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Nov
12th

Ford EcoBoost sales rise in US

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Year to date, sales of EcoBoost-powered Ford vehicles are up 46% in the US and the automaker expects to see 1m sold this year for the first time.
Nov
12th

Drop a coin, pick up a used car

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Nashville-area car buyers will soon be able to get their used sedan or crossover in much the same way as they buy a bag of chips: by dropping a coin into a vending machine.
Nov
12th

France seeking Renault-Nissan integration, not full merger

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The French government this week stated its wants to increase "operational integration" between Renault and Nissan but confirmed it was not seeking a full merger.
Nov
12th

Mazda targets rising ASEAN sales with SkyActiv

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Mazda Motor said it expected sales in the ASEAN region to rise by 24% to 95,000 in the fiscal year ending 31 March 2016, following a 22% rise in first-half sales to 46,000 units.
Nov
12th

New Cadillac XT5 SUV heading to LA 2015 show

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News 12 Nov, 2015

Cadillac's Audi Q5 rival will make its debut in Los Angeles, and it could eventually come to the UK

Nov
12th

Kongsberg Automotive to supply shift by wire for B-segment cars

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Kongsberg Automotive's Driveline unit will supply of shift by wire shifters for B-segment to a Japanese OEM for cars to be sold in Asia.
Nov
12th

Ford Brazil market share increases 15.2%

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Ford's market share in Brazil increased from January to October, including both cars and trucks segments. The brand grew 15.2% year on year for market share of 10.6%. Among traditional OEMs in the country, Ford posted the major growth last month.
Nov
12th

Shell Project M to address massive population rise

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Shell says gasoline and diesel energy solutions will continue to play a key role in vehicle propulsion for "a very long time," with a rapidly increasing global population driving ever-more efficient ways of mobility.
Nov
12th

Tax cut lifts China passenger vehicle sales 13% in October

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Sales of new passenger vehicles in China jumped by over 13% year on year to 1.94m units in October, lifted by a sales tax cut at the end of September, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. The data covers sales of passenger cars, SUVs and MPVs but not commercial vehicles.
Nov
12th

Opel wants leaner Astra to leap over rivals

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Opel hopes to win sales from the Volkswagen Golf as well as compact luxury models such as the BMW 1 series by positioning its new-generation Astra as a near-premium offering that boasts improved fuel economy, a quieter ride plus a wide range of...
Nov
12th

Mini shifts convertible production to Dutch factory

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BMW Group's Dutch contract manufacturing partner has started production of the new Mini Convertible.
Nov
12th

Jaguar XE and Alfa Romeo Giulia face tough battle against German rivals

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The Jaguar XE and Alfa Romeo Giulia will find it tough to win market share from German rivals in Europe's premium midsize class as competition from SUVs slowly shrinks one of Europe's core high-end segments.
Nov
11th

GM to provide fuel cell vehicle to Army for testing

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Another GM powertrain is headed to an Army vehicle, and additional details about the fuel-cell project could be released as early as next week.
Nov
11th

L.A. show to get global debuts from Honda, Jaguar Land Rover, Mitsubishi

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The rebuilding of the Civic lineup continues in Los Angeles next week as Honda debuts the second of five new Civics. The Civic coupe will get its world debut at the L.A. show.
Nov
11th

Winterkorn resigns as Audi chairman in wake of VW scandal

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Volkswagen AG's former CEO, Martin Winterkorn, resigned from his post as supervisory board chairman of the company's Audi brand, further scaling back his ties with Europe's largest automaker amid an investigation into violations of diesel-emissions...
Nov
11th

Audi hikes pricing for redesigned Q7 more than $6,500

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The second generation of Audi's Q7 midsize crossover arrives in U.S. showrooms early next year offering loads of new technologies and a starting price that's more than $6,500 higher than the model it replaces.
Nov
11th

Richard Newsted, chairman of supplier Chassix, dies at 58

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Richard Newsted, chairman of automotive supplier Chassix Holdings and former CEO of Meridian Automotive Systems, died Nov. 5 in Las Vegas. He was 58.
Nov
11th

Tower explores sale of European business

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Auto parts supplier Tower International Inc. is considering selling its European operations. That would allow the structural metal components supplier, based in suburban Detroit, to strengthen its North American unit, Tower CEO Mark Malcolm said.
Nov
11th

VW sets deadline for diesel emissions cheat whistleblowers, report says

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VW has set an end of November deadline for its whistleblower program meant to encourage staff to reveal to investigators what they know about the rigging of diesel emission tests, a German newspaper reported.
Nov
11th

Toyota to expand RAV4 output to 2nd Canadian plant

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Toyota will expand production of its RAV4 crossover to a second Canadian plant, beginning in 2019.
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