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Feb
20th

BRAZIL: Government wants to lower auto duty free quota with Mexico

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Brazil wants to reduce the dollar amount of vehicles that Mexico sells it duty-free, two sources told the Reuters news agency, a move that will raise tensions in upcoming trade negotiations between Latin America's largest economies.
Feb
20th

NHTSA to fine Takata $14K a day for failing to ‘fully cooperate’ in airbag probe

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration today slapped Takata with a $14,000-per-day fine for failing to "fully cooperate" with the agency's investigation into exploding airbag inflators made by the supplier that have been linked to at...
Feb
20th

COMMENT: Diesel not out in London and Paris

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Four years ago a clearly frustrated Renault spokesman exclaimed: "Point final, point final" or 'end of story' to me down the line from Paris concerning the fantastical tale of the so-called spy scandal.
Feb
20th

February 2015 management briefing: 48V mild hybrids (2)

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Moving to a 48V architecture in hybrid and electric vehicles offers plenty of promise. It provides about four times the energy recuperation - from regenerative and friction braking - than is available on the traditional 12V system. Calum MacRae takes a closer look at OEM plans in this area and asks, what will 48V bring?
Feb
20th

US: Ally expects more loss of GM business – report

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Ally Financial is moving to replace its remaining exclusive leasing deals with General Motors, assuming the carmaker will eventually take that business in-house completely, the lender's chief executive said in an interview.
Feb
20th

ZF offers EU concessions in $13.5 billion TRW deal

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ZF Friedrichshafen has offered concessions in a bid to secure European Union approval for its $13.5 billion takeover of TRW Automotive Holdings.
Feb
20th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Lifting the hood on sales data

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ACEA's monthly reports on European car sales are always interesting and this week we decided to drill down a bit and see if there was anything interesting in the January data - and that for 2014 - worth keeping an eye on during the rest of 2015. There was.
Feb
20th

US: GM may rename Chevrolet’s Bolt

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General Motors might change the name of its new Bolt EV, the concept of which was unveiled at the North American International Auto Show in January.
Feb
20th

RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ to boost production, double exports

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AvtoVAZ plans to manufacture 712,000 vehicles in 2015, up around 39% from the 511,894 produced in 2014. The upcoming launch of new Datsun and Renault models will drive the growth.
Feb
20th

New Skoda Octavia vRS 230 to be the fastest Octavia yet

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Skoda Octavia vRS 230 rear
News 20 Feb, 2015

Skoda announces fastest production Octavia vRS will be coming to Geneva 2015, alongside new range of special edition models

Feb
20th

Honda to cut N.A. output by another 5,000 cars amid port delays

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Honda said today it would continue to adjust production at two North American car factories next week due to a parts shortage caused by disruptions at West Coast ports in the midst of protracted labor talks.
Feb
20th

RUSSIA: GAZ quiet on US$400m State guarantee speculation

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GAZ Group is remaining tight-lipped surrounding speculation it has requested RUB25bn (US$403m) in guarantees from the Russian State.
Feb
20th

US: Ford launches front and rear view camera washers

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Ford has come up with a way to keep salt, snow, ice and dirt off of front and rear view cameras.
Feb
20th

“Germany’s number one when it comes to designing and building the best cars”

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Opinion World Car Awards
Opinion 20 Feb, 2015

As Mike Rutherford has voted in 2015’s World Car Awards, he thinks the Germans have the market cornered, but Brits aren’t far behind

Feb
20th

Daicel to build U.S. airbag inflator plant earlier than planned

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Daicel said it would build a second US factory for airbag inflators in early 2016, bringing forward original plans partly to meet automakers' demand for alternatives to potentially deadly inflators made by Takata.
Feb
20th

Thousands of private parking fines potentially illegal

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UK’s parking ticket lottery
News 20 Feb, 2015

Motorists could be in line for millions of pounds worth of repayments, according to RAC Foundation legal expert

Feb
20th

US: Buffett and Soros up their GM stakes

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Billionaire investors Warren Buffett and George Soros have both boosted their stakes in General Motors, according to recent regulatory filings.
Feb
20th

CAMBODIA: Denso to build new plant

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Denso has announced that it will construct a new US$19m plant in Cambodia to produce magnetos and oil coolers.
Feb
20th

US: Port strike costs Honda another 5,000 cars

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Honda Motor said on Friday it would continue to adjust production at two North American car factories from 24 February to 2 March due to a parts shortage caused by disruptions at US west coast ports in the midst of protracted labour talks.
Feb
20th

Audi R8 seen on racetrack ahead of Geneva debut

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Audi released a video of its latest R8 supercar undergoing test drives in Spain. The second generation of the mid-engine coupe is lighter and more powerful than the current car, reports said.
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