The local ex-work price of hot-dip galvanized steel in Mexico has dropped to US$926/ton, down by US$3/ton from two weeks ago. However, the booming large-size automotive manufacturers in Mexico will be the propellant to enhance the future ...
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Details of the new additions to Audi Australia’s showroom in 2014. Audi A3 sedan (January), S3 sedan (April) Audi will make a flying start to 2014 with the Australian launch of the Audi A3 sedan. Audi’s first compact sedan ...
Details of the new additions to Lexus Australia’s showroom in 2014. Lexus CT200h facelift (first half) Bringing the premium hybrid hatchback into line with the luxury Japanese car maker’s ‘L-Finesse’-styled ...
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Details of the new additions to Porsche Australia’s showroom in 2014. Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet (April) The Porsche 911 Turbo and Turbo S cabriolet models will arrive in April, joining their hardtop counterparts that launched in ...
German automaker Audi is set to invest EUR22bn to develop new models, innovations and for the expansion of the worldwide production network between 2014 and 2018. Almost 70% of the investment is intended for new models and technologies. ...
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A car's solar control glazing system is one which selectively absorbs, reflects and transmits solar energy to help keep the occupants comfortable, protect the interior and lesson the requirement for air conditioning, thereby reducing fuel ...
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Details of the new additions to Volkswagen Australia’s showroom in 2014. Volkswagen Golf wagon (February) The versatile Golf wagon will be first the cab off the rank for Volkswagen in 2014, arriving almost a year after the ...
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Having teased the spy car paparazzi with camouflaged pre-production mules for many months, the Lamborghini Huracan has finally been revealed with the release of official images and technical details. Over 10 years, its predecessor, the ...
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Overseas reports suggest production of the Volkswagen Scirocco R is on hold ahead of the introduction of a more powerful facelifted version early in 2014. US publication Car and Driver reports Scirocco R production is in a state of ...
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Worldwide deliveries by the Volkswagen Group grew 4.7 percent from January to November. In total, 8.68 (January-November 2012: 8.29)* million vehicles were handed over to customers. The Group delivered 828,600 (November 2012: 794,300; ...
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The Lamborghini Cabrera has been spied testing alongside its 10-year-old predecessor, amid suggestions the new supercar will be unveiled at March’s Geneva motor show wearing the name ‘Huracan’. Snapped free of heavy ...
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BMW M-division engineering boss Albert Biermann has revealed an M7 super-limousine is being considered. Speaking to Autocar, Biermann said if a 7 Series were to receive the M-treatment, it would sit atop BMW’s range as a flagship ...
Eight new powertrains have earned gongs in the 2014 Ward’s 10 Best Engines awards. The 20th annual winners’ list was dominated by powerplants with an emphasis on efficiency. Three diesels, a three-cylinder petrol and an ...
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There's nothing subtle about the latest Nissan 370Z - it's loud, brash and a fully-fledged member of the Fast and Furious set. This is a proper old-school – and, because this generation has been out since 2009, old – ...
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AUDI AG has delivered around 132,050 cars to customers worldwide in November, 6.8 percent more than a year ago. Especially in China (+17.9 percent), the UK (+13.6 percent) and the U.S. (+13.0 percent), the premium manufacturer posted ...
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