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Kogai takes reins of Mazda's comeback
… nonequity partnerships with other automakers. Chief among that cooperation is Mazda's plan to manufacture a rear - wheel - drive roadster being co-developed with Alfa Romeo. In the fiscal year ended March 31, Yamanouchi finally produced …
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BMW counts on new models to keep luxury sales crown
… counted on a number that high. They come mostly from the mass market manufacturers. It is the first X product with rear - wheel drive as an option and it does very well in the South. When will BMW roll out new dealership standards? We have a new …
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BMW counts on new models to keep U.S. luxury lead
… counted on a number that high. They come mostly from the mass-market manufacturers. It is the first X product with rear - wheel drive as an option and it does very well in the south. When will BMW roll out new dealership standards? We have a new …
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New needs, more speeds
… launched a project with sometime-partner Daimler AG of Germany to develop transmissions for its Infiniti and rear - wheel - drive models. The partners are keeping the actual gear count under wraps. Eight? Nine? Ten? Eleven? Officials acknowledge …
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'14 Silverado: More brawn, quieter ride
… light driving conditions. The six-speed automatic transmission is a carryover. The 5.3-liter V-8 in the rear - wheel - drive model has an EPA rating of 23 mpg on the highway, a mile better than the popular Ford F-150 V-6 with EcoBoost …
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Mazda names production chief Kogai next CEO
… non-equity partnerships with other automakers. Chief among that cooperation is Mazda's plan to manufacture a rear - wheel drive roadster being co-developed with Alfa Romeo. In the fiscal year that just ended March 31, Yamanouchi was finally …
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Mazda names production chief Kogai next CEO
… non-equity partnerships with other automakers. Chief among that cooperation is Mazda's plan to manufacture a rear - wheel drive roadster being co-developed with Alfa Romeo. In the fiscal year that just ended March 31, Yamanouchi was finally …
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Specialized van maker that won $50M U.S. loan shuts down
… and Mark Hogan, a former General Motors executive who will become a Toyota Motor Corp. director in June. The rear - wheel - drive MV-1 was designed for individual wheelchair users and fleets. It's powered by a Ford 4.6-liter V-8 engine …
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Reuss: Buick earns product pizazz
… prospect. And some enthusiast magazines recently reported that GM plans to revive the Grand National nameplate with a rear - wheel - drive sports car. A person familiar with GM's plans said that as recently as last year the company was considering …
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Toyota's car-buff president makes Lexus his pet project
… coupe concept shown at the 2012 Detroit auto show. Lexus executives originally brought the sculpted, low-slung rear - wheel - drive luxury hybrid to him as a pitch for their ultimate dream car. The debate that followed signaled changing attitudes …
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Reuss wants a volume rwd Chevy
… is a modestly priced, rear - wheel - drive sporty car to appeal to ..... show, where it showed a rwd Chevy concept coupe, dubbed ..... Scion FR-S, the sibling rwd sports cars co-developed ..... mid-$20,000s, the rwd cars have won critical …
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VW plans fuel-saving 10-speed transmission
… vehicles. Ford Motor and General Motors are collaborating on 9- and 10-speed automatic transmissions for use in rear - wheel - drive and front-wheel-drive applications in cars, SUVs and trucks. The automakers already have a jointly developed …
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New Vette's base price set at $51,995, up 3%
… Silverado, the first redesign of the pickup in seven years, is expected to hit showrooms in May or June. The rear - wheel - drive SS sedan is slated for a fourth quarter launch, to be followed early next year by rollouts of the redesigned Chevy …
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Renault hints at Twingo design with the Twin'Z EV concept
… hinted at the look of its new Twingo with the Twin'Z rear - wheel - drive electric concept car. The automaker's design team ..... still under discussion. The Twingo will share a rear - wheel - drive platform with the new Smart ForFour as part of the …
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Ford, GM partner on 9-, 10-speed gearboxes
… the automatic front- and rear - wheel - drive gearboxes will get them ..... spearheading work on a rwd 10-speed. Automotive ..... companies likely would use the rwd 10-speed in some pickups ..... GM could also use it on rwd Cadillac nameplates, which …
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Ford, GM partner on 9-, 10-speed gearboxes
… the automatic front- and rear - wheel - drive gearboxes will get them ..... spearheading work on a rwd 10-speed. Automotive ..... companies likely would use the rwd 10-speed in some pickups ..... GM could also use it on rwd Cadillac nameplates, which …
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Ghibli will be Maserati's first diesel-powered car
… Shanghai auto show next week. The Ghibli will be the first Maserati production car to offer a diesel variant. The rear - wheel - drive Ghibli will play a significant role in Maserati's plan to increase its annual vehicle sales to 50,000 by 2015 …
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Refining the Hyundai-Kia brand plan
… stronger if they stay within the brand." Deployment of rear - wheel - drive vehicles may be one way to differentiate the brands, Schreyer says. One brand may get more rwd than the other, making it an image point. Teasing …
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Scion weighs a move to entry-lux
… the German luxury brands that insist true luxury means rear - wheel - drive but also have developed less expensive fwd platforms for the entry-luxury segment. The Scion FR-S is rwd , and Toyota executives have said the platform is flexible …
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Redone CTS pushes performance, design
… other components, helping achieve a 7 percent weight savings from the current CTS. The CTS rides on the same rear - wheel - drive platform as the ATS. The CTS powertrain lineup drops the 3.0-liter V-6 in today's base car and carries …
