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FI Monaco race - I see the Formula 1 circus is next to descend on Monaco. I've always had mixed feelings about that race. On the plus side, what a great place and backdrop. It is a circuit that comes with mega-glamour. The TV pictures bring you the cars in the sunshine, banks of luxury hillside villas and hotels, a few palm trees, a reliably azure sea, the parked up super-yachts, casinos the mere thought of the sort of people, with their exotic and unobtainable lifestyles, that are actually there. You can see, but don't touch. The negatives? Main one is that it is virtually impossible to overtake. It's actually a dull race from a driving perpsective, usually decided more by grid positions and pit stops. And also by it's nature, it's not a circuit that will be as safe as the race tracks (though it still seems popular with some drivers). I recently interviewed ...

AvtoVAZ hits milestone - Job#27m has rolled off the line at the AvtoVAZ plant. It was a Lada Priora in a not massively fetching 'snow queen' grey. You can perhaps see why Lada is struggling in the Russian car market with designs like this (functional hatchback at an attractive price, I'm sure, but also highly reminiscent of an early-1990s Ford Escort). And the Priora has to soldier on until 2016. So, the challenge is clearly there for Renault-Nissan in terms of helping its new Alliance partner to modernised product. Mind you, if the company can convince Russians that Lada has changed for the better, it's a brand not exactly short on presence. Almost half the cars on the road are still Ladas.  AvtoVAZ launches 27-millionth car...

UNI-CUB: Honda looks beyond bikes, cars, robots & jets - Honda thinks it might have found itself another new revenue stream: personal mobility devices. The UNI-CUB, which the company has just unveiled in Japan as a working prototype, could soon be the right product at the right time. Vehicle sales might be booming just now but that's due to government incentives designed to reverse last year's collapse, so the market is expected to resume its long term decline later this year. In short, Japan has minimal immigration and is greying at a far quicker rate than equivalent rich countries, while people have been having fewer children for decades. The interesting thing about the video which demonstrates the UNI-CUB is the absence of what seems the obvious target audience: the less mobile and by implication, a large percentage of older people....

Autonomous cars - Autonomous vehicles that have the ability to drive themselves are a big talking point right now. The potential implications are huge. We had some insight from GM in this interview published last week. And here's a video from Google that is well worth a look and an indicator of just how advanced things have now got. Mind-boggling. ...

Opel-Vauxhall's Project Junior gets a model name at last - The wait is over and there was truth in the rumour: both Opel and Vauxhall versions of the Junior small car project are to be called 'Adam'. The Adam won't be seen in the metal until the Paris show in late September, with LHD cars reaching showroooms across Europe just in time for Christmas. The Vauxhall Adam plus Ireland's Opel model will follow in early 2013. The announcement of this new model's name also sees us publishing our first list of cars making a global debut at Paris. You can find it here....

Labour costs in car manufacturing - just how important are they? - How do costs compare between a car manufacturing plant in the UK and a plant in Turkey? Earlier this week I got the opportunity to put that question to Tony Walker, Deputy Managing Director, Toyota Motor Manufacturing UK. His answer surprised me. He said that much of the cost of manufacturing is down to parts and logistics. Okay and labour at the assembly plant? He put that at just 6-8%. I must say I thought it would be a larger proportion than that. Making the C-segment sedan in Turkey for shipment to markets in southern/southeastern Europe therefore makes sense. And Burnaston serves as the manufacturing plant for the higher spec C-segment hatch that mainly sells in northern Europe; no big incentive to go for lower labour costs there on the basis of that kind of percentage. There's an interesting difference between Toyota and Nissan in their respective UK plant strategies. Nissan uses Sunderland for nichey models like Qashqai and Juke (Leaf from next year). It now bri...

