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Dec
3rd

Audi plans electric crossover in U.S. to challenge Tesla

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Audi plans to roll out an electric-powered crossover in 2017 to challenge Tesla for wealthy, environmentally conscious consumers.
Dec
3rd

LR Disco Sport gets 5 stars from Euro NCAP, Corsa misses out

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Euro NCAP crash test Vauxhall Corsa 2015
News 3 Dec, 2014

Land Rover's Discovery Sport and the VW Passat achieve five stars, while the new Corsa and MINI hatch only get four and Dacia Logan three

Dec
3rd

Autumn Statement 2014: what it means for motorists

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Autumn statement: what it means for motorists
News 3 Dec, 2014

George Osborne announces £15 billion road upgrades plus driverless car details in the 2014 Autumn Statement

Dec
3rd

“Other brands take note: if Tesla made hydrogen cars refuelling wouldn’t be a problem”

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Opinion 3 Dec, 2014

Editor-in-chief Steve Fowler thinks Tesla-style fuelling infrastructure could solve problem of fuelling hydrogen cars

Dec
3rd

US: NHTSA calls Takata full-recall response ‘disappointing’

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The US National Highway and Traffic Safety Agency (NHTSA) has said airbag maker Takata's response to an order to expand a recall nationwide was "disappointing", and criticised the supplier for avoiding responsibility over its potentially deadly air bags.
Dec
3rd

Dealers offer better hours, but still see high sales turnover, NADA study finds

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U.S. car dealerships are making progress in offering employees a better work-life balance, but continue to face challenges in retaining sales staff and recruiting women.
Dec
3rd

Ferrari gets more extreme with the 1,035-hp FXX K

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Ferrari has unveiled the extreme FXX K, a 1,035-hp prototype supercar based on the company's first hybrid, the 1-million-euro LaFerrari.
Dec
3rd

Ferrari unleashes 1,050-horsepower hybrid for test-drive customers

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Ferrari is giving a group of its test-drive customers the chance to try out a 1,050-horsepower hybrid prototype car being unveiled at its annual event celebrating the end of the global auto-racing season this week.
Dec
3rd

JAPAN: Industry ministry summons Takata chief – report

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Japan's industry ministry has summoned Takata chairman and CEO Shigehisa Takada to explain what the company is doing to resolve a crisis over potentially deadly air bags, two informed sources have told the Reuters news agency.
Dec
3rd

Bob Thomas, former U.S. boss of Nissan, dies at 69

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Bob Thomas, who led Nissan's United States sales operations in the 1990s before joining AutoNation and Edmunds, has died in Hawaii. Thomas died November 23 after a brief illness, according to friends and former colleagues. He was 69.
Dec
3rd

Chevy Colorado edges Ford F-150 for Motor Trend Truck of the Year honor

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Motor Trend named the 2015 Chevrolet Colorado pickup its Truck of the Year, edging out Ford's aluminum-bodied F-150.
Dec
3rd

INTERVIEW: Udo Schwerdel, Head of Turbocharger Line, Powertrain Division, Continental

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Ian Henry spoke recently with Udo Schwerdel about Continental's recent entrance into the turbocharger market.
Dec
3rd

BELGIUM: Ford “committed” to finding Genk future as Punch rumours continue

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Ford says it remains committed to finding a viable future for the Genk site in Eastern Belgium, slated to close in two weeks as part of the US manufacturer's European restructuring plan.
Dec
3rd

Daimler will promote Mercedes sales boss, report says

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Daimler will appoint Mercedes sales chief Ola Kaellenius to its management board as it lines up potential successors to CEO Dieter Zetsche, a German magazine reported. Zetsche's contract runs until the end of 2016.
Dec
3rd

Takata Mexico airbag plant inspection finds safety shortcomings

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Takata, the airbag supplier at the center of a recall crisis, was told by Mexico's government to take 171 measures to improve health and safety at a plant tasked with making millions of replacement air bags.
Dec
3rd

Takata poised for clash in Congress after rejecting U.S. recall

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Airbag supplier Takata's rejection of demands to recall vehicles across the United States sets the stage for a confrontation with members of Congress critical of its response to potentially deadly defects.
Dec
3rd

Opel says Karl will cost less than 10,000 euros

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Opel will launch its entry-level Karl minicar next summer at a starting price of less than 10,000 euros in Germany. Opel today released pictures and details of the Karl.
Dec
3rd

GM says Opel minicar will cost less than $12,300

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General Motors said Opel will launch its entry-level Karl minicar next summer at a starting price of less than 10,000 euros ($12,300) in Germany. Opel today released pictures and details of the Karl.
Dec
3rd

ANALYSIS: Global light vehicle sales edging up, but concerns remain

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The latest data from LMC Automotive shows that the global light vehicle market, on a seasonally adjusted annualised basis, was running at over 88m units a year in October, a record level. The market is edging to new records, despite economic concerns globally.
Dec
3rd

US: Falling petrol prices power November sales

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With the rapid decline in prices at the pump, currently equivalent to about GBP0.47/litre [vs around GBP1.20 in UK after recent falls - ed], US November light vehicle sales kicked into high gear, coming in 4.6% ahead of last year and 1.7% ahead of October 2014.
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