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A good GM diesel car ... has hell frozen over?
… is in a new model by whether it makes the rival car available for the media drive. And yes, Chevy's event planners had Volkswagen Jetta TDIs on hand for comparison tests. That made sense. GM engineers benchmarked against the Jetta, and the Cruze diesel …
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North America car and truck production - 05/27/13
… 72 299 1,665 3,055 Total Lancia 140 569 3,197 4,899 Volkswagen Routan (Can. trk.) 0 0 0 5,089 Total U.S. car ..... 339 Total Mexico car 13,542 49,687 238,872 210,289 VOLKSWAGEN 17,913 65,379 328,576 267,628 Med./hvy. truck …
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Audi plans 90% local sourcing in Mexico, says purchasing boss Martens
Audi purchasing chief Bernd Martens ..... local sources. So far no other Audi location has done that. The ..... entire world. Since 1967, Volkswagen has been manufacturing in Puebla ..... accepted. What technologies does Audi need that suppliers cannot offer …
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Mexico car and truck sales - March and YTD
… 34 * 26 31% LAMBORGHINI * 2 * 1 100% * 6 ..... 421 * 249 69% LAMBORGHINI <B>import car ..... 385 * 12,936 3% Audi <B> import car ..... 921 * 1,462 31% Audi <B> import truck ..... 688 * 294 134% Bentley <B> import car 0.0 ..... 204 * 2,628 22% VOLKSWAGEN * 14,857 * 13 …
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A Chevy EV for $20K (5/23/13)
… into it probably Gotti had 120000. Employees. Next the German state of Lower Saxony is fairly quiet about its 20% stake in Volkswagen . Where's DW headquarters. And the world's largest assembly plant. Wolfsburg. Lower Saxony. In China dozens of auto …
state of Lower Saxony is fairly quiet about its 20% stake in Volkswagen . Where's DW headquarters. And the world's largest assembly plant. -- Wolfsburg. Lower Saxony. In China dozens of auto makers owned by federal -
European carmakers shares decline on weakening China manufacturing
FRANKFURT (Bloomberg) -- Shares in Volkswagen , PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and Renault, Europe's three largest carmakers, all dropped 5 percent or more after preliminary data …
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Lamborghini's Egoista concept highlights edgy design
(Bloomberg) -- Lamborghini 's Egoista concept, unveiled ..... by Walter de' Silva, Volkswagen Group's global design ..... probably could be produced if Lamborghini chose to do so. It is fitted with the Lamborghini Gallardo's 5.2-liter …
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Why Infiniti, Lincoln face the same challenge
… the business: Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi , Lexus and even the revived Cadillac ..... psychic distance from the Nissan brand. Ex- Audi of America head Johan de Nysschen is in ..... push the top of the Infiniti lineup, as Audi did with its R8 coupe, which starts at …
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North America car and truck production by model - April and YTD
… 48% Total Lancia 722 1,317 -45% 2,628 4,412 -40% Volkswagen <B> Routan<B> (Can. trk.) 0 517 – 0 3,503 – Total ..... Total Mexico car 54,083 49,973 8% 189,185 183,027 3% VOLKSWAGEN 73,265 63,304 16% 263,197 227,557 16% Med./hvy …
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North America car and truck production by plant - April and YTD
… 382 702 -46% 1,366 2,601 -48% Volkswagen Routan 0 517 – 0 3,503 – Windsor ..... PRODUCT GROUP 0 268 – 0 1,021 – VOLKSWAGEN Passat 19,182 13,331 44% 74 ..... 304 16% 263,197 227,557 16% VOLKSWAGEN 73,265 63,304 16% 263,197 227 …
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Customer Incentives
… 0.9% VW GROUP OF AMERICA Volkswagen expires May 31; Audi expires July 8. 2014 models Audi A8 L 1.9-2.4% 2013 models Audi A6 1.9% A3, A4, A5, A7 ..... S6, S7, S8 2.9-3.4% Volkswagen Passat 0-0.9% Beetle …
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Daimler may sell company-owned German dealerships to cut costs
… a profitability gap with rivals BMW and Audi , which rely more on franchises run by ..... a quarter of its volumes in Germany and Audi 's 16 in-house outlets account for less ..... year, while it took only 3.2 to sell an Audi . By comparison, BMW needed roughly 4 …
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VW to modify late-model diesels in N. America to prevent improper fueling
WASHINGTON -- Volkswagen plans to refit more than a quarter million 2009-12 diesel cars to prevent North American customers from mistakenly pumping gasoline …
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Kia says free maintenance won't hurt FandI sales
… warranty. That offer applies only to the Cadenza, Loveless said. Several other brands, such as Audi , BMW, Cadillac, Jaguar, Land Rover and Volkswagen , offer some form of scheduled maintenance at no extra charge. Most offers are limited to the …
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VW to modify late-model diesels to prevent improper fueling
WASHINGTON -- Volkswagen plans to refit more than a quarter million 2009-12 diesel cars to prevent North American customers from mistakenly pumping gasoline …
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French car orders fall 0.5% in April, survey says
… Renault Captur compact crossover, the Peugeot 2008, and Volkswagen 's new Golf, La Lettre Auto K7 said. Renault orders rebounded 23 percent last month, while those of PSA and Volkswagen fell 9 percent and 7 percent respectively, according to …
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How Toyota Outshines BMW (5/21/13)
… provided that most of the list. The value of the Mercedes-Benz. Audi and honey brands also improved by more than 10%. Ford was the ..... I'm familiar with and shouldn't be that big winner. In Audi spot which piggybacked and the opening of the film Star Trek …
hybrids provided that most of the list. The value of the Mercedes-Benz. Audi and honey brands also improved by more than 10%. Ford was the only US brand on the list was up 8%. BMW'straction. I'm familiar with -- and shouldn't be that big winner. In Audi spot which piggybacked and the opening of the film Star Trek into darkness. There were more than five million views within a -
Mercedes workers end strike in S. Africa
… of the world's cars but the sector employs 35,000 people. Carmakers including Toyota Motor Corp., Nissan Motor, Volkswagen and Ford Motor Co. manufacture vehicles in the region. Automotive News Europe contributed to this report
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German brands enjoy sales boom in Korea
… growth market for BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi as lower tariffs make their cars cheaper ..... eliminate them by 2016. German brands BMW, Audi and Mercedes-Benz -- the world's largest ..... who traded his Kia Forte sedan for an Audi A4 a few weeks back. " Audi offered better …
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Porsche to keep U.S. ad account with Cramer-Krasselt
… classic tagline -- "Porsche. There is no substitute." Volkswagen Group gained full control of Porsche in July. When the U ..... for Porsche accounts in various markets at the request of Volkswagen 's purchasing department. Cramer-Krasselt won Porsche …
