Automaker Volkswagen is planning to equip its 2013 Amarok with a new engines once the model enter into production phase at its plant in Hanover, Germany. The new Amarok will be offered with similar power output for both the manual and the ...
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US based automaker Chrysler Group is planning to invest about $240m in three Michigan facilities to increase engine capacity and create about 1,250 new jobs. The company will invest $198m to produce the Pentastar V-6 engine at the Mack I ...
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US based automaker Ford has unveiled its new passenger car, Tourneo Connect at 'Go Further' event in Amsterdam. According to the company, the new passenger car will be available in two models, the five-seat Tourneo Connect and the ...
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Japanese car manufacturer Honda is planning to invest $424.9m to build new models and engines at its Swindon plant in UK. As a part of the investment programme, Honda has launched new Honda Civic in last year and now extends to the Honda ...
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Japanese vehicle manufacturer Honda will recall about 268,000 model-year 2002-2006 CR-V vehicles in the US to inspect and repair or replace the power window master switch. According to Honda, under severe conditions, rain water or other ...
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Italian carmaker Fiat will halt the production of cars at its Pomigliano plant for two weeks this autumn due to weak demand. Because of the weak demand, more European carmakers are trying take steps to cope up with five years of declining ...
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Indian automaker Tata Motors' wholly owned luxury car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning to set up a new assembly plant in Brazil. Currently, the carmaker is in talks with Brazilian authorities about assembling its Freelander ...
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German carmaker Audi has started production of the Q7 luxury-class sport utility vehicle (SUV) at its Aurangabad plant in Maharashtra, India. The company will manufacture 1,000 Audi Q7 SUVs per year at its newly built hall at the group ...
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Japanese automaker Honda Motors’ luxury vehicle division, Acura, is recalling about 53,000 TL sedans in US, over power steering issue. The company said that the sedans manufactured between 2007 and 2008 will be affected by the ...
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Japanese automaker Mazda has stopped production of cars at Flat Rock facility, which is owned by Mazda and Ford. Currently, both the companies will maintain the 50-50 stake in the Flat Rock plant, in which Ford will invest $550m in order ...
Holden, the Australian subsidiary of General Motors, is recalling over 50,000 cars due to a potential brake fault identified in Korea. The automaker said that the recall covered four models that include the Barina, Viva, Epica and Captiva ...
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US based automaker Chevrolet is planning to unveil its new Spark EV on 28 November during the 2012 Los Angeles Auto Show. Chevrolet Spark EV is the first electric vehicle made by General Motors since the EV1 project was signed in 2003. ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor is planning to invest $358m to build a second assembly plant in Thailand with an initial annual production capacity of 75,000 units. Production at the new plant is expeceted to start in 2014 and the capacity ...
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Swedish automobile manufacturer Volvo Car Group has confirmed its plans to cut production at Torslanda facility in Hisingen and Ghent facility in Belgium. The Torslanda plant will have three production-free days in week 51, before the ...
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French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen is planning to shut down its Aulnay automobile manufacturing facility and reduce 6.7% of jobs in the country by 2014 to pare its operational losses. As part of the plan, the automaker, will stop ...
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