The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has warned consumers over the use of counterfeit airbags installed in the last three years other than an authorized dealer following the reports of their malfunctioning. ...
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Swedish carmaker Volvo car has selected Mitsubishi Electric to develop next-generation automotive infotainment systems for all its vehicles launched from November 2013. Since 1969, Mitsubishi Electric has been supplying the Swedish ...
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Dongfeng Nissan, the Nissan’s Chinese joint venture with Dongfeng Motor will recall nearly 11,277 Nissan Teana sedans over defective sensors in their QR20 engines. According to China's General Administration of Quality Supervision, ...
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German luxury car maker BMW has unveiled the new Zagato Coupe at 2012 Concorso d’Eleganza Villa d’Este in Italy. BMW said that the Zagato Coupe is powered by a 3.0litre engine delivering an output of 306hp and 295lb-ft of ...
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German luxury car maker BMW has unveiled the new Zagato Roadster, developed in collaboration with Italian coachbuilder Zagato, at the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance event in California, US. According to carmaker, the new ...
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British car manufacturer Bentley Motors, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, is planning to debut its new Continental GT Speed coupe and the EXP 9 F luxury SUV concept at the upcoming 2012 Pebble Beach Concours D’elegance in California, US. ...
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British car manufacturer Bentley Motors, a subsidiary of Volkswagen, has unveiled its new Continental GT Speed car at the ongoing Moscow International Auto Salon (MIAS) in Russia. The new Continental GT Speed that is claimed to be ...
US carmaker General Motors (GM) has begun the production of 2013 Chevrolet Trailblazer SUV at its Rayong production line in Thailand. The first produced LTZ model is powered by a 2.8litre Duramax turbo-diesel engine generating 180hp ...
BMW has unveiled two new five door hatchbacks of its new generation 1-series which include 114i, M135i models. The 114i model will be powered by a 75kW/180Nm four-cylinder petrol engine featuring twin power turbo technology with ...
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Ford has begun production of Focus at the company’s new $450m its Thailand manufacturing facility in Rayong. According to the carmaker, the facility can produce up to six different models at the same time and the Focus is the first ...
Ford has begun the production of new Transit Custom and the 8-9 seated Tourneo Custom vans at Ford Otosan's Kocaeli facility in Turkey. According to the carmaker, both models are powered by 100PS, 125PS or 155PS versions of the new ...
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US carmaker Ford and its joint venture Changan Ford Mazda Automobile (CFMA) are planning to invest $760m to build a new assembly pant in Hangzhou, China. The new assembly plant is expected to increase the production capacity by two fold ...
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US carmaker General Motors (GM) has begun the production of 2013 Cadillac ATS sedan at its Lansing Grand River assembly plant in Michigan, US The carmaker had invested $190m to upgrade the Michigan facility for the production of ATS ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor has reported 11.7% rise in its sales in the UK to 30,300 vehicles, while its sales in Russia increased 11.1%, over the same period in 2011. The company's market share in May in 19 Western European markets declined ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan has recorded 4.845 million units in global sales in the fiscal year 2011, up 15.8% from last year's 4.185 million units, as demand for its vehicles outperformed the total auto industry which increased 4.2%. Nissan ...
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