Suzuki sidelined - I guess the corporate amalgamation that was DaimlerChrysler is a good example of an auto industry coming together that ultimately failed. On paper there was a rationale that made some sense. In practice, it just didn't work out. The two partners didn't share much in the end. The less they shared, the less they felt they needed to share. The synergies never materialised in the ways they should have and shareholder value gradually evaporated. One partner (Chrysler) felt aggrieved that it wasn't on an equal footing with the other and the other (Mercedes-Benz) arguably developed something of a superiority complex. The Renault Nissan Alliance however, has worked well. The key there, perhaps, is that the relationship is an alliance, not a takeover or merger. Areas of cooperation – notably parts procurement and platform sharing – are well defined, corporate independence protected under limited cross shareholdings and politically comfortable board make-ups. Volkswa...

China Infographic - Infographic? As the name suggests, it's the graphic visual representation of information, data or knowledge. Cave paintings and maps are early examples of attempts to visualise info. 'Pictograms' in the signs we understand every day are another example. Anyway, 'infographics' today are also seen as a means to convey a story via the use of statistics and charts. We've been dipping our toes in the water. This infographic looks at China's booming auto industry and its constituents. I'd be interested to know what people think China Infographic - Click to enlarge ...

Opel Junior's model name revealed - Germany's Autobild says it has learned the name of Opel's forthcoming Mini rival: Adam. Using the founder's first name to mark the company's 150th anniversary makes sense for Opel, but surely there will be a different model name for the Vauxhall variant? Dave Leggett, who's just read this blog, suggests 'Eve'. Opel and Vauxhall were set to announce the car's name(s?) on 8th May - so far there has been no official confirmation or denial of Autobild's claim....

Codenames and platforms of future models for the Chinese market - The second press day of the Beijing motor show is under way and our round-up of new vehicle premieres now stretches to over 100. But what are their codenames, which ones will be built, and when, not to mention on what platforms, and in which plants? I devote a large part of most working days to tracking down, checking and cross-checking information for future vehicle programmes. Then I update PLDB, just-auto's global database of current and future vehicles. There's currently over 1,500 models listed there, so if you're interested in what's ahead (out to 2025) for China-built cars and light trucks, you can take a free demo tour. As well as spending lots of time updating all the future models coming for the Chinese market, I've also been adding ...

The Beijing blog - Wednesday 25 April 13.30 (CST) That's me sorted. Done all I need to do at the conference and heading back to the hotel to put my feet up. Ant should be in the air now, winging his way homewards. I have it all to do tomorrow. After yesterday's appalling weather it really is quite nice outside and you can actually see blue sky above. Maybe a walk then. 08.30 (CST) Here I am back at the Automotive News China conference, feeling a lot better than I ought to after a few beers out with Ant last night. He arranged for us to meet at his favourite Italian restaurant - well, he's been there once before - and I set out into the night. First stop was the concierge to translate the address into Mandarin. I've done this before you know. That done, a mile long queue for a cab and when it did arrive the driver hadn't got a clue re the address. The doorman had a go before disappearin...

The Chinese arrive - Two minor firsts for me yesterday. A visit to the Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) proving ground in north Warwickshire where a small off-road workout had been laid out for the new Great Wall Steed pickup - the first Chinese vehicle on sale here in the UK. MIRA's been around a lot longer than Millbrook and is the less flashy version. No posh entertainment centre, just business. The drive to the  offroad bit almost dislodged fillings - pickups being prone to a lousy ride unless a decent load of builders' mix is in the back - and I could have sworn we'd crossed at least two more counties before we got there. The Steed looks and feels more late 90s than mid-2000s but it is a far better first-out-of-the-gate than some of the products Japan foisted on the west in its early export days. Sure, the motors were reliable but the bodies rusted, some models didn't like f...

Opel-Vauxhall to reveal Mini rival's name - Its launch at the Paris motor show might be over five months away, but Opel and Vauxhall are set to announce the model name for Project GM4403. A source at Vauxhall has told me that Tuesday 8th May is the date when all will be revealed. Will it be 'Junior'? Will it be 'Allegra'? Or might it even be 'TRIXX'? I recently spoke to Rita Forst, Opel-Vauxhall's head of Engineering, and pressed her for details about the Junior project. If you missed the interview, you'll find it here....

