Infiniti Design San Diego joins Infiniti's global design network

Infiniti announced that Infiniti Design San Diego (IDSD), the fourth dedicated studio in Infiniti's global design network, is up and running.

The San Diego studio completes the company's global initiative to create dedicated design studios for Infiniti to distill the essence

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Toyota continues competitiveness drive with new production line in Tianjin, China

As part of its efforts to enhance competiveness and flexibility at its manufacturing plants around the globe, Toyota will reorganise its operations in Tianjin, China by improving and automating some processes on existing production lines, while also

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Daimler puts new safety technology on the road in all its commercial-vehicle divisions

The commercial vehicle divisions of Daimler AG are forging ahead with the development of safety and assistance systems for deployment in trucks, buses and vans. The ambitious goal is to avoid dangerous situations and thus to realise the vision of accident-free

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Leadership changes in Daimler Trucks unit in China

With effect from July 1, 2015, Zhou Liang (48) will succeed Wu Yuejun (52) and become new President and CEO of Beijing Foton Daimler Automotive (BFDA), the 50:50 joint-venture between Daimler and Chinese truck manufacturer Foton. The joint-venture is

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Volkswagen inaugurates vehicle plant in southern Chinese city of Changsha

The Volkswagen Group continues to expand its production capacity in China with the addition of a new vehicle plant of Shanghai-Volkswagen (SVW) in Changsha, southern China, which was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Jochem Heizmann, Member of the Board of Management

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Mercedes-Benz Berlin plant to become high-tech location for components to reduce CO2

Daimler continues to back Berlin as a location. The company is investing a total of around 500-million euros in the Mercedes-Benz plant in Berlin, which is being developed into a high-tech facility for component production. This is part of the transformation plan

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Toyota grants scholarships to 22 Asian Pacific Islander students

Recognizing the many challenges college-bound students face, Toyota awarded tuition support to 22 Asian Pacific Islander American (APIA) students from the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines to help with their cost

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Proton, Lotus Group and Goldstar signed JV agreement

Proton Holdings Berhad (Proton) the ultimate holding company of Lotus Group, announced that it has signed a joint-venture (JV) agreement with Lotus Group International Limited, United Kingdom (Lotus Group) and Goldstar Heavy Industrial Co. Ltd. (Goldstar) for a possible

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Daimler's new compact car plant goes live at Beijing Benz

Mercedes-Benz marked an other important milestone in its 'built in China, for China' strategy with the opening ceremony of its top-notch compact car plant, housed at the company's local production joint-venture Beijing Benz Automotive Corporation (BBAC).

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Change in management at Porsche

Dr. Ing. h.c. F. Porsche AG has announced management changes in the sports car manufacturer's important sales regions and subsidiaries.

Franz Jung (52) will become Chairman of the Executive Board of Porsche China as of June 1, 2015. Jung has been

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