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• Canada auto sales rise 7.4% in June on strong Detroit 3, Japan 3 volume

  04-07-2016 23:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Detroit 3 and Japan's biggest automakers posted higher Canadian sales in June, boosted by growing demand for light trucks and an extra selling day during the month. Across the industry, June sales hit a new record for the month, rising 7.
  
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• Top Gear shows signs of chemistry in season finale | Episode Review

  04-07-2016 22:10
  
  Filed under:Celebrities,TV/Movies,UKThe final episode of Top Gear's 23rd season is a strong one that will forever be overshadowed by Chris Evans' departure after just six episodes.Continue reading Top Gear shows signs of chemistry in season finale | Episode Review Top Gear shows signs of chemistry in season finale | Episode Review originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 04 Jul 2016 16:10:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Engine downsizing has peaked say Federal Mogul

  04-07-2016 19:43
  
  In a wide-ranging interview, as part of Federal Mogul Powertrain's recent Technology Briefing days held in Augsburg, Germany just-auto's Calum MacRae interviewed the division's Chief Technology Office, Gian Maria Olivetti. Mr Olivetti has been with Federal Mogul since 2007. Before Federal Mogul he enjoyed stints at Fiat Powertrain Technologies and Iveco. 
  
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• Technavio Announces Top Nine Vendors in the Global Automotive Brake Booster Market from 2016 to 2020 - Yahoo Finance UK

  04-07-2016 19:20 via uk.finance.yahoo.com
  
  Technavio Announces Top Nine Vendors in the Global Automotive Brake Booster Market from 2016 to 2020
  Yahoo Finance UK
  Technavio has announced the top nine leading vendors in their recent global automotive brake booster market 2016-2020 report. The vendors are identified based on their revenue and market dominance in terms of experience, geographical presence, ...and more »
  
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• Happy 4th of July! Here's an American flag made of cars

  04-07-2016 19:00
  
  A Kentucky dealer arranged 123 (American!) cars to look like the Stars and Stripes.Continue reading Happy 4th of July! Here's an American flag made of cars Happy 4th of July! Here's an American flag made of cars originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 04 Jul 2016 13:00:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Despite reduced deliveries, 'extreme' production ramp up at Tesla

  04-07-2016 18:40
  
  Filed under:Green,Plants/Manufacturing,Tesla,ElectricTesla says it is 'consistently' building 2,000 EVs a week, but deliveries for its electric vehicles were down. Again.Continue reading Despite reduced deliveries, 'extreme' production ramp up at Tesla Despite reduced deliveries, 'extreme' production ramp up at Tesla originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 04 Jul 2016 12:40:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Chris Evans announces Top Gear departure

  04-07-2016 18:05
  
  Filed under:Celebrities,Hirings/Firings/Layoffs,TV/Movies,UKEvans took to Twitter to announce the news, paying his respects to the show's team, which now looks like it's down to five members.Continue reading Chris Evans announces Top Gear departure Chris Evans announces Top Gear departure originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 04 Jul 2016 12:05:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• Renault Captur gets range of updates for 2016

  04-07-2016 17:50
  
  Nissan Juke rival gains new 'Iconic Nav' special edition, new powertrain variant and extra kit 2016-07-04 16:45 Renault has announced specification and customisation upgrades for the Captur range. The SUV gains a new special edition, a new powertrain variant and styling kit upgrades, and now starts from £14,575.
  A new engine and gearbox combination is offered for Dynamique Nav level and above. Priced from £16,575, the 1.2 litre TCe 120 engine can now be had with a six-speed manual g
  
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• Celebrate America with these environmental license plates from almost every state

  04-07-2016 17:01
  
  Filed under:Government/Legal,Green,Ownership,AutoblogGreen Exclusive,United StatesWe've collected the environmental and conservation license plates from all across the US. Turns out, not every state offers plates like these.Continue reading Celebrate America with these environmental license plates from almost every state Celebrate America with these environmental license plates from almost every state originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 04 Jul 2016 11:01:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use o
  
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• SEAT Ateca vs Renault Kadjar

  04-07-2016 16:39
  
  SEAT has entered the crossover market with the smart and rugged new Ateca. We pitch it against the Renault Kadjar 2016-07-04 15:50 Spanish car manufacturer SEAT has gone from strength to strength under the guidance of parent firm Volkswagen. Its current range delivers sporty handling and a slice of Latin flair that helps the models stand out from their VW and Skoda counterparts; the likes of the Leon, Ibiza and Mii are strong contenders in their classes.
  However, while other car makers have cas
  
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• BMW 1 Series M Coupe - Best BMW M cars

  04-07-2016 16:00
  M car fans had been crying out for a return to the ethos of the E30 M3, and the 1 Series M Coupe was it
  
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• Volkswagen Ups the ante with city car's midlife Update - analysis

  04-07-2016 15:40
  Volkswagen's mid-life Update for the Up can be summed up as more poke, more connectivity and more customisation. Simple as that.
  
