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Jul
7th

Quality Metalcraft acquired by private equity firm

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Automotive metal components and assemblies supplier Quality Metalcraft was acquired last month by private equity firm The Watermill Group LLC.
Jul
7th

Infiniti QX60 ad pays homage to ‘Vacation’ movies

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Infiniti's new QX60 ad pays homage to a classic scene in 1983's National Lampoon's Vacation where an alluring blonde, played by supermodel Christie Brinkley, suddenly pulls up in a Ferrari alongside Chase's character Clark Griswold as he takes his...
Jul
7th

Toyota’s next Prius hybrid takes on fastback styling

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The next-generation Toyota Prius hybrid may be getting a lot closer in looks to the 2016 Chevrolet Volt. A five-door hatchback wearing heavy disguise spotted during testing in California could offer the best look yet at the next Prius.
Jul
7th

GERMANY: ZF TRW unveils third generation video camera

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ZF TRW has unveiled its third generation video camera, the S-Cam 3, with production starting for the first time across four major global vehicle platforms.
Jul
7th

Mazda3 repackaged for 2016 with more features, new base price

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The Mazda3 sedan and hatchback are getting more standard features for 2016 and a new base price.
Jul
7th

Toyota, PSA boost joint Czech output 38% on updated models

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Toyota and PSA increased first-half production by 38 percent at their joint car factory in the Czech Republic thanks to the launch of updated versions of the minicars the two automakers build together.
Jul
7th

Renault cuts global car market forecast on Russia, S. America woes

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Renault said global industrywide sales will probably increase 1 percent this year, rather than a 2 percent gain predicted earlier due to the slowdown in the Chinese market and the crisis in Latin America and in Russia.
Jul
7th

Renault cuts global car market forecast on Russia, China, S. America woes

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Renault said global industrywide sales will probably increase 1 percent this year -- down from a 2 percent gain predicted earlier -- because of China's slowdown as well as big declines in Latin America and Russia.
Jul
7th

Google begins testing self-driving vehicles in Austin

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Google has begun testing its self-driving vehicles in Austin, Texas, expanding efforts to gather information on how the prototypes interact with traffic, road conditions and people.
Jul
7th

Takata, Autoliv named in Brazil price-fixing probe

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Brazil's antitrust watchdog has opened an investigation into a suspected cartel involving local units of Japanese auto parts maker Takata and Swedish-American rival Autoliv, citing potential price collusion in safety belts, airbags and steering...
Jul
7th

FRANCE: PSA confirms future DS model for Mulhouse

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PSA Peugeot Citroën has told the media that it intends to manufacture a new DS model at its Mulhouse plant in eastern France, commencing in 2018.
Jul
7th

GERMANY: BASF and ContiTech develop plastic trasmission crossbeam

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BASF and ContiTech say they have developed the first plastic transmission crossbeam in the rear axle subframe for the S-Class from Mercedes-Benz.
Jul
7th

CHINA: ContiTech opens compounding centre in Changshu

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ContiTech says it has reached another historic milestone on the Chinese market with the start of its production facility for rubber compounds in Changshu.
Jul
7th

RUSSIA: GAZ develops Euro-5 compliant high-pressure fuel pumps

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Yaroslavl Fuel Systems Plant of GAZ Group has developed a full range of Euro-5 compliant high-pressure fuel pumps for a Common Rail system.
Jul
7th

INDIA: Toyota plans Lexus introduction

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Toyota is planning to introduce its Lexus premium brand to the Indian market by 2017, according to a Nikkei report.
Jul
7th

Smartphone-like car displays challenge safety policymakers

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When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smartphones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them. But are they really a good idea?
Jul
7th

Smartphonelike car displays challenge safety policymakers

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When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smartphones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them. But are they really a good idea?
Jul
7th

GERMANY: Mercedes-Benz car sales hit half-year record

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Mercedes-Benz recorded the highest half-year sales figures in the company's history with 898,425 vehicles delivered to customers in the first six months of 2015 (+14.7%).
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7th

JAPAN: Julie Hamp to be released – reports

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Julie Hamp, Toyota's former head of corporate communications, who resigned following charges over the illegal importation to Japan of prescription drugs, is being released from police custody according to Japanese media reports.
Jul
7th

ICELAND: Geely to invest in renewable methanol firm

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Zhejiang Geely (Geely Group) has announced plans to invest a total of US$45.5m in Carbon Recycling International (CRI), an Iceland-based company that specialises in the production of renewable methanol fuel.
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