Europe: Nissan overtakes Fiat - The combination of the ongoing economic downturn and a crippling truckers' strike in its home market saw Fiat outsold across Europe last month by Nissan. The numbers, which were issued by ACEA earlier on 17th April, list combined sales for 25 EU and three EFTA markets. In a market down 6.6% year on year, Volkswagen Group saw its share rise by 1.7%, meaning that it finished the month with 23.7% of all passenger vehicle sales in Europe. That's more than double what the traditional number two, PSA, managed (11.9%, down 19.2%). Volkswagen was of course greatly helped by the ongoing expansion of the German market. The BMW (73,899) and Mercedes-Benz (65,814) brands also saw their sales up last month at a regional level, to such an extent that they also surpassed the total for Fiat-badged vehicles (58,480). In March 2011, Fiat's total was 80,174, putting it 10,000 and 20,000 units ahead of BMW and Benz respectively. This time last year, Fiat was also some 20,000 units ahead o...

The 'lost decade' is reality - I was talking to Jonathan Poskitt, analyst at LMC Automotive, earlier this week about the latest West European car sales numbers. In essence, the car sales numbers are coming in as expected. Germany (and to a lesser extent the UK) is holding up, but France, Italy and Spain are either declining rapidly or in the doldrums (Spain). And there's not much joy in the smaller markets (Greece was down 43% last month). If the economic picture is as it is, austerity budgets coming into play and national economies generally struggling, car sales will inevitably take a hit. The forecasters have got this one right. The conversation turned to the longer-term outlook. There wasn't too much cheer there. A long adjustment is in prospect, the eurozone currency structural issues firmly on a long-term horizon. Household incomes will be under pressure for a while yet. This brought me to a recent conversation with Honda Europe's Ken Keir. Several things stuck. One, he said that...

Mixed recovery in the auto biz - The auto business, and indeed business generally, hasn't looked too bad lately. Sure, there are ongoing worries over the oil price and price inflation. That has the potential to nudge global interest rates up and cause nervous investors to worry, with all the usual adverse consequences for fragile confidence and the global economy. And the sizeable financial problems in Europe have not gone away – though the lid appears to be on that one for now. However, stock markets around the world have been rallying so far this year, investors apparently optimistic on prospects for corporate earnings. Interest rates remain very low. Many firms are making money. Emerging markets are still peppy. In the world of autos, the US market continues to surprise and show better than expected recovery. This recovery may be off a low base compared with where the market used to be, but this 'new normal' appears to be one that many firms can turn a profit on. And some are raising their fo...

Ducati and Piech's 75th - I see Daimler has denied interest in purchasing Italian motorcycle firm Ducati. There does seem to be some OEM interest in the respected premium Italian two-wheeler brand. The house of brands that is Volkswagen Group is also rumoured to be interested. I can imagine the mighty Piech getting a little excited about the prospect of Ducati being brought in under the wing of, say, Audi. Somebody I was speaking to the other day had an interesting observation. April 17 is Ferdinand Piech's 75th birthday. That falls a few days before the VW Group AGM. The timing could be very good for an announcement. 'Happy Birthday to me, Happy Birthday to me ' GERMANY: Daimler denies Ducati reports...

Not cut out to be an assembler - I will not be called upon to assemble Nissans any time soon. Having just spent the day at the company's Sunderland factory in north east England, I found that I couldn't pass the basic skills test, the first towards getting a job on the line. It involved screwing three plates onto a frame and, although I completed the task, it was not within the 'qualifying' time. This will come as no surprise to anyone familiar with my DIY efforts.  Time means everything on the Sunderland line where the tac time is 59 seconds as the plant churns out more than 420,000 cars a year - Qashqais, Jukes and Notes. And there's more to come with Leaf starting production there next year. That is the next challenge along with bringing a new battery plant on stream which will supply both Nissan and Renault vehicles. We were visiting the factory for a progress report and all is going to plan. Plant director Kevin Fitzpatrick said: "My ambition is to keep Sunderland as the nu...

