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19 Feb, 2014
Toyota reveals partnership to use BMW diesels will include several models and different engines
Having once predicted Toyota cars would be 30% hybrid by 2020, former chief engineer and current vice chairman Takeshi Uchiyamada is now more optimistic, he told reporters at a briefing in Tokyo on Wednesday.
News
19 Feb, 2014
Britain’s roads are the busiest in Europe, but they’re also among the safest according to new figures
After months of shadow boxing, PSA Peugeot-Citroen finally confirmed today (19 February) what the market had widely anticipated, namely a massive three-way cash injection that will see EUR3bn (US$4.1bn) pumped into the automaker.
Lithia Motors today reported a 38 percent gain in fourth-quarter net income along with the highest annual revenue in company history, as it credited continued cost controls and robust sales of new and used vehicles.
Fisker Automotive's new owner says the Karma sports car will come roaring back with a supercharged V8 engine -- with the help of former General Motors executive Bob Lutz.
The Land Rover Defender is one of those vehicles that we always hear about but never see at dealers stateside -- at least not since the '90s.
We've been anticipating the arrival of the Ram 1500 EcoDiesel -- and speculating about what it means for the pickup market -- for months.
ASSOCIATE EDITOR GRAHAM KOZAK: There's really no getting around it: The newest generation of full-size pickups is more capable, more luxurious, more butchand#8230;more everything, really, than the average buyer probably needs.
General Motors is working towards a largely aluminum-bodied pickup truck by late 2018, under pressure from federal fuel efficiency standards, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
Vauxhall brand has named former Mitsubishi Europe boss Tim Tozer as its new chief. Tozer succeeds Duncan Aldred, who is moving to Detroit as U.S. vice president of sales and marketing for GM's Buick and GMC brands.
Sonic Automotive today posted an 8 percent slide in fourth-quarter net income, but the retailer says it continued to gain traction on a new pricing strategy that some of its stores have struggled with.
Meet the 2015 Ford Expedition, unveiled today at the Dallas auto show.
Toyota's Alabama engine plant has opened a second V6 engine line, the fifth significant investment since the plant factory opened to make V8s 11 years ago.
Volkswagen's top labor representative threatened today to try to block further investments by the German carmaker in the U.S. South if its workers there are not unionized.
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19 Feb, 2014
We pick from 10 devices to tune into your digital music in-car
Tim Tozer will become chairman and managing director of General Motors Europe's UK unit Vauxhall Motors and CEO of Opel Ireland on 24 February.
Porsche says it expects to conclude an investigation into fires that broke out in two of its 911 GT3 cars this week, after the carmaker said it would halt deliveries of the model.
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