Acura, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Honda Motor, has launched the 2015 Acura ILX luxury car lineup. The vehicle range includes four grade levels offering different vehicles combined with performance and premium ...
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Volvo Group's truck division has sold 17,410 vehicles during May 2014, an increase of 4% compared with the same month previous. May experienced an unfavorable product and market mix. Deliveries of heavy duty trucks were on the same level ...
German automaker Mercedes-Benz has commenced production of its C-Class sedan vehicles at its plant in Tuscaloosa/Alabama, US. The Tuscaloosa facility is third location across the globe that has started production of the C-Class sedans. ...
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British luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has invested £200m to expand production capacity of its Halewood plant in Merseyside, UK. With the investment, the company intends to start production of its Land Rover Discovery ...
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British luxury car maker Bentley Motors has expanded Continental family of Grand Tourers with the introduction of the new Continental GT3-R road car. The new vehicle is based on the new Continental GT3 race car and is claimed to be the ...
Semiconductor manufacturer Scaleo chip has introduced new family of powertrain microcontrollers, the OLEA to control the plug-in hybrid electric vehicle. OLEA, the new family of powertrain microcontrollers embedding two unique ...
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Singapore-based tire manufacturer Giti Tire has announced plans to build a new tire manufacturing plant in Chester County, South Carolina, US with an investment of $560m The new facility is expected to address the growing demand for tires ...
SP Richards Company, Genuine Parts Company's Office Products Group, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Impact Products (Impact) at an undisclosed sum. Consummation of the transaction is expected on July 1, 2014, and is ...
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German auto-parts maker Bosch's Korean subsidiary Bosch Korea is planning to invest KRW62bn ($60.6m) to expand its domestic operations. The amount will be reportedly invested in the company's Daejeon plant for manufacturing direct diesel ...
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British telecommunications company Vodafone has signed an agreement to acquire the Italy-based automotive technology provider Cobra Automotive Technologies for EUR145m. The move is part of part of the telecommunications company's plans to ...
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American automotive company Ford Motor is set to launch the upgraded version of its Ford Explorer vehicle, the new 2015 Ford Explorer XLT, in late June 2014. The new utility vehicle will come with a sport-inspired appearance package ...
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General Motors (GM) has recalled 511,528 units of the Chevrolet Camaro vehicles in North America over a defect with the key ignition and driver's seating position. According to the company, the driver's knee may potentially bump the key ...
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Car rental service firm Europcar has signed an agreement with fleet management services provider Active Fleet Solutions' subsidiary TTS360. Under the contract, TTS360 will have to provide incident and accident management services for ...
British sport utility vehicles (SUV) manufacturer Land Rover has unveiled the new Range Rover Sport Stealth Pack SUV ahead of its launch at the upcoming Goodwood Festival of Speed scheduled to be held in the UK. Range Rover Sport ...
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Volkswagen Group has sold 4.11 million vehicles from January to May, representing a 6.3% increase compared to the same period of 2013. The company handed over 864,600 (May 2013: 816,300; +5.9 percent) units to customers in May. "The ...
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