| Airbag recall hits 24000 Aussie cars |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
ALMOST 24,000 cars sold in Australia are now affected by the global airbag recall with Nissan today announcing in excess of 11,000 of its vehicles are potentially at risk. Nissan said that 11,360 of its popular X-Trail, Navarra, Patrol and Pulsar vehicles built between 2000 and 2004 have the suspect front passenger airbag which could explode showering the cabin in plastic shards. The airbag, made ...
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| 3.4M cars recalled over air-bag shrapnel |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
DETROIT - Six automakers, including Toyota, Honda and Nissan, are recalling nearly 3.4 million older-model vehicles worldwide because of defective air bags that can send shrapnel flying at passengers.The recall mainly affects cars sold by Japanese automakers in North America, Europe and Japan. A small number of cars made by GM and Germany’s BMW also were involved.The front-passenger air ...
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| Australian automotive industry demise “inevitable” former Ford CEO |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
appears "inevitable". Ex-Ford Motor Company CEO and now BHP Billiton chairman Jac Nasser says a combination of the continuing high Australian dollar, weak overseas currencies, a lack of patriotism from Australians towards local car making and other factors, places the industry in a dire position. "The signs aren’t good," Nasser told journalists yesterday, as reported ...
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| Auto industry cited in Al Jazeeras decision to open Detroit bureau |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Detroit - Al Jazeera, the Arab-owned international cable and Internet broadcast network, plans to open a news bureau in Detroit, a spokesman for the network's new broadcast channel said Thursday.The new channel will be called Al Jazeera America and Detroit will among 12 cities across the country where the new channel will have bureaus."We expect the channel to be up and operating by ...
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| Daniel Howes GM taps history in support of Opel |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
General Motors CEO Dan Akerson, left, Opel supervisory board chairman Steve Girsky and Opel CEO Karl-Thomas Neumann arrive Thursday for a meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel in Berlin. (Hannibal Hanschke / Associated ...
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| Slightly smaller EcoBoost engine to debut in 14 Fusion |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Driven by demand for EcoBoost engines and tax regulations in China and Europe, Ford Motor Co. has unveiled its newest powertrain: a 1.5-liter EcoBoost engine that will debut first in its U.S. Fusion mid-size car.The engine will replace the 1.6-liter EcoBoost in all 2014 Fusions except those with manual transmissions. The 1.6-liter is the engine of choice for most U.S. Fusion buyers. The new ...
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| EPA nominee touts 25 fuel deal at confirmation hearing |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
Washington - The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a confirmation hearing Thursday on the nomination of the Obama administration's top auto emissions regulator to head the Environmental Protection Agency.Gina McCarthy, who had a key role in negotiating a deal with major automakers to double fuel-efficiency standards to 54.5 mpg by 2025, faced tough questions from ...
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| Neil Winton European Perspective Germany finally dragged down by Europes mess |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
The European disease has finally caught up with Germany, and car sales in the continent's biggest market are now on the slide. That might sound like a knockout blow for the European market, but many forecasters predict that despite an awful 2013, next year will finally bring at least a tentative end to the protracted slump in car sales.That's good news for the non-German domiciled car ...
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| Michael Schumacher signs with Mercedes-Benz again |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
, this time to help with vehicle development and as a brand ambassador. The new long-term deal renews the relationship between Mercedes-Benz and the German racing driver, following Schumacher's exit from the Mercedes AMG Formula 1 team at the end of last year, where he was replaced by former McLaren driver Lewis Hamilton. In a role that will involve the development of future models, with a ...
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| Volkswagen group car sales fall flat in March |
Apr 12th, 2013 |
, the world's third largest carmaker, posted flat vehicle sales in March after headwinds in global markets grew harsher, the company said on Friday.The Wolfsburg-based group said deliveries to customers edged up 0.2 percent to 864,500 vehicles last month, weighed down by weakness in Europe."Positive momentum was maintained in North America and China. Almost all other regions, however, ...
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