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Jun
19th

Subaru adds Impreza Sport Hybrid, its second hybrid, for Japan

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Subaru is adding a second hybrid vehicle to its lineup, a gasoline-electric version of the Impreza hatchback it hopes will tap booming demand for the fuel-efficient technology in Japan.
Jun
19th

Toyota torques up turbodiesel lineup for trucks

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Toyota is stepping up a global upgrade of high-efficiency powerplants through the end of this year with the deployment of two new turbodiesel engines.
Jun
19th

Alfa’s new sport sedan to get Ferrari V-6 power, report says

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The new Alfa Romeo sport sedan, which is set to be introduced next week in Italy, is expected to feature a Ferrari-derived V-6 engine under the hood, according to a report.
Jun
19th

Mercedes-Benz mulls return of R class for some markets

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Mercedes-Benz, acknowledging the resurgence in luxury SUVs and crossovers following a brief lull, may bring the R class back to some international markets, according to a report.
Jun
19th

PSA will open Morocco plant to cut costs, lift emerging-market sales

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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen unveiled plans to build a Moroccan factory as the carmaker seeks to reduce production costs and its reliance on Europe following a brush with bankruptcy.
Jun
19th

US: UAW wants FCA labour cost advantage nixed

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Labour costs for union workers are much lower for Fiat Chrysler Automobiles than Detroit rivals Ford and General Motors, a disparity United Auto Workers president Dennis Williams has said he wants to fix.
Jun
19th

US: UAW calls for worker pool to lower health costs

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United Auto Workers president Dennis Williams has said he wants to enter talks with the three major US automakers to pool active union and nonunion workers and UAW retirees to bargain for lower healthcare costs.
Jun
19th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Chop Alfa or Sergio?

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Time for Alfa or Sergio to go? That was the title of a Comment piece by our US sales analyst Bill Cawthon which attracted plenty of looks on just-auto this week. Cawthon has decades of association with and analysis of the Chrysler part of Fiat Chrysler and a read is recommended.
Jun
19th

THAILAND: Toyota appeals extra tax demand

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Toyota Motor has said its Thai subsidiary is appealing against a Thai government order to pay additional taxes.
Jun
19th

Toyota appeals $327 million tax bill in Thailand

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Toyota said its Thailand subsidiary is appealing a Thai government order to pay additional taxes that the Nikkei business daily said would total more than 11 billion baht ($327 million).
Jun
19th

Toyoda defends ‘close friend’ Hamp after arrest

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Toyota CEO Akio Toyoda defended his "close friend" and global communications chief Julie Hamp a day after her arrest for allegedly importing narcotic painkillers and promised the investigation will show that the company's first upper-level female...
Jun
19th

UK parents spend £2 billion a year keeping their kids motoring

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extra money
News 19 Jun, 2015

Some parents spend over £1,000 a year and continue to help with car and insurance costs until children are into their thirties

Jun
19th

JAPAN: Toyota comms chief arrested in drugs investigation – reports

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Toyota communications chief Julie Hamp has reportedly been arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling illegal pain-killer drugs.
Jun
19th

JAPAN: Toyota comms chief arrested in drugs investigation

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Toyota communications chief Julie Hamp has been arrested in Japan on suspicion of smuggling illegal painkiller drugs.
Jun
19th

“If motorists are so reluctant to put up a fight, the politicians will continue beating us with a stick”

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OPINION potholes
Opinion 19 Jun, 2015

Driver lethargy is the reason why our roads are underfunded, says columnist Mike Rutherford

Jun
19th

Renault’s Oroch heralds push into pickups

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Renault unveiled a no-frills pickup truck aimed at the Latin American market as the automaker bets on resilient demand in the region and hopes to build on the success of its Duster SUV.
Jun
19th

Renault’s Duster Oroch heralds push into pickups

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Renault unveiled the Duster Oroch no-frills pickup truck aimed at the Latin American market as the automaker bets on resilient demand in the region and hopes to build on the success of its Duster SUV.
Jun
19th

RUSSIA: Rouble pressure “huge advantage”: Bo Andersson

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AvtoVAZ says the current weak status of the Russian Rouble is a "huge advantage" as it looks to make hay while the currency sun shines.
Jun
19th

RUSSIA: GAZ ‘war room’ focuses on supplier efficiency

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GAZ Group says it is constantly evaluating its supplier base as a depreciating rouble provides genuine opportunity to capitalise on what otherwise is a bleak Russian economic position.
Jun
19th

EU urged to set ‘challenging’ 2025 car emissions goal

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Four EU nations and European politicians from across the political divide called on the European Commission to publish next year a challenging 2025 emissions standard for new cars.
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