Around 450 jobs would be created if Honeywell green lights a EUR38.3m (US$50m) turbocharger plant in eastern Slovakia.
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Russia's largest carmaker AvtoVAZ plans to increase sales 10.7% year on year to 700,000 vehicles and assembly kits in 2011, company pesident Igor Komarov told television network Rossiya 24.
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Hyundai plans to introduce a second shift at its Russian assembly plant in St Petersburg sometime between March and May 2011, Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus communications chief Mariya Maltseva said.
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Sensual video of the redone 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK is crawling the Interwebs, and it offers an in-depth look at this new retractable hardtop sports car.
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Maserati's GranTurismo Convertible has given new life to the Fiat SpA brand in the U.S., driving sales up 48 percent this year through November. Maserati sold a total of 1,717 vehicles in the U.S.
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General Motors is transforming about 100 miles of boom material used to soak up oil in the Gulf of Mexico into auto parts for the Chevrolet Volt.
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South Korea's Yura Corporation has opened a wiring harness plant in Russia's Leningrad Region, the regional government said.
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AvtoVAZ is estimating it will post a net profit of around RBL1.5 (US$48m) this year after unveiling losses of nearly RBL39bn for 2009 according to Russian media, although accounting standards were not available.
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As Lexus, Mercedes-Benz and BMW battle for luxury brand sales leadership this year, Acura has been flying below the radar -- as usual.
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EXECUTIVE EDITOR ROGER HART: This is a really fun car to drive, and it reinforces the point that you don't need 300 hp or 500 hp to have fun.
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Alfa Romeo celebrated its centenary on June 24 as one of the most storied marques in automotive history, but its future remains uncertain.
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Alfa Romeo celebrated its centenary on June 24 as one of the most storied marques in automotive history, but its future remains uncertain.
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SAIC Motor Corp is maintaining its timetable to make and sell the MG 6 sedan in the UK in the first quarter of 2011, according to Chinese media.
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Italian ministers have apparently waded into the seemingly endless negotiations surrounding Fiat and its unions, that look as if they could take a decisive turn by the end of this week.
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German supplier Continental AG today denied a report that it no longer aims to merge with bearings maker Schaeffler.
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German supplier Continental AG today denied a report that it no longer aims to merge with bearings maker Schaeffler.
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AUTOSAR (AUTomotive Open System ARchitecture) is an open and standardised automotive software architecture, jointly developed by vehicle makers, suppliers and tool developers. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Dr Stefan Bunzel, spokesperson for AUTOSAR about the consortium's achievements in 2010 and plans for 2011.
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Toyota Motor Corp. agreed on Monday to pay two more safety fines for a total of $32.4 million, the maximum allowable under U.S. law, to settle federal investigations of whether the company notified regulators of safety defects in timely fashion.
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CarMax Inc. said its third-quarter profits improved by 10 percent over the same quarter last year because of stronger wholesale vehicle sales. The nation's largest used car retailer, which competes with America's Car-Mart Inc.
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With the current economy the last thing you need is for your vehicle to break down. Whether your driving a reliable car or a busted up