Exor, the main shareholder in Italian carmaker Fiat, has sold 15% stake in its Swiss inspection services firm, SGS, to Belgian investment firm Groupe Bruxelles Lambert’s subsidiary, Serena of (GBL) for about EUR2bn. The move frees ...
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Ford Australia has confirmed future models in its line-up will come equipped with the car maker’s next-generation Sync AppLink connectivity technology. Ford launched Sync AppLink into Asia Pacific at Computex 2013 – ...
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The facelifted Chevrolet Malibu is more spacious, more fuel efficient and features a revised suspension set-up, but the styling and engineering changes won’t apply to the Holden Malibu set to launch locally next week. Distinguished ...
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Ford employees displaced by the impending closure of the company’s Victorian manufacturing plants will benefit from an additional $25.1 million thanks to fresh support pledged by the car maker and the Federal Government. In a joint ...
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The Renault Captur and Chevrolet Trax have both earned a maximum five-star safety rating from the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP), ahead of the new sub-compact SUVs’ local arrival in 2014. Due to reach Australian ...
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Peugeot is planning to shut down and sell off a 30-year-old French plant while vowing to save its more than 600-strong workforce. The Financial Times reports that PSA Peugeot Citroen, Europe's second-biggest car maker by sales, plans to ...
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Speculation is rife that Ford Australia is set to announce today the closure of its Broadmeadows and Geelong production plants. The local car maker issued a statement at 9:15am today alerting the media to a press conference at 10:45am, in ...
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Nissan is recalling around 841,000 vehicles globally after a fault related to their steering wheels was discovered. Affecting Nissan Micra models – also known as the Nissan March in some markets – built in Britain and Japan ...
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An image purporting to be the upcoming third-generation Mazda 3 has appeared in a US bank’s analysis of the car industry. The image of the supposed next-gen Mazda 3 small car – referenced as being sourced from Mazda North ...
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The Mitsubishi Attrage sedan has been revealed in production form, bolstering the Japanese car maker’s small car portfolio. The city-sized Mitsubishi Attrage remains largely faithful to the design of the Mitsubishi G4 concept, which ...
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The last Holden VE Commodore has rolled off the production line in South Australia as the local manufacturer gears up for the launch of the all-new VF Commodore. The Chlorophyll green Holden Commodore SS Z Series automatic sedan ...
Full-scale production of the Holden VF Commodore started at the brand’s manufacturing facility in South Australia today. The local car maker wasted no time in adding the all-new large car to the Holden Vehicle Operations (HVO) ...
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The first teaser images of the BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe have been released ahead of the concept's unveiling at next week's 2013 Concorso d'Eleganza Villa d'Este in Como, Itay. Described by BMW as the "embodiment of sheer ...
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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Volvo Car Group has begun production of the first engine alternatives of the new high-efficiency Volvo Engine Architecture (VEA) four-cylinder engine family. The strategy to concentrate on four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines, together ...
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