German automaker Volkswagen will start production of the seventh-generation Golf model at its Puebla manufacturing plant in Mexico in the first quarter of 2014. The next-generation Golf models produced at the Mexican plant will be ...
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The Audi A3 sedan has been spied undergoing cold-weather testing in Scandinavia ahead of the all-new compact four-door’s anticipated unveiling later this year. Previewed in concept form two years ago at the 2011 Geneva motor show, ...
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The rallying exploits are now part of WRC history, though the good news is that hair-raising Imprezas live on in the form of the Subaru WRX STI. Clocking a near five-year vintage, the current model is the latest iteration of a nameplate ...
The Audi A1 Sportback 1.4 TFSI Sport is, as you’d hope with a badge that features the word ‘Sport’ not once but twice, the sportiest version of the German brand’s smallest car. It’s also the most expensive, ...
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The LDV V80 has been introduced to Australia as China’s biggest automotive company looks to take on the might of the Toyota HiAce and Hyundai iLoad in the commercial van market. A division of the Shanghai Automotive Industrial ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to invest about EUR785m through the next five years in its Pamplona facility in Span. Being the third automaker along with Renault and Ford to invest in recession-hit country, Volkswagen's spending ...
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The auto industry has a very confusing family tree. The past few years have seen partnerships, sales, separations, bankruptcies, and entire divisions killed off, making it difficult to keep up with who owns which car brands. As automakers ...
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The Hyundai HCD-14 Genesis concept has been unveiled at the 2013 Detroit auto show, giving the world an insight into the future design philosophy of the South Korean car maker’s next-generation flagship sedans. Hyundai says the ...
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Volkswagen Brazil has reported sales of 768,395 vehicles in 2012, up 10%, compared to 2011. Volkswagen Brazil president Thomas Schmall said: "In 60 years of activity in the country, we ended 2012 with expressive record sales confirming ...
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Small cars are getting bigger with each new generation and the latest Volkswagen Jetta is example eins. The Jetta is now in its sixth generation, but only the last four have come here – the third-gen badged Vento, fourth-gen ...
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German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen has opened a new engine manufacturing plant in Silao, Mexico, which marks the 100th engine facility for the carmaker worldwide. The carmaker expects to improve its position in North America with ...
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China’s gear output reached 1.90 million tons in 2012, rising 36.6% from a year earlier. Although the overall scale and growth indicates China’s strong gear demand, there is still a large gap between China and foreign countries ...
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German automobile manufacturer Volkswagen has opened a new engine manufaturing plant in Silao, Mexico, which marks the 100th engine facility for the carmaker worldwide. The carmaker expects to improve its position in North America with ...
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Volkswagen, once known for making cars that stood out, is plunging deeper into the mainstream. Besides the storied Beetle, it cranked out generations of jewel-like Jettas and premium-class Passats that were great to drive, but too often had ...
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After selling off its premium brands – Jaguar, Land Rover, Aston Martin and Volvo – Ford championed its leftover luxury marque, Lincoln, at the Detroit auto show, revealing a new compact SUV, announcing the introduction of two ...
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