| Nissan to build plant in Thailand |
Oct 24th, 2012 |
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(1 hr 14 mins ago) Nissan Motor is considering an investment of some tens of billions of yen to build a new plant in Thailand, as part of its efforts to beef up production capacity in the Southeast ...
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| Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover workers accept 2-yr pay deal with 9.8 hike |
Oct 24th, 2012 |
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Workers at Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover have accepted a two-year pay deal worth up to 9.8 percent, according to a report. Unite members at Castle Bromwich and Solihull in the West Midlands and ...
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| BMW to invest $264 mn in first Brazil plant |
Oct 24th, 2012 |
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German automaker BMW plans to build its first Latin American plant in Brazil, investing $264 million in the project, BMW Group sales and marketing chief Ian Robertson said. Robertson revealed the ...
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| General Motors and PSA define scope of cooperation |
Oct 24th, 2012 |
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US carmaker General Motors and French auto producer PSA Peugeot Citroen have provided details on what exactly their planned alliance will look like. It will include the joint development of cars and ...
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| Why I won’t miss the automotive equivalent of stretch pants |
Oct 24th, 2012 |
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Not every invention improves the world. Consider the super-sized soft drink, the tanning bed and the Earth Shoe - each a backward step for our species. Which brings me to front-wheel-drive, the ...
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| Toyota Motor cuts output target amid China spat report |
Oct 24th, 2012 |
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TOKYO -- Toyota Motor is cutting its target of producing more than 10 million vehicles this year after suffering a sales drop in key market China amid strained Sino-Japanese ties, a report said ...
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| Firesale: Honda Tells Dealerships to Rid 2012 Civic ASAP for Incoming Model |
Oct 24th, 2012 |
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Want a great deal — heck, a steal — on that 2012 Honda Civic you’ve been eying the past couple of months? Buy it now or any time before November 29. That’s the day the 2013 Honda Civic goes on sale. You will have Honda’s blessing. The automaker has apparently issued a letter to its [...]
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| General Motors Working on Lightweight Magnesium Sheet Metal, Patented Corrosion Resistance Treatment |
Oct 24th, 2012 |
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One of General Motors’ goal is to reduce vehicle weight and boost fuel efficiency. Today GM announced that it’s currently working on a thermal-forming process and a corrosion resistance treatment in-house for lightweight magnesium sheet metal. Magnesium is 33 percent lighter than aluminum and 75 percent lighter than steel, and this use and treatment of [...]
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| 2013 Bentley Continental GT Speed First Drive: (Quite) Speedy Speeding in the Speediest Bentley |
Oct 24th, 2012 |
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In my mind it’s a Fiat Punto, but I really have no clue exactly which variety of vehicular mailbox pulled out into the left lane to pass the commercial truck. I remember that the truck had a cartoon of a hot dog with eyes. This was troubling for several reasons, including the fact that I’m [...]
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| Thread of the Day: Lexus RX 350 F Sport: Should Every Vehicle Get a Sport Variant? |
Oct 24th, 2012 |
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As enthusiasts, we appreciate when an automaker puts forth the effort to produce a sporty variant of a vehicle. Well-executed sport models can completely reverse a car’s personality, turning an otherwise mundane vehicle into something fun and stylish. But our recent test of the 2013 Lexus RX 350 F Sport made us wonder if offering [...]
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