billion euro ($12.8 billion) debt pile, German weekly Focus reported.
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In a cool and rainy Saturday at Road America, Mat Mladin (Suzuki) continued to roll in AMA Superbike with his ninth victory in the first day of the Suzuki Superbike Doubleheader.
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The Volvo S40 1.6D DRIVe featuring the new Start/Stop technology has scooped the top honour and been named Green Car of the Year at the prestigious 2009 What Car? Green Car Awards. The ceremony took place at London City Hall on Monday night and the award was handed over by Boris Johnson, the mayor of London.
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According to the Spanish sports newspaper Diario AS, Carmelo Ezpeleta could be the figure FOTA turns to if the major formula one teams decide to quit formula one at the end of the year.
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HERNDON, Va.,Volkswagen of America, Inc. announced today that the stylish CC, which was designed and engineered to blend sports car dynamics and dimensions with sedan comfort and functionality, has received the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) TOP SAFETY PICK award for 2009. A TOP SAFETY PICK is the highest rating possible from the non-profit research organization.
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Climbing into a car that's been parked for a while on even a moderately sunny day can be an uncomfortable experience and is likely to provoke full-blast operation of the air conditioning, using up fuel and increasing emissions.
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Formula 1's reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has joined other drivers and eight current formula one teams in threatening to quit the FIA world championship at the end of the season.
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(Richmond Hill, ON): Canadian Black Book (CBB) recently presented Mazda Canada with a "Best Retained Value" award for the Mazda3. The award determines 10 winners, in no particular order, and is based on data gathered from four-year-old vehicles, in this case 2005 models.
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Bernie Ecclestone has blamed Turkish officials for the apparent failure of the country's formula one foray.
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The prestigious Italian automaker has invested 35 million euros to modify its equipment and research processes in order to improve the efficiency of its vehicles.
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The Seat Leon Supercopa driven by Jacques Villeneuve, Jordi Gené and Pierre-Yves Corthals suffered from a mechanical problem early in the 12 hours of Spa-Francorchamps held last weekend.
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General Motors expanded its significant battery research and development capabilities today by opening the largest and most technologically advanced battery lab in the United States on its Technical Center campus here.
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