General Motors (GM) had named Craig Bierley as the new advertising director of Cadillac brand, which was Molly Peck before. Molly Peck will replace Kevin Mayer as the advertising director of Chevrolet brand. Kevin Mayer left GM last ...
General Motors (GM) will invest $200m to construct a new test wing in its Global Powertrain Engineering Headquarters located at Pontiac in Michigan, US. The new test wing, which is expected to complete in second half of 2014, will have a ...
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On January 30, Toyota Group announced a global recall of about 1 million cars. Public information shows that Toyota recalled 752,000 Corolla & Corolla Matrix cars and 270,000 Lexus IS and others in the same series in the United States. In ...
Investments of US$11 billion by leading Mexican flat steel producers for this year are focused on expanding market share in automotive and sectors in which the industry is highly competitive globally, such as hot rolled with new grades, ...
Gasoline blended with 15% ethanol caused failure in a "substantial" portion of fuel pumps and other components in a test designed to represent 29 million vehicles approved to use the fuel, according to a study the Coordinating Research ...
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General Motors (GM) is planning to invest $600m to expand and upgrade the Fairfax assembly plant in the Kansas City of the US. The expansion, which is expected to be completed in two years, will increase the plant's footprint by over 15% ...
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General Motors has introduced two air bags that will be equipped in the company's 2013 cars and crossovers. The company has collaborated with safety restraint supplier Takata for the production of the air bags. Vehicles including Cruze, ...
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The report published by Japanese automaker TOYOTA showed that auto sales in 2012, hit a record high of 9,750,000 in the past 75 years. It increased by 22.6% over last year, which makes TOYOTA surpass his competitors General Motors and ...
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Toyota Motor Corporation has regained its title as the world’s leading car maker in 2012, outselling key rivals General Motors and Volkswagen Group in what was a record year for the Japanese manufacturer. Bloomberg reports Toyota ...
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Japan-based utility vehicle maker Isuzu Motors is planning to build a vehicle manufacturing plant at Sri City, Andhra Pradesh in India with an investment of $185.8m. The company would utilise Hindustan Motors' Chennai car plant and a ...
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Car manufacturers Peugeot and General Motors planned to expand their cooperation, and researched three vehicle platforms together. Last Thursday (Jan.24), these two companies announced the decision above in the joint news conference in ...
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The auto industry has a very confusing family tree. The past few years have seen partnerships, sales, separations, bankruptcies, and entire divisions killed off, making it difficult to keep up with who owns which car brands. As automakers ...
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Opel has announced the details of a new diesel engine that is set to become the brand’s first low-emission Euro 6-compliant powerplant. The all-new 1.6-litre four-cylinder turbocharged diesel engine will replace the existing ...
General Motors has recalled 980 units of the 2013 Chevrolet Express and 2013 GMC Savana vans citing problem in their ignition lock systems. The recall will affect 971 Chevrolet Express vehicles manufactured from 1 November to 21 December ...
Vehicle recalls increased by 4.5% to reach to 16.2 million in 2012 compared to the 15.5 million vehicles recalled in 2011, according to a report by US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). According to NHTSA, there were ...
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