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Ford Sets Sights On China’s High-End Market

SHANGHAI — The Ford Motor Company is taking a notably bling-bling approach to this year’s Auto Shanghai 2015 exhibition, leaving the peppy-sporty market to competitors like Toyota and Volkswagen as it angles instead for China’s high rollers. As part of its push for the Asian giant’s upscale markets, the U.S. auto manufacturer debuted its Taurus […]

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Protectionism For Russia’s Automakers, With “Recycling” Tax On Foreign Imports

MOSCOW – At the beginning of November, Russian automaker executives testified in front of the Trade and Industry Ministry about a network of sites around the country they had set up to allow car owners to drop off unwanted cars for recycling. It was the first sign in a move towards the creation of a […]

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Suicide Attack Targets US Consulate In Pakistan

CNN (USA), BBC (UK), AL JAZEERA (Qatar) Worldcrunch PESHAWAR – At least four people were killed in a suicide bombing that hit a U.S. consular vehicle in the Pakistani city of Peshawar, reports Al Jazeera. The American embassy in Islamabad said that no U.S. citizens were killed in the attack, although there were conflicting accounts […]

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