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Marché suisse de l'automobile: recul de 7,8% en 2009
Romandie News - 18/01/2010
Le nombre de voitures neuves vendues n'a atteint que 266 018, soit 22 507 de moins que l'année précédente. Auto-Suisse estime toutefois que la baisse a été moins catastrophique que prévu. De plus, l'association des importateurs suisses d'automobiles entrevoit des indices pour une reprise cette année.
Le haut de gamme allemand respire mieux depuis septembre
Romandie News - 07/10/2009
Les deux spécialistes allemands du haut de gamme BMW et Daimler ont annoncé mercredi des chiffres de ventes pour septembre meilleurs que depuis le début de l'année, une tendance qui devrait se poursuivre au dernier trimestre. Les deux groupes ont surtout progressé sur les marchés émergents, au premier rang desquels la Chine, où les ventes de Daimler ont bondi de 59% et celles de BMW de 35% (4ème marché de BMW). Les ventes de BMW ont aussi progressé au Brésil (+132%) et en Inde (+47%).
L’Inde, un marché d'avenir pour l'industrie automobile
CCFA/AUTOMOBILWOCHE - 22/09/2009
En marge du Salon de Francfort, le président du VDA, Matthias Wissman, a annoncé que l’Inde était un marché d’avenir pour l’industrie automobile. « En Allemagne, on compte 500 voitures pour 1 000 personnes. En Inde, ce chiffre est ramené à seulement 11 pour 1 000. Nous devons profiter de cet énorme potentiel économique », a-t-il déclaré. Il a ajouté qu’une zone de libre échange entre Inde et Union européenne serait nécessaire selon lui pour renforcer la coopération économique.
L'industrie automobile se dote de TIC
Saarbrücker Zeitung - 22/09/2009
Suite au congrès d'automne du cluster AKJ Automotive à Sarrebruck, il est constaté que l'industrie automobile investit de nouveau dans les technologies de l'information pour gagner de la souplesse, du temps et faire des économies notamment dans les contacts clients-fournisseur.
La première voiture algérienne dans dix ans ?
Algérie 360 - 19/09/2009
Le ministre de l’Industrie et de la promotion des investissements, Abdelhamid Temmar, a annoncé que les «conditions de compétitivité et le cadre législatif régissant l’économie nationale» sont plus que jamais favorables pour lancer le développement de l'industrie automobile en Algérie.
L'avenir est à l'e-mobilité
InfoEco Lorraine - 17/09/2009 (Luxemburger Wort, 16/09/09)
Dans le cadre de la semaine de la mobilité, le syndicat luxembourgeois de communes ProSud organise une grande exposition de véhicules électriques à Esch/Alzette (Square Miles, 19 et 20 septembre). Dix d'exposants présentent une large gamme de véhicules particulièrement adaptés aux déplacements urbains (vélos, voitures, estafettes ...).
Marché automobile en Algérie : des experts préconisent d'autres méthodes de régulation
TSA - 27/08/2009
Les décisions prises par le gouvernement dans le cadre de la Loi de finances complémentaires (LFC) visant à réguler l'importation des véhicules ne font pas l'unanimité parmi les économistes et les experts.
Des constructeurs veulent s’installer en Algérie
L'Expressiondz.com - 25/08/2009
Le gouvernement redouble d’imagination pour pousser les concessionnaires à investir localement.
Alors que le secteur attend toujours une réelle reprise, l'automobile attire les investisseurs arabes
Le Maghreb - 18/08/2009
L'automobile, c'est le créneau choisi par certains pays arabes pour investir des fonds au moment où le secteur subit de plein fouet les effets de la crise économique même si une relative reprise est constatée durant le dernier trimestre en cours, suite aux mesures mises en place par les pays industrialisés, la relance totale n'est pas encore amorcée. Par exemple, cette situation de crise n'a pas empêché l'émirat du Qatar à injecter une somme importante dans la fusion Porsche et Volkswagen.
Selon une étude PRTM, plusieurs grands équipementiers chinois devraient émerger comme consolidateurs globaux de la filière automobile
Business Wire - 18/08/2009
PRTM, cabinet international du conseil en stratégie opérationnelle, présente les résultats de son étude globale portant sur plus de 350 équipementiers automobiles mondiaux afin de déterminer les futurs gagnants et perdants dans la consolidation de l’industrie automobile en cours.
IDE - Industrie automobile: Le géant allemand «Koroplast» s’implante au Kef
Tunizien.com - 16/08/2009
L'équipementier allemand «Koroplast», fabricant de pièces détachées pour automobiles (câblage surtout) vient de signer un contrat de création d’une usine qui sera implantée dans la zone industrielle du Kef. Le groupe allemand créera d'ici 2011, date de sa vitesse de croisière, près de 2 000 emplois.
Automotive News Europe
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TI Automotive wins Mercedes fuel tank contract
28/07/10 - UK-based TI Automotive Ltd. says a fuel-systems contract it secured with Mercedes-Benz marks the largest with an individual company in the British supplier's history.
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Italy gives Fiat too little and asks too much
28/07/10 - Italy needs to make building cars in the country more financially appealing to Fiat #8211; and other automakers #8211; if it wants to avoid losing future projects.
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Daimler raises 2010 EBIT target to 6 billion euros
27/07/10 - Daimler raised its 2010 operating profit forecast to 6 billion euros ($7.8 billion) after higher sales in China and the United States helped the carmaker beat quarterly estimates.
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Toyota expects next Prius model to be built in U.S.
27/07/10 - Toyota will likely be able to build the popular Prius in the United States the next time the hybrid is remodeled, a top executive said on Tuesday.
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Nissan to spend $600 million on Mexico plant upgrade
27/07/10 - Nissan said on Tuesday it will spend $600 million to upgrade its plants in Mexico and start making three new low-cost cars there, positioning Mexico as its supply hub for the Americas markets. The No.
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Magna shareholders vote to end Stronach's control
26/07/10 - Magna International Inc., Canada's largest auto parts supplier, will eliminate its dual-class structure and end founder Frank Stronach's control of the company after shareholders approved a reorganization plan.
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Maruti shares tumble 12% after profit drops
26/07/10 - Shares in Maruti Suzuki tumbled as much as 12 percent as India's top carmaker spooked investors with a surprise rise in royalty payments to its parent, forcing analysts to slash growth estimates for the company.
