General Motors is scaling back its presence at the Los Angeles motor show, opening next week, postponing the debut of a new Buick until January in Detroit.
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BMW is planning to close its Regensburg plant for an extra 14 days over the winter break.
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Germany has approved a new tax bonus which will serve as a small incentive for the purchase of new cars.
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BMW is sticking to its cost-cutting goals, despite the current financial challenges facing suppliers.
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Five thousand metal workers at the Bosch factory in Curitiba, Brazil on Tuesday continued the strike begun on Friday after receiving no new salary increase proposals from their employer.
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With 1350bhp, this very special Rolls Royce is a land speed record breaker!
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Wage negotiations in the German metal-working and electronics industries have concluded on a positive note.
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Democratic congressional leaders have said they were ready to push through legislation to aid the US auto industry when they return to Washington for a so-called 'lame duck' session next week.
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Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) is planning to expand its car financing business as a way to stimulate consumption and boost profitability, its chairman says.
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SENIOR EDITOR (NEWS) BOB GRITZINGER: Call this the Chevy conundrum.
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Shares of Dow component General Motors surged in pre-market trade on Wednesday as investors bet that a government bailout was increasingly likely. The stock advanced 14 percent to $3.33.
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Brazil's auto parts industry has already begun to slow production to match the compulsory holidays imposed on production staff by automakers to slow vehicle output in the face of slumping demand.
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China Automotive Systems said today that it had received an initial purchase order for power steering gears from a global automotive manufacturer headquartered in North America.
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Toyo Tire & Rubber has established Toyo Tyre Rus in Moscow, Russia, in a joint venture with Mitsubishi Corporation.
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Toyo Tyre & Rubber has postponed plans to build a new Asian plant and expand US output after vehicle sales slumped amid a global economic slowdown, company officials said.
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The Sao Paulo state government on Tuesday said it would extend a 4bn reais ($1.8bn) credit line to the local auto industry to help it cope with the financial crisis.
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As it did with the Arnage, Bentley will add a more potent T variant to the Azure range, with a debut at the Los Angeles auto show this month.
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Nissan plans have again prompted demonstrations in Spain over plans to axe 1,680 jobs in the country.
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The German government rejected Tuesday a plea from General Motors, the world's biggest carmaker, for targeted aid for German car factories.
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