Even though Mazda‘s upcoming plant is still under construction in Salamanca, Mexico with a launch date set for March 2014, the automaker has already made plans to increase its initial annual capacity from 140,000 units to 230,000 units by March of 2016.
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Announced on Wednesday, January 2nd, Hyundai and Kia are making a change to their telematics setups and both companies will be integrating Google Maps into their vehicles navigation systems.
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Paparazzi hunt celebrities for a living and this story is proof that this life style could be fatal. According to a report from TMZ, which was later confirmed by CBS Los Angeles, a photographer was killed in Los Angeles while he was trying to snap a picture of Justin Bieber’s white Ferrari 458 Italia.
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German manufacturer of automotive parts and technologies, Continental, is in the works of developing a semi-autonomous car. After Google got their first authorization of movement in Nevada, Continental was able to run its autonomous Volkswagen Passat prototype on the public roads of Nevada.
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Nearing the Tokyo Auto Salon, Toyota Racing Development (TRD) is teasing a car which is claimed to lap the Tsukuba circuit in 1 minute and 1.872 seconds called the GT86 Griffon Concept, which just so happened to beat the time set by a Ferrari 458 Italia.
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Marking its second straight year topping the 2-million mark, being the only brand in America to do so, Ford is on track to sell 2.2 million vehicles in the U.S. this year. In addition to this feat, Ford’s Fiesta is on pace to being the best-selling global B-Car, and this year’s best-selling global nameplate with the Ford Focus. What this means is that Ford would be the owners of the best-selling B- and C-segment cars in the world.
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Nissan decided to take action after some Leaf owners located in hot-weather climates complained to Nissan about their car’s lithium-ion battery losing performance. Nissan is going to bolster its warranty program that will apply retroactively on all 2011 and 2012 models; the new 2013 version starting from next spring as also included in the warranty program.

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Employed by Bentley for the past 10 years was Reverend Francis Cook. He visited the VW Group-owned luxury automaker’s factory in Crewe, England once a week and chatted to its employees, run Christian courses, and wrote messages in the companies newsletter. He was told that his services were no longer required and he should vacate the premises only a few days before Christmas.
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