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Hyundai Touts New Sonata as Roomier, Quieter, Higher-Tech
3/24/2014Hyundai Motor Co. says a stiffer chassis and 30% great advanced high-strength steel content give its redesigned 2015 Sonata midsize sedan better handling and enhanced safety features.
U.S. Probes Possible GM Bankruptcy Fraud
3/24/2014The U.S. Dept. of Justice intends to determine if General Motors Co. committed bankruptcy fraud by failing to disclose an ignition switch defect when it filed for bankruptcy five years ago, The New York Times reports.
Conti Showcases New Safety Technologies
3/24/2014Continental AG has showcased several new technologies that can improve a vehicle's braking, blind-spot detection, anti-rollover dynamics and collision avoidance when backing up.
Volvo Adjusts Strategy to Boost U.S. Sales
3/24/2014Volvo Car Corp. is doubling its marketing budget in the U.S. and improving its model mix there in an effort to reverse last year's 10% drop in sales, the Financial Times reports.
Fields: U.S. Sanctions Won’t Hurt Ford in Russia
3/24/2014New U.S. and European Union economic sanctions against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine's Crimea peninsula present no immediate threat Ford Motor Co. operations in Russia, says COO Mark Fields.
Airbags Don’t Deploy in 10% of U.S. Traffic Fatalities
3/24/2014Some 3,400 people in the U.S. die annually in frontal crashes in which their vehicles' airbags did not deploy, according to an analysis by Automotive News.
Alfa Romeo to Add 7 New Models by 2018
3/24/2014Fiat's Alfa Romeo brand is preparing to introduce seven new models within the next four years in a bid to hike its annual sales to 500,000 from about 100,000 in 2013, AutoBild reports.
Manufacturing Activity Slows in China
3/24/2014The HSBC purchasing managers' index for manufacturing activity in China fell to an eight-month low of 48.1 in March from 48.5 in February.
Former Ford, Chrysler Exec to Head Auto Lobbying Group
3/21/2014John Bozzella has been named president and CEO of the Assn. of Global Automakers, a Washington, D.C.-based coalition of European and Asian carmakers and suppliers.
Porsche to Add 4-Cylinder Engines for Boxster, Cayman
3/21/2014Porsche AG plans to equip its next-generation Boxster and Cayman sports cars with a new 4-cylinder engine rated at about 395 hp, reports Auto Motor und Sport.