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Daimler takes 12% stake in Chinese parter BAIC Motor; first non-Chinese automotive company to acquire an interest in a Chinese OEM

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Daimler AG is taking a major step forward in its China strategy with the closing of the company’s 12% investment in long-standing partner BAIC Motor, the passenger car unit of Beijing Automotive Group (BAIC Group), one of the top automotive companies in China. BDNT); as well as sales companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

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GM recalling 656 Cadillac ELR extended range electric vehicles over calibration of Electronic Brake Control Module

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GM will notify owners, and dealers will recalibrate the Electronic Brake Control Module (EBCM), free of charge. About 95,000 faulty switches were sold to dealers and aftermarket wholesalers. As such, these vehicles fail to conform with Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 126, “Electronic Stability Control Systems.”.

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Junkyard Find: 2007 Mini Cooper S

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and all the rest (FIAT is a tough one, since it started out as a legitimate acronym for F abbrica I taliana A utomobil di T orino, but the company itself ditched the all-caps spelling many years ago). Mini dealers offered many add-on accessories, including these John Cooper Works sill plates.

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US tells owners to stop driving older Nissan vehicles over air bag concerns – ET Auto

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. “If you have one of these vehicles, do not drive it until the repair is completed and the defective air bag is replaced,” NHTSA said in a statement, noting that Nissan dealers are offering free towing, mobile repair and in some places loaner vehicles.

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OBA L5 e-auto

Electric Vehicles India

has started its expansion plan in the year 2005 and started with the manufacturing of electric vehicles such as e-rickshaws. The company spread its wing across business verticals, including Atul Auto Ltd, Continental Engines Ltd & JSA 3 Wheelers. Om Balajee Automobile India Pvt.

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JSW Group launches EV Policy for employees offers Rs 3 lakh incentives 

Electric Vehicles India

The $13 billion company employs around 40,000 people which means 40,000 people will be benefited from this policy. The JSW Steel Limited has also adopted a specific climate change policy and set an ambitious CO2 emission reduction target of 42 per cent over the base year of 2005 by 2030.

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Ford Terminates Mercury Brand, Expands Lincoln Lineup with Focus on Fuel Efficiency

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Ford Motor Company said it will. in 2005 to 6.3% Ford says that its strengthening financial position—including the return to profitability and positive cash flow—allows the company to absorb short-term costs associated with the discontinuation of Mercury and to consolidate future product investments into Lincoln.

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