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China’s Lifan Constructing Assembly Plant in Russia
China's Lifan Industry Group Co. Ltd. has begun building a 1.9 billion-yuan (€279 million) factory in western Russia. The facility is expected to begin operations around the end of 2017.
GM Investments Keep on Truckin’
Although General Motors announced on July 28 that it was going to be spending $5-billion “outside of mature markets” for product development, it is worth noting that the company announced on April 30 that it would be spending $5.4-billion in its most-mature market, the U.S.
JCI Accelerates Production of Stop-Start Batteries
Johnson Controls Inc. is expanding capacity at its Toledo, Ohio, facility to keep pace with growing demand for batteries with stop-start functionality.
Lexus Tests Fixed-Price Retailing
Toyota Motor Corp.'s Lexus luxury unit is testing a scheme in the U.S. that offers customers no-haggle prices on its vehicles.
EPA Says 54.5 mpg Standard Hasn’t Been Decided
Plans to require a fuel economy fleet average of 54.5 mpg in the U.S. for 2025 have not been finalized, according to the head of the Environmental Protection Agency's air quality office.
GM Plans $877 Upgrade to Its Oldest Assembly Plant
General Motors Co. says it will spend $877 million to upgrade its 68-year-old assembly plant in Flint, Mich.
VW Begins Construction of 5th Assembly Plant in China
Volkswagen Group and its China FAW Group partner broke ground today on a $225 million (1.4 billion-yuan) assembly plant in Qingdao, China.
Brembo. Yes, We’re Talking Brakes
It’s the classic story of a tinkerer in a garage starting something and then having it go big.
Chevy/GMC Midsize Pickups Add Diesel Option
General Motors Co. confirms it will offer a 2.8-liter 4-cylinder diesel engine its 2016 Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize pickup trucks.
Diesels Come to Colorado & Canyon (This Fall)
That the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon midsize trucks—which have helped increase truck sales as they proven a supplement, not a detriment, to Siliverado and Sierra sales—were going to have a diesel was known from the get-go.