Pedigree of the brands - A Different View of the Story... ...Many of us own cars which come from rather famous brands. Plenty of times, even if you hate to admit it, the badge is the main reason to look at a certain car and, in the end, it's the decisive reason in actually choosing the "perfect"model. OK, there ... Continue reading >
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Daimler has finally found a partner for the development of the next generation smart cars - the company has agreed to start a collaboration with the Renault-Nissan alliance to create the a new smart by 2014, as Automobile Magazine reports.
The new vehicle will ...
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Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) was recognized as "Best Places to Work in New Jersey" by NJBIZ Magazine, the carmaker announced today. The company was elected from a group of 25 large-sized companies and the ceremony is scheduled to take place on April 22, 2010, at ...
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Mazda Motor Company has recently announced that it wants to expand its production capacity in China, in order to satisfy the increasing demand in the country, as Bloomberg reports.
“We need to expand current capacity when we look into next year and the ...
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A very interesting story broke on the Internet yesterday, when ABC news released a video showing how a Toyota vehicle which experiences unintended acceleration behaves. The video shows David Gilbert, an automotive technology professor at the Souther Illinois University ...
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Tengzhong Still Struggling to Buy HummerINDUSTRYThe Tengzhong - Hummer acquisition story has been going on for a while and, as you know, the Chinese company’s plan has not been received well by the Chinese authorities. Tengzhong could use an offshore company in its attempt to purchase GM’s Hummer if the Chinese government will not allow the transaction. According to Reuters, Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co, has approached the Chinese regulatory authorities after it had signed a contract with GM in October last year. The partners were forced to extend the deadline of the deal to the end of February from the previous deadline of January 21. All new companies that want to build production sites in China have to get vehicle production licenses from the government first. However, multiple official ... >> Read more |
With the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform hearing scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, February 24, all eyes are on Washington and the people who, more or less, will make or brake Toyota in the near future.
The Oversight committee posted on its ...
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House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Henry Waxman, D-Calif., fired the first shot in the battle which will peak with Tuesday's Congressional hearing on the Toyota recall.
According to Waxman, the evidence which came to light after some Toyota internal ...
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The Allgemeiner Deutscher Automobil-Club (ADAC), one of the largest automotive organization in the world, announced yesterday the winner of its latest series of tests, aimed at finding the best active safety systems available on the market.
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American manufacturer Ford's European division announced yesterday it is increasing the pace in which its e-mobility program is moving on the Old Continent by entering the colognE-mobil project in Germany.
Aimed at emphasize commercial vehicle application of ...
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Chevrolet Cruze seems to be a very popular model as General Motors gives its best to keep up with demand and produce as many cars as needed. In order for this to happen, GM will add a third shift to the Lordstown, Ohio plant, just-auto.com reports. Additionally ...
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The second EV charging point for EVs in Honolulu has been installed by Coulomb Technologies with the help of Green Energy Outlet (GEO). The charging station is installed at 575 Cooke Street in Kailua and completes the wind-turbine station located on Maui.
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General Motors has already stated that it needs 2.7 billion Euros to restructure Opel but governments across Europe, including Germany, are yet to make a decision on the matter. However, according to just-auto.com, Germany's federal and state governments are ...
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If you had any doubt the Clean Air Act is only meant to act as a scarecrow for those tempted to make money while not complying with EPA regulations, then this here story should erase all such doubts.
Engine manufacturer Cummins was forced to settle a dispute ...
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General Motors has just announced that Stephen J. Girsky has been appointed GM vice chairman, corporate strategy and business development but will continue to be a member of GM's board of directors. He will be in charge of corporate strategy, business alliance, new ...
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After China’s vehicle market registered a 124 percent year on year increase in January, the country’s car producers have increased their sales targets for 2010, aiming to continue the ascending sales trend set in 2009, as China Times reports.
The 124 ...
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Renault’s performance division Renaultsport has decided to emphasize its presence on the UK market, announcing that it will develop a dedicated dealership network, comprising of 11 Renaultsport Specialist locations throughout the country.
The Reanultsport ...
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After it subjected nine advertising agencies to a rigorous testing procedure, green car manufacturer Fisker announced late last week it has picked Lambesis as global advertising agency of record.
According to Marti Eulberg, vice president of global sales and ...
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After earlier today a report which surfaced in german media hinted to the possibility of BMW's Megacity vehicle to be built at the Leipzig plant, the German carmaker confirmed the news, as well as a substantial investment in a number of facilities in Bavaria to support ...
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Honda’s British division has announced the appointment of David Hodgetts to the Managing Director position, taking control of the company’s sales operation for Cars, Motorcycles and Power Products. Hodgetts will take up his new role from April 1 ...
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If there were a book on how to poorly manage a disastrous situation, then it may as well have been called "Toyota Recall"... In the latest piece of news pushing Toyota even more towards the bottom of both the stock exchange and public perception, a ...
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