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Driving tests of the world: the fiendishly hard to the amazingly easy

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Learner drivers on Motorway
Features 10 Nov, 2014

We compare driving tests from around the world to find the simplest and toughest places you can learn to drive

Nov
10th

Renault taps into growing North African market with new Algeria plant

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Renault today opened a new factory in Algeria. The company sees growth potential in the country where the ownership rate is 100 vehicles per 1,000 inhabitants, compared with 500 in western Europe.
Nov
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JAPAN: Daihatsu to help Toyota improve in India

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Toyota Motor has asked its small car subsidiary Daihatsu Motor to help it help it improve its sales performance in India.
Nov
10th

INDONESIA: Sales drop 6.4% in October

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New vehicle sales in Indonesia fell by 6.4% to 104,916 units in October, compared with 112,038 units sold a year earlier, according to data released by the Gaikindo automotive industry association.
Nov
10th

GERMANY: Grammer enlarging Rastatt site

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Grammer is relocating and enlarging its centre console production facility in Rastatt, Germany.
Nov
10th

Volvo begins XC60 production in China

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Volvo has begun local production of the XC60 SUV at its plant in Chengdu, China. The carmaker recently announced plans to begin car exports from China to the U.S. starting next year.
Nov
10th

Government will spend £15 billion on ‘road revolution’ – after the general election

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Government to announce £15 billion road spend
News 10 Nov, 2014

David Cameron will outline plans for large infrastructure spend ahead of next year’s General Election.

Nov
10th

GERMANY: VW to add Inrix park and fuel services to Passat and other models

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INRIX, a global provider of transportation information, analytics and driver services for connected cars and 'smart cities' worldwide, said it was expanding its partnership with Volkswagen to launch its Park and Fuel services in new Passat models equipped with Discover Pro and Car-Net navigation in Europe.
Nov
10th

How Renault is cutting costs through more synergies with Nissan

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Thierry Bollore has the task of boosting synergies with alliance partner Nissan in his role as chief competitive officer and joint No. 2 at Renault. Bollore spoke about this challenge and other future plans with Automotive News Europe.
Nov
10th

Minority suppliers get Tier 1 help

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Canny minority suppliers, who typically lack the global size and cutting edge randd for competitive technology, are forming partnerships with Tier 1 companies to handle major production contracts.
Nov
10th

Barra pinning GM’s transformation on small changes that add up

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Instead of a broad culture shift, General Motors CEO Mary Barra is pressing employees for small changes #8212; singular moments of candor and more-decisive action #8212; that over time will add up to the cultural transformation that has eluded so...
Nov
10th

Mini: Retro brand battles fresh sales slump

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For most of the past 12 years, Mini has lived a charmed life in the United States. Not lately. Critics say BMW's small-car brand should use its sales slump to rethink its ways.
Nov
10th

Mazda’s next big challenge

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Mazda's recovery is in a fragile state and the automaker is facing challenges in keeping products competitive with the first round of Skyactiv redesigns already halfway over.
Nov
10th

Republican wins could mean oil and gas boom

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The Republican victory in last week's midterm elections is lifting hopes of a shift in U.S. energy policy to higher production of oil and gas -- a move that could provide a tailwind for the auto industry.
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10th

Nissan pushes quality initiatives for ‘flawless’ Murano launch

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Nissan threw the switch last week to begin building its prestige vehicle in the United States for the first time, moving the Murano's global export base from Japan to its plant in Mississippi.
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10th

Sales are up and the mix is rich

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U.S. light-vehicle sales rose 6 percent in October and the annual selling rate was a solid 16.5 million. But the real story last month - and indeed for most of 2014 - was all the extra cash those unit sales brought in.
Nov
10th

Volkswagen’s marketing boss Shahani tunes into dealers for ad suggestions

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As Volkswagen rides out a U.S. product drought, marketing chief Vinay Shahani is giving restive dealers a larger and more formal role in setting advertising strategy.
Nov
10th

Ford’s new global sales boss has a world of challenges

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Mark Fields' biggest management shuffle since taking over as Ford Motor Co. CEO involves a job swap for two key deputies -- Jim Farley and Stephen Odell -- who bring very different strengths to their new roles.
Nov
10th

Toyota’s bold bid to remake Camry’s image

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The truest measure of good car advertising is whether it moves the merchandise. And the Toyota Camry has been the best-selling car in the country for more than a decade. So some marketing experts are wondering about the newest Camry ad campaign.
Nov
10th

Luxury retailer is in for long haul

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Living a teenage boy's fantasy of driving exotic cars is part of Tom O'Keefe's job at Midwestern Auto Group, a 14-franchise group of mostly exotic and luxury dealerships in Dublin, Ohio, that offers valet service to its high-line customers.
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