Auto Plus Moto: 1月 2014

2014年1月31日星期五

Aluminum tool vendors put the peddle to the metalAuto News

Rob Retter doesn't mince words when he talks about what the 2015 aluminum-bodied Ford F-150 pickup means for Eurovac, the Concord, Ontario, equipment firm his family owns. "This is the biggest thing in the history of our company," he said.

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Musk holds swagger in check after Tesla's wild ride in 2013Auto News

Elon Musk, co-founder of Tesla Motors, is known for speaking out even on some of his most ambitious ideas. Now he says he's trying to show restraint and let the company's actions do the talking.

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Chevy offers free Impala weekend drives for National rentersAuto News

Chevrolet is offering members of National Car Rental's frequent renters clubs who recently rented 2014 Chevrolet Impalas a weekend of seat time in another Impala for free.

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Subaru Legacy, Chevy's Transit Connect fighter set to debut in ChicagoAuto News

Subaru's redesigned Legacy sedan, Chevrolet's new Nissan-built small commercial van and two high-performance Volvos highlight the world debuts next week at the Chicago Auto Show.

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Lear adjusted income drops 11% in Q4Auto News

Automotive seating and electrical component supplier Lear, profitable all four years since emerging from bankruptcy in November 2009, posted an 11 percent drop in adjusted fourth-quarter profits.

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UAW's Holiefield on leave from unionAuto News

UAW Vice President General Holiefield, who oversees the union's Chrysler department, has been placed on leave and responsibility for the automaker's 37,200 workers shifted to President Bob King's office, the union has confirmed.

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Hyundai promotes Pradzinski to U.S. sales chiefAuto News

Hyundai Motor America has promoted a longtime sales executive, Bob Pradzinski, to be the brand's new U.S. sales boss, filling the vacancy created when former sales chief Dave Zuchowski took over as CEO on Jan. 1.

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Lear net income drops 11% in Q4Auto News

Tenneco posts profit gains for Q4 and 2013Auto News

Tenneco, a supplier of ride-control and emissions-control systems, said its fourth-quarter adjusted net income rose 33 percent from a year earlier.

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Fiat Chrysler plans 3 Super Bowl adsAuto News

Fiat Chrysler Automobiles said today it will broadcast three commercials during the Super Bowl on Sunday.

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Subaru Legacy, Kia Soul EV and Chevy's Transit Connect fighter set to debut in ChicagoAuto News

Subaru's redesigned Legacy sedan, Kia's Soul EV, Chevrolet's new Nissan-built small commercial van and two high-performance Volvos highlight the world debuts this week at the Chicago Auto Show.

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Mexico surpassing Japan as No. 2 exporter of light vehicles to U.S.Auto News

Japan has ranked among the top two auto exporters to the United States since the 1970s, shipping Toyotas, Hondas and Nissans more than 5,000 miles across the Pacific.

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BMW i3 buyers face six-month wait for their carsAuto News

BMW i3 buyers face a six-month wait to receive the electric car because of high demand.

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Cars get no stars in Indian crash tests

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Half-Price Heroes: Family Hatchbacks Auto Trader

Half-Price Heroes: Family Hatchbacks

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Renault Clio RS 200 (2013 - ) expert review Auto Trader

Renaultsport Clio 200 (2013 - ) expert review

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2 former Diamond Electric execs to plead guilty in price-fixing schemeAuto News

Two former senior-level executives with Japanese supplier Diamond Electric Manufacturing have agreed to plead guilty to felony charges in the ongoing global auto parts price-fixing investigation, the Department of Justice said today.

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Daimler is open to further Renault-Nissan cooperation, projects with TeslaAuto News

Daimler is open to broadening its cooperation with partners Renault and Nissan to include other car segments and to new projects with Tesla, CEO Dieter Zetsche said.

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VW offers former Mercedes exec Renschler big budget to be trucks chief, report saysAuto News

Volkswagen is offering former Mercedes production chief Andreas Renschler a substantial budget to bring in more people to push integration among its three commercial vehicles brands, sources said.

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Renault-Nissan raises savings targets in cooperation push Auto News

Renault-Nissan announced plans to accelerate integration between the carmakers by stepping up joint projects in development, manufacturing, purchasing and human resources.

