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Jun
17th

VEHICLE ANALYSIS: New product may tip Mazda over the 50K edge

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In what is one of its busiest 'new product' years, Mazda UK is hoping the resulting sales may tip it back over into 50,000 territory as the UK likely heads for another record year with 2.5m total industry sales possible.
Jun
17th

GERMANY: Mahle acquires Kokusan Denki

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Mahle has announced it now holds around 90% of the shares in Kokusan Denki, a Japanese company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after a successful public tender offer. It says the move strengthens its presence in the mechatronics sector.
Jun
17th

“Our 2015 Brit List highlights the incredible talent from the UK”

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Brit list 2015 opinion
Opinion 17 Jun, 2015

Editor Steve Fowler explains the thinking behind the 2015 Brit List which honours the UK's leading car industry executives

Jun
17th

Remote-control Range Rover shows hand on wheel is becoming optional

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Jaguar Land Rover is testing technology that allows a driver to steer a vehicle from outside the car. The app can be used to steer a car into and out of tight parking spots and may appear on production cars in 2020.
Jun
17th

Hyundai will hire VW veteran designer Donckerwolke to succeed Schreyer, report says

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Hyundai Motor will hire Volkswagen Group veteran Luc Donckerwolke to succeed Peter Schreyer as head of design for the Hyundai and Kia brands, a report said.
Jun
17th

Hyundai to hire Donckerwolke to succeed Schreyer, report says

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Hyundai Motor will hire Volkswagen Group veteran Luc Donckerwolke to succeed Peter Schreyer as head of design for the Hyundai and Kia brands, a report said.
Jun
17th

BELGIUM: Management changes at Toyota Europe

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Toyota Motor Europe has announced two senior changes that put two Brits into senior roles.
Jun
17th

PSA will build Bollore electric car in France

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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will build the Bollore Bluesummer convertible electric car at its factory in Rennes in western France. Production will begin in September with a maximum annual production of 3,500 vehicles.
Jun
17th

RESEARCH SNAPSHOT: Review of start-stop engines

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Continuing just-auto's series of research snapshots - pulled from its automotive research platform, QUBE - Matthew Beecham reviews the blossoming market for start-stop applications and some implications for batteries and lubricants.
Jun
17th

N.Y. targets dealerships’ sale of credit-repair, identity-theft products

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Paragon Honda and its two sister stores have agreed to a $13.
Jun
17th

Fiat’s new Aegea-based compact will be frugal, brand boss Francois says

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Fiat brand chief Olivier Francois says a new compact model based on the Aegea concept will be a 'frugal, well-built and practical car.
Jun
16th

Penske shuffles some upper management in accounting

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Penske Automotive Group has a new CFO, J.D. Carlson, formerly senior vice president and corporate controller for the dealership holding company. Carlson replaces David Jones, who resigned to accept a similar position with another company.
Jun
16th

Commentary on Kirk Kerkorian

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Here is a roundup of comments and reaction about Kirk Kerkorian's impact on the U.S. auto industry from a variety of published reports. Kerkorian died Monday at age 98.
Jun
16th

GM uses old Volt batteries to power office building

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General Motors said it is using old batteries from its first-generation Chevrolet Volt extended-range electric car for secondary purposes including powering an office building.
Jun
16th

Audi engine chief leaving amid EV push, pressure from Mercedes

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Audi's engine development chief is leaving the company just as the luxury brand is pushing into electric vehicles and faces growing competition from its German peer Mercedes-Benz.
Jun
16th

Toyota recalls 1.37M more vehicles for airbags

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Toyota said it will increase the number of U.S. recalls involving potentially deadly front passenger-side airbags made by Takata by almost 1.37 million vehicles.
Jun
16th

Audi’s engine chief quits, adding pressure amid rising competition from Mercedes

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Audi's engine development chief, Stefan Knirsch, is leaving the company just as the brand is pushing into electric cars and faces growing competition from rival Mercedes.
Jun
16th

Ford ad agency names NASCAR exec as COO

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Ford's ad agency, Global Team Ford, has named Kim Brink as its new COO. Brink had been NASCAR's senior vice president of marketing.
Jun
16th

Daimler to sell Mercedes dealerships to Chinese firm, report says

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Daimler is set to agree a deal to sell some Mercedes dealerships in eastern Germany to China's Lei Shing Hong, a German newspaper reported.
Jun
16th

Jaguar XJ adds tech, trim lines for 2016

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Jaguar, hot on the heels of BMW's redesigned 7-series sedan, is prepping a freshened XJ sport sedan for 2016. The exterior features a larger, more upright grille, new LED head- and taillamps, and a new R-Sport model.
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