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Ford Plans $685 Million Plant Expansion in Canada
Ford Motor Co. is spending US$685 million to hike capacity at its assembly plant in Oakville, Ont.
Audi to Re-Enter Brazilian Market
Volkswagen AG's Audi unit says it will relaunch car assembly in Brazil in 2015 after halting manufacturing operations there seven years ago.
Audi Will Return to Local Production in Brazil
Volkswagen AG's Audi unit says it will relaunch car assembly in Brazil in 2015 after halting manufacturing operations there seven years ago.
VDA Says Connectivity Is Key To Future Mobility
Germany's VDA automotive industry group says information technology has become essential in new cars.
Isetta Updated
The Isetta, which actually debuted in Italy in 1953, is probably most closely associated with BMW, which started building the two-seater in 1955, having done some extensive re-engineering of the Italian original.
GM Expands Michigan Battery Test Facility
General Motors Co. has completed a $20 million project to triple the size of its Global Battery Systems Laboratory in Warren, Mich., to 85,000 sq ft.
Frankfurt Motor Show and Advanced Auto Tech Considered
The Porsche 918 Spyder ran the Nürburgring Nordschleife in an amazing six minutes, 57 seconds.
Carmakers Begin Shift to Ultra-Fast 4G Connectivity
This summer Europe's carmakers are introducing the industry's first vehicles equipped to handle 4G LTE (long-term evolution) wireless, a technology that promises 10 times the throughput of the current 3G standard, notes Automotive News.
Nissan to Open Assembly Plant in Myanmar
Nissan Motor Co. is set to open an assembly facility in Myanmar by year-end, The Nikkei reports.
Researchers Tout Hybrid-Natural Gas Diesel
Swiss scientists say their hybridized natural gas-fueled diesel system can reach efficiencies of nearly 40% and cut carbon dioxide emissions as low as 43 g/km.