Italian car maker Fiat is planning to completely acquire the Chrysler Group by purchasing 41.5% shares from United Auto Workers trust fund in the US. The company owns and manages the Chrysler Group with ownership of 58.5% of which it ...
As more than 12,000 unionized workers and supporters protested at the Capitol in Lansing, the Republican-led state House of Representatives gave final approval to a pair of "right-to-work" bills covering public- and private-sector unions. ...
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Italian carmaker Fiat is planning to invest about EUR1.2bn in its luxury car brand Maserati through 2014 to produce three new Maserati models. Being invested as part of the carmaker's aim to drive its European operations to profit,the ...
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As Garmin has long demonstrated, car navigation evolves continuously, with each year bringing new innovations to make it easier, and sometimes more entertaining, to get from Point A to Point B. Now, the company proves the evolutionary maxim ...
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Consumer Reports recently unveiled its latest predicted reliability results, from the 2012 Annual Auto Survey, which found Japanese brands claimed the top seven spots in our rankings. However, it's not all bad for the domestic brands and ...
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Ford will issue yet another update to MyFord and MyLincoln Touch, as well as adding two more years of warranty coverage, according to Automotive News. Our experience with these cars, backed up by Consumer Reports reliability survey data, ...
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For those on the East Coast recovering from Hurricane Sandy, you can still cash in on a variety of dealer incentives available toward the purchase of a new car. In the days immediately following the storm, many automakers announced ...
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Japanese brands dominate the latest Consumer Reports' Car Reliability Survey, claiming the top seven spots in new-car reliability. At the other end of the spectrum, Ford now ranks second from the bottom, followed closely by Lincoln. The ...
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If you are looking for a reliable car, don't assume that certain brands are always the best. Each manufacturer has models that offer a range of reliability, as identified in Consumer Reports' annual car reliability survey. When ...
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Gain new insights and ideas from inspiring opinion leaders and global industry experts Messe Frankfurt’s premiere auto industry gathering, NextGen Auto International Summit China, is designed as a truly international thought ...
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US based automaker Chrysler Group is planning to invest about $240m in three Michigan facilities to increase engine capacity and create about 1,250 new jobs. The company will invest $198m to produce the Pentastar V-6 engine at the Mack I ...
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Italian carmaker Fiat is planning to manufacture all the Jeep models in China due to the rise in demand for its vehicles. The carmaker is negotiating with its Chinese partners the Gunangzhou Automobile Group to resume Jeep production in ...
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Dodge, a Chrysler brand, is set to roll off the production of its new Dart sedan at Chrysler Group's Belvidere Assembly Plant in Belvidere in Illinois US by this week. The new sedan is the Chrysler's first vehicle built on Fiat Group ...
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Chrysler Group, a US-based automaker is planning to halt the production of its Chrysler Jeep Compass as well as Town & Country by replacing them with different models that will expand its vehicle lineup. The US automaker has also launched ...
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US-based automaker Chrysler is planning to halt the production at its Mack Avenue Engine II plant in Detroit in September 2012. Following the closure of the plant, the 3.7-litre V-6 engine which is currently used in the Jeep Liberty and ...
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