2013年10月28日 星期一

Mercedes integrates navigation system with Google GlassAuto News

Mercedes may introduce Google Glass integrated into a car's navigation system in its production models.



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Cherokee ad: Feel like a kid againAuto News

Chrysler Group launches a broad marketing push for the 2014 Jeep Cherokee today with a 60-second commercial about recapturing the lost fun of childhood.



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64,117 Kia Sorentos investigated over shattered sunroofsAuto News

U.S. safety regulators have opened an investigation into an estimated 64,117 Kia Sorento SUVs after receiving 15 consumer complaints that the optional glass sunroof had shattered.



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Toyota -- boosted by weaker yen -- outsells GM, others in 3rd quarterAuto News

Toyota outsold General Motors and all other carmakers for the second time in three quarters, in the latest example of how Japan's largest manufacturers are benefiting from Abenomics.



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Despite quality improvements, costly safety issues continue to dog automakersAuto News

Industry experts agree that today vehicles are better engineered, safer and higher in quality than they have ever been. Even so, recalls remain a persistent and costly reality.



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Classic ads: Ford Sierra Auto Trader

Classic ads: Ford Sierra



Classic ads: Ford Sierra





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The Hyundai i40 meets all your demands Auto Trader

The Hyundai i40 meets all your demands



The Hyundai i40 meets all your demands





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2013年10月27日 星期日

A year later, lessons from Sandy's fury Auto News

One year ago, as soon as Hurricane Sandy had finished beating the Atlantic coast and rolled back out to sea, car dealers across the New York-New Jersey region rushed in to take stock of the damage.



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Buyers are back after shutdownAuto News

The federal government shutdown kept some would-be car shoppers away from dealerships in the first half of October, but forecasters still expect U.S. auto sales to rise at least 12 percent this month.



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Ross grapples with nuance -- in autos and artAuto News

Understanding the supplier business is child's play compared with trying to grasp the meaning of one of Belgian surrealist Rene Magritte's bizarre paintings.



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A gearhead takes on Ford global purchasingAuto News

DETROIT -- A consummate gearhead who was once a race engineer for Mario Andretti and Nigel Mansell, Hau Thai-Tang made a name for himself as chief engineer of the 2005 Ford Mustang.



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Volvo stand-alone avoids red ink, builds for futureAuto News

Kevin Flanagan's Volvo new-car sales are half of what they were in 2001, and the brand itself is teetering in the United States.



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GM planning Chevy push in China as VW threatens leadAuto News

General Motors said it plans to step up promotions of the Chevrolet brand in China and bolster the lineup of GM's SUVs to defend its lead in the world's largest auto market.



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CEO: TrueCar growing, dealership profits are upAuto News

TrueCar expects participating dealerships to sell 400,000 vehicles this year from the shopping site, up 60 percent from the 2012 total, CEO Scott Painter said last week.



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TrueCar dumps dealership that failed financing goalsAuto News

TrueCar dropped Honda of Annapolis from its network of participating dealerships after the store failed to finance enough vehicle sales through USAA, a TrueCar partner.



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2013年10月26日 星期六

Mubea opens tailored rolled blanks factory in KentuckyAuto News

Auto supplier Mubea today opened a factory that makes tailored rolled blanks in northern Kentucky. The $60 million, 75,000-square-foot factory will supply various automakers and is expected to create around 150 jobs by 2014.



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Lear raises forecast as strong U.S. auto sales boost demand for partsAuto News

Lear raised its full-year forecast as demand rose for its auto seats and electric power systems due to strong vehicle sales in the United States.



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Safety actions may be a sign of progress, but they remain a costly headache Auto News

Doesn't it seem like there's a vehicle safety recall practically every other day? Actually, there is. This year, automakers announced 143 recalls in the 273 days through September, affecting as many as 18.



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Tesla eyes annual sales of 10,000 cars in Germany, Musk saysAuto News

Electric car maker Tesla Motors is aiming to sell around 10,000 cars a year in Germany by 2015 as it builds out its networks of charging stations, CEO Elon Musk told a German paper.



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Mexico drives North American auto investment, challenges ChinaAuto News

The Mexican auto industry is about to go on a $10 billion factory building spree, illustrating the nation's rising economic challenge to rivals from the United States to China.



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