Star carriers - I arrived back from Brussels yesterday evening after attending this year's CLEPA Reception and seeing union bodies such as the European Metalworkers Federation. The flight was booked through UK carrier BMI, but was branded as Brussels Airlines. However, Brussels Airlines sub-contracts the route to Tyrolean Airways, an Austrian Airlines Group subsidiary.  But, the safety card on board says Austrian Arrows, part of that Austrian Airlines grouping. And the whole edifice is owned by German carrier, Lufthansa. And, you can't check-in online despite having an email from BMI the day before as it's a Brussels Airlines service. And BMI is itself the subject of a takeover. I suppose its shows the interdependency of airlines these days and the power of alliances, but five different strands to one booking was interesting....

At home with the new GS 350 F Sport - A friend's new Lexus GS has proved to be a great car for Sydney's infamously awful roads. But the smooth ride isn't the thing that matters most about this vehicle. The first new-shape GS I'd seen in Europe was a GS 450h making its global debut at the Geneva show earlier this month, but down here, the GS 350 is already on sale. Australia, incidentally, was no exception for the old car - it sold poorly here too. I think the local importer has a fair chance of success with the new model, though - the ride is first class and the handling is also pretty good. OK, it's no 5 Series, but unlike the former GS, this one isn't a long way behind. The new GS might not be a true sports sedan but for me, what's far more important is a particular safety feature on this car. A tiny camera is mounted just below the instruments and it watches the driver's eyes. Should you shut them for a second or two, the result is a short and sharp automatic stab on the brakes - enough to jolt you awak...

Putin nearly halves rotating beacons on office cars - MOSCOW, May 19 (Itar-Tass) - President Vladimir Putin signed the Decree on "Streamlining the use of devices on making special light and sound signals, installed on motor vehicles", ...

solves all your problems - President Obama threw his weight behind calls for Europe to boost its growth last night as leading nations intensified the pressure on Germany to quell the euro crisis. Speaking before G8 ...

on this week's TV - Chen Guangcheng, the blind dissident who escaped an extra-judicial house arrest in China last month, has flown out of his home country to begin a new life in the United States. Mr Chen arrived at ...

Rookie Taylor in line for Test call - Andrew Strauss's first Test hundred for 17 matches yesterday has put England in a commanding position on 259 for three going into the third day of the first Test against West Indies. The ...

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Captain Cameron needs an anchor - David Cameron's secrets of how to switch off from the pressures of work are revealed today: karaoke, snooker, tennis against a machine dubbed "the Clegger" and three or four glasses ...

When the going gets tough, the tough let themselves go a little - Andrew Strauss's first Test hundred for 17 matches yesterday has put England in a commanding position on 259 for three going into the third day of the first Test against West Indies. The ...

on the International Dance Festival - President Barack Obama is stepping up pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany at the G8 meeting in Camp David this weekend to back a package of euro-zone measures to stimulate jobs and ...

100 lines, Miliband Minor: ‘I must not show off in class’ - David Cameron's secrets of how to switch off from the pressures of work are revealed today: karaoke, snooker, tennis against a machine dubbed "the Clegger" and three or four glasses ...

Hmmm, I think I’ll join the jet set in the Veyron today - David Cameron's secrets of how to switch off from the pressures of work are revealed today: karaoke, snooker, tennis against a machine dubbed "the Clegger" and three or four glasses ...

US Honda recalls nearly 53,000 sedans - Honda says it's recalling nearly 53,000 Acura TL sedans in the United States to fix a problem with power steering hoses.The hoses can deteriorate over time and leak fluid. That can cause the ...

Sinking fast – our hopes for marine reserves - President Barack Obama is stepping up pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany at the G8 meeting in Camp David this weekend to back a package of euro-zone measures to stimulate jobs and ...