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Honda quarterly profit more than doubles to $1.56 billionAuto News

Honda said its October-December net profit more than doubled to $1.56 billion, back to pre-Lehman crisis levels, helped by strong sales of the redesigned Fit subcompact.

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2014年1月30日星期四

Mitsubishi to shuffle top management, report saysAuto News

Mitsubishi Motors President Osamu Masuko, who led the struggling carmaker to record profits and overhauled its product strategy, plans to hand off control April 1 to Managing Director Tetsuro Aikawa, Japan's Nikkei business daily reported Friday.

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Va. dealer Moorehead becomes 1st African-American with a U.S. Rolls-Royce storeAuto News

Tom Moorehead, owner of BMW and Mini dealerships in northern Virginia, has acquired a Rolls-Royce store, becoming the first African-American with a franchise to sell the ultraluxury brand in the United States.

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AutoNation's Jackson calls 2013 a 'perfect year'Auto News

After a year that he described as 'perfect' for his company, AutoNation CEO Mike Jackson is looking for more of the same for 2014. 'I'm pretty optimistic.

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BMW will end Mini production at Magna Steyr in 2016, report saysAuto News

BMW Group will end production of Mini cars at Austrian contract manufacturer Magna Steyr in 2016, a report said.

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Snow, ice hamper auto production in the SouthAuto News

Auto plants in the southeastern United States, where cities were gridlocked by snow and ice this week, canceled some shifts, and parts shortages caused by the storms have slowed production in other regions of the country.

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Toyota tells N.A. dealers to stop selling 8 models for possible fire riskAuto News

Toyota told North American dealers today to stop selling several models equipped with seat heaters made since August 2012 after being alerted by South Korean safety officials that material in the part did not meet fire retardation standards also...

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After Obama kudos, supplier executive pushes for hiring incentivesAuto News

Following a name drop by President Barack Obama during his State of the Union Address Tuesday night, the CEO of a woman-owned Ford parts supplier in Detroit plans to capitalize on the spotlight.

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Toyota tells N.A. dealers to stop selling several models for safety issueAuto News

Toyota alerts U.S. safety board to issue that could result in recallAuto News

Toyota has alerted federal safety officials about seat material in several vehicles that does not meet fire retardation standards, which could result in a recall depending on what the safety agency decides.

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Maserati boom signals Fiat saying 'arrivederci' to its Italian pastAuto News

Fiat made its name building modest cars such as the tiny 500. With the acquisition of Chrysler, CEO Sergio Marchionne is shifting the company away from the European mass market to build upscale cars for wealthy Americans, Chinese and Europeans.

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Ford hiking F-series Super Duty output 15%Auto News

Ford is investing $80 million in its Kentucky Truck plant in Louisville to boost production capacity of Super Duty pickups 15 percent. The factory will be able to build 55,000 additional units a year when the upgrades are completed, Ford said today.

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AutoNation Q4 profit rises 31% on higher volumesAuto News

Higher revenues and profits in all business categories drove AutoNation's fourth-quarter income to the highest levels of the year as the retailer continued to benefit from rising auto sales in the United States.

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2014年1月29日星期三

Ford's store, company employees will buzz about Bowl spotAuto News

Ford is encouraging its more than 3,000 dealerships and their employees and Ford company employees to help create buzz for an advertising spot scheduled to air before the Super Bowl, and sustain it for several weeks after.

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Gentex posts 76% increase in Q4 net incomeAuto News

Gentex, a supplier of rearview mirrors and automotive safety, lighting and electronics components, said today that its fourth-quarter net income rose 76 percent from a year earlier while its annual profit surged 32 percent.

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VW brings back Barnes as U.S. sales chiefAuto News

Volkswagen of America said today it has rehired former COO and sales chief Mark Barnes as vice president of sales, bolstering VW's executive team as it plots the next step toward a goal of nearly doubling sales in the United States by 2018.

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Fiat-Chrysler creates Dutch holding, sets tax domicile in UKAuto News

Fiat will register the holding of its newly created Fiat Chrysler Automobiles group in the Netherlands and set its tax domicile in Britain, cementing a politically sensitive shift away from its home base in Italy.

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Chrysler to feature Bob Dylan in Super Bowl ad, report saysAuto News

Singer-songwriter Bob Dylan will star in a Chrysler commercial during Sunday's Super Bowl, following celebrities such as Eminem, Clint Eastwood and Berry Gordy, according to Billboard magazine.

