Chrysler, Ford and General Motors have thrown their support behind Detroit after the automotive industry hub known as ‘Motor City’ filed the largest municipal bankruptcy case in US history. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder ...
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The Australian dollar is slightly higher after a quiet day of trade. At 5pm today, the local unit was buying 91.71 US cents, up from 91.52 cents yesterday. Bond markets gained strength after Detroit became the largest city in US history ...
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The Volkswagen Phaeton appears set to make its US return after the company's CEO admitted the brand needs an high-end halo car. Bloomberg reports Volkswagen Group head Martin Winterkorn has all but confirmed the luxury Phaeton's US return ...
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The Volkswagen Taigun sub-compact SUV is set to enter production, according to the latest reports. Volkswagen?sources revealed to Autoweek that the German manufacturer planned to produce the all-new front-wheel-drive model based on the ...
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US based automobile manufacturer Chrysler has collaborated with Detroit-based NextEnergy to examine the vehicle-to-grid (V2G) electric vehicle (EV) technology. The test will be conducted with four battery-powered all-electric minivans ...
The Ford Mustang is returning to Australia but a bigger surprise is that the Blue Oval's American large car, the Taurus, is not set to replace the Falcon from 2017. A return of the famous US muscle car has been expected after Ford ...
Lexus, the luxury vehicle division of Japanese carmaker Toyota, is planning to unveil the new RC coupe at the upcoming 2013 Tokyo Motor Show to be held in Japan during November. The new coupe, which would replace the carmaker's IS ...
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South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has hinted Holden could receive additional government funding to help shore up its local manufacturing future. Weatherill told News Limited he was prepared to go to great lengths to save Holden, ...
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It has been reported that the Volt-based Cadillac ELR will be launched this winter as the first electric vehicle with all-LED exterior lighting. Its provocative shape and luxurious interior makes an immediate impact. The distinction of ...
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DENSO Corp. is investing approximately $51.4 million to expand its operations at its DENSO Mexico S.A. de C.V. manufacturing facility in Silao, Guanajuato, Mexico. Some 450 jobs will be create as a result of the investment, which allows ...
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The fifth generation Subaru Liberty has been spied, in jacked-up Subaru Outback wagon guise, at least 18 months away from its debut. Wearing some body cladding, the Outback mule was snapped during testing in California, USA, and reveals a ...
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A new report suggests the agriculture and food industries should adopt automotive-style, just-in-time cross-border shipping practices to improve the flow of food products across the border. The report, An Economic Analysis of Agriculture ...
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Details of the European-spec Toyota Corolla sedan have been released, previewing a larger, more spacious small car due to arrive in local showrooms in 2014. Influenced by the styling of the Corolla Furia concept first seen at this year's ...
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The next-generation Ford Mustang has been spied undergoing testing in the US in near-production-ready guise. Though heavily disguised, the Ford Mustang prototype captured by CarAdvice's spy photographers for the first time wears the body ...
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The US exported the second highest volume of petroleum coke ever in April, according to US Energy Information Administration data. The EIA April data, released Friday, show exports of 17.78 million barrels, second only to December 2011, ...
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