Magna
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Who needs headlights or taillights when lights can be integrated into body panels, as shown by Magna's Breakthrough Lighting?
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Magna developed a drop-in electric powertrain for heavy-duty pickup trucks
Automotive supplier Magna has developed the EtelligentForce drop-in electric powertrain to convert heavy-duty pickups into EVs.
Stephen Edelstein -
Apple reportedly close to picking LG, Magna for car project
Apple is thought to be working on a self-driving electric car due for a reveal in 2024.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Magna Steyr to supply Fisker with platform, production site for Ocean SUV
The Fisker Ocean battery-electric SUV is coming to take on the Tesla Model Y.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Ineos partners with Magna for Grenadier SUV development
The Ineos Grenadier is scheduled to start production in 2021, just one year after Land Rover's new Defender.
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
Magna Powertrain adds extra motor to Tesla Model S for better handling
What happens when a third electric motor is added to a Tesla Model S? Not additional power, but increased handling prowess. That's according to Roadshow, which recently had a go in a tri-motor Tesla Model S. But ... surprise ... it isn't actually a Tesla Model S. It's Magna Powertrain's own...
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Automotive supplier and independent vehicle manufacturer Magna is bringing the eighth concept from its MILA family of forward-looking studies to next week’s 2015 Geneva Motor Show, with the latest version built to preview the sports car of the future. Magna’s concepts typically don't preview any specific model destined for production but rather technologies and construction capabilities the company has on offer. The latest concept is called the “MILA Plus” and it is described as an innovative plug-in hybrid sports car. In designing the concept, the goal was to create a...
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Magna Touchskin Tech: Turns Your Interior Into One Big iPod
Once the preserve of control panels on the Starship Enterprise, touch technology is now central to some of the most popular gadgets, including smartphones and satellite-navigation systems. It'll soon take over much of our car interiors too, says electronics firm Magna. The company has been working...
Antony Ingram -
Magna To Supply Automated Folding Soft-Top For 2011 Chevrolet Camaro Convertible
The muscle car showdown is in full swing, with the Camaro, Mustang and Challenger all back in retro-modern form, and so far, the Camaro has won every round if retail sales are the scorecard. Expanding the Camaro's appeal with a convertible could do even more to keep it ahead of the Ford and Dodge...
Viknesh Vijayenthiran -
2012 Porsche Boxster, Cayman To Be Built In-House ... Sort Of
The Porsche Cayman and Boxster are currently built under contract at a Magna facility in Austria.
Nelson Ireson -
GM to keep Opel, sale to Magna off
Late last month reports emerged that GM's sale of Opel to a consortium of buyers led by Magna International and Russia's Sberbank could be done as early within weeks. Since then, the deal hasn't quite come to completion, undergoing scrutiny from the EU for fairness in the bidding process. Today, GM...
Nelson Ireson -
Magna To Build 2010 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG
The contract manufacturer Magna has been awarded the Mercedes-Bens SLS AMG production contract.
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First deliveries of the 2010 Aston Martin Rapide will commence early next year and will be available globally through Aston Martin’s 125 strong dealership network
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GM Approves Opel Majority Sale to Magna International And Sberbank
Under the deal GM would sell a 55% stake in a restructured Opel to the Magna International And Sberbank partnership.
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GM Considering Plan To Keep Opel
GM could raise more than $4 billion by selling or mortgaging assets in China.
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Belgium’s RHJ International emerges as latest bidder for Opel
Holding company RHJ International has emerged this week as a strong challenger to Magna International in the bidding war for General Motors' Opel division. The Belgium-based industrial holding firm, which is linked to the U.S. buyout company Ripplewood, confirmed that it was in advanced talks to...
Kenneth Hall -
Peugeot releases more details for new RCZ sports coupe
The midsize Peugeot 308 is one of the most flexible vehicles in the French automaker’s lineup, spawning numerous variants such as the regular three and five-door hatchbacks, SW wagon, as well as the stylish CC convertible. However, there is at least one more 308 variant in the works and...
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Beijing Auto offers $923 million for Opel, but race could already be over
Three companies have submitted bids for Opel so far, but another, China's Beijing Automotive Industry Corporation (BAIC), has now joined the fray with an offer of more than $923 million. However, Opel front-runner Magna International's consortium partner Sberbank believes the bidding war is already...
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The saga surrounding General Motors’ European subsidiary Opel continues to unfold as the struggling automaker ponders the bids that are on offer. Now, anonymous sources close to Canada’s Magna International have revealed that if the auto parts giant wins the bid it will be executing a whole new business plan for Opel, rather than simply restructuring it. The new business model would depart from simply using the Opel brand to develop new vehicles and sell them under the same brand. Instead, Magna is supposedly considering using Opel's infrastructure to build vehicles for non-GM...
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Spy shots: Peugeot 308 RC Z coupe nearly undisguised
The midsize Peugeot 308 is one of the most flexible vehicles in the French carmaker’s lineup, spawning numerous variants such as the regular three and five-door hatchbacks, SW wagon, as well as the stylish CC convertible. However, there is at least one more 308 variant in the works and...
Jeremy Weber -
Opel’s new owner won’t be able to sell cars in U.S. or China
Earlier this week Opel managed to secure a $2.1 billion bridge financing package from the German government to keep itself operating until ownership is transferred from GM to another investor. This new investor will be Canada’s Magna International, which together with Russian bank Sherbank...
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Fiat skips Opel talks, Chrysler deal to be finalized today
The future of General Motors’ European division Opel will soon be a lot clearer as a buyer for the brand is expected to be announced within the next week. Up until now, one of the leading bidders for the brand was Fiat but today it has been revealed that the Italian auto giant has walked away...
Alex Kaufmann -
German governor says Magna is best choice for Opel
The contents of the bids for purchase of Opel submitted by Fiat, Magna and Ripplewood Holdings on Wednesday - and BAIC on Thursday - haven't yet been disclosed, but today the governor of the German state where Opel is headquartered said he thinks Magna's plan is the best for Opel. Though Hesse...
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Magna-Saturn-Opel alliance could prove formidable
A lot of discussion goes into the topic of finding synergies within the auto industry, but few big, successful examples show what that looks like. The disastrously failed attempts - DaimlerChrysler, for example - are more well-known. But Magna's gambit to win Opel and now Saturn from the rapidly...
Ralph Hanson