| Big Issues With Europe Auto Industry Lanxess CEO |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
Axel Heitmann, CEO of, the world's largest synthetic rubber maker, Lanxess, tells CNBC that new car registrations in Europe are at an all-time ...
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| Renault secures Alain Prost for F1 |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
Renault since 2012, will extend his relationship withthe French manufacturer in 2013 to include giving advice to the Renault Sport F1 executive committee as part of a new consultancy position. Renault Sport F1 president and managing director Jean-Michel Jalinier said Renault -who currently supply engines to F1 ...
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| 2013 Honda Civic Car Seat Check |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
It's been a busy couple of years for the Honda Civic. The compact sedan was redesigned for the 2012 model year, but it wasn't well-received. This sent Honda back to the drawing board with the freshened 2013 Civic the ...
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| GM CEO tells lawmakers company is thriving |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
Washington - General Motors chairman and CEO Dan Akerson met with dozens of lawmakers on Capitol Hill on Thursday, releasing a "report card" of the company's performance.Akerson is trying to improve the Detroit automaker's reputation in Washington. The company was the target of political attacks in the presidential campaign, as some Republicans sought to criticize President ...
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| GM recalling 28K Cadillac SRX Buick LaCrosse models for software fix |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
Washington - General Motors Co. said Wednesday it is recalling 28,000 vehicles in North America in new campaigns to reprogram software in 2013 Cadillac SRX crossovers and Buick LaCrosse sedans and to fix a small number of 2011 Chevrolet Express vans, which run on compressed natural gas, for fire risks.The Detroit automaker said it is recalling about 28,000 Cadillac SRX and Buick LaCrosse vehicles ...
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| Fords Hinrichs Lincoln MKZ inventory will return to normal at end of March |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
Ford Motor Co.'s president of the Americas said Thursday that inventory of the new Lincoln MKZ sedan should be back to normal levels by the end of the month.Joe Hinrichs, speaking after a supplier event at Ford's Dearborn campus, said MKZs are no longer being shipped from an assembly plant in Hermosillo, Mexico, to another plant in Flat Rock for additional inspection and ...
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| China braces for domestic cars boom |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
/enpproperty--> More than 10 provincial and central governments in China have placed orders for cars of domestic brands, Xinhua News Agency reported on Wednesday. Industry insiders took the move as a sign that more local governments will buy domestic cars instead of foreign brands, and help boost the development of domestic brands. Xu Xianping, general manager of the First Automobile Works ...
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| Suspect released in Danish arson case |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
One of two suspects in a series of more than 100 arsons in Albertslund, Denmark, has been released, while the other remains in police custody, officials said. Police in Albertslund released a 16-year-old suspect in the case, The Copenhagen Post reported Thursday. "We are maintaining our charges against him and we are continuing to investigate the case," Michael Storgaard, the chief ...
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| Fitch February Performance Springs Into Step for U.S. Auto ABS |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
Cyprus Stalemate Shows Dangers of Ad Hoc Crisis Response The crisis surrounding Cyprus brings into focus the costs of policymakers' "muddling through" approach to the eurozone crisis, Fitch Ratings says. Without greater progress and clarity on the terms of financial and fiscal risk sharing between Euro Area Member States, each sovereign and bank crisis prompts an ad hoc response ...
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| Honda Accord Still Most Popular Car to Steal |
Mar 21st, 2013 |
owners? It was the most stolen car in 2012. The good news? It was also the most recovered. LoJack Corp., which manufactures the Lojack Stolen Vehicle Recovery System, today released its fourth annual vehicle-theft recovery report based on statistics from 28 states. The study not only tracks auto-theft trends across the U.S. during the past year, but also serves as a de facto advertisement for ...
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