SEP presidential candidate Jerry White speaks on Obama’s attack on auto workers - In this video, Socialist Equality Party presidential candidate Jerry White visits the site of the General Motors Pontiac East Assembly Plant, which was closed in September 2009, eliminating 1,100 ...

Classic Autos More for Hobbyists Than Investors - But don't expect to pick up a classic Tucker or Duesenberg without ponying up money like a Facebook executive. Many of these cars are selling for well over $1 million.By one measure, the value ...

NHTSA probes fire in garage containing plug-in Fisker Karma - U.S. auto safety regulators are investigating a Texas garage fire that destroyed a Fisker Automotive Inc. Karma, a $103,000 plug-in electric vehicle.The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety ...

GM spikes its ads for Super Bowl 2013 - General Motors Co., one of the biggest spenders in Super Bowl advertising, will not plug its cars and trucks during next year's game.GM's announcement Friday comes on the heels of its ...

Comfortable, sporty Lexus GS350 can leave a Mustang in the dust - Sneak attack! My Lexus GS350 F Sport sedan is nose to nose with a Mustang GT at a stoplight. The road before us scrolls up a mountain pass. The Ford driver guns it.Halfway up the hill the driver ...

Amid poor sales, Toyota unplugs Lexus HS hybrid - Toyota Motor Corp. has pulled the plug on the Lexus HS 250h hybrid sedan, which never came close to hitting the sales targets set at its launch in 2009.The company confirmed Friday that it stopped ...

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Tribute | Jerry Ward made cars beautiful - <span class="bold">Who: </span>Jerry Edward Ward, 71, of Kansas City, North.</p><p> <span class="bold">When and how he died: </span>May 1 of ...

Pawlenty says Romney's stand on autos bailout should not hurt him - Detroit- Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty said Mitt Romney's opposition to the auto bailout shouldn't hurt his presidential election hopes here in Michigan and other Midwestern ...

Lofton holds off Keselowski for first Trucks win - Brad Keselowski on a late restart and holding on at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Lofton had 15 top 10s in the series before finally getting his first win in his 55th career start.Lofton became the ...

Dozens Of Catalytic Converters Stolen Off Cars At Dealership - LITTLETON (CBS) – Police are warning car dealerships about an organized ring of thieves stealing catalytic converters right off of parked cars, sometimes by the dozen. It happened at Acton ...

DEA proposes tracking all cars on Utah highway - is your street next - Image from a traffic camera near Seattle with licenses readable Law enforcement officials have been systematically tracking license plates for a long time -- at the border, for instance. But a DEA ...

Colorado new-car sales jump 29% in April from 2011 - Colorado's year-over-year growth in new-car registrations continued to gather speed in April, jumping 29 percent from the same month a year earlier, according to a report Friday from the ...

castaway isles close to shore - President Barack Obama is stepping up pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany at the G8 meeting in Camp David this weekend to back a package of euro-zone measures to stimulate jobs and ...

Will the Electric Vehicle Survive - fossil-fuel woes . Proponents promised that EVs would offer zero-emissions transportation and eliminate our dependence on foreign oil, and that they could be cheaply refueled anywhere, any time -- ...

It's more than a game - David Cameron's secrets of how to switch off from the pressures of work are revealed today: karaoke, snooker, tennis against a machine dubbed "the Clegger" and three or four glasses ...

A Life In The Day - David Cameron's secrets of how to switch off from the pressures of work are revealed today: karaoke, snooker, tennis against a machine dubbed "the Clegger" and three or four glasses ...

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Trailer of the week - David Cameron's secrets of how to switch off from the pressures of work are revealed today: karaoke, snooker, tennis against a machine dubbed "the Clegger" and three or four glasses ...

I cried as Obama finally came out - President Barack Obama is stepping up pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany at the G8 meeting in Camp David this weekend to back a package of euro-zone measures to stimulate jobs and ...

