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GM plans $877 million modernization for Michigan plant

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GM plans to invest $877 million to modernize its assembly plant in Flint, Mich., one of its two U.S. full-size pickup factories.
Aug
4th

How GM makes a business case for its electrified vehicles

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GM uses modular parts to dramatically reduce costs for batteries, motors and other components in its fleet of six electrified cars, its chief engineer for electrified vehicles said today.
Aug
4th

GERMANY: BMW pushes against first half headwinds with some record numbers

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BMW Group booked record revenues and sales volumes in the second quarter of 2015 while profit before financial result (EBIT) for the first half beat EUR5bn for the first time.
Aug
4th

JAPAN: Toyota sees quarterly profit jump, boosted by weak yen

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Toyota's latest quarter profits were up 10% on last year, boosted by a weak yen and cost reductions. However, the positive result came in spite of the company seeing lower overall unit sales in the quarter. It also warned on the outlook for sales in China.
Aug
4th

Rolls-Royce Wraith ‘Inspired By Music’ edition to sound out buyers

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Rolls-Royce Wraith 'Inspired By Music'
News 4 Aug, 2015

Rolls-Royce Wraith 'Inspired By Music' offers extensive copper detailing and the mother of all car stereos

Aug
4th

GERMANY: Continental raises its guidance on strong H1 earnings

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Continental has raised its forecast for 2015 profitability on strong first half earnings results bolstered by lower raw material costs.
Aug
4th

SOUTH KOREA: Domestic sales rise in July

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Domestic sales by South Korea's five main automakers increased by 5.4% to 135,312 units in July, from 128,338 units in the same month of last year, according to data released individually by the vehicle manufacturers.
Aug
4th

New BMW 5 Series Touring spotted prepping for 2017 launch

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2017 BMW 5 Series estate spyshots front
News 4 Aug, 2015

Spy pictures show BMW's next-generation 5 Series Touring testing for first time, likely to debut in 2017

Aug
4th

Mel Farr, Detroit Lion turned auto dealer, dies at 70

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Mel Farr, the former Detroit Lions running back who became owner of the nation's largest black-owned dealership group, has died at the age of 70.
Aug
4th

ANALYSIS: ASEAN vehicle sales drop 16% in Q2 2015

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New vehicle sales in southeast Asia's deteriorated significantly in the second quarter, according to data collected exclusively for just-auto by AsiaMotorBusiness.
Aug
4th

AUSTRALIA: ARRB to test driverless cars this November

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Driverless cars will be tested on Australian roads for the first time in November this year says the country's national independent road research agency, ARRB Group.
Aug
4th

US: NHTSA investigates Harman car radios for hacking vulnerability

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating Harman car radios, following a recall by Fiat Chrysler of 1.4m cars and trucks due to a hacking vulnerability.
Aug
4th

CHINA: LMC revises market forecast down

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Automotive forecaster LMC Automotive has revised down its forecast for China's car market this year in the light of recent industry data.
Aug
4th

MEXICO: Goodyear breaks ground for San Luis Potosi plant

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Goodyear has broken ground for its San Luis Potosi plant in central Mexico.
Aug
4th

GERMANY: Bosch expands Abstatt centre with EUR70m injection

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Bosch is to expand its development centre in Abstatt near Stuttgart with a EUR70m (US$77m) injection in the project.
Aug
4th

Ford Transit at 50 – pictures

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Aug
4th

Mercedes adds power and tech to CLA and GLA range

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New Mercedes CLA Shooting Brake 2015 front
News 4 Aug, 2015

Mercedes announces a range of updates to CLA saloon, CLA Shooting Brake, and GLA crossover, bringing Apple CarPlay and engine tweaks

Aug
4th

US: Buyers best the analysts in US July sales

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Americans flocked to dealer lots in July, snapping up more than 1.5m cars and trucks, an increase of 5.3% from July 2014, well above analyst forecasts.
Aug
4th

European car sales rebound continues in July

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The recovery in European car sales continued in July as sales rose in the major markets of Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
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4th

Continental raises margin target as European recovery boosts profit

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Continental raised its full-year profit outlook after second-quarter earnings jumped more than expected on a strengthening European car market.
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