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GM to slash global vehicle platforms by more than half, to 14, by 2018

General Motors says it will cut the number of vehicle platforms it uses globally by more than half over the next decade, in a bid to reduce complexity and save on product-development costs. “More of our components will be common, and more of our vehicles will be on global architectures,” GM CEO Dan Akerson told analysts on Tuesday. His remarks came as GM kicked off a series of presentations online, billed as its 2011 Global Business Conference.

2012 Nissan GT-R Track Pack costs £10k

2012 Nissan GT-R Track Pack - £10k extra Nissan reveals that the Track Pack for the 2012 GT-R will add £10 to the price of a regular GT-R. Due in the UK March 2012. One of the joys of driving on the left in the UK is that we get a lot of the stuff on Japanese cars that really isn’t available in lhd markets.

Honda delays Civic redesign

Honda's redesigned Civic will not arrive until 2011, well past the typical five-year product cadence that would have landed the next-generation subcompact in dealer showrooms this fall. Changing market conditions and tougher fuel economy and emissions regulations affected the development of the upcoming Civic, John Mendel, American Honda Motor Co.'s executive vice president, said in an interview. Mendel said the next Civic would come next year, although he declined to give a specific month.