Next time you look at your rearview mirror, take a second look. It could incorporate a number of different features. Matthew Beecham reports on how the humble rearview mirror has been transformed over the last decade into a high-tech electronic module.
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Volkswagen reported a drop in sales in October but predicted it would sell more cars in 2008 than it did last year. Europe's largest automaker said it delivered 502,600 vehicles last month, a drop of 5.1 percent from a year ago.
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New United Motor Manufacturing Inc. (NUMMI), a JV between Toyota and GM, is planning to cut one shift of pickup truck production in January at its Freemont, California, plant. It's another sign of the impact of slowing vehicle demand in the US.
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Draexlmaier Group Automotive, a family-owned supplier of door panels, central consoles, electronics and wiring harnesses, has shelved plans for a pilot plant in Prishtina, Kosovo.
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Cash-strapped General Motors will dump its 3 percent stake in Japan's Suzuki Motor Corp. for about $230 million as it scrambles for funds to avert collapse.
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Indian truck maker Ashok Leyland has said its planned light truck manufacturing plant with Nissan has been delayed by six months.
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GM will sell its 3% stake in Suzuki in order to raise cash.
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German billionaire Adolf Merckle made a "high three digit million euro" loss after going short of shares in German carmaker Volkswagen, the Financial Times newspaper reported on Monday.
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In what are troubled times for Opel and its General Motors parent company comes a rare but welcome bright spot: The Opel/Vauxhall Insignia has been voted European Car of the Year 2009.
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Toyota is expected to cut its global sales plan for 2009 to below 9m vehicles, down at least 7% from its previous forecast, according to a Japanese newspaper.
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Shanghai Volkswagen (SVW) will showcase two hydrogen fuel cell-powered cars modeled on Passat Lingyu, a midsize sedan, at the Los Angeles Auto Show, according to the Shanghai Securities News.
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The German Chancellor Angela Merkel is holding crisis talks today with executives of Opel.
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Automakers in Europe already are putting the brakes on 2009 production.
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Family-owned transmission maker Getrag Group is about to trip over its own lofty growth plans, according to the company's works council and an official with the IG Metall union.
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As the US Congress considers support for the domestic automobile industry, a group comprising representatives of Chrysler's US dealer network will visit Capitol Hill on Tuesday, November 18 and Wednesday, November 19, to discuss their concerns.
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Toyota will offer zero interest loans on its new cars across Europe to revive sagging sales, the Nikkei business daily has reported.
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As concerns grow over the outlook for car demand across the world, Renault executive Patrick Pelata has said that he expects the European automobile market to fall by 20% in 2009.
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General Motors will sell back its 3 percent stake in Suzuki Motor for $232 million as the struggling U.S. automaker seeks to raise cash.
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