| Tensions in Korea have GM on alert |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
General Motors Co. CEO Dan Akerson said Thursday the automaker is closely monitoring the escalating crisis on the Korean Peninsula, has made contingency plans for its employees there and will consider moving production if tensions continue to rise."Anything that goes on in Korea is important to our global production," Akerson said during a live interview on CNBC's "Squawk ...
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| GM invests in plants in Mich. Ohio Ind. |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
General Motors Co. said Thursday it will invest $331.8 million into four powertrain plants in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana to help it build more fuel-efficient engines and an eight-speed transmission. In addition, the company is adding $46 million to previously announced investments at two other Michigan plants.GM North America Manufacturing Manager Arvin Jones said the investments would not create ...
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| GM chairman Auto industry growth to continue |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
General Motors Co. Chairman and CEO Dan Akerson said Thursday that the growth of U.S. auto industry could continue for the next several years as consumers continue to replace their older vehicles. The average age of a vehicle on the road today is about 11 years."There's this underpinning strength that may go for the next four or five years," Akerson said during a live interview on ...
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| Japan adopts stimulus plan to aid recovery |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
Tokyo - Japan is taking aggressive action to lift consumer prices, encourage borrowing and help pull the world's third-largest economy out of a long slump.Like the U.S. Federal Reserve, Japan's central bank plans to flood its financial system with more money - its most far-reaching step to date to get consumers and companies to borrow and spend.The Bank of Japan's action will also ...
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| UAW breaks silence on Chrysler firing skilled tradesman |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
After more than one month of silence on the firing of 20-year veteran Chrysler skilled trades worker Alex Wassell, United Auto Workers President Bob King has indicated that the union is in talks with management over the ...
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| Mercedes-Benz E-Class pricing and specifications |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
With standard features of full LED headlights, sunroof, 360 surround view camera, Artico dashboard, Harman/Kardon surround sound system with DAB digital radio, adaptive cruise control with Pre-safe technologies, and a sports package with 19-inch alloy wheels - combined with a price cut of $2335 over the outgoing E 350 - Mercedes-Benz says the E400 represents a saving of around $20,000. With ...
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| Small cars March 2013 sales overview |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
Mazda 3 racked up sales of 3786 vehicles despite a fall in year-to-date growth of nearly nine and a half per cent. Trailing the top tog by only 274 vehicles was ...
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| UK car sales up 5.9 percent in March - SMMT |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
LONDON (Reuters) - New car sales in Britain rose 5.9 percent in March compared with a year earlier, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders said on Friday, adding that full-year numbers could exceed its forecast. New car ...
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| Auto Review Hyundai Genesis Goes Sports |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
Hyundai introduced its Genesis coupe in 2010 as a traditional rear-wheel-drive performance car for the budget-minded. Since then, the carmaker has refined its design philosophy and given the 2013 Coupe styling and horsepower updates -- for both 4-cylinder and V-6 models -- to keep pace with the rest of the Hyundai ...
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| 2014 Mini Cooper ditches centre speedo |
Apr 5th, 2013 |
Mini ‘s central position to behind the steering wheel, just above the steering column. There's also a rev counter attached on the left side. The large round bezel in the centre of the dash will instead house radio and telephone controls, with high-spec models gaining a larger screen for satellite navigation. Mini Australia today confirmed with CarAdvice that the new Mini would indeed ...
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