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Chery Widens Asbestos Recall
8/31/2012Chery Automobile Co. says it will expand a recall of cars with exhaust and engine gaskets that contain asbestos by 18,900 cars in five additional countries across Asia and South America where the carcinogen is banned.
Using a Car’s Ductwork to Carry Data
8/31/2012Researchers at Warwick University in Coventry, England, say beaming pulses of visible light through hollow doors and ventilation ducts could replace portions of a car's hard-wired electrical system.
Carlyle to Pay $4.9 Billion for DuPont Auto Paint Unit
8/31/2012Washington, D.C.-based private equity firm Carlyle Group LP, has agreed to acquire DuPont Co.'s automotive paint and coatings unit for $4.9 billion and the assumption of $250 million of debt.
Lada Gets Stylish at Last!
8/31/2012OAO AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest carmaker, stunned the Moscow auto show this week with its most stylish vehicle in decades, the Lada Xray crossover concept.
AvtoVAZ Unveils a Stylish Lada
8/31/2012OAO AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest carmaker, stunned the Moscow auto show this week with its most stylish vehicle in decades, the Lada Xray crossover concept.
Mazda to Debut Rotary-Powered Hybrid Range Extender
8/30/2012Mazda Motor Corp. confirms it will offer a plug-in hybrid in 2013 that uses a Wankel rotary engine-powered generator to extend its range.
GM’s Hamtramck Plant to Build Volt for Australia
8/30/2012General Motors Co. says it will add production at its factory plant in Hamtramck, Mich., of a version of the Chevrolet Volt extended-range hybrid sedan to be sold in Australia as the Holden Volt.
Firm Says Ford Infringed on Its Fuel Injection Patent
8/30/2012TMC Fuel Injection System LLC claims Ford Motor Co.'s F-150 large pickup trucks have illegally used fuel system technology the Wayne, Pa.-based company patented in 2008.
Fuel Injection Firm Accuses Ford of Patent Violation
8/30/2012TMC Fuel Injection System LLC is suing Ford Motor Co. in federal court in Philadelphia for allegedly infringing on a fuel system the smaller company patented in 2008.
Luxury Carmakers Mull Mexico Production
8/30/2012BMW AG and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz are separately considering the possibility of erecting luxury car plants in Mexico, Bloomberg News reports.