New-car buyers will shape the evolution of the Ford EcoSport, with the Blue Oval determined to seek out and react to the market's wants and needs from its all-new sub-compact SUV. As the manufacturer's first global foray into the baby ...
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US Steel and Kobe Steel, Ltd. of Japan formally commissioned the new Continuous Annealing Line at their joint venture PRO-TEC Coating Company on Monday. PRO-TEC will now process new steel grades that will assist automotive manufacturers in ...
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According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Indian motor vehicle production in April this year decreased 2.8 percent as compared to April 2012 with 1,721,455 vehicles produced. In the latest Indian fiscal year (from ...
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Indian automobile manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has signed a contract with the Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) bank as a preferred financier for providing loans for cars and commercial vehicles. Under the memorandum of understanding (MoU), ...
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PPG Industries recently held a ceremony to celebrate the opening of its new automotive coatings development and application center in Tianjin, China. This facility is the first of its kind locally, and it will focus on the development of ...
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The Venucia Viwa concept has been unveiled at the Shanghai auto show, revealing the fledging Chinese brand’s vision for its second electric production vehicle. Venucia – the passenger vehicle division of Nissan’s joint ...
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The Nissan Friend-ME concept has been teased ahead of its world premiere at this month's Shanghai auto show. Hailed as Nissan's first concept car with key input from Chinese designers, the Nissan Friend-ME was designed and developed with ...
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COMPANIES that participated in cartel activity in the glass manufacturing industry face prosecution by the Competition Tribunal following an investigation by the Competition Commission. The commission’s investigation, which started ...
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Japanese Car manufacturer Daihatsu Motor has introduced its new hybrid passenger vehicle, MEBIUS, in the home-market. The vehicle is powered by a 1.8L hybrid engine that generates an output of 73kW and torque of 142Nm at 4,000rpm, ...
The Competition Commission has referred its findings of cartel conduct against Glass South Africa, National Glass, Northern Hardware & Glass, Furman Glass, McCoy’s Glass and AF-FSL Glass to the Competition Tribunal for a hearing The ...
Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda Motor’s Indian subsidiary Honda Cars India (HCIL) will invest about $460m (INR25bn) in its Tapukara vehicle manufacturing plant in Rajasthan, India. The investment will be used for the ...
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Sales for the first quarter of the year are wrapped, with March sales up 7.4 per cent on February, and 2013 sales up five per cent on 2012 year-to-date. The 97,400 new passenger cars, SUVs, utes and trucks sold in March contribute to a ...
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Big-rig trailers are required to have underride guards on the back, essentially "bumpers" to prevent cars from running beneath the trailer in a collision. Through rigorous testing, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found ...
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A rapid product expansion is planned for Great Wall in Australia, with two all-new passenger cars arriving later this year and a further two in 2014. Local importer Ateco Automotive aims to sell 15,000 Great Wall vehicles here this year, ...
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Datsun has added South Africa to its list of target markets, announcing plans to launch a new passenger vehicle in the country by the end of 2014. Datsun, a derivative of the Nissan Motor Co., will return to South Africa – where it ...
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