The firm, which was formed in 1886, originally made only a few hundred spark plugs a year. Today, that figure is around 300million, built mainly at the Bamberg plant in Germany.
“More than 20,000 different types of plug have been developed over the last 100 years,” explained a spokesman. “And because many of the latest engines [...]
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The Colombian triumphed in dramatic style at the Infineon Raceway in California. The Dodge driver qualified a lowly 32nd, but fought his way up through the field. He said: “It’s been an amazing race. We had a fast car, and looked after it all day long. The strategy worked well, we had great pitstops and [...]
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Both models have a 40/20/40 split folding rear seat. There’s lockable storage under the boot floor, while the direction of the tail-light beams automatically changes when the car is weighed down with heavy loads. Prices for the V70 start at ВЈ26,495 for the 2.5T SE, and rise to ВЈ38,280 for the T6 AWD Geartronic.
The [...]
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The popularity of in-car and portable satellite navigation systems has forced the map maker to change its thinking, and its new SatNav Atlas Great Britain is designed as a companion for the set-ups.
It essentially gives a bigger picture than the often narrow view you get from sat-nav, as the 100 town and city centre maps [...]
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06/29/07, 04:35pm, EDT
A 2009 Mercedes-Benz E-Class prototype was caught in Spain recently and it gives the best glimpse of the new car yet. From the photos, it looks like the E-Class might lose its round headlights in favor of the more traditional lights on the C-Class and S-Class
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06/29/07, 02:43pm, EDT
According to Winding Road, Toyota is planning to produce the FSC crossover-style concept car. The FSC – “Flexible Saloon Concept†– will be loosely based on Toyota’s Camry, but will look very much like the
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06/29/07, 02:10pm, EDT
Roger Penske is betting that his now-famous last name will be the best bet for the Penske Corporation's dealership arm. Formerly called United Auto Group, the chain of car dealerships will be renamed Penske Automotive Group effective Monday.
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06/29/07, 10:55am, EDT
Spy photographers have spotted a a very mildly camouflaged Alfa Romeo 159 at Germany's Nurburgring track and sources say that a Ferrari V8 lies under its hood. The GTA is set to compete with the German stalwarts: BMW M3, Mercedes C63 AMG and Audi RS4.
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06/29/07, 10:45am, EDT
Chrysler's new owner, Cerberus CEO Lenard B. Tessler, commented that DaimlerChrysler - now just Daimler - "paid us to take the company." Although Cerberus wrote a $1.3 billion check to Daimler, the Germans are loaning Chrysler
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06/29/07, 08:55am, EDT
Four new photos give us the first real glimpses of the '08 Dodge Challenger: one comes from the pros at Brenda Priddy and Company, the other three from a Detroit-area car enthusiast with a camera phone.
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