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Nov
11th

CHINA: Faurecia plans China boost to double sales by 2018

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At its Investor Day held in Shanghai, Faurecia said it is planning to grow twice as fast as the market to reach total sales over EUR4bn (US$4.98bn) by 2018, up from an estimated EUR2.3bn targeted for 2014.
Nov
11th

US: Navistar unveils raft of management changes

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Navistar says its COO and EVP, Jack Allen, is retiring after 33 years at the company and has announced further management changes.
Nov
11th

US: Ford starts 2015 F-150 build at the Rouge

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Ford built the first production redesigned 2015 F-150 truck at its Rouge Center on Tuesday.
Nov
11th

GM December switch order shows failure to disclose under Barra

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The disclosure of December e-mails by General Motors shows that even after Mary Barra took over as CEO, the automaker failed to disclose key information about its ignition-switch recall -- raising more questions about what she knew and how quickly...
Nov
11th

Mercedes introduces new names for its vehicles to avoid customer confusion

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Mercedes-Benz, hoping to overcome consumer confusion as its product lineup expands, is overhauling the nomenclature used to identify its cars and light trucks.
Nov
11th

SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai-Kia buybacks to appease shareholders

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Hyundai Motor and affiliate Kia Motors have unveiled share buybacks worth a combined KRW670bn (US$615m) in an apparent bid to appease investors angered by the sky-high price paid for property to house new headquarters.
Nov
11th

JAPAN: Yokohama posts nine-month net income up to US$215m

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Yokohama Rubber has reported January to September net income up to JPY25bn (US$215m), with net sales rising 4.2% to JPY430bn.
Nov
11th

BMW sees popularity of sports cars waning as customer tastes change

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BMW says sports car sales may never reach pre-recession levels again as changing tastes among rich customers in China and other emerging markets hits demand.
Nov
11th

BMW sees popularity of sports cars waning as customer tastes change

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BMW says sports car sales may never reach pre-recession levels again as changing tastes among rich customers in China and other emerging markets hits demand.
Nov
11th

Hot new Alfa Romeo 4C Quadrifoglio Verde spied testing

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Alfa Romeo 4C QV spies front
News 11 Nov, 2014

Alfa's 4C coupe and Spider get the Cloverleaf treatment, as the Italian firm prepares a faster, more aggressively styled range addition

Nov
11th

Maybach is back! Mercedes revamps car naming structure

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News 11 Nov, 2014

Mercedes has revealed a new naming structure for its growing range and the return of the Maybach name as part of a luxury sub brand.

Nov
11th

US: Audis recalled for airbag software update

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Volkswagen Group of America is recalling 101,938 2013-2015 Audi A4 and S4 vehicles manufactured from 16 February, 2012 to 21 October, 2014, and 2013-2015 Allroad vehicles manufactured from 12 March, 2012 to 21 October, 2014.
Nov
11th

VW brand sales fall on Latin America, Russia

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Volkswagen said sales of its core passenger-car brand slipped 0.4 percent in October to 517,400 vehicles, weighed down by declines in Latin America and Russia.
Nov
11th

VW brand sales fall on Latin America, Russia

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Volkswagen said sales of its core passenger-car brand slipped 0.4 percent in October to 517,400 vehicles, weighed down by declines in Latin America and Russia.
Nov
11th

Volkswagen creates 10-speed DSG gearbox

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Volkswagen Golf GTE side
News 11 Nov, 2014

New 10-speed gearbox is one part of VW’s bold ambition to become world’s most sustainable carmaker by 2018

Nov
11th

BMW Group deliveries rise 11% on China demand

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BMW Group vehicle sales increased by 11 percent in October on strong demand from China, which helped 10-month deliveries rise 7 percent to 1.71 million, keeping the automaker on course to reach 2 million sales this year.
Nov
11th

BMW Group deliveries rise 11% on China demand

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BMW Group vehicle sales increased by 11 percent in October on strong demand from China, which helped 10-month deliveries rise 7 percent to 1.71 million, keeping the automaker on course to reach 2 million sales this year.
Nov
11th

GERMANY: Porsche Automobil Holding nine-month profit up

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Porsche Automobil Holding SE boosted group profit to EUR2.49bn euro in the nine months to 30 September 2014 compared with EUR1.99bn the previous year.
Nov
11th

Tesla, BMW, Nissan help boost EV sales in Europe

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Helped by new entries such as the BMW i3 and Tesla Model S, the market for electric cars in Europe may rise to 150,000 with a "high scenario" of 250,000 by 2020 in a total global market forecast to be 19.3 million, analysts LMC Automotive predicts.
Nov
11th

How to humanize autonomous driving

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Self-driving cars are coming, but few people will hand over control to the vehicle unless the computer can match the way they like to drive.
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