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Italian gov't wants talks with Fiat on production move to Serbia
26/07/10 - Italy's labor minister summoned Fiat and trade unions for talks on July 28 after the company's decision to move production of some vehicles to Serbia fueled fears for the future of its biggest Italian plant.
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Italy minister asks Fiat to preserve plants, report says
26/07/10 - Fiat should keep its pledge to boost Italian car production, a newspaper cited the labor minister as saying, after the company said last week it would move production of models such as the next Multipla minivan to Serbia.
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How Li Shufu turned Geely from target of criticism to Volvo's likely new owner
26/07/10 - Geely founder and chairman Li Shufu succeeded in China by marketing "the world's cheapest car" to an emerging middle class in the country's inland cities. But his Geely model was mercilessly panned in America in 2007.
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BMW, Daimler to cooperate on car seat frames
25/07/10 - BMW AG and Daimler AG will jointly develop and purchase seat frames as part of a cooperation agreement designed to save costs, BMW said on Sunday.
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Toyota to post $1.1B quarterly profit as recall crisis ebbs, report says
25/07/10 - Toyota will likely post a group operating profit of about $1.1 billion for the April-June period as sales gain strength after a recall crisis, the Nikkei business daily reported.
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Italy minister asks Fiat to preserve plants, report says
25/07/10 - Fiat S.p.A. should keep its pledge to boost Italian car production, a newspaper cited the labor minister as saying, after the company said last week it would move production of models such as the next Multipla minivan to Serbia.
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Fiat JV Tofas to develop electric engine for Doblo EV
25/07/10 - Fiat Turkish joint venture Tofas will team with the country's largest appliance maker to produce an electric engine for the Doblo van, which could be ready for production by mid-2011 if demand rises, Tofas said.
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How Li Shufu turned Geely from target of criticism to Volvo's likely new owner
25/07/10 - Geely founder and chairman Li Shufu succeeded in China by marketing "the world's cheapest car" to an emerging middle class in the country's inland cities. But his Geely model was mercilessly panned in America in 2007.
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Magna shareholders approve $1 billion Stronach deal
24/07/10 - Magna International Inc.
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Union puts GM French factory plan in doubt
24/07/10 - A plan to maintain operations at a General Motors Co. plant in eastern France was in doubt after a labor union refused to sign a deal on Friday to freeze salaries and cut working days.
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GM plans to file for IPO during week of Aug. 16
24/07/10 - A GM filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission would be the first step toward an IPO to reduce the U.S. government's ownership in the automaker after a $50 billion bailout in 2009.
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Italian gov't wants talks with Fiat on production move to Serbia
24/07/10 - Italy's labor minister summoned Fiat and trade unions for talks on July 28 after the company's decision to move production of some vehicles to Serbia fueled fears for the future of its biggest Italian plant.
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Italian gov't wants talks with Fiat on production move to Serbia
23/07/10 - Italy's labor minister summoned Fiat and trade unions for talks on July 28 after the company's decision to move production of some vehicles to Serbia fueled fears for the future of its biggest Italian plant.
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Autoliv raises outlook as Q2 profit beats forecast
23/07/10 - Autoliv Inc., the world's biggest maker of airbags and seatbelts, raised its full-year sales outlook on Friday as it beat earnings forecasts for the second quarter and reported a record operating margin.
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VW first-half sales rise 16% on U.S., China demand
23/07/10 - Volkswagen said sales increased 5.7 percent in June helped by demand in China and the United States.
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Ford of Europe reports big Q2 profit despite sales slide
23/07/10 - Ford of Europe reported a big rise in quarterly profit despite a steady decline in unit sales during the three-month period.
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Better new-car prices boost Ford's second-quarter results
23/07/10 - Ford CEO Alan Mulally's overhaul of the automaker's lineup is paying big dividends. Ford reported a second-quarter profit of $2.6 billion thanks in part to its ability to charge more for new models. The second-largest U.S.
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Fiat lifts European sales outlook
22/07/10 - Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne lifted his outlook for the European new-car market this year, as well as his forecast for Fiat's global sales.
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Hitachi expects battery orders from multiple automakers
22/07/10 - Hitachi, Japan's biggest electronics maker, expects to receive orders for its lithium-ion batteries from multiple automakers.
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Faurecia, Plastic Omnium upbeat after strong first half
22/07/10 - Faurecia raised its full-year sales while smaller supplier Plastic Omnium made upbeat comments about the coming months as rising car demand boosted first-half results.
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Porsche secures German jobs until July 2015
22/07/10 - Porsche secured the jobs of its 8,600-strong German workforce for another five years in return for a pledge from labor to boost productivity more than 6 percent every year.
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Fiat to shift minivan production to Serbia from Italy
22/07/10 - Fiat will build two new minivans in Serbia instead of Italy, CEO Sergio Marchionne said. Fiat could also produce in other countries four other models originally planned for Italian production including Alfa Romeo and Chrysler cars.
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Fiat to shift minivan production to Serbia from Italy
21/07/10 - Fiat will build two new minivans in Serbia instead of Italy, CEO Sergio Marchionne said. Fiat could also produce in other countries four other models originally planned for Italian production including Alfa Romeo and Chrysler cars.
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Fiat to shift minivan production to Serbia from Italy
21/07/10 - Fiat will build two new minivans in Serbia instead of Italy, CEO Sergio Marchionne said. Fiat could also produce in other countries four other models originally planned for Italian production including Alfa Romeo and Chrysler cars.
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Kia's first-half output rises 67% in Slovakia
21/07/10 - Kia Motors Corp. said on Wednesday its first-half output in Slovakia rose by more than 67 percent, driven mainly by a launch of the Kia Sportage and ix35 from sister brand Hyundai.
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Kia's first-half output rises 67% in Slovakia
21/07/10 - Kia Motors Corp. said on Wednesday its first-half output in Slovakia rose by more than 67 percent, driven mainly by a launch of the Kia Sportage and ix35 from sister brand Hyundai.
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Strike hits auto electronics plant in China
21/07/10 - Workers at Japanese electronics maker Omron's southern China factory have gone on strike, the latest disruption in the manufacturing hub over demands for better wages and working conditions.
