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Feb
2nd

Cutting the cost – Feature – Cut running costs

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We show you how to save big on everyday motoring expenses. Full story...
Feb
2nd

EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: The incomplete jigsaw puzzle

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Fiat-PSA-Chrysler would be a massive corporate entity - but does it have the right kind of global coverage? Mark Bursa thinks there might still be something missing. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Source: Italy’s car sales fell 33% in January

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New-car sales in Italy fell almost 33 percent to about 157,000 units in January, compared with the same month last year, sources said. The slide is worse than expected. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Minister: Ford French plant bought by German firm

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Ford Motor's factory in Blanquefort in western France will be acquired by a German industrial group, Economy Minister Christine Lagarde said on Monday, adding that 1,600 jobs at the plant would be saved. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Ford confirms sale of French transmission plant

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Ford Motor Co. announced Monday that it plans to sell its automatic transmission factory near the southwestern city of Bordeaux to a French company that operates one of the country's historic steel forging operations. Full story...
Feb
2nd

ANFAC : Spanish car sales fall 41.6 pct in January

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Spanish car sales fell by 41.6 percent in January versus a year earlier, compared to a 49.9 percent drop in sales in December last year, car manufacturers' association ANFAC said on Monday. Full story...
Feb
2nd

France, Spain, Italy see steep drop in car sales

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New-car sales fell steeply in France, Spain and Italy in January as the bleak economic outlook kept buyers out of showrooms. In France, new car sales were down 7.9 percent to 149,385 last month after a 15. Full story...
Feb
2nd

IRAN: ICKO builds Iran’s first diesel cars

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Iranian automaker IKCO has launched new Peugeot Pars automatic and diesel 206 SD models, becoming the first Iranian carmaker to produce diesel-powered passenger cars. Full story...
Feb
2nd

IRAN: IKCO builds Iran’s first diesel cars

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Iranian automaker Iran Khodro (IKCO) has launched new Peugeot Pars automatic and diesel 206 SD models, becoming the first Iranian carmaker to produce diesel-powered passenger cars. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Suppliers to the 2009 Ford Flex

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Suppliers to the 2009 Ford Flex include Burgess-Norton, Methode Electronics, Toyoda Gosei, Autoliv, Emhart Teknologies, IAC, Omron, Continental Structural Plastics, Stabilus, Empire Electronics, Valor Manufacturing, Dana, Dura, Midway Products, ABC,... Full story...
Feb
2nd

Dealers’ last resort: Whack the work force

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U.S. car dealers are slashing their work forces, laying off service writers, secretaries, sales personnel, you name it, in a gritty effort to cope with crashing profits. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Chrysler suit: Hecker owes half a billion

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So why did Chrysler Financial Services pull the plug on embattled Minnesota megadealer Denny Hecker last fall, forcing Hecker to close six of his 16 dealerships and sell three others? Now it can be told. Full story...
Feb
2nd

As U.S. deadline nears, GM lacks plan for weak brands

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Talk about pressure. Just a couple of weeks before General Motors has to submit a detailed plan proving viability, GM executives have no idea what to do with their losing brands. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Industry battles state-by-state mpg

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Automakers and their allies are gearing up for an intensive lobbying campaign to convince Washington that national standards for greenhouse gas emissions are better than state-by-state rules. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Cash-for-clunkers hits roadblocks

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Automakers and dealers are pushing federal legislation that would pay motorists to trade in old gas-guzzling cars and trucks for more fuel-efficient new vehicles. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Nardelli pledges to keep fed money within Chrysler

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Chrysler LLC CEO Bob Nardelli says the $3 billion in second-stage federal loan money the company seeks would be used in North American operations even if a proposed Chrysler-Fiat alliance goes forward. Full story...
Feb
2nd

In hard times, carmakers ease demands on dealers

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As hard times settle in, many vehicle manufacturers are backing off costly demands that they usually place on dealers. Chrysler, for example, is again trimming the required size of stores. BMW is relaxing training requirements. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Dealership fraud: Phony credit info

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Louis Harrelson's six-store dealership group used the slogan "Everybody rides." Full story...
Feb
2nd

Hyundai focuses ad budget on high-profile events

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Hyundai aims to pull out of its sales slump with a first-quarter marketing assault that makes use of several glitzy TV extravaganzas. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Citroen to launch global re-branding

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Citroen will unveil this week a global re-branding initiative that introduces a new, "near-premium" product line and calls for wide-ranging changes across its 3,300-dealer global network. Full story...
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