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Mini Unveils a Sports Car Variant
5/28/2014BMW AG's Mini unit is testing consumer interest for its most unusual variant yet: a two-seat roadster with virtually no styling cues in common with other Minis except the headlamps and grille.
Hyundai-Kia Deemed America’s “Greenest” Carmaker
5/28/2014Hyundai and its Kia affiliate have outscored Honda to become America's lowest emitter of global warming gases, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Union of Concerned Scientists.
Linamar Opts for Slower Growth, Stronger Cash Flow
5/27/2014Canada's Linamar Corp., a supplier of powertrain systems, is pushing back its goal of tripling annual sales and net profit to C$10 billion ($9.2 billion) and C$1 billion, respectively, by 2020, Bloomberg News reports.
Report: Caterham Owner Ready to Sell
5/27/2014British carmaker Caterham Cars Ltd. and the Caterham Formula One racing team are up for sale, according to Edge Malaysia, which cites an unnamed source.
More Software Tweaks for Chrysler's 9-Speed Automatic
5/27/2014Chrysler Group LLC continues to recalibrate the software that controls its new 9-speed automatic transmission, Automotive News reports.
U.S. Wins WTO Case over China Duties on Imported Vehicles
5/27/2014The World Trade Organization has ruled that China wrongly levied import duties on General Motors and Chrysler cars and SUVs between 2011 and the end of 2013.
China Poised to Scrap 11 Million Vehicles to Improve Air Quality
5/27/2014China's State Council says it will help improve the country's air quality by scrapping 6 million high-pollution vehicles this year and 5 million more in 2015.
Report: Four Big European Carmakers Could Miss CO2 Target
5/27/2014BMW, Fiat, General Motors and Hyundai may miss the EU's requirement that each carmaker's new-vehicle fleet must average emissions of no more than 95 g/km of carbon dioxide by 2021, the European Federation for Transport & Environment says.
Japanese Companies Plan U.S. Aluminum Partnership
5/27/2014Two Japanese companies, Kobe Steel Ltd. and Toyota Tsusho Corp., expect to finalize a partnership in September that will begin U.S. production of aluminum sheet metal for cars in 2017.
Renault to Assemble Fluence Sedans in Malaysia
5/27/2014Renault SA and partner Tan Chong Group are preparing to begin local production of an undisclosed number of Fluence midsize hatchbacks in Malaysia.