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Strike hits auto electronics plant in China
21/07/10 - Workers at Japanese electronics maker Omron's southern China factory have gone on strike, the latest disruption in the manufacturing hub over demands for better wages and working conditions.
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Toyota to cut Japan output starting in October
21/07/10 - Toyota Motor Corp.
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Toyota to cut Japan output starting in October
21/07/10 - Toyota Motor Corp.
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Mitsubishi targets China with new global small car
21/07/10 - Mitsubishi, which is pinning its revival hopes on emerging markets, plans to introduce a global small car in China and possibly manufacture it there. The yet-to-be-named small car will have a 1.0- to 1.
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Mitsubishi targets China with new global small car
21/07/10 - Mitsubishi, which is pinning its revival hopes on emerging markets, plans to introduce a global small car in China and possibly manufacture it there. The yet-to-be-named small car will have a 1.0- to 1.
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Why China's rise is good and bad for Germany
21/07/10 - BMW's, Mercedes-Benz's and Audi's German plants are running at full speed right now. The reason: wealthy car buyers in China currently have an insatiable desire to own German luxury cars.
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Chinese company to buy Jaguar Land Rover plant, report says
20/07/10 - Ningbo Huaxiang Group, a private auto interiors supplier located in east China's Zhejiang province, is set to acquire Jaguar Land Rover's interior production facility in England later this month, reports an official newspaper in Zhejiang.
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ZF seeks to boost staff in China as pool of engineers shrinks
20/07/10 - ZF Friedrichshafen AG plans to boost its engineering staff in China by 60 percent to support Chinese automakers' demand for ZF transmissions.
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VW says 3% of its global sales will be EVs by 2018
20/07/10 - Volkswagen plans to launch full-electric vehicles in 2013 and expects these zero-emission cars to account for 3 percent of its sales by 2018, CEO Martin Winterkorn said.
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Honda plans plug-in hybrid, electric car and small diesel
20/07/10 - Honda said it would launch a plug-in hybrid and a battery electric model in the United States and Japan, and a new small diesel model in Europe as well as revamp its gasoline engine and transmission lineup to improve fuel efficiency of its fleet.
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Strong Danish car sales point to economic recovery
19/07/10 - Sales of new cars in Denmark rose 29 percent in June from the same month last year, data showed on Monday, and analysts said the figures pointed to a recovery in private consumption.
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Canadian group bids for UK partsmaker Tomkins
19/07/10 - Car parts supplier Tomkins received a $4.5 billion bid approach from a Canadian consortium, the latest example of North American buyers eager to capitalize on weakness of the pound to snap up British assets. Shares in Tomkins soared 33.
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VW's U.S. leadership vacuum may disrupt Winterkorn's turnaround
19/07/10 - Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn will explain today how he plans to return VW's U.S. unit to profit as it heads for an eighth annual loss. He'll do so without a leader to oversee the turnaround. The CEO hasn't named a permanent successor to U.S.
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Daimler, BMW surge on 'bottomless' appetite for German luxury cars
19/07/10 - The Mercedes E class, BMW's new 5 series and a revamped Audi A8 are attracting wealthy buyers in the United States and China, prompting the German carmakers to boost deliveries.
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Daimler, BMW surge on 'bottomless' appetite for German luxury cars
17/07/10 - The Mercedes E class, BMW's new 5 series and a revamped Audi A8 are attracting wealthy buyers in the U.S. and China, prompting the German carmakers to boost deliveries.
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Daimler won't be split in two, trucks chief says
17/07/10 - Daimler will not be split into a passenger car maker and a truck maker, Andreas Renschler, head of the company's commercial truck business, told a newspaper.
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Peugeot 508 diesel hybrid will be Europe's greenest large car
17/07/10 - Peugeot says a diesel-hybrid version of the company's new 508 sedan will be among the most fuel-efficient models sold in Europe. The 508 will debut at the Paris auto show in October.
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Daimler to raise forecast after strong second quarter
16/07/10 - Daimler pledged to raise its 2010 earnings forecast later this month after unveiling a strong preliminary second-quarter figures driven by excellent results at its Mercedes-Benz luxury car brand.
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VW's Skoda posts record first-half sales, boosted by China
16/07/10 - Skoda sales rose 15 percent year-on-year to a record 378,747 cars in the first half, boosted by sales to China and Germany. Skoda said sales in the Chinese market rose 83 percent in the period and accounted for 22 percent of all sales.
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Renault to invest $305 million in Russia's AvtoVAZ
16/07/10 - Renault will pump 240 million euros ($305 million) into Russia's AvtoVAZ, cementing its commitment to the volatile Russian market.
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VW shakes up troubled Spanish unit Seat
16/07/10 - VW has named Josef Schelchshorn to lead human resources at Seat. VW is shaking up Seat's leadership to boost sales and stop the unit's financial losses.
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Fiat Panda production to start later than expected in Italy, union says
16/07/10 - Fiat will not start making the next Panda model at its Naples plant until spring 2012, later than expected, a union leader said.
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Odell named next Ford of Europe CEO; Farley to lead global sales
15/07/10 - Volvo CEO Stephen Odell will become CEO at Ford of Europe as part of sweeping changes at both automakers that will coincide with Ford's pending sale of Volvo to China's Zhejiang Geely Holding, the automakers announced today.
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VW wants new China plant to help double output by 2013
15/07/10 - Volkswagen will build an assembly plant in eastern China as part of a plan to double capacity in the world's biggest auto market within four years.
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Jaguar Land Rover post big June sales increase
15/07/10 - Jaguar Land Rover had a large increase in global sales in June, owner Tata Motors said. The India company's British luxury brands posted a sales increase of 47 percent in June to 20,189 units.
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Brilliance China sees H1 profit as BMW sales rise
15/07/10 - Brilliance China Automotive Holdings said it expected to record a net profit for the first half of 2010 versus a loss for the same period a year ago, helped by strong earnings from joint venture BMW Brilliance.
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Honda to focus on hybrids, drop clean-diesel development, report says
15/07/10 - Honda will drop plans to develop new clean-diesel engines and will focus on hybrids, the Nikkei business daily reported. Honda plans to develop a new hybrid system for larger cars, the newspaper said.
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BMW expects record 2010 sales in Latin America
14/07/10 - BMW AG expects sales in Latin America, a miniscule market for the premium carmaker, to maintain their high double-digit growth rate from the first half into the second.
