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Elderly pedestrians will be given more time to cross under Government review

The head-up display, otherwise know as HUD and used in jet fighter aircraft for decades, is now becoming popular in mass produced cars. It enhances the overall driving experience by allowing drivers to keep their 'eyes on the road' while still viewing critical vehicle data. It projects a visual image at a distance of about 2-metres in front of the driver. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Matthew Rose, Global Automotive Market Manager, Eastman Chemical about the blossoming HUD market.

BMW says legal barriers prevent it from increasing its stake in a Chinese joint venture with Brilliance, even as rival Daimler appears to have found a loophole in the market's strict ownership rules.

The new company formed by the merger of Fiat and Chrysler, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, is to be based in London according to reported remarks made by Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne at a press conference in Auburn Hills.

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Western European car sales may rise 4 percent to 12.04 million this year as the region's auto market continues its recovery. Four-month sales were up in all of the region's major markets.

The maker of red-hot Subaru vehicles says it may expand annual capacity at its Indiana assembly plant to 400,000 units after 2017. It also plans to introduce of a new vehicle platform and more efficient fuel-injected engines.

Turkey's vehicle production rose 6 percent year-on-year in April, the Automotive Manufacturers' Association (OSD) said. In the first four months, output fell 4 percent.

News 9 May, 2014

German tuning company MEC Design offers styling package for Ferrari 458, including bodykit and 21-inch alloys

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Subaru parent Fuji Heavy Industries will stop making the Toyota Camry at its Indiana factory in the fall of 2016. Production will shift to Toyota's plant in Kentucky.

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The amazing Dubai police car fleet means there's absolutely no escape for the emirate's errant motorists

Mercedes is attracting a huge number of new customers from other brands with cars such as the coupe-styled CLA compact. The average age of a CLA buyer is 43, compared with 50 or older for the rest of the automaker's lineup.

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When the first generations of the Citroen C1, Peugeot 107 and Toyota Aygo sibling minicars looked too similar, the automakers avoided discussing the designs of the second-generation cars to prevent that from happening again.

Rolls-Royce named Brett Soso, a former executive at China carmaker Chery, as regional director for the Middle East, Africa and South America.

A top Kia executive doused designer Peter Schreyer's dreams for a sporty roadster, saying it wouldn't adequately build the brand or boost profits.

The headquarters of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles will move to London, CEO Sergio Marchionne said, cementing a politically sensitive shift away from Italy, Fiat's home for the past 115 years.