Ford Australia will cut vehicle production in the lead-up to September’s federal election following record-low sales, which the company has blamed primarily on the government’s proposed fringe benefits tax (FBT) rule changes. ...
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The Nurburgring-blitzing Ford 1.0-litre EcoBoost-powered open-wheel racer will be on hand in Australia at the local manufacturer’s Go Further event tomorrow. Recording the 11th-fastest lap around Germany’s 20.8km Nurburgring ...
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German automotive supplier Dr. Schneider Automotive Systems is planning to establish a new plant at Russell Springs, Kentucky in the US with investments of over $29m. The new plant is expected to meet the increasing customer demand and ...
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US based auto mobile manufacturer Ford Motor is planning to recall certain units of model year 2012-2013 Focus Electric as well as Focus ST vehicles over the defective head lights. The recall affects 2012-2013 Focus Electric vehicles ...
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Ford Sollers, a joint venture between the US carmaker Ford and Russian automobile maker Sollers, is planning to cut down production at its Vsevolozhsk plant near St Petersburg, Russia. During August and September 2013, the production at ...
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RTI Surgical, a manufacturer of orthopaedic and other biologic implants, has launched Tritium Sternal Cable Plating (SCP) system for closing median sternotomies following open heart procedures. The device incorporates the advantages of ...
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Marking a return to the hot-hatch genre for the brand in this country, the Peugeot 208 GTi has arrived priced from $29,990. Available in 1160kg three-door form only, with a single drivetrain option – a 1.6-litre turbocharged ...
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Ford’s official European tuning partner, the UK-based Mountune, has announced its expansion into the US. Located in Southern California, the US operations include distribution, rolling road, machine room and engine-building ...
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The futuristic Audi Fleet Shuttle Quattro has been revealed ahead of its virtual debut in the big-screen adaptation of the award-winning novel Ender’s Game. The visionary concept is the result of a collaboration between Audi’s ...
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The Honda Civic has taken the top two spots in the latest round of the US IIHS small overlap front crash tests involving small cars. Covering 12 of the North American market’s best-selling small cars, the crash tests resulted in ...
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To help meet growing demand for fuel-efficient transmissions, ZF Friedrichshafen AG announced last month a $215 million expansion of the company's plant here. ZF plans to boost production of eight- and nine-speed automatic transmissions ...
EOG Resources is reaping such high volumes of liquids from key US resource plays that it has raised its 2013 year-over-year production growth target for oil and condensate to 35% from 28%, its executive chairman said Wednesday. At the ...
Japanese carmaker Mazda Motor is planning to invest about $120m to build a engine machining factory at its new vehicle production facility in Mexico. Expected to be commissioned in October 2014, the new factory will produce SKYACTIV ...
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Wheels Task Force of Steel Market Development Institute (SMDI), a division of American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), has developed a lightweight steel wheel which is claimed to be equivalent in mass to a comparable aluminum wheel but 40% ...
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Wabco, a tier-one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry, has extended its agreement with Ford Otosan, a Turkish joint venture formed by Ford Motor and Ko, adding the supply of its air compression technology for heavy duty trucks. As ...