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Ford Focus electric battery packs to be built by LG Chem unit
14/07/10 - Ford Motor Co. has selected LG Chem's U.S. unit Compact Power Inc. to supply battery packs for an electric Focus compact car for U.S. production starting in 2011, the automaker said today.
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Toyota cites driver errors in acceleration cases
14/07/10 - Toyota's investigation of accidents involving unintended acceleration where motorists said they pressed on the brake pedal show that 'virtually all' involved drivers who pushed the accelerator instead, a company spokesman said.
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Coachbuilder Heuliez is rescued, but won't build cars in future
14/07/10 - Struggling French coachbuilder Heuliez will no longer build cars but has a future as a parts supplier, new CEO Francois de Gaillard said.
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VW offers a new, greener Sharan
14/07/10 - After waiting 10 years to replace its Sharan, VW hopes to capture lost ground by offering a new model that it claims is the most fuel efficient in its segment. The latest Sharan's most economical engine, a 140-hp, 2.0-liter diesel, uses 5.
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Ford's Europe sales drop for 3rd straight month; forecast unchanged
13/07/10 - Ford of Europe's sales fell for the third-consecutive month as June volumes decreased by 8.3 percent to 118,800 units. After six months, the U.S. automaker's registrations were down 3.
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Belgian supplier expands China production
13/07/10 - Belgian transmission manufacturer Punch Powertrain says that next year it will triple the production capacity of its Nanjing factory, which annually makes 100,000 continuously variable transmissions.
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BMW raises 2010 outlook as auto markets recover
13/07/10 - BMW raised its 2010 sales and earnings forecast on growing sales in China and strong demand for the new 5-series sedan. BMW predicts sales this year to rise about 10 percent to more than 1.
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Greek crisis set to spread to rest of Europe
13/07/10 - European car markets are heading for further pain as EU countries implement measures to tackle their financial deficits, a market researcher warns.
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Renault, other bidders win more time for Ssangyong offers
13/07/10 - Six groups bidding for Ssangyong, including Renault-Nissan, have won more time to prepare their bids. The final bid deadline for the troubled Korean automaker, which is worth up to $500 million, has been extended by three weeks.
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Peugeot deepens partnership with Malaysia carmaker
12/07/10 - Peugeot is expanding its partnership with Malaysian carmaker NAZA, with an agreement to build a sedan car together, as part of a drive to boost its presence in booming emerging regions as mature markets stagnate.
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Leoni acquires U.S. optical fibers specialist RoMack
12/07/10 - Leoni has acquired U.S. optical fibers specialist RoMack, in an effort to strengthen its position in niche markets and reduce its dependency on the automotive market.
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Toyota, Tesla to prepare RAV4, RX prototypes
12/07/10 - Toyota and its electric-car affiliate Tesla will use the Japanese automaker's RAV4 and Lexus RX crossovers as their first jointly developed battery-powered test models, a person familiar with the matter said.
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Honda says June China sales down 2.7%
12/07/10 - Honda said on Monday its China auto sales in June fell 2.7 percent from a year earlier, the second straight month of declines in a market that grew nearly 20 percent during the period.
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Chief engineer of Ford Focus quits to lead yacht builder
12/07/10 - Jens Ludmann, chief program engineer for Ford's new Focus, is quitting the automaker to head a German-based yacht builder.
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Chief engineer of Ford Focus quits to lead yacht builder
10/07/10 - Jens Ludmann, chief program engineer for Ford's new Focus, is quitting the automaker to head a German-based yacht builder.
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VW recruits Lotus COO as quality boss
09/07/10 - Volkswagen has recruited Frank Tuch, a former top quality executive at Porsche, as its chief quality officer.
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Ferrari chief Montezemolo is not quitting, Fiat says
09/07/10 - Fiat denied a media report saying that Luca Cordero di Montezemolo, chairman of its Ferrari, would soon be replaced.
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Fiat will shift Panda production to Italy from Poland
09/07/10 - Fiat will build the next generation of the Panda, Europe's best-selling small car, in Italy, the automaker said.
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PSA to launch DS upscale cars in China
09/07/10 - PSA and Changan Auto will set up a joint venture in China that will initially focus on introducing the Citroen DS upscale car line in the country.
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Ford aid request rejected by Germany, paper says
09/07/10 - German Economy Minister Rainer Bruederle rebuffed a request by Ford's German unit for state support, saying the carmaker's business is recovering, a newspaper reported.
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BMW, SGL start construction of U.S. carbon fiber plant
08/07/10 - SGL Automotive Carbon Fibers, a joint venture between BMW AG and SGL Group, began building a carbon fiber manufacturing plant Wednesday in Moses Lake, Wash.
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Renault-Nissan and India's Bajaj to make Nano rival
08/07/10 - The Renault-Nissan Alliance and India's Bajaj Auto on Thursday signed an agreement to manufacture an ultra low-cost car to be sold in India and other emerging markets. Renault-Nissan said they would launch the car in India in 2012 along with Bajaj.
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Fiats join Jeeps for first time in Fiat-owned store
08/07/10 - Fiats and Jeeps are being sold in the same Fiat S.p.A.-owned store for the first time since the Italian company took control of Jeep parent Chrysler Group last year.
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Russia car sales soar 45% June
08/07/10 - Russian car sales soared 45 percent year-on-year in June as a state scrapping scheme and wider economic recovery boosted the formerly troubled industry.
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Faurecia signs alliance with China's Geely
08/07/10 - Faurecia has signed a partnership with the privately held parent of Chinese carmaker Geely and its main supplier, Limin, as it ramps up exposure to the world's biggest car market.
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Geely to build Volvo randd center in Shanghai
07/07/10 - Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co. will construct a research and development center for its newly acquired Swedish car brand Volvo in a suburb of Shanghai.
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Porsche's new CEO faces first test with smaller Boxster
07/07/10 - Matthias Mueller, the new CEO of Porsche, faces his first test with the introduction of a new line of smaller Boxster sports cars.
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China, new models boost PSA first-half sales
07/07/10 - New models such as the Citroen C3 Picasso and Peugeot RCZ coupe plus strong growth in China pushed up PSA's first-half sales 16.9 percent. Excluding sales of CKD kits -- nearly completed cars shipped for assembly in other markets -- sales rose 16.
