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Why GM Sacked Bowl Ads (5/21/12)
… preferences through the simple gestures of writing with their fingertip while minimizing driver distraction. Technology like this from Audi can help keep a driver's is on the road that touchpad. It used to control the navigation system radio and other entertainment …
writing with their fingertip while minimizing driver distraction. Technology like this from Audi can help keep a driver's -- is on the road that touchpad. It used to control the navigation system radio and other -
Toyota Kicks Up V6 Plans (5/18/12)
… next year or so it will drive it bad to say thing has been on a mission to boost GM's profit margins which wagon those Ford Volkswagen and Hyundai. GM and Ford have both dropped to junk bond status in 2005. When ratings agency Fitch return forward to investment …
a mission to boost GM's profit margins which wagon those -- Ford Volkswagen and Hyundai. GM and Ford have both dropped to junk bond status in 2005. When ratings agency Fitch return forward to investment
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Car overload in China? (5/18/12)
… 1998. Still Honda boss talked noble Ito says. He isn't too concerned about China because the market still has to Xperia. Volkswagen and General Motors playing an executive chess match of sorts. VW of America boring heaven mayor from the general to steer …
too concerned about China because the market still has -- to Xperia. Volkswagen and General Motors playing an executive chess match of sorts. VW of America boring heaven mayor from the general to steer VW -
Former Volvo exec Annvik joins Haldex as CEO
… in the development and production of brake, suspension and all-wheel-drive systems for global carmakers including the Volkswagen Group and Volvo. In 2011, the company reported earnings before tax of 217 million SEK (23.8 million euros), up from …
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Fiat's Tata troubles could pave way for closer ties with Suzuki in India
… Neither Suzuki, which wants to end its own partnership with Volkswagen , nor Fiat would comment on the potential for an alliance ..... company began arbitration procedures to end a partnership with Volkswagen . Each side has accused the other of breaching their cooperation …
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Fiat's Google gotcha: A 500 shows up at VW's front door
… sometimes not, rivalry between the Italian automaker and Volkswagen . The two companies seem to taunt and tease each other ..... kids on a playground, especially in Europe. Check out Volkswagen 's Swedish headquarters in suburban Stockholm on Google …
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Higher incentive spending lifts VW brand
Volkswagen of America is spending more per vehicle on incentives for its VW brand ..... pocketing the savings but using them to buy more car. The move comes as Volkswagen seeks to become a bigger player in the United States, aiming to sell …
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All automakers can do so much better with suppliers
… the survey, Toyota and Honda have joined Ford, Nissan and GM in being rated just "adequate" by suppliers. It's as if Bentley 's quality has slipped to where it's roughly equal to that of Chrysler's late K-cars. This industry does best when …
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VW plots crossover to battle Subaru
Volkswagen is considering a crossover version of ..... has an optional third row of seats -- Volkswagen clearly sees room at the lower end of ..... style coupe. All four would be based on Volkswagen 's new modular platform structure …
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Touch pads help industry fight driver distraction
… drawing attention in 2010, when Audi introduced a unit designed by ..... Systems Inc. with a touch pad for Audi 's MMI Touch infotainment system ..... infotainment systems for the Volkswagen Golf, Audi A3 and Skoda Octavia. To get a piece of the …
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German press expects Audi to shuffle exec deck
… the works at Audi . According ..... media reports, Volkswagen marketing chief ..... will replace Audi sales boss Peter ..... current head of Bentley and Bugatti . VW production ..... to Dreves. Volkswagen Group CEO Martin ..... chairman of Audi 's supervisory …
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For Hinrichs, CEO road runs through China
… Ford's global volume." Last year Ford's market share in China was a skimpy 2 percent, compared with 13 percent for Volkswagen Group and 7 percent for General Motors. Over the next 10 years, Jonas says, "That is the single biggest challenge facing …
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Engineers keep an eye on ATS' weight
… lightest luxury sport sedans, weighing about 3,400 pounds, with a 50:50 weight balance. The BMW 3 series weighs a few pounds more, at 3,406; the Mercedes-Benz C class weighs 3,428 pounds, and the Audi A4 weighs in at 3,704 pounds.
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Redone Altima raises stakes in mid-sized battle
… Fusion and Chevrolet Malibu also have been redesigned for 2013. And two other key mid-sized car segment competitors -- the Volkswagen Passat and Toyota Camry -- were redesigned for 2012. There's another factor, too: Will Nissan be able to build enough …
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2 small? Not anymore
… will get 2-liter, four-cylinder versions this year, and Audi introduced a 2-liter, four-cylinder engine in its A6 last ..... of a vehicle brand." Luke Muncy, general sales manager at Audi Mission Viejo near Los Angeles, said availability of the 2 …
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Toyota reclaims global sales lead in Jan.-March quarter
… units in the January-March quarter. The tally catapulted Toyota ahead of rival title contenders General Motors and the Volkswagen Group. Toyota also booked the biggest percentage jump over the previous year as it rebounded from a quarter in which production …
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Audi eyes management reshuffle, CEO says
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- Volkswagen 's Audi division is looking into a management ..... magazine. "Against the backdrop of Audi 's 'Strategy 2020' it would be ..... think about the team line-up," Audi CEO Rupert Stadler told WirtschaftsWoche …
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Fate of Russia, Turkey car markets crucial to Europe
… Renault, Nissan, Hyundai, Kia and Volkswagen . In Turkey, however, demand ..... percent market share, just ahead of Volkswagen Group's market share of 10.7 percent. Sales of VW-, Audi -, Skoda - and Seat-brand vehicles rose …
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Brazil considers moves to revive auto lending
… class has made Brazil a key market for the world's biggest automakers, including Italy's Fiat S.p.A., Germany's Volkswagen AG, General Motors Co., and Ford Motor Co. But Brazilian households are carrying record debt loads after a three-year …
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VW lures Chevy's Mayer as U.S. marketing chief
Volkswagen of America, riding a 38 percent increase ..... contributed to this report. PRESS RELEASE: Volkswagen Appoints Kevin Mayer Vice President, Marketing Herndon, VA (May 17, 2012) - Volkswagen of America today announced the appointment …
