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14 Dec, 2015
Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV GX5h and GX5hs add extra standard kit
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The 2019 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV plug-in hybrid range has been bolstered with plush new 5h and 5hs trim levels
Visteon Corporation has declared a special cash distribution of US$43.40 per share to be paid out late in January. The board also authorised a share repurchase plan of up to $500m which will run until the end of 2016.
Continental is to showcase a demonstration vehicle at January's Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, in which all windows can be darkened simultaneously, using films inserted into the glass and which change their transparency through electric control signals.
Hyundai and Kia have agreed to pay royalties to a Baltimore company to end a patent-infringement fight over hybrid engines.
DMAX, a diesel engine joint venture between General Motors and Isuzu, is to plough US$82m of finance for future Duramax diesel engine-related productivity improvements, creating around 150 jobs during the next three years, dependent on State and local incentive approvals.
General Motors Brazil's Chevrolet Cobalt [it shares its name but little else with the 2005-2010 North American rental fleet special] has, after four years, had a mid-life refresh subtly inspired by the Malibu. Changes include new headlamps, bumper, grille, tail lamps and boot lid. Plus new light alloy wheels.
Volkswagen AG is preparing to integrate flat batteries into future cars as the German manufacturer plans to boost its electric-vehicle lineup following its emissions manipulation scandal.
Kongsberg Automotive's (KA) Fluid Transfer business has secured a contract for brake assemblies from an unnamed automaker in a deal worth EUR26m (US$28.5m).
India's Mahindra and Mahindra has agreed to buy Italian car designer Pininfarina in a deal worth about 168 million euros ($185 million). Pininfarina will remain an independent company with a separate listing in Milan.
Features
14 Dec, 2015
We drive Volvo’s first British police car – alongside its latest – as the brand marks 50 years of fighting crime
Captive finance companies' share of the new-vehicle loan market continues to rise, hitting 52 percent in the third quarter, thanks to subvented loans and cash incentives from their automaker parents.
In an interview with Automotive News, Ford CEO Mark Fields spells out why the automaker is making a $4.5 billion investment to develop more than a dozen electrified vehicles that it knows few consumers want to buy right now.
Virtual reality is making its way to the masses in auto marketing.
GMC chief Duncan Aldred wants a small crossover to compete with the Jeep Renegade and other rivals in the industry's fastest-growing segment.
At Keller Bros. Ford in Pennsylvania, staffers often respond to Internet leads around the clock, seven days a week, and within 5 minutes during business hours. The approach has helped produce record sales for two consecutive years.
Mercedes-Benz has freshened and renamed its largest SUV to give it more power, a new nine-speed transmission and styling changes. Company executives hope those changes will keep it atop its segment during the last half of its life cycle.
In the past five years, hundreds of medium-size dealership groups have started doing their own internal 20 Groups to get a more comprehensive look at the stores' financials and operational strengths and weaknesses than they get through external 20...
Toyota's broad sponsorship of the Olympic Games will vault the automaker to the top tier of the global marketing podium, alongside some of the world's largest and most recognizable brands, including Coca-Cola, McDonald's and General Electric.
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