| New auto plants Dont bet on it says Ford chief |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
The number of Louisville-made Escape models sold has been on the rise this year, as shown in the chart above. Click here to see photos inside the Louisville Assembly Plant, where Escapes are made. Despite increased sales, dont expect to see Ford Motor Co. open new assembly plants any time soon. Jim Tetreault, vice president of North American manufacturing for Dearborn, Mich.-based Ford, said as ...
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| Honda to invest more than $400 million to build new plant in Brazil |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
New Europe is a truly unique platform, which on the one hand provides critical and timely information to opinion formers and decision makers, and on the other hand facilitates these power groups with a forum for discussion and debate. New Europe, with 19 years of history, is the European Political Newspaper that mainly publishes and discusses news concerning EU politics and issues. ...
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| Honda to build second factory in Brazil |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
SAO PAULO -- Honda Motor Co. says it will invest 1 billion reals ($435 million) to build its second factory in Latin America's biggest country.In a statement emailed Thursday, the Japanese automaker says the new plant is expected to begin operating in 2015 and will have an annual production capacity of 120,000 compact cars.The new production unit will be built near the city of Itirapina in ...
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| Toyota Recalls Pickups Over Seat Belt Concerns |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
Japanese automaker Toyota Motor Corp. said Wednesday it is recalling about 370,000 of its pickup trucks due to a seat belt problem. The company said screws attaching the seat belt pre-tensioner to the retractor on 2005-2011 Toyota Tacoma Access Cab trucks can become loose over time due to repeatedly and forcefully closing the access door. Should the screws come all the way out, the ...
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| Honda Investment Means Jobs for Ohio |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
Honda's new $215 million investment in its Ohio operations will protect Honda jobs here, a spokesman for the automaker said Wednesday. The automaker announced Wednesday that it add new powertrain technologies and a technical training center at its engine plant in Anna while it builds a technical training center and a heritage center in Marysville. About $180 million of the money will ...
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| Audi Puts Fast Internet Into Its Cars |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
Audi is integrating the high-speed wireless communication standard LTE into its cars. For now, the option is only available for the S3 Sportback but from November it will be available for all models in the A3 range, the carmaker says. The LTE standard - which allows the exchange of large amounts of data via the internet - will be used by Audi's navigation system, MMI navigation plus, ...
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| Toyota to recall 342000 US trucks to fix seat belts |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
CHICAGO (AFP) - Toyota will recall 342,000 Tacoma pickup trucks in the United States to fix a defect with the seat belt, the Japanese automaker said Wednesday.Screws within the seat belt assembly "can become loose over time due to repeatedly and forcefully closing the access door," Toyota said in a statement.If the screws get too loose the seat belt pre-tensioner and retractor spring ...
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| Toyota recalls 342000 trucks |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
Toyota Motor Corp. is recalling 342,000 Toyota Tacoma trucks made during 2005-11 for faulty seat belts, the company said. Toyota said screws that attach the seat belt pre-tensioner to the retractor within the assembly can become loose due to repeated and forceful closing of the access door, which may lead to detachment of the pre-tensioner and the retractor spring cover from the seat belt ...
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| Toyota Supra name likely for resurrection |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
is likely to see the resurrection of the Supra badge, with the Japanese company's boss personally fond of the nameplate. Speaking to CarAdvice at the one-year anniversary event of the Toyota 86 in Canberra, Tatsuya Tada, the chief engineer of the sports car project admitted that Akio Toyoda, the president and CEO of Toyota Motor Corporation, has strong feelings towards the Supra name. ...
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| Toyota 86 Convertible not cancelled |
Aug 8th, 2013 |
Despite recent reports of its cancellation, the Toyota 86 convertible is still under study, according to the car's chief project engineer. Speaking to CarAdvice at the one-year anniversary of the 86's Australian launch, Tatsuya Tada, the man behind the 86 project and now the ...
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