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Volkswagen Phaeton Redux Thanks To Modular Platform
What will the faithful say when the find out that the next Volkswagen Phaeton is based on a Golf platform Audi platform? Like it or not, that’s the way it’s going to be. Edit: I mixed up the VW...
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Analysis: Three Different Approaches To Maximize Scale
We’ve discussed the importance of scale countless times on this website. La Tribune takes a brief look at Ford, Volkswagen and PSA and the different ways they are working to achieve economies of scale...
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Renault-Nissan To Launch Modular Architecture For Low-Cost Cars
Click here to view the embedded video. In India for the relaunched Datsun brand’s first car, the Go, CEO of the Renault-Nissan alliance, Carlos Ghosn, announced that Renault and Nissan will jointly...
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Heads Rolling At Volkswagen Over MQB Fumbles
Michael Macht, the man in charge of production at Volkswagen, is leaving immediately, with Automotive News Europe reporting that VW CEO Martin Winterkorn was unhappy with the rollout of VW’s MQB...
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Volvo Restructuring To Three Families, Configurations By 2019
By 2019, the face of Volvo will change as the Sino-Swedish automaker begins restructuring its offerings, with the new XC90 leading the way. Autoblog reports Volvo will align its lineup portfolio...
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Toyota New Global Architecture Key To Automaker’s Powertrain, Platform Plans
The culmination of Toyota’s Global Vision plan, the Toyota New Global Architecture is key to the automaker’s new powertrain and platform development plans. The automaker says the TNGA modular platform...
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Possible Fourth-Gen Toyota Prius Prototype Caught In The Wild
Out and about at a Chevron in Baker, Calif. this weekend, a PriusChat forum member happened upon what could be the fourth-gen Toyota Prius. The member, Savior1974, whipped out his smartphone to roll...
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[UPDATED] 2016 MINI Clubman Official Images Revealed Ahead Of Frankfurt
Ahead of the 2015 Frankfurt Auto Show, official images of the 2016 MINI Clubman escaped onto the Internet for all the world to see [now updated with info from the official press release – CA]....
View ArticleVolkswagen Readies an Actual ‘Clean’ Vehicle, Claims EV Will Boast Huge Range
Volkswagen is two weeks away from unveiling the future of its company, with high hopes that it will scrub away some of the stigma left by the diesel emissions scandal. The automaker plans to pivot from...
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