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Volvo sale to Geely gets EU OK
07/07/10 - European Union competition regulators approved on Tuesday Ford Motor Co.'s sale of its Volvo premium car unit to Chinese carmaker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. and state-owned investment group Daqing.
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VW CEO says Porsche integration on track
07/07/10 - A $2 billion lawsuit launched by several U.S. hedge funds has not derailed the integration of Porsche Automobil Holding SE into Volkswagen AG, VW's CEO said.
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Mercedes-Benz brand enjoys record June sales month
05/07/10 - Daimler's luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz enjoyed a record June sales month thanks to rising demand for its most expensive models, and expects the marque to post a considerable rise in the current quarter.
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Daimler denies report that CFO Uebber to become EADS chief
05/07/10 - European Aeronautic Defence and Space Co.'s succession plan for CEO Louis Gallois isn't on the agenda of the manufacturer or at shareholder Daimler AG, the companies said.
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Toyota to recall Lexus models in Japan, China
05/07/10 - Toyota will recall Lexus cars sold in Japan and in China after saying engines in up to 270,000 vehicles worldwide may have a defect that can lead to stalling.
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UK supplier GKN builds plant in north China
05/07/10 - GKN Driveline says it is building a factory in Changchun in China's northeast to keep up with expanding demand. The plant is scheduled to open in 2011, with annual production of 1 million drive shafts.
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Continental plans $671 million bond issue to meet debt payment
05/07/10 - Continental will issue at least 500 million euros ($671 million) in new bonds maturing in five years or more to stave off an 8.1 billion euro debt payment due all at once in August 2012.
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Land Rover begins push for greener SUVs with Evoque
04/07/10 - Land Rover needs to develop greener versions of all its models to sustain sales, says Carl-Peter Forster, CEO of parent Tata Motors. He spoke in London, where the company introduced a a small, two-door Range Rover SUV called the Evoque.
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Fiat to launch truck spin-off this month, report says
04/07/10 - Fiat will launch the spin-off of its truck and farm equipment activities later this month, aiming to have two listed companies by the year-end, an Italian newspaper said.
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Fiat to launch truck spin-off this month, report says
03/07/10 - Fiat will launch the spin-off of its truck and farm equipment activities later this month, aiming to have two listed companies by the year-end, an Italian newspaper said.
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BMW, Mazda face U.S. probe due to steering complaints
03/07/10 - More than 342,000 cars made by BMW AG and Mazda Motor Corp. are under investigation by the U.S. auto safety regulator for possible steering defects that could lead to loss of vehicle control.
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New Mercedes CL gets numerous external, internal changes -- and better mileage
02/07/10 - Mercedes-Benz has given the CL a mid-cycle facelift, three years after its introduction, providing the big two-door with lightly altered bumpers and a host of other cosmetic changes.
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Former Ford exec to head sales at Skoda
02/07/10 - Ford's former sales chief in Germany, Juergen Stackmann, will be the new head of sales and marketing at Volkswagens low-cost Skoda brand.
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German car export surge to slow in second half, industry body says
02/07/10 - A 44 percent first-half surge in German car exports is expected to slow down over the remainder of the year as scrapping schemes run out in Europe and 2009 comparison figures become harder to beat.
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Car sales in Germany fell 30% in June, source says
02/07/10 - The German car market plunged in June as the aftershocks from last year's scrapping incentive scheme are forecast to continue haunting the industry throughout the rest of this year.
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GM plans to build 10,000 Volts next year
02/07/10 - General Motors Co. will build 10,000 Chevrolet Volts by the end of 2011 and 30,000 more in 2012, said Tony DiSalle, marketing director for the Volt.
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BMW names Eschenbach to lead finance unit
01/07/10 - BMW has named Erich Ebner von Eschenbach the next boss of its financing unit.
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Europe braces for big slide in second-half car sales
01/07/10 - European carmakers face a big slide in H2 new-car sales after June volume fell in France and slowed in Spain as scrappage schemes are phased out and cautious consumers pull back from major purchases in the face of economic uncertainty.
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Toyota mulling fix for possible engine defect
01/07/10 - Toyota is considering taking steps to eliminate possible engine failure in as many as 270,000 cars, as the world's largest automaker continues to ramp up its safety oversight following a string of recalls.
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Mazda sales up globally, except in 'tough' Europe, CEO says
01/07/10 - Mazda's global sales have grown more than 20 percent in the first two months of the business year, outperforming the annual target of a 6 percent rise, CEO Takashi Yamanouchi said.
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BMW may invest $1 billion in Mexican auto suppliers, minister says
01/07/10 - BMW may invest more than $1 billion in Mexico to prepare local auto-parts companies to boost supplies to its U.S. plant, Mexican Economy Minister Gerardo Ruiz Mateos said.
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EVs only can succeed with collaboration
30/06/10 - Sustainable success for electric vehicles only will happen with better collaboration, a panel of EV experts told the Automotive News Europe Congress last week.
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If Alfa wants to sell 500,000 cars a year it should join VW
30/06/10 - How can Alfa Romeo reach its ambitious target of boosting annual unit sales above 500,000 by 2014 from 102,000 units last year? Become part of Europe's largest automaker, says one analyst.
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Toyota wants Auris hybrid to help it become Europe's greenest automaker
29/06/10 - Toyota Motor Europe wants its new UK-made Auris hybrid to help it pass Fiat to takeover as Europe's low-CO2 champion.
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Tesla raises $226 million in 1st U.S. carmaker IPO in 54 years
29/06/10 - Tesla Motors Inc., the electric car company that hasn't posted a profit, raised $226 million selling shares above its forecast price range in the first initial public offering of a U.S. automaker in a half century.
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Tata Motors to raise $1 billion to trim Jaguar Land Rover debt
29/06/10 - Tata Motors Ltd., the Indian owner of Jaguar and Land Rover, plans to raise as much as 47 billion rupees ($1 billion) to expand operations and reduce debt accumulated for the purchase of the luxury brands.
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Lotus Cars prepares to hire Lutz, Purves as advisers, sources say
28/06/10 - Lotus Cars Ltd. is poised to tap former General Motors Co. product guru Bob Lutz and retired BMW executive Tom Purves to advise the British niche carmaker on a five-year turnaround plan.
