| Maruti Suzuki to delay Gujarat plant amid sales slump |
Aug 28th, 2013 |
NEW DELHI: The long spell of dwindling car sales in India has forced Maruti Suzuki, the country's largest carmaker by sales, to review its expansion plans to set up a manufacturing base in Gujarat. The Indian subsidiary of the Japanese carmaker has for the first time acknowledged that it will miss the target of commissioning ...
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| Honda recalls 408000 CR-V vehicles in China |
Aug 28th, 2013 |
Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co. will recall 408,000 CR-V vehicles in China because of poor quality piston rods, Chinese regulators said. The company is Honda Motor Co.'s joint operation in China, which was formed with Dongfeng Motor Group Co. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine said the recall affects CR-V ...
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| 2014 Toyota Corolla Review |
Aug 28th, 2013 |
Toyota says it has added some emotional design to the 2014 Corolla, but the effect only works on the top-of-the-line S trim, with its black front fascia and available 17-inch alloy wheels. The S also gets firmer suspension tuning for better handling. Two years ...
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| Toyota adds discounts for Tesla-powered all-electric RAV4 |
Aug 27th, 2013 |
Toyota Motor Corp. is discounting its all-electric RAV4 through low-cost lease and loan offers to boost demand for the slow-selling compact crossover ...
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| 2013 Motor Trend Best Driver’s Car |
Aug 27th, 2013 |
Ford Focus ST and no Corvette??? You have got to be kidding me!! I don't even like Corvettes but I acknowledge they are one of the best, affordable sports cars of all time. Come ...
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| Honda Canada Finance sells C$550 mln of notes - term sheet |
Aug 27th, 2013 |
Tue Aug 27, 2013 1:15pm EDT Aug 27 (Reuters) - Honda Canada Finance Inc on Tuesday sold C$550 million ($524 million) of floating-rate notes in two parts, according to a term sheet seen by Reuters. The sale was a private placement. The issue included C$300 million ($286 million) of floating-rate notes due Dec. 3, 2015. The notes, which were priced at par, have a coupon rate of 42 basis points over ...
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| 2013 Subaru BRZ Road-Trip Report |
Aug 27th, 2013 |
The BRZ's appearance gives little indication it would succeed on road trips. There's no way the sports coupe should be comfortable with its low-profile tires, a low ride height, short wheelbase and cramped-looking interior. None of those problems prevented our editors from taking the BRZ on road trips, but did their spines return ...
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| Fiat said to extend layoffs for 5300 Turin factory workers |
Aug 27th, 2013 |
Fiat SpA plans to extend temporary layoffs at its main Mirafiori auto factory in Italy amid slumping car demand in Europe and a dispute with unions over labor contracts, three people familiar with the matter ...
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| Another Big Promise By Nissans Carlos Ghosn Affordable Autonomous Cars |
Aug 27th, 2013 |
Chief Executive Carlos Ghosn has a history of making bold promises, whether it's about his company's financial performance or its commitment to new technology. Most of the time, he delivers, although occasionally, as in the case of slower-than-expected sales of the plug-in Nissan Leaf, he falls short. So time will tell whether he can make good on his latest promise -- that Nissan will ...
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| Nissan plans to offer affordable self-driving cars by 2020 |
Aug 27th, 2013 |
announced today that it expects to begin selling multiple models of self-driving cars by 2020. Self-driving cars, also known as autonomous drive vehicles, use cameras and sensors to detect roadway lanes and objects around them in order to guide themselves without human intervention. Among others, ...
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