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Jun
5th

US: Mercedes Benz west coast ops moving to Long Beach Douglas aircraft site

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Mercedes-Benz USA is consolidating some of its operations with the construction of a new west coast regional facility on the site of the former Douglas Aircraft factory in Long Beach, California.
Jun
5th

GM dismisses 15 employees as ‘deeply troubling’ recall probe is released

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General Motors has dismissed 15 employees, including at least eight executives, after an internal investigation found 'a pattern of incompetence and neglect' that led to 11 years of delays in recalling millions of cars for a fatal defect...
Jun
5th

GM dismisses 15 employees as ‘deeply troubling’ recall probe is released

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General Motors has dismissed 15 employees, including at least eight executives, after an internal investigation found 'a pattern of incompetence and neglect' that led to 11 years of delays in recalling millions of cars for a fatal defect...
Jun
5th

New BMW X6 2014 revealed

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New BMW X6 2014 front tracking
News 6 Jun, 2014

New BMW X6 gets updated styling and improved engines, set for release in December 2014

Jun
5th

UK car sales rise to 10-year monthly record in May

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UK car sales rose nearly 8 percent in May to hit a 10-year record for the month, but future demand is likely to slow, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.
Jun
5th

New car registrations experience longest ever period of growth

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Volkswagen Golf hatchback 2013 front static
News 5 Jun, 2014

May represents the 27th month of year-on-year rises, beating previous record from 1989

Jun
5th

GERMANY: Opel makes progress with 10-year plan

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Opel says it has already made "substantial operational progress" with its DRIVE! 2022 10-year plan, first announced in the summer of 2012.
Jun
5th

PSA will defend its position as Europe’s No. 2 carmaker, Tavares says

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PSA aims to maintain its No. 2 position in Europe after VW Group, CEO Carlos Tavares said at the Automotive News Europe Congress. But to ensure that, the CEO must bring the automaker back to profit after years of losses.
Jun
5th

PARIS PREVIEW: Redesigned Opel-Vauxhall Corsa to retain Fiat-GM platform

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A Vauxhall spokesman has told just-auto that the next Corsa will not, as had been thought, use GM's Gamma 2 architecture. Instead, an update of the existing model's Fiat-Opel SCCS platform will be employed.
Jun
5th

Batman’s new Batmobile revealed

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News 5 Jun, 2014

Rocksteady Studios reveals new Batmobile for Batman: Arkham Knight video game, equipped with 'Battle Mode' cannon and riot suppressor

Jun
5th

Q&A with Tenneco: Active suspension technologies

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At a ride and drive event in Milan, Italy, Matthew Beecham talked with Maarten Maes, Director OE Sales & Programme Management, Tenneco about fitment rates of the company's active suspension technologies, its market share and what the Monroe brand stands for.
Jun
5th

CHINA: Johnson Controls opens new battery plant

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Johnson Controls is spending US$154m on a new automotive battery factory in China which will produce 6m units a year.
Jun
5th

New Mini Hardtop 4-door: First look: Latest Mini model adds access and convenience; we assume Doorman was already trademarked

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Meet the Mini Cooper Hardtop 4-door. The company has followed the surprise unveiling of its one-off
Jun
5th

Qoros wants Europe to account for 10% of global sales, exec says

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Chinese carmaker Qoros expects to sell more than 10 percent of its cars in Europe after it extends sales across the region by 2016, Stefano Villanti, Qoros' head of sales told the Automotive News Europe Congress.
Jun
5th

Qoros wants Europe to account for 10% of global sales, exec say

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Chinese carmaker Qoros expects to sell more than 10 percent of its cars in Europe after it extends sales across the region by 2016, Stefano Villanti, Qoros' head of sales told the Automotive News Europe Congress.
Jun
5th

BELGIUM: PSA CEO Tavares eyes recovery to a more global and leaner PSA

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PSA Peugeot Citroen CEO Carlos Tavares has restated his recovery plan for the company based on a rationalisation of product and a more globally based organisation.
Jun
5th

Gov’t interference clouding outlook for automakers, says UBS exec

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The outlook for the global auto industry is fairly bright, but government interference is clouding the picture in Europe and China, Philippe Houchois, UBS Head of European Automotive Research, told the Automotive News Europe Congress.
Jun
5th

Government interference clouding outlook for automakers, says UBS exec

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The outlook for the global auto industry is fairly bright, but government interference is clouding the picture in Europe and China, Philippe Houchois, UBS Head of European Automotive Research, told the Automotive News Europe Congress.
Jun
5th

Honda, Mercedes rank best for quality and value in new study

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Honda and Mercedes led the way in a tally of brands ranked by new-vehicle buyers for quality and value, a study conducted by ALG found.
Jun
5th

Regulation intensifies pressure on car design, Opel exec says

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Opel/Vauxhall design chief Mark Adams told the Automotive News Europe Congress that car designers are facing increasing pressure to meet the demands of tougher EU rules on CO2 and pedestrian protection.
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