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Schaeffler takes step toward Conti merger
28/06/10 - German ball-bearing maker Schaeffler Group stepped closer to a merger with Continental AG, hiving off its healthy operating business into a separate company together with its 75 percent stake in the Hanover-based German auto parts supplier.
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Debt-ridden Conti to issue bond within days, sources say
28/06/10 - German automotive supplier Continental AG plans to issue a high-yield bond within days to restructure its massive debt, sources said on Monday, taking it a step closer to integrating with majority shareholder Schaeffler.
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Tata Motors to raise $1 billion to trim Jaguar Land Rover debt
28/06/10 - Tata Motors Ltd., the Indian owner of Jaguar and Land Rover, plans to raise as much as 47 billion rupees ($1 billion) to expand operations and reduce debt accumulated for the purchase of the luxury brands.
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Tata may lure Hyundai buyers in India on fuel price
28/06/10 - Tata Motors, a challenger to Hyundai in the fight to be India's No. 2 automaker, may gain an edge over the South Korean carmaker after the nation decided to end state controls on gasoline prices.
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EVs only can succeed with collaboration
26/06/10 - Sustainable success for electric vehicles only will happen with better collaboration, a panel of EV experts told the Automotive News Europe Congress this week.
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VW, Bosch, PSA first to win ANE L.E.A.D.E.R. awards
26/06/10 - Volkswagen AG, Robert Bosch GmbH and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA were honored here this week as the winners of the first annual Automotive News Europe/Automotive Intelligence Center L.E.A.D.E.R. awards. L.E.A.D.E.R.
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VW talks with Jacoby said to focus on departure terms
25/06/10 - Volkswagen AG is negotiating with U.S. chief Stefan Jacoby over terms of his departure as the executive is set to become CEO of Volvo Cars, according to people familiar with the matter.
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Era of squeezing suppliers for price cuts is over
25/06/10 - The era of automakers squeezing every last cent in cost reductions from suppliers is over, speakers told the Automotive News Europe Congress this week.
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Kia Slovakia sees output reaching pre-crisis levels
25/06/10 - Kia expects the launch of its new Sportage SUV to help boost output at its Slovak factory to pre-crisis levels, a top executive said. "We plan to produce more than 35,000 units of this SUV model this year," Kia Motors Slovakia CEO In-Kyu Bae said.
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BMW, Audi, Mercedes to add shifts, workers to meet growing demand
25/06/10 - Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi are adding staff and cutting summer factory breaks to boost production as demand for luxury cars returns quicker than they had planned.
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Russia poised for sustainable rebound, Rolf CEO says
25/06/10 - Russia is ready for a sustainable rebound in new-car sales that will push volume to 3.2 million units by 2015, says the head of the country's largest importer and retailer of foreign-made cars.
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Geely to sell 150,000 Volvo cars in China by 2015, report says
25/06/10 - Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, which is buying Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo car unit, aims to sell 150,000 Volvo cars in China annually by 2015, a Chinese newspaper said.
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Europe moves closer to electric car infrastructure
25/06/10 - Europe's carmakers moved a step closer creating an infrastructure for electric cars after agreeing on plug and socket standards for slow or overnight charging of the battery-driven vehicles due to hit roads from next year.
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VW holds talks with U.S. chief Jacoby; paper says he's joining Volvo
25/06/10 - Volkswagen of America said it is in talks with CEO Stefan Jacoby over his employment contract after a German newspaper reported he will become chief executive of Volvo Car Corp.
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VW to shake up Porsche board, paper says
25/06/10 - Volkswagen plans to shake up its management at Porsche SE , as it looks to strengthen its hold on the automaker, the Financial Times reported on Friday.
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Shanghai Auto plans to raise $1.5 billion in share placement
24/06/10 - SAIC, China's biggest automaker, it will raise up to 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) through a share placement.
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Shanghai Auto plans to raise $1.5 billion in share placement
24/06/10 - SAIC, China's biggest automaker, it will raise up to 10 billion yuan ($1.5 billion) through a share placement.
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Geely lines up regional investor for Volvo buy
24/06/10 - Zhejiang Geely is teaming up with Chinese regional asset manager Daqing in its planned $1.8 billion takeover of Ford's Volvo Cars unit.
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Geely lines up regional investor for Volvo buy
24/06/10 - Zhejiang Geely is teaming up with Chinese regional asset manager Daqing in its planned $1.8 billion takeover of Ford's Volvo Cars unit.
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BMW cautious on sales target despite early jump
24/06/10 - BMW is sticking to a "single digit" percent 2010 sales growth forecast, despite outperforming in the first five months, as tougher comparatives and global fiscal changes kick in.
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BMW cautious on sales target despite early jump
24/06/10 - BMW is sticking to a "single digit" percent 2010 sales growth forecast, despite outperforming in the first five months, as tougher comparatives and global fiscal changes kick in.
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Saab pushing on with small car plan
24/06/10 - Spyker wants to secure a platform-sharing partner for Saab's planned new 92 small car before deciding how to fund the project, and hopes to decide on a partner by year-end, CEO Victor Muller said.
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Saab pushing on with small car plan
24/06/10 - Spyker wants to secure a platform-sharing partner for Saab's planned new 92 small car before deciding how to fund the project, and hopes to decide on a partner by year-end, CEO Victor Muller said.
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Fiat keeps Naples plant future in limbo
24/06/10 - Fiat stopped short of sealing its near $1 billion investment for the survival of its Naples plant after less than full labor support for plans to boost productivity there.
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BMW says revamped 5-series model sold out, forcing buyers to wait months
23/06/10 - BMW has sold out of the revamped 5-series sedan in all markets, forcing customers to wait three to four months for deliveries.
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Fiat keeps Naples plant future in limbo
23/06/10 - Fiat stopped short of sealing its near $1 billion investment for the survival of its Naples plant after less than full labor support for plans to boost productivity there.
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India's Tata Motors to consider fund raising on June 28
23/06/10 - India's Tata Motors said on Wednesday its board would meet on June 28 to consider various options to raise long-term capital funds. No other details were immediately available.
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Porsche finishes No. 1 in key U.S. quality survey
23/06/10 - Porsche was tops and Mercedes-Benz ranked third in U.S. initial vehicle quality, based on a closely watched J.D. Power and Associates survey.
