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...Only the current G-Class retains the legendary build quality of this SL era....
...And what, from the current generation of supercars, will those collectable, museum-quality vehicles be?...
...However, delivering large volumes of high-quality vehicles is not easy for tech companies to replicate immediately....
...“We changed this to quality over volume,” Uchida told Nikkei....
...The last thing I bought and loved was a convertible Mazda MX-5 Miata. It’s a beautiful car; I love its round shapes....
...In recent years, it has inked a series of partnerships with Suzuki, Subaru, Mazda and others....
...Industry executives privately fume that green groups which espoused diesel for its climate impact now reject the fuel over air quality concerns....
...quality....
...Less than two years since debuting in Indonesia, Wuling has become the sixth best-selling passenger car brand in the country, outperforming popular Japanese competitors such as Nissan, Datsun and Mazda....
...(She is learning to race in a 1994 Mazda MX5.) For the moment, the VeriVin team have found that the perfect liquid to analyse with a spectrometer is olive oil in a clear glass bottle....
...Mazda, say some analysts, is likely to join imminently....
...“When we look at the Chinese cars, to put it bluntly, they look cheap in quality. There are also lingering safety concerns,” said an executive from a Japanese automaker who asked not to be named....
...In response, Beijing is taking steps to thin out the overcrowded industry by shifting the focus from quantity to quality....
...The company confirmed in a statement that the Japan Quality Assurance Organisation (JQA) had inspected its Kobelco & Materials Copper Tube plant in Hatano, south-west of Tokyo, and found that some copper...
...Other companies affected by the Kobe Steel scandal include Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, IHI, Honda, Mazda and Subaru....
...Toyota, Honda and Mazda all confirmed on Friday they had reviewed the inspection processes and reported no issues....
...Other customers of Kobe Steel’s affected aluminium and copper products include carmakers Honda, Mazda and Subaru, as well as IHI, Kawasaki Heavy Industries and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries....
...Instead, Toyota may be looking for details of how makers of compact cars such as Suzuki and Mazda can pack the latest technologies and produce quality vehicles with “a threadbare budget”, he added....
...SAIC, ranked 13th, was the largest among Chinese producers, rolling out 2.26m vehicles and surpassing Daimler of Germany and Mazda of Japan....
...It also strengthened the quality and branding of its cars, allowing it to avoid heavy discounts. Executives claim the company is now able to generate a profit even if the US dollar falls below ¥80....
...Cars on the list of 30 include models from BMW, Citroen, Dacia, Fiat, Ford, Honda, Hyundai, Jaguar, Kia, Land Rover, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Opel, Peugeot, Porsche, Renault, Skoda, Suzuki, Toyota and Volvo...
...Since mid-2013, Nissan, Honda and Mazda have each opened new plants in Mexico....
...Honda said it would set aside another Y50bn for quality-related costs, which includes the expense of fixing Takata airbags....
...Prof Corrigan and Mr Parish also lauded the “zero error” approach of the motoring industry, including Mazda, Volkswagen and BMW, in securing far higher quality....
...Shares in Mazda closed down 0.41 per cent at Y491. Additional reporting by Nobuko Juji...
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