The Federal Government has announced the appointment an automotive industry advocate whose primary task is to increase the number of Australian-made cars in local fleets. Former president of Ford Indonesia and past Ford Australia employee ...
Tags: Australia, Federal Government, automotive industry, vehicles, car
Global Caché, an independent manufacturer of WiFi and network enabling connectivity products for the control and automation market, and iSimplex, a company focused on producing control and automation solutions, have formed a ...
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US carmaker Ford's European subsidiary Ford of Europe is planning to more than triple its production of EcoBoost petrol engine powered cars to about 480,000 by 2015 per year from 141,000 in 2011. The company's plans follow the beginning ...
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The Toyota HiLux has continued its year of ute sales domination,coming out on top again in the November sales figures. While the Toyota HiLux retained top spot with 3059 units delivered across the country,November proved an impressive ...
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Mazda Motor is recalling about 217,500 Tributes SUVs in the US from the 2001 to 2006 model years as well as some from 2008 to fix the sticky gas pedals that can lead to unintended acceleration incidents. All the recalled Tributes SUVs ...
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Swedish car maker Volvo Car is planning to build a $247m car plant in Brazil and build about 15,000-20,000 cars annually in the country. The final decision depends on Brazil's approval of the final details about auto-industry rules that ...
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Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to reduce 10% production from 57 units per hour to 52, at its main plant in Gothenburg in southwestern Sweden from 1 October 2012, in response to reduced demand for its cars in Europe. The carmaker is ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor is recalling 262,000 Fiesta subcompacts from model years 2011-2013 to reprogramme the passenger side curtain air bags. The recall, which is expected to start soon, covers 154,604 Fiestas in the US, with the rest in ...
Lincoln, the luxury vehicle brand of the Ford Motor, has unveiled the new 2013 MKZ sedan. The new front-wheel drive sedan is powered by a 2.0-litre EcoBoost engine, which is expected to produce an output of 240hp and offer a fuel ...
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US based automotive systems supplier Inteva Products has opened a new $10m closure systems and motors manufacturing facility in Pune, India. The new 72,000sq ft facility will produce non-plastic parts such as door latches, window ...
Tags: automotive systems, closure systems, non-plastic parts, door latches
Continental's rubber and plastics division ContiTech has acquired automotive air conditioning business of Mobile Climate Systems division of Parker Hannifin. The automotive air conditioning business manufactures refrigerant control and ...
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Mazda Motor and Ford will invest $27m in their AutoAlliance Thailand (AAT) joint-venture plant in Rayong, Thailand. The new investment will increase pickup truck production capacity by 20,000 units per year, to 140,000, starting this May. ...
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The Toyota Corolla has issued an ominous warning to its rivals, with the all-new 11th-generation small car soaring to the top of the national sales charts in its first full month in showrooms. The Toyota Corolla, which recorded 4190 sales ...
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Toyota has again dominated the November sales charts, with three models in the top four for the second consecutive month. The Toyota Corolla was the best selling car of the month, with 4190 units delivered across the country, while the ...
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Swedish carmaker Volvo has handed over the production of its XC90 to Chinese car company Geely to develop another high-end brand in China. Volvo's new XC90 is expected to be launched in 2014, in the interim Geely procures the P2 platform ...