Scania AB (SCV-A.SK) plans to produce about 2,000 heavy trucks as well as 1,000 inter-city buses each year at its first factory in India, the Swedish company said Tuesday. Scania, majority owned by Germany's Volkswagen AG (VOW.XE), has ...
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German automaker Audi has inaugurated its new production facility in Münchsmünster, Bavaria, Germany. The company is consistently expanding its main plant in Ingolstadt, Germany. Volkswagen will produce body parts and ...
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With a display reminiscent of the parent company's dominating presence at the giant IAA commercial vehicles exhibition in Germany, Daimler Mexico made its intentions clear at this past week's Expo Transporte, the bi-annual Mexican truck ...
The Volkswagen Group delivered 7.85 (January-October 2012: 7.50; +4.7 percent) million vehicles from January to October. The company handed over 818,900 (October 2012: 788,800; +3.8 percent) vehicles to customers in October. "The ...
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Revised specifications of the Volkswagen CrossBlue Coupe concept have been announced, suggesting the German car maker is refining the vehicle ahead of a potential launch later this decade. A rival to the likes of the Range Rover Evoque, ...
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A Victorian coroner has ruled there were no systematic safety faults with the Volkswagen Golf being driven by a woman who died in a crash in Melbourne in 2011. Coroner Heather Spooner said there was no evidence that the 2008 Volkswagen ...
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Volkswagen Group is recalling approximately 2.6 million vehicles around the world over three safety issues relating to the cars’ dual-clutch transmissions, fuel pipes and electric systems. Volkswagen says electric malfunctions may ...
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Hatches don’t come any hotter than the BMW M135i and the Mercedes-Benz A45 AMG. Nor do rivalries come any fiercer. BMW has been building fast hatchbacks since the 130i of a decade ago, and its M division is esteemed in building ...
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The Chinese Government has ordered Volkswagen to recall over 207,000 Tiguan sport-utility vehicles over defective lights. China's quality watchdog General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said that there ...
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We’re used to SS as a Holden performance badge but the Holden Barina RS introduces letters more familiar with rapid Renaults and Audis, and the fastest Focus. Hot Holdens also continue to be more associated with fast Commodores, so ...
Russian steelmaker Severstal, one of the world's leading steel and steel-related mining companies, has announced that in 2013 it plans to increase sales of rolled steel products to the auto industry to 591,000 mt, up from 585,000 mt ...
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The next-generation Hyundai i45 may be a chance for Australia if the company can get its formula right for a two-pronged attack on the medium-car segment. Speaking at the launch of the Hyundai ix35 Series II in Queensland last week, ...
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The Czech-built Hyundai ix35 SE has been the star performer for Hyundai this year, leading the ix35 to become the second-best selling SUV in the country with sales up a massive 66.4 percent so far this year. Speaking to CarAdvice in ...
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OLEDs are already used in the displays of smart phones or digital cameras today. They offer an especially bright image with high contrast, but come with a serious drawback: typically, only one quarter of the electrical energy invested in ...
Volkswagen de Mexico, a Mexican subsidiary of German automaker Volkswagen Group, is set to invest $118m to commence the second stage of its engine plant in Guanajuato Puerto Interior industrial park, Mexico. The latest funding will be ...
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