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CARMAKERS NEWS * USA
* USA - BMW adds small crossover, the X1, to U.S. market
-The Associated Press/The Detroit News, by Ann M. Job -April 13, 2013: -- Finally, American car shoppers can get a small crossover sport utility vehicle from BMW that has a starting retail price of less than $32,000... In fact, the new-for-2013 BMW X1 five door has the lowest starting retail price of any BMW car or SUV — $31,695. The well-proportioned X1 looks pricier on the outside than it is and has great cargo- and people-hauling functionality... The X1 even comes standard with two fuel-saving mechanisms. An automatic stop/start system turns off the engine when the vehicle is stopped at stoplights, while the other system called Eco Pro is driver activated and optimizes engine operation and transmission gearing, among other things, for maximum fuel economy...
* Michigan - GM, Ford team up on transmission development
Detroit,MICH,USA -The Detroit News, by Melissa Burden and Karl Henkel -April 15, 2013: -- Crosstown rivals General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. said today they have signed an agreement to jointly develop advanced nine-speed and 10-speed transmissions, a move that likely will save each company hundreds of millions of dollars and meet competitors' offerings faster... The companies signed a memorandum of understanding in the fall. This is the third time GM and Ford have teamed up to co-develop and co-engineer transmissions in the past decade... Neither GM nor Ford would comment on which automaker approached the other for this deal, or how much they are spending... The companies said the new automatics will be used globally and will go into cars, trucks, crossovers and SUVs in high volumes. They declined to say which vehicles will get the transmissions...
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