Sports car maker McLaren Automotive is building a £50m chassis factory in South Yorkshire, UK, creating 200 jobs. The facility will be built at the University of Sheffield's Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC) at Catcliffe ...
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The European Commission is asking the UK Government to explain about the assurances it gave to Nissan that prompted the carmaker to commit for building two new models at its Sunderland factory. Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn recently met ...
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Daimler AG (stock-exchange symbol: DAI) is continuing along its path of profitable growth. In the second quarter of 2014, the Group achieved new record levels of unit sales and revenue and significantly increased its operating profit from ...
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Hertz is giving people around the world another reason to travel to Europe with a fresh list of performance models added to its premium rental car range. Offering customers “the driving experience of a lifetime”, Hertz ...
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Luxury Italian sports car maker Maserati said it has already booked around 22,500 new car orders so far this year, with demand led by the new $250,000 Quattroporte sedan and boosted by its newest model, the Ghibli. The Quattroporte has ...
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With more drivers turning to their smart phones for turn-by-turn directions, leading portable navigation device makers Garmin and Magellan are taking different routes in an effort to remain competitive. But our latest tests show that new ...
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Aston Martin Chief Executive, Dr Ulrich Bez, is expected to step down at the end of the year after 13 years at the helm, according to the Sunday Times. Bez, who turns 70 this year, will reportedly move into an ambassadorial role with the ...
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Audi’s LED headlights are reported to be recognized by The European Union as an energy efficient technology that can help cars reduce fuel consumption and carbon emissions. According to a press release from Audi (media ...
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Looking to turn a plain-Jane television into an Internet TV? The new Roku 3 flagship streamer ($100) has an updated user interface that should make finding movies and TV shows easier, plus a new motion-sensing remote control with a built-in ...
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Google's Android system was used on 70.1 per cent of smartphones shipped in the quarter, while Apple held 21 per cent, according to research firm IDC. "The dominance of Android and Apple reached a new watermark in the fourth quarter," ...
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Fiat plans to arrange Ferrari to help Alfa Romeo develop new engines, and aims to rebuild Alfa Romeo brand. Marchioe, CEO of Fiat, said recently, “Ferrari will play a more active role to help Alfa Romeo develop new engines, just ...
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Lithium ion (Li-ion) battery market is expected to grow from $1.6bn in 2012 to about $22bn by 2020, according to a report from Pike Research. According to the report, big amounts have been put in to decrease the cost of electric vehicles ...
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German carmaker, Mercedes-Benz, will start equipping all its new models with the pan-European eCall emergency warning system from 1 June 2012. The company said that the new B, C, E and M-Class models will use its 'COMAND-online' user ...
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