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Chrysler posts Q4 net income of $1.6 billion with help of onetime tax gainAuto News

Chrysler Group reported an increase in earnings for the fourth quarter as the launch of the 2014 Jeep Cherokee and higher sales in the United States helped the automaker to its third straight annual profit.

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Mercedes' former production chief Renschler may head VW trucks unit, report saysAuto News

Andreas Renschler, who quit his post as production chief at Mercedes, may move to Volkswagen to head its trucks business, according to a report.

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Fiat's fourth-quarter profit rises 5%Auto News

Fiat reported fourth-quarter earnings below analysts' expectations and cut its 2014 guidance more than expected, as a profit drop in Latin America overwhelmed gains by Chrysler.

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Fisker suitor seeks direct appeal of credit-bid capAuto News

Hybrid Tech Holdings is seeking to appeal a bankruptcy judge's ruling that capped its right to 'credit bid' for the failed luxury hybrid automaker Fisker Automotive at $25 million.

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Chrysler posts Q4 net income of $1.6 billion with help of onetime tax gainAuto News

Ford Edge to be recalled in China to fix possible fire hazardAuto News

Ford will recall 13,493 imported Edge SUVs in China on a possible fuel system leak that could lead to a fire, China's quality watchdog said.

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Marchionne letter to Chrysler employeesAuto News

Dear Colleagues, With the release today of our preliminary 2013 financial results we have closed a remarkable chapter in Chrysler's proud history

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Toyota supplier Tsubakimoto expects China sales to double in 4 yearsAuto News

Tsubakimoto Chain, a Toyota supplier, forecasts China auto parts sales to more than double in four years as carmakers including GM and Volkswagen raise orders to diversify supply chains.

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Toyota, auto electronics suppliers fuel earnings growth streak in JapanAuto News

Japanese exporters led by Toyota are set to report higher third-quarter profit as a weaker yen fuels the country's longest stretch of earnings growth since 2007.

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Fiat's Q4 profit rises 5% as Chrysler gains offset by Latin America dropAuto News

Fiat Group posted a 5 percent gain in fourth-quarter earnings, but the results were lower than expected and the company cut its 2014 projections, as a profit drop in Latin America overwhelmed gains by Chrysler in the United States.

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Chrysler posts Q4 net income of $1.6 billion with help of one-time tax gainAuto News

2014年1月28日星期二

Obama lauds Barra's rise to GM CEO in State of the Union addressAuto News

President Barack Obama cited new General Motors CEO Mary Barra as an example of those who strengthen America by realizing their dreams through hard work.

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BMW will weigh demand before extending i rangeAuto News

BMW has no plans to add a third model to its i-brand range until it has a better idea of demand, Harald Krueger, the carmaker's production chief, said.

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Manheim adds 16 auctions to program that waives online feesAuto News

Manheim has added 16 auctions in its Southeast and Texas markets to a program that aims to assist dealers to whose access to physical auctions might be hampered by harsh winter weather.

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Mercedes production chief Renschler departs suddenly Auto News

Daimler is grappling with the surprise resignation of executive board member Andreas Renschler, who had been rumored as a potential candidate to succeed CEO Dieter Zetsche.

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Daimler hit by surprise departure of Mercedes production chief RenschlerAuto News

Daimler is grappling with the surprise resignation of executive board member Andreas Renschler who had been rumored as a potential candidate to succeed CEO Dieter Zetsche.

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Ross Roberts, former Ford Div. chief and truck champion, dies at 75Auto News

Ross Roberts, a former Ford Division general manager who helped turn trucks into everyday vehicles, died today. He was 75.

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Ford to idle F-150 factories for 13 weeks to prep for aluminum versionAuto News

Ford today said it plans 13 weeks of downtime for retooling this year at plants building the F-150 as it prepares to introduce the next generation of its top-selling pickup.

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Kia's Super Bowl ad features Fishburne and The MatrixAuto News

Actor Laurence Fishburne returns to his dark glasses and trenchcoat as Morpheus from "The Matrix" in Kia's Super Bowl effort this year.

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Ford earnings pinched by recalls, incentives Auto News

Ford earned $3 billion in the quarter, 90 percent more than the same period a year ago, though more than two-thirds of the profit was related to favorable tax benefits. Excluding the $2.

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