Opel workers to strike over General Motors U-turn
Berlin - Workers at all four of troubled-carmaker Opel's plants in Germany were set to strike Thursday, following owner General Motors' surprise announcement that it would not now sell off its European subsidiary. The Detroit-based automotive giant s...
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Fiat to flout four new Chrysler models on road to recovery
New York - Italian car giant Fiat will use its new control of Chrysler to launch at least four new models in the US market over the next three years, Fiat's chief executive Sergio Marchionne said Wednesday. Marchionne also said Chrysler was able to p...
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2009-11-04 ] Category : [
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Volvo to offer XC90 SUV as seven-seater only
Stockholm - Volvo is to offer its Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), the XC90 in only the seven-seat version on the European market with a third row of seats including two additional child seats by the end of this year, the Swedish manufacturer has announ...
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2009-11-04 ] Category : [
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Motorists warned to be alert on dark days
Munich - With dark, foggy and wet days of autumn and winter in the northern hemisphere causing slippery roads and poor visibility conditions, safety organisations have appealed to motorists to be especially alert. Here are some tips for safer motorin...
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2009-11-04 ] Category : [
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Lexus most reliable used car, German report finds
Hamburg - Lexus cars are the most reliable vehicles on the used car market in all age categories, according to an independent report released by the German technical authority (GTU). In the category of four- to five-year-old vehicles where owners cha...
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2009-11-04 ] Category : [
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Airbag must be deactivated when children seated in front
Munich -Children are only safely seated in the front of a car when they face backwards and the airbag is deactivated, recent tests by Germany's automobile association (ADAC) yielded. If the child is fastened to a baby seat and facing the windscreen t...
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2009-11-04 ] Category : [
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GM, Ford report sales increases; Chrysler drops 30 per cent
New York - GM and Ford Tuesday released positive reports for auto sales in October, while struggling Chrysler said sales had dropped 30 per cent. General Motors' 4.1-per-cent rise from the year-ago period was its first annual increase in 21 months, s...
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2009-11-03 ] Category : [
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Volkswagen ends production of iconic Golf 1 in South Africa
Midrand, South Africa - Volkswagen on Monday announced the end of South African production of the iconic Citi-Golf - the original Golf 1 - after 31 years. Today we are announcing the end of this legend called the A1 Golf or Citi-Golf, David Powels,...
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2009-11-02 ] Category : [
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BMW invests in unit to build ultra-lightweight cars
Munich - German carmaking company BMW and a partner said Thursday they will invest 90 million euros (133 million dollars) to make parts for ultra-lightweight cars out of carbon fibre, a material that is currently mainly used to make aircraft parts. L...
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2009-10-29 ] Category : [
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Geely wants to help Volvo in high-flying Chinese car market
Beijing - The Chinese carmaker Geely said Thursday that it plans to help Volvo Cars expand in Geely's home market, the world's largest car market, once it takes over the Swedish subsidiary of Ford Motor Co. Volvo's current management, its factories, ...
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2009-10-29 ] Category : [
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