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Siemens Partners with BAIC on Electric Powertrains
4/29/2014Siemens AG and Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. have partnered to make electric powertrain components in China for an array of BAIC vehicles.
IBM Picked to Integrate Chrysler, Fiat IT Architectures
4/29/2014IBM Corp. has been hired to weave a single information technology network for Fiat, Chrysler Group and Fiat's CNH Industrial unit (a combination of Fiat Industrial and farm machinery maker Case New Holland).
Truck Sales in Europe Rise 11%
4/29/2014Europe's demand for commercial trucks, vans and buses rose to 191,900 units in March from 173,100 a year earlier, industry group ACEA reports.
Senators Urge DOT to Advise Owners to Park Recalled GM Cars
4/29/2014Two senators have asked the U.S. Dept. of Transportation to tell owners of 2.6 million recalled General Motors Co. cars not to drive their vehicles until the ignition switch is replaced.
U.S. Carmakers Ahead of Schedule on Greenhouse Gases
4/29/2014The auto industry got "off to a good start" in 2012, the first year in a 14-year program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from their light-duty vehicles, according to the U.S.
Vietnam’s Largest Carmaker Braces for Import Invasion
4/29/2014Vietnam's largest local carmaker may lose its market leadership in 2018 when the country eases import restrictions, The Nikkei reports.
Aston Martin Reports Sales, Revenue Gains
4/29/2014Aston Martin Holdings Ltd. reports its revenue grew 13% to 519 million (€630 million) in 2013, and unit sales rose 11% to about 4,200 cars.
Alfa Romeo to Become Stand-Alone Company?
4/28/2014Fiat SpA intends to turn its struggling Alfa Romeo unit into a separate company, according to Automotive News Europe, which cites unidentified sources.
VW Will Build Lamborghini SUV in Slovakia
4/28/2014Volkswagen AG's factory in Bratislava, Slovakia, will produce the upcoming Lamborghini Urus SUV/crossover beginning in 2017, according to Automobilwoche.
UPDATE: Toyota to Move U.S. Operations to Texas
4/28/2014Over the next three years Toyota Motor Corp. will consolidate its manufacturing, corporate operations and sales and marketing units to a new U.S. headquarters in Plano, Tex.