Audi vehicle interiors are widely considered to be among the best, if not the best, but chief Audi designer Stefan Sielaff isn’t entirely satisfied. Tapping his fingernails hard on a curved strip on the dashboard of an R8 coupe, he says, “This I don’t like. It’s too plasticky. We’ll change this and cover it with leather material.”
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Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne met German Chancellor Angela Merkel Tuesday to discuss his bid for ailing General Motors Corp.’s Opel unit as a decision on the company’s future nears.
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Canadian Auto Workers members voted 86 percent in favor of a cost-cutting deal with General Motors Canada as the automaker bids to qualify for more government loans and assure its future in Canada.
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