Coda Automotive Inc. will begin delivering the first of its electric compact sedans in December priced at $44,900 before federal and state incentives.
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Beijing Hyundai Motor Company (BHMC), a 50-50 joint venture between Hyundai Motor Company and Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. is to build a third factory in China.
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Pittsburgh Glass Works (PGW) has said that it will expand in Europe with the construction of a new automotive glass manufacturing facility in Sroda Slaska, near Wroclaw, Poland, to provide value-added products to its European customers.
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R. L. Polk and Co. on Monday named Tim Rogers president of the automotive information and marketing company's business unit, replacing Joe Walker. Polk said Rogers will oversee all business objectives, policies, and strategic direction at the company.
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R. L. Polk and Co. has named Tim Rogers president of the automotive information and marketing company's business unit, replacing Joe Walker. Polk said Rogers will oversee all business objectives, policies, and strategic direction at the company.
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US automotive analysts believe strong industrial relations to be a key plank of GM's push to maintain its recent healthy performances.
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In today's News Brake, our thoughts on an Alfa-based Dodge Viper, Carl Edwards joins the Race of Champions, and the Automotive X-Prize names the winners ... But Wait, There's More!
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A BYD manager talked about plans for mass EV exports to Europe and the U.S. at the Global Automotive Forum on Thursday and Friday. Other automakers and supplier executives spoke about the outlook for China and the development of new-energy vehicles.
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According to Automotive News, Chrysler has announced plans for a couple of new vehicles that should appear for the 2012 model year.
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Progressive Insuranceand#8217;s $10 million Automotive X Prize was shared among Edison2and#8217;s ethanol-powered Very Light Car, Li-ion Motorsand#8217; battery electric Wave II and X-Tracer Team Switzerlandand#8217;s battery-electric E-Tracer No.
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Someone in a better position than most automotive industry CEOs to know reckons it will be some time before auto makers adopt the widespread use of lightweight composite materials.
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Automotivated, a new exhibit at the Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, traces the evolution of clothes worn in cars--from the bulky circus-tent stuff people had to wear to keep from freezing to death in the jangly, open-topped conveyances of...
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The Indonesian government is sending a delegation to South Korea later this month in the hope of securing investment from major automotive companies, including Hyundai Motor.
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Fisker Automotive, the California electric-car manufacturer, plans to debut its first factory-built plug-in hybrid Karma at the upcoming Paris auto show. The Karma features 22-inch wheels; a low, coupelike profile; and a wide stance.
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All 70,000 workers currently on strike in South Africa's automotive industry could return to work within 48 hours if union leaders accept an offer made by employers today (15 September).
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Dundee (Scotland)-based Axeon claims it is Europe's largest independent lithium-ion battery systems supplier and the UK's only high-tech automotive battery manufacturer. Dave Leggett met up with the company's chairman, Charles Matthews.
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A123 Systems opened an advanced automotive battery factory today in Michigan that President Obama heralded as 'central to the next generation of cars.
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Vehicle sales in the Philippines increased 35.6% to 14,335 units in August, from 10,575 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines Inc (CAMPI).
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Despite last year's disastrous economy, CEOs of publicly traded automotive companies got big pay raises in 2009. Most industry CEOs took the painful cuts in 2008 and were on the mend in 2009.
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