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• Car Advertising Campaign of the Year 2016: Peugeot 308

  04-07-2016 15:03
  
  Peugeot's 'Confidence Built In' advertising campaign for the 308 won the online vote to take the 2016 award 2016-07-05 23:06 Users of the autoexpress.co.uk website were asked to vote for their favourite car ads from the past 12 months. This vote decided the top three, from which our panel of experts picked a winner. They chose Peugeot’s ‘Confidence Built In’ campaign for the 308, created by the firm’s UK division.
  The ad opens with a top-spec 308 GT-Line being driven on
  
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• How American is that new car?

  04-07-2016 15:00
  
  The Kogod Made in America Auto Index - put out by American University's Kogod School of Business - determines the total domestic content of a car. Is your favorite vehicle on the list?Continue reading How American is that new car? How American is that new car? originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 04 Jul 2016 09:00:00 EDT.Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink |  Email this | Comments
  
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• ZF sells fasteners and components business to ITW

  04-07-2016 14:32
  
  ZF Friedrichshafen said it had completed the sale of its global engineered fasteners and components business to Illinois Tool Works (ITW) for approximately US$450m. The business was part of ZF TRW, the active and passive safety technology division.
  
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• Takata Corporation reduces executive pay

  04-07-2016 14:25
  
  Takata Corporation, embroiled in the largest recall of airbags worldwide, said it apologised "for the widespread concern and inconvenience caused to the driving public as a result of defects in its airbag products". It has booked special losses due to substantial provisions for product warranties, resulting in a net loss for the fiscal year ended 31 March, 2016 and, consequently, a decision not to declare a dividend. It has now also decided to cut executive pay.
  
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• SsangYong June global sales up 14.5%

  04-07-2016 14:23
  
  SsangYong Motor, part of the Mahindra Group, has announced that the company sold a total of 14,167 units in June 2016 - 9,750 units in domestic sales and 4,417 in exports including CKD kits.
  
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• T-junctions should be scrapped to help older drivers, says new report

  04-07-2016 14:06
  
  A new Government-backed report says mini roundabouts should replace T-junctions to make roads more friendly for older drivers 2016-07-04 13:05 T-junctions should be replaced by mini roundabouts under new plans to make the UK’s roads safer for older drivers, according to a new Government-backed report.
  The research by the Older Drivers Task Force found fatalities on T-junctions increase significantly with age. Drivers over 75 were found twice as likely to die while navigating them. Co
  
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• Kia Rio and Picanto get spec boost for 2016

  04-07-2016 13:59
  
  Even base models of the Rio supermin and Picanto city car now get air-con as standard. Sport spec Picanto gets racy styling upgrades. 2016-07-04 12:50 Kia has updated its Rio and Picanto ranges for 2016, to keep them competitive in the face of competition from newer rivals. Revisions include simplified model range structures, extra equipment as standard and new trim grades for 5-door models.
  Both the five-door Picanto and Rio models are no longer offered with entry level ‘1’ trim, b
  
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• Freudenberg completes Hungary plant expansion

  04-07-2016 13:42
  
  Freudenberg Sealing Technologies expanded it plant in Kecskemét, Hungary, in 10 months, spending EUR4m (US$4.4m) to double its production space to about 6,000 square metres.
  
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• Driver Power Award 2016: Tesla

  04-07-2016 13:42
  
  Tesla scoops the 2016 Driver Power Award after taking the customer satisfaction survey by storm this year 2016-07-05 23:10 Debuts don’t get much better than Tesla’s first appearance in our Driver Power satisfaction survey. The pioneering manufacturer of electric cars took our annual poll by storm in 2016, with owners placing the brand top of the pile thanks to a quite remarkable satisfaction rating of nearly 98 per cent.
  What made this success even more amazing is that the firm only
  
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• South Korean domestic sales jump 29% in June

  04-07-2016 13:06
  
  Domestic sales among South Korea's five main automakers jumped by 28.7% to 161,061 units in June, from 125,173 units in the same month of last year, according to preliminary data released individually by the country's vehicle manufacturers.
  
