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U.K. Car Shipments to China Up 15%
2/20/2015China imports of British passenger vehicles climbed to 137,400 units last year from 120,000 in 2013, according to the London-based Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders.
GM Hit with Surprise Strike in Brazil
2/20/2015General Motors Co. is promising legal action after union workers in Brazil abruptly struck over planned layoffs, Reuters reports.
JLR Looking in Europe for More Capacity
2/20/2015Jaguar Land Rover Ltd., which intends to expand production, now favors doing so in Europe but not the U.K. rather than the U.S., reports the Birmingham Post.
U.S. Fines Takata for Not Cooperating in Airbag Probe
2/20/2015Beginning today, Takata Corp. faces fines of $14,000 per day for failing to fully cooperate with a U.S. probe into defective airbag inflators implicated in at least six fatalities.
Kia Introduces 7-Speed Gearbox, 3-Cylinder Engine
2/20/2015Kia Motors Corp. is debuting its new 7-speed dual-clutch transmission with its sporty cee'd GT Line to be unveiled at the Geneva auto show in March.
AvtoVAZ Plans 30% Production Hike This Year
2/20/2015Russia's OAO AvtoVAZ plans to boost car production 39% to 712,000 units this year, CEO Bo Andersson tells state news agency Tass.
Nissan Reveals Entry-Level Infiniti QX30 Crossover
2/20/2015Nissan Motor Co.'s Infiniti division has released a photo of the compact QX30 crossover it will publicly unveil in concept form at the Geneva auto show next week.
Volvo Readies Full Self-Driving Vehicle System
2/19/2015Volvo Car Group expects to begin testing a fleet of 100 self-driving cars in Gothenburg, Sweden, about two years from now.
Dana’s Adjusted Quarterly Profit Jumps
2/19/2015Dana Holding Corp.'s net earnings in the fourth quarter of 2014 soared 81% to $68 million after adjusting for special items.
Audi Adds Fenceless Robot to Help Human Worker
2/19/2015Audi AG has installed a robot that works without a safety barrier aside a human worker on a final assembly line at its factory in Ingolstadt, Germany.