Saab Automobile is not part of Saab Group, which makes fighter jets and other defence and security equipment.

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"We really need to be rethinking the use of the automobile, and this is part of it, " Mick Patterson said.

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Manufacturing has been adding jobs since the start of 2010 due in large part to the sharp rebound in automobile production at General Motors Co.

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General Motors have supported the project from its inception and see the City Car as an integral part of the future development of the automobile, although remain cagey on the practical details of making the project viable.

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Rhodium, platinum and palladium are part of the platinum group metals (PGMs), primarily used to manufacture automobile emission control devices.

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To put himself through design school, he worked as an apprentice--once severing part of a finger--in a factory that made molds for everything from automobile logos to eyeglass frames.

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The company wanted to fly in new tyres from its factory in France, but International Automobile Federation (FIA) rules introduced this season, prohibit the introduction of a new tyre part-way through a Grand Prix weekend.

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To put himself through design school, he worked as an apprentice--once severing part of a finger--in a factory that made molds for such things as automobile logos and eyeglass frames.

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