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Fiat workers back plan to save plant near Naples
23/06/10 - Workers at a Fiat factory near Naples backed a plan to increase flexibility in return for investment to build the Panda, Europe's top-selling car there.
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Porsche shares advance as VW considers Mueller to run sports-car maker
21/06/10 - Porsche shares rose to their highest level in five weeks as VW considers naming its chief product strategist Matthias Mueller to run the sports-car maker.
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Jeep to take global lead as Chryslers become Lancias in Europe
21/06/10 - Chrysler Group's Jeep brand will become the subsidiary's primary global make in the first half of next year as Fiat emphasizes the Lancia nameplate in Europe, Michael Manley, Chrysler Group's international chief, said.
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VW production boss Heizmann to head MAN trucks, report says
21/06/10 - Volkswagen production chief Jochem Heizmann will become the new CEO at German truckmaker MAN AG, a German newspaper reported. VW is MAN's largest shareholder. Porsche CEO Michael Macht is the favored candidate to succeed Heizmann.
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Honda, Nissan supplier in China says strike over
21/06/10 - A Japanese supplier of plastic parts to Honda Motor and Nissan Motor in China said it had settled a labor dispute with workers at a south China plant after offering a bigger wage hike and more benefits.
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Porsche CEO Macht said to be favored as VW production chief
21/06/10 - Porsche CEO Michael Macht is the favored candidate to succeed Jochem Heizmann as Volkswagen production chief.
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Porsche CEO Macht said to be favored as VW production chief
19/06/10 - Porsche CEO Michael Macht is the favored candidate to succeed Jochem Heizmann as Volkswagen production chief.
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Ferrari P4/5 designer Castriota heads to Saab
19/06/10 - Jason Castriota, the U.S. designer known for creating the Ferrari P4/5 and Maserati GranTurismo, will head Saab Automobile's design team to help the Swedish carmaker take on BMW and Audi.
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Porsche CEO Macht said to be favored as VW production chief
18/06/10 - Porsche CEO Michael Macht is the favored candidate to succeed Jochem Heizmann as Volkswagen production chief.
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Saab hires Ferrari designer Castriota to speed post-GM turnaround
18/06/10 - Jason Castriota, the U.S. designer known for creating the Ferrari P4/5 and Maserati GranTurismo, will head Saab Automobile's design team to help the Swedish carmaker take on BMW and Audi.
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Opel expects big sales boost for Astra with debut of new wagon
18/06/10 - Opel/Vauxhall expects its Astra compact car range to get a big sales boost with the addition of a station wagon variant that will launch in Europe in November, a month after its debut at the Paris auto show. The wagon, which the General Motors Co.
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PSA to develop 2 models for emerging markets
18/06/10 - PSA is working on two new cars for emerging countries.
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Magna bows to pressure, shares details of plan to buy Stronach's control
18/06/10 - Magna International Inc. gave into regulator and shareholder demands Thursday to provide them with more information about its controversial plan to pay its founder and chairman nearly $900 million to cede control of the company.
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German Web car sales broker plans to accelerate Europe-wide trade
17/06/10 - Buyers and sellers of used cars are increasingly exploiting the opportunities for cross-border deals in Europe. Internet broker AutoScout24 plans to expand its presence outside Germany so it can profit from the trend.
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GM to fund Opel revamp, withdraws state aid requests
16/06/10 - GM will fund a restructuring of Opel/Vauxhall without state aid after the automaker decided to withdraw applications for government loan guarantees from European governments. GM plans a 3.
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VW plans 'significantly' higher operating profit, sales
16/06/10 - Volkswagen said operating profit and deliveries may rise 'significantly' this year as demand increases in major markets and the euro's decline against the dollar helps sales abroad.
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One union still resists Fiat Naples plant deal
16/06/10 - A union maintained its rejection of a key labor deal with Fiat, keeping the future of the carmaker's Naples plant in the balance.
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EU executive proposes electric car safety rules
16/06/10 - The European Union's executive took a further step to encourage the widespread use of electric vehicles, proposing the EU sign up to an existing set of common safety standards.
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McLaren says supercar sales buoyed by Europe as austerity fades
15/06/10 - McLaren Group said Europe will provide at least half the buyers for its Ferrari-rivaling MP4-12C supercar as demand for luxury autos rebounds.
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China PM calls for better labor conditions as auto workers suspend strike
15/06/10 - Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao urged better treatment of the nation's vast army of migrant laborers as employees at a Honda factory suspended the latest strike that has laid bare growing worker assertiveness.
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Continental may sell 4 billion euros of bonds
15/06/10 - Continental AG, Europe's second- biggest auto-parts maker, said it plans bond sales of as much as 4 billion euros ($4.9 billion) in several steps to reduce dependency on bank financing.
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VW makes new Jetta bigger, but lowers price
15/06/10 - Volkswagen of America plans to pull the wraps off its bigger, more athletically-styled and lower-priced 2011 model-year Jetta at a press conference here today.
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GM mulls buyback of French transmissions factory
14/06/10 - General Motors said it may buy back its French powertrain factory, in a sign that the automaker is reversing some of the retrenchment steps it took during the downturn.
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Faurecia aims to double sales outside Europe
14/06/10 - Faurecia targets sales of 16 billion euros (about $19.6 billion) by 2014 and plans to almost double the proportion of its sales outside Europe in the same timeframe.
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Daimler wants to lead small premium segment
14/06/10 - Daimler wants to gain market leadership among premium vehicles in the small car segment, CEO Dieter Zetsche said. Zetsche said Daimler was approached by GM and was in talks with Volkswagen AG as well as Fiat S.p.A.
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Renault to repay part of state debt, Ghosn says
14/06/10 - Renault aims to repay at least 500 million euros (about $602 million) of debt to the state before year-end, CEO Carlos Ghosn said.
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BMW, Volkswagen recall cars, minivans
14/06/10 - BMW AG and Volkswagen AG recalled vehicles in the U.S. for defects that could cause fires.
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Russia's AvtoVAZ plans further 10% workforce cut
13/06/10 - AvtoVAZ, the Russian automaker 25 percent-owned by Renault SA, plans to cut 10 percent of its workforce, as it disposes of non-automotive activities, CEO Igor Komarov said.
