The exhaust note of the all-new Porsche Macan has been teased in a short video ahead of the luxury SUV’s debut at next week’s Los Angeles motor show. While Porsche has given no indication of the engine responsible for the ...
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Holden will reportedly implement upgrades to its South Australian assembly plant this summer in preparation for production of the next-generation Commodore and Cruze, despite still having no guarantee of government funding beyond 2016. ...
Official images of the Porsche Macan have been leaked, with scanned pages from an upcoming issue of a German magazine hitting the web overnight. Though low-resolution, the images from Auto Motor und Sport reveal every angle of ...
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General Motors of Canada (GMCL) has extended the period of production on the consolidated line at the Oshawa assembly plant in Ontario, Canada to 2016. The line was due to shut down next summer. This move is in response to meet projected ...
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New official images of the Porsche Macan have been released ahead of its unveiling at next month’s Los Angeles auto show. The latest image gallery reveals a series of lightly camouflaged Macan prototypes undergoing final testing and ...
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"We are on the cusp of real transformation in retail distribution and manufacturing." That was one of two quotes I highlighted in my notebook during Kevin Gue's introduction of the Material Handling & Logistics U.S. Roadmap at MHI's fall ...
PACCAR held an opening ceremony today to launch its new DAF assembly plant in Brasil. The ceremony, led by Mark Pigott, PACCAR chairman and chief executive officer, and Parana Governor, Beto Richa, was attended by state and local ...
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American automobile manufacturer Chrysler Group has invested $1.25bn in two facilities in Saltillo in Mexican state of Coahuila, a move which created 1,570 jobs. Of the total investment, about $1.08bn was spent in building of the new Van ...
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General Motors is recalling 1,658 Chevrolet Sonic cars over faulty strap welds that could lead to separation of the fuel tank from the car. This recall affects the 2013 and 2014 model-year cars - totaling about 1,558 cars in the US and ...
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Holden has reportedly told the Federal Government that its demands to increase vehicle export numbers are unrealistic. The Australian Financial Review quotes senior government sources that claim Holden has told the government the business ...
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Ford Australia insists tomorrow’s visit from Industry Minister Ian Macfarlane will not impact its decision to cease local production within three years. Macfarlane revealed his desire to convince Ford to change its mind on its ...
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Celebrating their OE partnership are, from left to right: Doug Betts, Chrysler executive vice president of quality; Hyun Bong Lee, Nexen Tire CEO; Scott Garberding, Chrysler executive vice president of manufacturing; and Travis Kang, Nexen ...
The vehicle expected to replace the Australian-made Ford Territory from 2016 – the next-generation Ford Edge – looks set to be imported from Canada. Ford says a C$700 million ($724 million) investment into its Oakville, ...
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Light manufacturer posts LED component total revenue of over 1 billion euros in fiscal 2013 From the first surface-mountable LED (TOPLED) in 1990 to the awarding of the Deutscher Zukunftspreis (German Future Prize) by the German Federal ...
Volvo's New River Valley truck plant has achieved zero landfill status, meaning all waste produced at the facility is now recycled, composed or converted to electricity. The 1.6 million sq.-ft. truck plant produces all Volvo trucks sold ...
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