Back to work, girls, and drop the maternity leave millstone - David Cameron's secrets of how to switch off from the pressures of work are revealed today: karaoke, snooker, tennis against a machine dubbed "the Clegger" and three or four glasses ...

France will decide whether our lights stay on - President Barack Obama is stepping up pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany at the G8 meeting in Camp David this weekend to back a package of euro-zone measures to stimulate jobs and ...

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Beat it, Mr Nice Guy – the lardies only listen if you’re nasty - David Cameron's secrets of how to switch off from the pressures of work are revealed today: karaoke, snooker, tennis against a machine dubbed "the Clegger" and three or four glasses ...

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Mass. Senate passes auto 'right-to-repair' bill - The bill previously passed the Senate in 2010, but failed to come up in the House. It calls for auto manufacturers that sell cars in Massachusetts to provide access to their diagnostic and repair ...

2013 Mercedes-Benz SL 550 - Los Angeles , Pasadena, and the Hollywood Hills. First Impressions: It was a dramatic moment when the valet pulled up in the creamy-white 2013 Mercedes-Benz SL550 -- and I soaked it up. Let me set ...

London Whale’s bosses under fire - David Cameron, who has come under fire for "always relaxing" when he is out of the spotlight, has a tennis machine at Chequers that he calls the ...

Gateway Classic Cars to open Chicago location June 1 - Follow this company said today that the company is opening a location in the Chicago market. The company has operated a showroom in Fairmont City since 1999. It opened a location in ...

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A Mercedes-Benz hydrogen SUV could be in the works - A couple of years after Mercedes-Benz launches the second-generation F-Cell in 2014, it will launch a larger sedan or SUV based on an existing ...

Drunken men trashed 23 cars out of boredom, deputies say - Christopher Jackson, 21, left, and Keith Dekoeyer, 20, are accused of vandalizing 23 vehicles in the DeLand area. (Volusia County Branch Jail / May 18, ...

Cars.com Reviews the 2012 Cadillac CTS - The CTS has been the keystone to Cadillac's "reinvention" since 2003, according to Cars.com editor Mike Hanley. Despite being on the road for nearly four years, the second-generation ...

5 Questions for GM North America chief Mark Reuss - General Motors North America President Mark Reuss speaks to the Detroit Free Press in his Detroit, MI office, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012. / KATHLEEN GALLIGAN/Detroit Free ...

GM shuffles its sales leadership in U.S. - General Motors is shuffling the leadership at its U.S. sales operations.The automaker said Chevrolet sales chief Alan Batey has been promoted to a new position as GM vice president of U.S. sales and ...

Honda extends top sponsorship at Mid-Ohio car track, school - American Honda will provide the Mid-Ohio driving school with Acura TSX sedans as part of its sponsorship with the Lexington race and training ...

Honda to make Fit hybrids in Thailand - Honda will ship batteries and other key components made in Japan to Thailand this summer and assemble these into finished products, the officials ...

Honda, Kagawa named to Japan squad for international friendly - Japan coach Alberto Zaccheroni on Friday recalled CSKA Moscow midfielder Keisuke Honda and also picked Borussia Dortmund's Shinji Kagawa in a 23-man squad for next week's World Cup ...

Toyota to hike power-making capacity - NAGOYA — Toyota Motor Corp. will increase the amount of electricity it can produce on its own at its major plants in Aichi Prefecture out of concern over possible power shortages because of ...

GM claims Volt drivers have saved supertanker of gas - Makers of alt-fuel cars and the government love to create colorful images for how much gasoline the vehicles save and General Motors came up with one today: It says Chevy Volt owners collectively ...

VW says interiors didn't take hit with price cuts - Volkswagen may have drastically cut prices on key products but chief designer Jae Min said there were no compromises in the interiors and in fact, average transaction prices have gone up.When the ...

Fayetteville man, 1-year-old son killed in auto collision - Hope Mills, N.C. - A Fayetteville man and his 17-month-old son were killed Thursday when the car they were in crossed over into oncoming traffic near Hope Mills.The North Carolina Highway Patrol ...