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Renault to repay part of state debt, Ghosn says
13/06/10 - Renault aims to repay at least 500 million euros (about $602 million) of debt to the state before year-end, CEO Carlos Ghosn said.
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Italy says there are 5 offers for Fiat's Sicily plant
13/06/10 - Italy's Industry Minister said there are five offers, down from 25, for Fiat SpA's Termini Imerese plant in Sicily, according to an e-mailed statement.
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Fiat CEO wants all unions to OK plan to save Italian plant
12/06/10 - Fiat S.p.A. CEO Sergio Marchionne wants approval from all unions involved in talks to save an Italian plant. Until then, the deal cannot be completed.
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How Opel could finance restructuring
11/06/10 - Germany has rejected General Motors Co.'s request for state aid for its Opel/Vauxhall unit, placing the burden of support on four German states which host Opel plants.
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AvtoVAZ sees total 2010 Russia car sales at 1.7M
11/06/10 - Lada-maker AvtoVAZ is expecting total Russian car sales to rise to 1.7 million in 2010, up from a previous forecast of 1.6 million, due to the government-sponsored scrappage scheme.
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Saab, BMW in talks to develop new 9-2, paper says
11/06/10 - BMW AG and Saab are discussing sharing parts and technology for a new small car the Swedish automaker wants to build, two people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News.
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PSA, Mitsubishi could decide on small car tie-up soon
11/06/10 - Talks between PSA and Mitsubishi to use one of the Japanese manufacturer's platforms for small, low-range cars, could be concluded soon, a French newspaper reported.
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German states to set up task force on Opel aid
11/06/10 - German states with Opel plants will set up a task force to discuss possible aid for the GM unit after Berlin rejected a request for 1.1 billion euros ($1.
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Daimler forecasts Mercedes sales to grow 'at least' 7% in 2010
10/06/10 - Daimler AG forecasts that Mercedes-Benz sales will advance at twice the rate of the overall market in 2010 on demand from China. 'We want to grow at least 7 percent,' sales chief Joachim Schmidt said.
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India's Mahindra to start due diligence on Ssangyong, report says
10/06/10 - Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., India's top utility vehicle and tractor maker, will start the due diligence on troubled Korean SUV maker Ssangyong Motor Co., a top official told a television station on Thursday.
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Opel will not change revamp plan; minicar still planned, CEO says
10/06/10 - Opel/Vauxhall CEO Nick Reilly said he doesn't expect to change a restructuring plan for the General Motors Co. unit significantly after the German government rejected a request for state aid toward a 3.
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Smart to test electric cars in some U.S. cities
10/06/10 - Minicar maker Smart is launching a 250-unit test fleet of electric cars in select U.S. cities this year, as part of a broader push to boost the brand's image among the urban set.
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Renault to name Thormann as new CFO, sources say
10/06/10 - Renault SA plans to name Dominique Thormann, head of its sales-financing unit, to replace Chief Financial Officer Thierry Moulonguet, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
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Daimler builds a stretched Mercedes E class in China
08/06/10 - Daimler AG has begun building a "stretched" Mercedes E-class sedan in China in a bid to win consumers drawn to long-wheelbase sedans from German rivals BMW and Audi.
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Mitsubishi seeks 56% sales growth by 2013
08/06/10 - Mitsubishi will unveil a growth plan for a 56 percent jump in vehicle sales, relying on two pillars: Mitsubishi's strength in environmental technology through its electric car business,and expansion in emerging markets through the "Global Small...
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Audi posts 15% sales jump on China, predicts boost from A1
08/06/10 - Audi said sales rose 15 percent in May because of growing demand from Chinese consumers, and predicted the new A1 small car will help it win more customers in Europe.
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GM issues shares worth $24.5 million to executives
08/06/10 - General Motors Co. is giving 12 top executives share equivalents worth an estimated total of $24.5 million that could be exercised once the company goes public. CEO Ed Whitacre wants GM shares to trade by the fourth quarter.
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Germany withholds findings that support Opel's aid bid, politician says
08/06/10 - A senior German politician representing the interests of Opel workers in East Germany said the Berlin government was suppressing information that could bolster the case for granting 1.1 billion euros ($1.
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Daimler bribery probe launched in Nigeria
08/06/10 - Nigeria's anti-corruption agency said today it was investigating the involvement of Nigerian officials in alleged bribes paid by luxury car and truck maker Daimler AG and a local vehicle assembly company.
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Germany suppressing findings helpful to Opel, politician says
07/06/10 - A senior German politician representing the interests of Opel workers in East Germany said the Berlin government was suppressing information that could bolster the case for granting 1.1 billion euros ($1.
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Opel gets 300 million euros in aid from Spain
07/06/10 - Spain's central government and the Aragon regional government will provide General Motors Co.'s European unit Opel with 300 million euros ($358.2 million) in aid, the Aragon government said on Monday.
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Renault confirms joint bid for Korea's Ssangyong
07/06/10 - Renault SA confirmed it has submitted a letter of intent to buy South Korean SUV maker Ssangyong Motor Co., together with Japanese partner Nissan Motor Co. and South Korean subsidiary Renault Samsung Motors.
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Buffett-backed BYD may set up European base in Germany
07/06/10 - BYD Co., the Chinese automaker backed by billionaire Warren Buffett, may set up its European headquarters in Germany, the company said today.
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Changan to make Ford car under own brand
07/06/10 - Chongqing Changan Automobile is in talks with partner Ford Motor Co. to produce a mid-sized car in China using Ford technology but carrying a Changan badge, as they move to take their partnership to a new level, two sources said on Monday.
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Nissan hits Japan target for Leaf with pre-orders
07/06/10 - Nissan Motor Co. said on Monday it had received 6,000 orders for its Leaf electric car in Japan, meeting its sales target for this business year before the model is due to hit the market in December. Leaf orders start in Europe next month.
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Volvo-buyer Geely hires Ford's ex-global PR boss
07/06/10 - Geely Holding Group, which is buying Ford Motor Co.'s Volvo unit, has hired Kenneth Hsu, former global communications manager of the Detroit automaker, to lead its global communication and brand promotion team.
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VW ends Proton tie-up talks to focus on 'other priorities'
07/06/10 - Volkswagen ended partnership talks with Proton Holdings, Malaysia's state-controlled automaker, because the German carmaker has 'other priorities,' Proton said.
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