Production lines to be stopped for longer periods over Christmas due to crisis.
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The UK is the latest European market to report a steep plunge in new-car sales in November. Car sales in the UK fell 36.8 percent to 100,333 units compared with a year earlier, the country's industry body said Thursday.
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General Motors has suspended construction of a US$450m diesel engine plant in Thailand as the company struggles to save cash in the face of a global demand slowdown.
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Toyota Kirloskar - a joint venture between Toyota Motor and Kirloskar Motors India - has put the launch of the Prius hybrid on hold because it cannot price the car competitively against its Honda rival.
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The Ranjagoan, Pune, manufacturing plant owned by a 50/50 Fiat Group and Tata Motors JV has capacity for 330,000 engines a year and plans to export to other vehicle manufacturing facilities overseas.
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Ford Motor is seeking to sell Volvo for as much as $6 billion, and is using JPMorgan Chase and Co as an adviser, Bloomberg reported on its Web site on Wednesday.
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The Swedish government is discussing a package of measures to cushion the economy from the blow of the global financial crisis, including assistance to the auto industry, a government source said on Thursday.
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General Motors and Chrysler are considering accepting a pre-arranged bankruptcy as the last-resort price of getting a multi billion dollar government bailout, Bloomberg reported, citing a person familiar with internal discussions.
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General Motors CEO Rick Wagoner will make a visible attempt to impress lawmakers with GM's technology tomorrow morning. He will drive from his hotel to the Russell Senate Office Building in one of GM's prototype electric-hybrid vehicles.
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George Nahas owned only an Oldsmobile dealership when General Motors announced in 2000 that it would kill the brand. So he moved on -- to Saturn.
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Citroen's rally boss Olivier Quesnel has confirmed that rallying will remain the French manufacturer's priority in 2010 and that he wants Sébastien Loeb to stay at the team until then.
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The Speedcar Series' first untimed practice session took place today ahead of qualifying and Race 1 tomorrow at the Dubai Autodrome. Vitantonio Liuzzi made his debut in this season by clocking the fastest time.
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Citroen's rally boss Olivier Quesnel has confirmed that rallying will remain the French manufacturer's priority in 2010 and that he wants Sébastien Loeb to stay at the team until then.
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The opening race to Speedcar Series Season 2 begins tomorrow at the Dubai Autodrome. 14 drivers will take to the grid representing seven professional teams at the 2-day race weekend.
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The Speedcar Series' first untimed practice session took place today ahead of qualifying and Race 1 tomorrow at the Dubai Autodrome. Vitantonio Liuzzi made his debut in this season by clocking the fastest time.
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Japanese Formula 1 driver Takuma Sato will test again with the Scuderia Toro Rosso team at Jerez, Spain next week.
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Former Formula 1world champion Kimi Raikkonen has spent much of the time since the last race of 2008 in his native Finland.
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The FIM has revealed the finalised calendar for the 2009 World Superbike Championship, which confirms the return of Imola and the disappearance of the Brands Hatch round.
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Formula one team bosses have travelled to Geneva, Switzerland, for Thursday's meeting of the FOTA alliance.
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