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Jan
24th

US: Profits up at Johnson Controls

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Tier One supplier Johnson Controls (JCI) booked a 25% year on year rise in first fiscal quarter 2013/14 operating income to US$686m on sales up 5% to $10.9bn.
Jan
24th

US: Kelley Blue Book calls January sales at 1.06m units

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Kelley Blue Book (KBB) analysts are picking US new light vehicle sales this month will rise 1.6% year on year to 1.06m units for an estimated 15.9m seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR).
Jan
24th

Volkswagen Polo 2014 facelift spied

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News 24 Jan, 2014

The facelifted 2014 VW Polo has been spied completely undisguised, ahead of its official launch at the Geneva Motor Show

Jan
24th

SLOVAKIA: Webasto-Edscha expands convertible roof production in Slovakia

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Webasto-Edscha is expanding its production capacity for convertible roofs at its European textile competency centre in Slovakia.
Jan
24th

Audi plans to narrow sales gap with BMW in 2014, Stadler says

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Audi plans this year to further narrow the gap with market leader BMW and keep Mercedes at bay, CEO Rupert Stadler said at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Jan
24th

Audi plans to narrow sales gap with BMW in 2014, Stadler says

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Audi plans this year to further narrow the gap with market leader BMW and keep Mercedes at bay, CEO Rupert Stadler said at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
Jan
24th

US: Vehicle-less households on the rise – study

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Research carried out at the University of Michigan suggests that motorisation in the US may have peaked.
Jan
24th

INDIA: Currency affects ‘underperforming’ Hyundai in 2013 – analyst

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Hyundai's full-year revenue growth "underperformed significantly when seen alongside the volume growth of 7.3% and adverse currency movements are to be blamed for the disappointing trend", according to IHS Automotive senior research analyst Anil Sharma.
Jan
24th

BELGIUM: EC launches first steps against Germany in refrigerant row

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European Commission (EC) authorities have launched the first steps of an infringement procedure against Germany for its supposed non-compliance with the Mobile Air Conditioning Directive (MAC).
Jan
24th

McLaren MP4-29 2014 F1 car launched

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News 24 Jan, 2014

McLaren Mercedes’ new 2014 MP4-29 F1 car has been unveiled today, fitted with the new 760bhp 1.6-litre turbocharged V6 engine

Jan
24th

RUSSIA: ZF Kamaz venture expands

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The joint venture between ZF Friedrichshafen and Kamaz, Russia's largest commercial vehicle manufacturer, has officially opened its new production facility in Naberezhnye Chelny to assemble the Ecomid and Ecosplit commercial vehicle transmissions.
Jan
24th

JAPAN: Toyota domestic production passes 150m units

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Toyota Motor's cumulative vehicle production in Japan has passed 150m units with the milestone reached on 5 December, the automaker announced on Friday (24 January, 2014).
Jan
24th

Film Friday: Glide away automatically, almost imperceptibly, with Chrysler pushbutton shifters: You just lean back and turn that wheel with the Button Drive automobile!

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Chrysler introduced its pushbutton automatic shifter in 1956, and continued selling cars with this feature through the 1964 model year.
Jan
24th

Killer rods at the Grand National Roadster Show: 1000 customs, rat rods, motorcycles and American muscle cars pack into Pomona

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Jan
24th

Watch the Stig crush Google Street View: Google stunt not much of a race but gives us Street View of ‘Top Gear’ test track

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Some say he downloaded his entire browsing history into his right pinky. Some say he linked his YouTube account to his brain and now translates comments into Swahili. All we know is, he's called the Stig.
Jan
24th

Toyota RAV4 updated for 2014

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News 24 Jan, 2014

Toyota increases standard kit and drops the price on selected RAV4 models, to mark the SUVs 20th anniversary

Jan
24th

Blitz of Super Bowl auto ads pits Muppets vs. British villains

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From the Muppets to James Franco and British villains, Hollywood will be working hard for the auto industry during the Super Bowl.
Jan
24th

Kia profit hit as stronger won hurts car exports

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Kia posted fourth-quarter profit that missed estimates as a stronger won cut exports.
Jan
24th

Toyota aims to defy skeptics with its fuel cell technology

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Toyota is leaving nothing to chance as it plunges into sales of hydrogen fuel cell vehicles next year and aims to defy those who are skeptical of the technology.
Jan
24th

Hyundai Q4 profits gain 15%, but results fall short

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Hyundai said fourth-quarter net income climbed 15 percent over the previous year, but forecast sales growth would hit an eight-year low in 2014 as competition intensifies and the stronger won hampers exports.
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