MPs splash on cabs, cars and petrol - Federal MPs are spending $7 million in taxpayers' money for chauffeured cars, taxis and free petrol. The bill includes $3.6 million for Commonwealth or "com" cars, $410,000 for hire ...

Gov. Jay Nixon may veto out-of-state auto sales tax bill - Gay Nixon may veto a bill that would require Missouri residents to pay sales taxes on auto, boats and other vehicles purchased in other states, St. Louis Public Radio reports. The governor said ...

Toyota Expands Kentucky Plant Output - Analyst Blog - TM ) announced that it will boost annual engine assembly capacity of 4-cylinder engines at its Georgetown, Kentucky plant by investing $30 million. The company will increase engine production to ...

US kids less whiny in cars than Aussies - It's a question parents dread - but new research shows American adults are doing a little better than their contemporaries across the pond and Down Under.Australian children have the ...

Why Your Neighbors Will Hate the Fiat 500 Abarth - In the search for power and a nice exhaust sound, I've installed aftermarket exhausts on my cars that attracted unwanted attention. My neighbors tipped off the police, leaving me with a $75 ...

AMT may add more rail cars - Unable to use new double-decker cars on Deux Montagnes trains for now, authorities are considering another way to boost Montreal's busiest commuter train ...

Expansion by Toyota will bring 125 jobs to Huntsville - Plans by Toyota to expand its Huntsville engine plant again with a new 300,000-square-foot building that will increase the company's North American production of V6 engines is expected to ...

BHP/Mitsubishi coal miners to strike for a week - Workers at BHP Billiton-Mitsubishi Alliance's coal mines in Australia's Bowen Basin have been staging rolling work stoppages for almost a year as they battle over work schedules and are ...

Nissan wants Toyota's crown - FORTUNE -- Nissan Motor Co. is betting its new Altima will be the ultimate weapon in its battle to top rival Toyota in the hard-fought market for family sedans. The fifth generation Altima began ...

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GM adds 200 jobs at Chevy Volt plant - General Motors is adding about 200 workers at its Detroit-Hamtramck Chevy Volt factory in anticipation of increasing its production rate in July when the plant adds the 2013 Chevrolet Malibu, people ...

Ford taking orders for C-Max hybrid - Ford has started taking orders for the all-new C-Max hybrid that will start at $25,995.Ford said that is $500 less than a competitor, the Toyota Prius v wagon.The C-Max is a five-passenger crossover ...

Chevrolet prepares SS performance sedan - General Motors will introduce a rear-wheel drive Chevrolet performance sedan in the U.S. market for the first time in 17 years, at the same time giving its NASCAR race car a makeover.GM plans to ...

Enthusiasm reigns at Meijer groundbreaking - Meijer CEO Hank Meijer, left, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing, center, and Gov. Rick Snyder take part in the ceremonial groundbreaking for the city's new Gateway Marketplace shopping center. / Regina ...

Automakers spending more to add appeal to their interiors - Interiors cement an owner's love affair with a vehicle and as the auto industry returns to health, more resources are being earmarked to ensure a satisfying experience behind the wheel.More ...

Factory output in US rises, boosted by auto production - WASHINGTON -- U.S. factory output increased in April, helped by a gain in auto production. Busier factories have driven stronger hiring this year and helped the economy ...

New Japan auto chief promises to maintain production base at home - TOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. President Akio Toyoda took the helm at Japan's auto industry group Thursday with a promise to keep production and jobs at home to help along the country's ...

Holden Inks Deal to Ship Commodore ‘Muscle Cars’ to America - Holden will hit American roads again after more than 15 years of absence in the region, GM Holden reported on Friday, and the North American incarnation will come in the form of Australia's ...

New Heat-Resistant Material Enables Use of SMD Power Inductors in Automotive Applications - TDK, a major electronics company, has introduced new CLF7045-D type of power inductors capable of withstanding temperatures as high as 150C, making them ideal for high-temperature applications, ...