German automotive giant Volkswagen (VW) has for the first time edged past Japanese carmaker Toyota to rise to the numero uno position in automobile sales during the first half of the current year. VW managed to sell 5.04 million units ...
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Japanese automobile manufacturer Mitsubishi Motors will cease output at its manufacturing unit in Normal, Illinois, in the US by November-end, while scouting for a potential buyer. Though the move is pending a final decision to be taken ...
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German automobile manufacturer BMW has launched its X6, the Sports Activity Coupe (SAC) in India. Philipp von Sahr, President, BMW Group India said, "BMW established the Sports Activity Coupe (SAC) segment with the introduction of BMW X6 ...
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German automobile major Volkswagen has armed its midsize sedan Passat with a head-up display capable of providing relevant trip data and alerts to the driver’s primary vision field. The display screen has a slide-out pane which ...
Japanese automotive giant Toyota may shelve its plan to promote its luxury Lexus brand in China, thanks to slowdown in the country’s automobile sector coupled with a weaker yen. With China's automobile market registering a growth ...
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US automobile major Ford has issued a callback for around 8,000 vehicles in North America on grounds of snags spotted in parking brake. The recall covers 2015-2016 Ford Explorer, certain models of 2015 Taurus and Flex, Lincoln MKS and ...
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Although UV technologies were first introduced around 20-30 years ago, it is still considered not to be a mature sector with plenty of innovations needed to overcome barriers to greater efficiencies. Over the last few years growth in ...
Swedish automobile major Scania has taken its bus to Central Institute of Road Transport (CIRT) in India for homologation test as the last lap towards the pilot launch of the first-ever ethanol-run buses in Nagpur, Maharashtra. The ...
Automobile major Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) is on the verge of taking a final call on whether to divest its auto parts wing Magneti Marelli in the face of potential buyers expressing interest. Two private equity funds based out of ...
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German automobile major Opel has introduced an advanced seating technology for its new Astra, riding high on the principles of ergonomics to ensure a long-distance travel seating comfort. Conforming to the norms laid down by AGR ...
GAC Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (GFC), the joint venture floated between Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) and Guangzhou Automobile Group (GAC), plans to come up with a wholly-owned sales firm GAC Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Sales to boost its ...
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Microcontrollers and automotive semiconductor firm Renesas Electronics Corporation, has entered into a strategic tie-up with automobile major Audi under Audi Progressive SemiConductor Program (PSCP) with a view to promoting innovation for ...
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Automobile major Volvo Cars has acquired 100% stake in Swedish high performance carmaker Polestar as well as the brand, set to be utilized as model name for high performance vehicles out of its stable. Currently developing and ...
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US-based green automobile provider Genovation Cars is on its way to complete the prototype of Corvette named as ‘Genovation Extreme Electric’ or ‘GXE’, the assembly of which will conclude by this month. Drawn from ...
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Japanese automotive giant Honda Motor has initiated the output of its Accord sedan in the African nation Nigeria, the country on which the company is betting big for the expansion of automobile market in future. Honda's Nigerian unit ...