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Hyundai, Kia losing ground to luxury imports at home as tariffs fall
… Hyundai this month cut the price of mid-sized sedans by as much as 1.5 million won. The automaker is developing diesel engines , which have become popular in the imported brands. And it's remodeling some dealerships and service centers to better compete …
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Honda returns to F1 racing as engine supplier
… investments." Honda will develop F1 engines in Tochigi, Japan, where it is already ..... the series in 2008 as did BMW AG. New engines Honda will be rejoining the series after ..... rules replaces the 2.4-liter V-8 engines with 1.6-liter six-cylinder powerplants …
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BorgWarner to expand UK production to supply Jaguar Land Rover
… Jaguar Land Rover. The turbochargers would be used in Jaguar Land Rover's family of four-cylinder gasoline and diesel engines , expected to launch in 2015. The new center, to be built in Bradford, West Yorkshire, will receive a grant from the UK …
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Lawsuit claims defects in Ford 3.5-liter V-6 EcoBoost engine
… Taurus SHO, 2010-13 Lincoln MKT crossover and MKS sedan, 2011-13 F-150 pickup, and 2013 Ford Explorer Sport. The three- and four-cylinder EcoBoost engines aren't included in the lawsuit. Adam Rubenfire contributed to this report
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Ford will build EcoSport in Russia for local market
… engine plant will have an annual capacity of up to 105,000 units, with the possibility for further expansion to up to 200,000 engines a year. At least 30 per cent of Russian-built Ford vehicles will be equipped with these engines .
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Honda to convert Ohio seat plant for Acura NSX output
… producing a wide range of Honda and Acura automobiles, automobile engines and transmissions, Honda all-terrain vehicles, and power ..... products such as lawn mowers, mini-tillers and general purpose engines , using domestic and globally sourced parts. Seven Honda auto …
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Ford's Russian joint venture will build engine plant
… Sollers joint venture already produces vehicles. The plant will manufacture three different versions of 1.6-liter Duratec engines starting in December 2015. Formed in late 2011, Ford Sollers operates three assembly plants in Russia. In 18 months, Ford …
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Nissan plans potentially polarizing changes to top-selling Qashqai
… The spokesman, however, said the car would benchmark compact hatchbacks in more areas, including CO2 emissions. No engines have been confirmed but the Qashqai is expected to get a version of the 1.2-liter three-cylinder supercharged gasoline …
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NHTSA looks into Chrysler Group, Mazda vehicles
… into 192,076 Chrysler 300C, Dodge Charger and Dodge Magnum vehicles with 5.7- or 6.1-liter eight-cylinder Hemi engines . The agency received 48 complaints alleging multiple stall incidents and 54 complaints of vehicles stalling while driving …
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Mazda problem solver Kogai gets a new job: CEO
… After years of revamping domestic assembly lines, partly to streamline manufacturing for the company's new line of Skyactiv engines , transmissions and chassis technologies, Mazda says it is now able to be profitable with the yen at 75 to the dollar. The …
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Next Corolla gets CVT, 2 engine choices
… Corolla that debuts here on June 6 will have a continuously variable transmission and will be offered with a choice of two engines , company officials have told dealers. The base 1.8-liter engine will be a carryover 132-hp four-cylinder. But dealers …
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'14 Silverado: More brawn, quieter ride
… cabs will roll out later. The truck will feature three new engines : a 4.3-liter V-6 for the base work truck; a 5.3 ..... and family." Shortcomings and compromises: While the new engines improve on every measure, they can't match the torque of …
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Audi to suppliers: Come to Mexico
… year, for instance, Mercedes-Benz reached a deal to use engines from a Renault-Nissan plant in Dechard, Tenn., in the ..... plants in Puebla and Chattanooga, the Audi plant will get engines from the VW Group's new engine plant in Silao, Mexico …
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Ford must switch gears, tout trucks, Mustang
… t eclipse the serious progress we've made in these other categories," Barlow said. Ford has put its EcoBoost gasoline engines at the center of its recent advertising, including a current campaign called the EcoBoost Challenge that features the Fusion …
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Jaguar positions F-Type roadster with historic 'baddest boy' bloodline
… rights were too expensive, Dundore said. To better compete in the U.S., the company has added all-wheel-drive and V6 engines to its cars. But the F-Type will have to go up against the Porsche 911 as well as Chevrolet's new Corvette Stingray …
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Slow and steady wins at Subaru
… I asked a Subaru manufacturing executive how it could make sense to invest in an engine plant that produced only 120,000 engines a year. "It makes sense for us," he said.) In 1989, when the factory started, Subaru was selling fewer than 140,000 …
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Profit and Praise for Tesla (5/9/13)
… begun work new public line at its factory in Trenton Michigan. Outline the paper says would build forced cylinder tiger shark engines . And added 200 jobs to the plan. Tiger shark and in that would continue to be built at a nearby plant in Dunn Michigan …
Trenton Michigan. Outline the paper says would build forced cylinder tiger shark engines . And added 200 jobs to the plan. Tiger shark and in that would continue to be built at a nearby plant in -
BMW under inspection in India after report of tax probe
… Street Journal reported, citing a person familiar with the matter it didn't identify. Inspectors have seized a shipment of engines and transmission equipment as part of the probe, according to the report. Dange declined to comment on details of the investigation …
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Mazda names production chief Kogai next CEO
… After years of revamping domestic assembly lines, partly to streamline manufacturing for the company's new line of Skyactiv engines , transmissions and chassis technologies, Mazda says it is now able to be profitable with the yen at 75 to the dollar. The …
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Mazda names production chief Kogai next CEO
… After years of revamping domestic assembly lines, partly to streamline manufacturing for the company's new line of Skyactiv engines , transmissions and chassis technologies, Mazda says it is now able to be profitable with the yen at 75 to the dollar. The …
