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Volvo, Geely to Share Modular Platform
9/17/2013A new R&D center in Gothenburg, Sweden, is developing a modular architecture and components that will underpin the next-generation C-segment small cars for Geely Automotive Co. and Volvo Cars, both of which are owned by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.
GM Expands Michigan Battery Test Facility
9/17/2013General 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.
Volvo Aims to Push Future U.S. Models Upmarket
9/16/2013Volvo Car Corp. tells Automotive News it intends to boost sales by moving its products upmarket and aligning them more closely in performance and content with European competitors.
CAMI Workers Approve 4-Year Pact with GM
9/16/2013Workers at General Motors Co.'s CAMI auto plant in Ingersoll, Ontario, have overwhelmingly approved a four-year labor contract.
UPDATE: Airbag Sensor Flaw Prompts Suzuki Recall
9/16/2013Suzuki Motor Corp. plans to recall 193,900 cars and small SUVs in the U.S. to replace an airbag sensor mat that could allow the passenger airbag to deploy when it shouldn't.
Felice Tapped As Ford’s New U.S. Sales Chief
9/16/2013Ford Motor Co. has named John Felice, currently general sales manager for Ford and Lincoln, as vice president of U.S. marketing, sales and service, effective Nov. 1.
Ford Recalls 166,100 Cars in India
9/16/2013Ford Motor Co. says it is launching two recalls in India involving a combined 166,100 vehicles produced over the past three years.
Merkel Wants Delay in CO2 Target
9/16/2013German Chancellor Angela Merkel urges the EU not to hamper the region's auto industry with carbon dioxide standards that "impose greater burdens than other continents do with their own industry."
Carmakers Begin Shift to Ultra-Fast 4G Connectivity
9/16/2013This 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.
Green Cars, Compact Crossovers Abound at Frankfurt Show
9/16/2013This year's Frankfurt auto show is all about "green" cars and compact crossovers.