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• Hall of Fame 2016: Mike Manley

  04-07-2016 13:05
  
  Head of Jeep Mike Manley, takes his place in the Auto Express Hall of Fame 2016-07-05 23:12 Jeep boss Mike Manley topped the 2016 Auto Express Brit List and wins a place in the Auto Express Hall of Fame. Manley was appointed to run Jeep back in 2009 when the company was selling 320,000 cars a year. Since then, the boy from Bedfordshire has transformed the company’s line-up and seen sales rocket to 1.23 million last year, with a target of 1.9 million for 2018. With more models, including a
  
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• Technology Award 2016: Hyundai

  04-07-2016 12:36
  
  Hyundai wins the Auto Express 2016 Technology Award with their approach to alternative fuel research 2016-07-05 23:07 This year’s Technology Award goes to Hyundai, thanks to its ambitious approach to alternative fuel research. With the launch of the new Ioniq family car later in 2016, Hyundai will offer a petrol/electric hybrid in its range for the first time. But the firm won’t be resting on its laurels with this Toyota Prius rival, as it attempts to provide customers with a variet
  
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• Car of the Year 2016: Jaguar F-Pace

  04-07-2016 12:16
  
  The Auto Express Car of the Year for 2016 is the Jaguar F-Pace 2016-07-05 23:16 Despite being a newcomer to the SUV party, Jaguar has stormed to the front immediately with its brilliant F-Pace – and scooped our coveted Car of the Year title in the process.
  Embodying Jaguar’s core values of grace, pace and space, and wrapping them in a fashionable off-roader package, the high-riding F-Pace has become one of 2016’s must-have new cars. Imposing looks, engaging driving dynamics, a
  
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• Nissan cuts CO2 emissions by 22.4%

  04-07-2016 11:54
  
  Nissan has published its annual Sustainability Report and says that its carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions have fallen by  22.4% over the past decade.
  
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• Daimler boosts pension assets

  04-07-2016 11:54
  
  Daimler AG's Supervisory Board has decided to add around EUR1.8bn to the company's pension assets. The pension contribution will be made in form of a transfer of the shares in Renault S.A. and Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. to the pension assets of Daimler AG. The transfer will result in a onetime positive EBIT impact in 2016 of about EUR0.5bn.
  
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• Design Award 2016: Honda Civic Concept

  04-07-2016 11:35
  
  We asked you what your favourite car design is for 2016, and the Honda Civic Concept has taken the crown 2016-07-05 23:08 Honda is on a roll at the moment. Over the past year it has launched the scorching hot Civic Type R, plus it has finally pulled the wraps off its eagerly awaited NSX supercar. Yet the good news doesn’t end there, as the brand’s exciting Civic Concept has scooped our coveted Design Award.
  Voted for by you on autoexpress.co.uk, the sleek Civic beat 14 contenders, i
  
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• SRG Global Inc VP on the active grille shutter market

  04-07-2016 11:08
  
  SRG Global Inc, a subsidiary of Guardian Industries Corp, provides high value coatings on plastics for a number of applications, including automotive. It also makes active grille shutters which respond to the driving environment in order to reduce drag and improve fuel economy. SRG Global Inc's vice president of engineering, tooling and advanced development, David Dunford explains its Integrille system and how the market for active grilles is developing worldwide.
  
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• Green Car of the Year 2016: Toyota Prius

  04-07-2016 10:54
  
  The Toyota Prius is the 2016 Auto Express Green Car of the Year, with the BMW i3 and Kia Niro commended 2016-07-05 23:04 If there’s one firm that knows a thing or two about building hybrids, it’s Toyota. The pioneering Prius is now into its fourth generation, and nearly 20 years on from the original model, it’s more efficient and user-friendly than ever, which means it’s a deserving recipient of our Green Award.
  The latest version is also a car that has embraced its eco
  
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• New Mercedes GLC Coupe 2016 review

  04-07-2016 10:42
  
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  Mercedes has the BMW X4 in its sights with its new GLC Coupe, and we have our first drive of the new coupe-SUVWhen BMW launched its X4 coupé-cum-SUV in 2014, following up the larger and more bulbous X6, and the niche SUV movement continued with relentless force, it became inevitable that Mercedes would soon respond.
  And sure enough, only a few months after the standard GLC landed in UK showrooms (but two years after BMW’s
  
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• Van of the Year 2016: Volkswagen Transporter

  04-07-2016 10:38
  
  The Volkswagen Transporter is the 2016 Auto Express Van of the Year, with the Ford Transit and Volkswagen Caddy commended 2016-07-05 23:03 Even though it looks like a predictable progression from the five incarnations of the mid-size panel van that have gone before it, under the skin the new Volkswagen T6 Transporter is a big step forward in every respect. And that’s enough to secure it the Auto Express Van of the Year award in 2016.
  That classily subdued exterior hides an updated engine
  
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• Wagons face an uphill climb in U.S.

