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Jan
5th

Ford poised to raise dividend by 20%, forecast says

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Ford is poised to raise its quarterly dividend 20 percent, the third boost in as many years, even as the automaker has said profit would decline for 2014.
Jan
5th

BMW reclaims U.S. luxury title from Mercedes

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BMW boosted December sales 11 percent to hold off Mercedes-Benz and recapture the US luxury-auto sales crown for 2014, as premium brands benefited from a surging stock market, low interest rates and attractive leasing offers.
Jan
5th

Subaru breaks 500,000 sales mark in U.S.

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Subaru of America sales topped 500,000 vehicles for the first time and set a sixth consecutive sales record for the high-flying brand.
Jan
5th

Ford loses ground in 2014 with F-150 changeover

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Ford Motor reported its first year-over-year U.S. sales increase in four months, but it was one of only a few automakers to post a decline for all of 2014.
Jan
5th

Nissan drives small nameplates to record sales

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Big volume increases among Nissan's smaller nameplates -- the Sentra, Versa, Rogue and Frontier pickup -- led the brand to a record U.S. sales year in 2014.
Jan
5th

US: GM optimistic over new variable displacement engines

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GM Ventures said on Monday (5 January) it was optimistic that its 2012 equity investment in Silicon Valley-based startup Tula Technology would result in a revolutionary new fuel economy technology that could be deployed in future petrol engine powered vehicles.
Jan
5th

FCA rides truck wave to advance 20% in December

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Record Jeep and Ram sales pushed FCA US up 20 percent last month to its best December sales since 2004.
Jan
5th

GM reaps booming truck, crossover sales for best December since 2007

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GM rode surging demand for trucks and a 20-percent-off promotion to a 19 percent jump in U.S. sales last month, its strongest December since 2007.
Jan
5th

CES 2015: Mercedes F 015 shows its vision of the future

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Mercedes-Benz F 015 concept - front
News 6 Jan, 2015

Mercedes F 015 Luxury in Motion concept previews the future of high-class transport

Jan
5th

CES 2015: New tech lets passengers personalise their own in-car audio

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In car audio, spotify, touch screen, touchscreen
News 5 Jan, 2015

Harman has revealed tech that allows passengers to enjoy their own music - without headphones

Jan
5th

Ford fends off Chrysler to keep Canadian crown

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Automakers boosted their Canadian sales in December by 16 percent, and Ford held on to the top sales spot for the full year despite a late surge by FCA's Canadian unit. Total industry sales last year rose 6 percent to 1.
Jan
5th

GM expects 15% mpg gain from new cylinder deactivation system

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GM says a new infinitely variable cylinder deactivation system it has been developing with a Silicon Valley start-up can boost the fuel economy of gasoline engines by as much as 15 percent.
Jan
5th

CES: New Visteon hub speeds over air firmware updates

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Visteon claimed on Monday (5 June) its connected vehicle hub, which communicates with an embedded automotive telematics module designed to receive firmware over the air (FOTA) updates using LTE multicast technology, is an automotive industry first.
Jan
5th

Ally completes $1 billion sale in Chinese joint venture to GM

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Ally Financial said today that it completed the sale of its stake in a joint venture with a Chinese auto lender to General Motors for $1 billion.
Jan
5th

CHINA: BMW agrees to help its struggling dealers in slowing market – report

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BMW has reportedly agreed to pay over $800m of subsidies to its dealers who are struggling to be profitable in a slowing Chinese market.
Jan
5th

Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate edition on sale now

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Volkswagen Amarok Ultimate edition front side
News 5 Jan, 2015

Special VW Amarok Ultimate is limited to 500 models, and features loads of extra equipment

Jan
5th

Software supplier Elektrobit to open Silicon Valley office in self-driving cars play

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Software specialist Elektrobit said today it is opening an office in Silicon Valley to work with automotive randd centers that are developing self-driving cars of the future.
Jan
5th

NORWAY: Kongsberg inks CV AMT supply deals

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Kongsberg Automotive said its driver control systems unit had won "significant contracts" to supply automated manual transmission (AMT) systems for commercial vehicles worth an estimated EUR110m (NOK990m) over five years.
Jan
5th

New Kia Venga MPV revealed, priced from £11,995

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Kia Venga 2015 tracking
News 6 Jan, 2015

Kia breathes life into Venga MPV in 2015 with light facelift and new range-topping trim

Jan
5th

SWEDEN: Volvo completes the acquisition of 45% of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles

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AB Volvo has announced that it has completed the acquisition of 45% of the Chinese automotive manufacturer, Dongfeng Commercial Vehicles Co., Ltd. The purchase consideration amounted to RMB 5.5 billion, Volvo said.
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