Aston Martin has known more than a few owners over the years including the Ford Motor Company,who sold out to current owners Investment Dar and other investors in 2007 for$733 million. Now you can add private-equity firm Investindustrial ...
Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to produce driverless cars that aimed at reducing crashes, through the use of self-driving car technology, by 2020. Volvo government affairs head Anders Eugensson said: "Our vision is that no one is ...
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South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motors along with its Chinese partner is recalling about 97,542 cars over airbags issue. According to the China General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the recall is ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to invest about EUR3.4bn ($4.4bn) in refurbishing its model lineup and facilities in Brazil. The investment, which runs through 2016, includes EUR126m to expand capacity at its engine facility in ...
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Japanese carmaker Toyota Motor (TMC) has unveiled the new 2013 Avalon sedan in both gasoline and hybrid variants. The gasoline variant of Avalon sedan will be powered by a 3.5 litre DOHC V6 engine mated to a six-speed automatic ...
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German carmaker Opel has unveiled the new Switch version for the Corsa colour edition line of vehicles for customers who want a sportier vehicle. The vehicle is offered in three and five-door versions with striking black stripes on engine ...
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British manufacturer of super-luxury motor cars, Rolls-Royce, has unveiled its Phantom Series II coupé in Hong Kong, China. The new Phantom Series II coupe is powered by a V12 direct injection engine which is mated to a new 8-speed ...
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British manufacturer of super-luxury motor cars, Rolls-Royce, has unveiled the new Phantom Series II cars in Taipei, Taiwan. The new Phantom family of cars is powered by a V12 direct injection engine which will be mated to a new 8-speed ...
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Lexus, a luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota, has unveiled the 2013 RX 350 F SPORT crossover at the New York International auto show in US. The All-Wheel Drive (AWD) crossover is powered by a 3.5 litre V6 engine mated to ...
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General Motors (GM) and its Chinese joint ventures have reported 11.7% rise in vehicle sales in the country, during the January to July 2012 period, to 1,616,550 units when compared to the same period in 2011. Shanghai GM reported ...
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General Motors’ Shanghai GM Dong Yue Motors has completed the third phase expansion of its vehicle manufacturing facility in Yantai, Shandong,China. GM has invested CNY2.53bn ($398m) for the expansion which has doubled the ...
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Honda Manufacturing of Indiana (HMIN) is planning to invest $40m to increase its capacity by 50,000 units per year to a total of 250,000 units. The investment will also lead to the addition of Civic Hybrid production in early 2013, ...
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Lexus, a luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota, has launched the upgraded RX crossover in Malaysia. According to the carmaker, the new crossover is offered in four variants which include RX 270, the RX 350, the RX 350 F ...
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The Renault-Nissan Alliance has formed a joint venture (JV) with state corporation Russian Technologies to own a 74.5% stake in Russian car maker AVTOVAZ. The move follows unveiling of AVTOVAZ's $525m assembly line at the Togliatti ...
German carmaker Opel has unveiled the new Corsa All Black/All White color edition featuring the 1.4 litre turbo ecoFLEX gasoline engine. According to the carmaker, the new engine is mated to a five-speed manual transmission and ...
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