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Mar
12th

GERMANY: Effect of Volkswagen power failure higher than estimated

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Volkswagen Group said it lost production of several hundred vehicles at the weekend following a power outage at its Wolfsburg plant in Germany.
Mar
12th

2014 Ford F-150 XLT Supercab review notes: Ford’s best-seller is still solid, but showing its age

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EDITOR WES RAYNAL: Off the top of my head, and not driving them back-to-back, I'd say this Ford F-150 XLT Supercab is better than the
Mar
12th

SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai hedges its bets on green vehicles

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Hyundai will begin sales of its first battery-powered electric vehicle in 2016 as well as continuing with the development of fuel cell vehicles.
Mar
12th

GERMANY: VW sales rise 3.3% in first two months

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Volkswagen delivered 923,100 passenger cars in the first two months of this year, up 3.3% from the 893,300 in the same period last year. Sales also grew in February by 1.5% to 407,600.
Mar
12th

GERMANY: Audi plans big increases in model range and production

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Audi will increase its model range from 50 to 60 by 2020 and raise output from 1.57m last year to 2m.
Mar
12th

Nissan pits GT-R vs. Leaf Nismo RC vs. Altima V8 Supercar: Trio wows crowds during Australian supercar race

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Nissan had a little fun at the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, Australia earlier this month. For an exhibition, it pitted its Leaf Nismo RC versus its
Mar
12th

GERMANY: Audi on slippery slope to better economy and emissions

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Volkswagen group's Audi is planning to regain its crown as the manufacturer of the most streamlined cars on the road as part of its plan to reduce fuel consumption and emissions by 25% before 2020.
Mar
12th

GERMANY: Audi sales at all-time high but profits slip

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Audi has again reported record sales in 2013 and out-performed the market in every region, if not every country, in which it operates.
Mar
12th

Ford, Canadian union criticize South Korea trade deal

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A new free trade agreement with South Korea will throw a wrench into Canada's auto sector recovery, Ford and Canadian union leaders warned on Tuesday, highlighting the pressure on an industry already struggling with competition from Mexico.
Mar
12th

Nurburgring sold for £84 million

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News 12 Mar, 2014

The world’s most famous racetrack, the Nurburgring, has been sold for £84 million to a German parts company

Mar
12th

Cars.com drawing interest from AutoTrader owners Cox, Apax, report says

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Cox Enterprises, the media holding company, and buyout firm Apax Partners LLP -- the owners of AutoTrader -- are interested in bidding for auto-sales Web site Cars.com, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg.
Mar
12th

JAPAN: Toyota hikes domestic wages first time since 2008

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Toyota, Nissan and Honda have agreed to increase base wages in Japan - in Toyota's case for the first time since 2008, as it heads for record profits.
Mar
12th

Tesla sales banned in third U.S state

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Tesla Model S
News 12 Mar, 2014

New Jersey follows Texas and Arizona in banning Tesla from selling its cars directly to consumers

Mar
12th

UK: Car parc rises to 32m

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The stock of cars in use on UK roads has risen to a new high of almost 32m according to data released by the SMMT.
Mar
12th

Russian car slump slows on weak ruble

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Russian new-car sales fell 2 percent in February, which was an improvement on a 6 percent drop in January, as a sliding ruble encouraged consumers to place orders.
Mar
12th

Toyota raises Japanese workers’ base wages for first time since 2008

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Toyota agreed to increase base wages in Japan for the first time since 2008 as the nation's largest company heads for record profits.
Mar
12th

GERMANY: Mercedes sticks to r134a guns as refrigerant battle boils

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Mercedes-Benz says its position remains "unchanged" following the Joint Research Centre's (JRC) endorsement of the r1234yf refrigerant, insisting the scientific body's scope was "too limited."
Mar
12th

US: Chrysler recalls twin clutch automatic 2014 500L

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Chrysler is recalling about 19,500 twin clutch automatic Fiat 500L cars sold only in the US and Canada to upgrade their transmission software.
Mar
12th

US: Feds eye GM ignition switch recall for ‘criminal liability’ – report

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US federal prosecutors are examining whether General Motors is criminally liable for failing to properly disclose ignition switch problems with some now out of production vehicles that were linked to 13 deaths and led to a recall last month, a source familiar with the investigation told a news agency.
Mar
12th

French government to cut stake in Valeo

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The French government will reduce its stake in supplier Valeo, reversing a move it made five years ago as part of its attempts to shore up the country's crisis-hit car industry.
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