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Manufacturers would love to see more station wagon sales in the U.S. to help them offset the costs of developing them for Europe, where wagons and hatchbacks remain popular.
  
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• VW settlements expected to spur buy-sells

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VW's settlements will likely spur buy-sell activity by removing some of the uncertainty that had hung over the brand. But the impact on dealership values is less clear.
  
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• VW has agreed to pay billions to diesel owners. Did retailers miss out?

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  VW has agreed to pay out piles of cash to diesel owners and government agencies as part of a record $15 billion in settlements of class-action claims. VW dealers -- faced with plunging sales and decreasing franchise values -- received nothing.
  
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• This sales assistant never calls in sick

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  When Stivers Ford-Lincoln gets an Internet lead, artificial intelligence software generates an email that fills the gap between the auto responder's message and contact from a salesperson.
  
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• Startup puts most of the buying process online

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Roadster's Express Storefront, which has launched in California linked to dealership websites, takes most of the buying process online. Final document signing can take place when a vehicle is delivered to the customer.
  
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• New Mercedes E class signals the future of driving

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Mercedes-Benz calls the new E-class sedan the most intelligent car in the world. It just went on sale with a range of semi-autonomous driving and safety features not seen before.
  
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• Lincoln aims to build on satisfaction gains

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lincoln, amid gains in sales and owner-satisfaction scores, is making its 'largest investment' yet in customer service. Starting with the 2017 model year, Ford Motor Co.'
  
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• Lambo expands carbon-fiber footprint

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Lamborghini is exploring advances in carbon-fiber technology at a new lab in Seattle, with a goal of having the world's first production car with carbon connecting rods.
  
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• Industry scratches out another sales gain

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The U.S. auto industry is halfway to another record year -- just barely -- after a 2.4 percent June gain. Sales finished the first half of 2016 up 1.
  
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• How Volvo found its mojo

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Volvo Car Group probably wouldn't be enjoying its record-breaking renaissance without a badly needed pep talk, a confidence-building face-lift and the arrival of a new owner with a lot of cash and even more guts to take a chance on the...
  
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• For suppliers, self-driving payday nears

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A new forecast predicts that suppliers will see a boom in new technology opportunities, even as auto sales near the end of their record sales cycle.
  
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• Bentley sales dive part of plan

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Bentley attributes its sales tumble to a deliberate sell-down of demo fleets, designed to make room for the Bentayga crossover due in August. Sales of the Bentayga will bring a sales rebound, the company's top U.S. executive says.
  
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• Aston&'s next Vantage draws power from Mercedes

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  With U.S. deliveries of Aston Martin's next-gen DB11 slated to begin later this year, work on the car's little brother is well underway.
  
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• An urgent warning on airbags

  04-07-2016 07:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
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• Automotive News Canada debuts - Automotive News

  04-07-2016 06:01 via autonews.com
  Automotive News Canada debuts
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  Crain Communications Inc., publisher of more than 20 business-to-business publications, is expanding the Automotive News brand with Automotive News Canada, a suite of news products focused exclusively on the Canadian automotive industry. Its website ...
  
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• What's the VW settlement about? Heavy-duty trucks, of course

  04-07-2016 04:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  June 28 was not exactly a red-letter day for diesel technology. If you're in the diesel business, the headlines and the news coverage was not pretty. And the spin control was in overdrive.
  
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• Driving growth: Green investment opportunities in automotive safety - Business Green

  04-07-2016 01:06 via businessgreen.com
  
  Business Green
  Driving growth: Green investment opportunities in automotive safety
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  At Alliance Trust Investments (ATI), we're fascinated by the large scale growth trends that are changing the world and by the investment opportunities that they create. One trend we are focusing on that also promises significant environmental benefits ...
  
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• Tesla, citing 'extreme' ramp-up, misses Q2 output target

  04-07-2016 00:25 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Tesla delivered 14,370 vehicles in the second quarter, missing its forecast of 17,000 because of what it called an 'extreme production ramp' that saw half of the quarter's output come in the final four weeks.
  
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