Volkswagen has announced its plans to invest $1bn to expand and modernize its Puebla plant in Mexico. The German automaker is planning to manufacture Tiguan compact crossover SUV in the Mexican plant, which currently produces Golf on ...
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German automaker Mercedes-Benz has announced a plan to invest $500m to build a new plant to manufacture vans in Charleston, South Carolina. The Charleston plant will produce the next-generation Sprinter for the North American market. ...
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China's auto industry saw total sales drop by 0.22 percent to 1.59 million units in February, the first year-on-year drop in two years, data from an industry association showed Tuesday. Sales of passenger cars increased 6.42 percent ...
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China's auto sales accelerated in the first two months of this year, led by demand for sport utility vehicles and minivans. Retail deliveries of passenger vehicles increased by 16 percent to 3.49 million units in January and February, the ...
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Automobili Lamborghini has announced that 2014 has been a record year for them in terms of sales and turnover. Their business grew from 508 million euros to 629 million euros showing a hike of 24 per cent in overall turnover. Their global ...
Chinese new energy vehicle maker BYD is planning to sell its electric vehicles to the South Korea market before the end of 2015, according to a senior company executive. BYD, a rising Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer, has brought its ...
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Jeep CEO Mike Manley has announced a plan to start production of its Cherokee SUV in China and increase the dealership in the country by a third by the end of 2015. The company is reportedly trying to expand outside North America in an ...
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BorgWarner has announced plan to increase its production capacity at Ningbo facility in China by adding a production line for its exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) valves. ERG is engineered to reduce nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions for ...
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Mercedes unveiled its plug-in hybrid concept V ision e sprints minivan at the 2015 Geneva Motor Show. The van is powered by four-cylinder gasoline engine capable of producing 210 hp and 350 Nm of torque. When combined with the ...
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German automaker Daimler is reportedly set to build its Sprinter vans at its plant located in Ladson, near Charleston in South Carolina. With the production of the new vehicle, the company is also expected to add 1,200 new jobs to the ...
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British luxury automaker Rolls Royce has unveiled the Serenity Phantom concept car at the 2015 Geneva International Motor Show. Inspired by the Rolls Royce cars of the early 1900's, the company's Bespoke Design department used natural ...
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Japanese airbag maker Takata has announced its plans to meet with engineers from its automaker customers, to update them about the root cause of the airbag inflator issue that led to recall of millions of vehicles worldwide. The meeting ...
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Volvo Cars has announced at the 2015 Mobile World Congress that it is exploring to use connected car technologies using in-car data and the Volvo Cloud. The Swedish automaker has developed Road Status technology, which is being piloted ...
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Japanese automaker Mazda Motor is planning to sell only diesel-powered models of the new CX-3 compact crossover in Japan. Reuters cited Mazda CEO Masamichi Kogai as saying that improved power offered by diesel engines are selling point of ...
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Canadian automaker Magna International is planning to unveil its hybrid concept sports car dubbed MILA Plus at the Geneva Motor Show 2015. The car is powered by three-cylinder gasoline engine along with two electric motors, capable of ...
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