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Dec
22nd

JAPAN: Automakers axe more ‘temps’

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More temporary autoworkers in Japan face the axe. Full story...
Dec
22nd

SAIC will share platform among 3 brands

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Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC) is developing a new range of small cars that will share resources, parts and platforms across its Ssangyong Motors, Roewe and MG brands. Full story...
Dec
22nd

SOUTH KOREA: GM Daewoo shuts more plants

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GM Daewoo Auto and Technology on Monday said it would shut down two more plants from today until 4 January. Full story...
Dec
22nd

US: Credit availability ‘needs addressing urgently’

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While a 'bailout' for GM and Chrysler has been approved to provide them with liquidity into next year, analysts at Edmunds believe that government action to support the vehicle market is urgently needed or the bailout is irrelevant. Full story...
Dec
22nd

SOUTH KOREA: Ssangyong can’t pay wages

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A Chinese-owned South Korean automaker on Monday said it would be unable to pay workers on time this month. Full story...
Dec
22nd

US: Credit availability ‘needs addressing urgently’

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While a 'bailout' for GM and Chrysler has been approved to provide them with liquidity into next year, analysts at Edmunds believe that government action to support the US vehicle market is urgently needed or the bailout is irrelevant. Full story...
Dec
22nd

SOUTH KOREA: Hyundai cuts more production

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Hyundai Motor has taken more measures to cut output and save costs. Full story...
Dec
22nd

FRANCE: Michelin to take EUR150m hit in Q4

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Michelin will be hit by costs of EUR150 million in its fourth-quarter accounts because of falling sales, the French tyre company said today (22 December). Full story...
Dec
22nd

JAPAN: Toyota unit breaks ground for new car plant

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The Toyota subsidiary Central Motor Co began construction of a new head office and car plant in the village of Ohira, Miyagi Prefecture today (22 December). Full story...
Dec
22nd

SOUTH KOREA: Automakers see global market contraction

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The global automotive market would contract 4.3% in 2009 as the economic crisis spreads to emerging markets, the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association has said. Full story...
Dec
22nd

RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ to extend shutdown

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AvtoVAZ has joined the list of car producers who are extending previously announced production suspensions. Full story...
Dec
22nd

UK: Lotus rails against red tape

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Lotus Group CEO Mike Kimberley has criticised government policy and red tape that he claims is harming business and making the UK less attractive as a location for manufacturing cars. Full story...
Dec
22nd

UK: Tata cash injection gives JLR ‘breathing space’ – papers

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Tata has agreed to inject "tens of millions" of pounds into Jaguar Land Rover to prevent an immediate cash flow crisis while the UK government continues to consider the case for a taxpayer-funded bailout. Full story...
Dec
22nd

EU exec clears Schaeffler buy of Conti

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Privately held German bearings maker Schaeffler won permission on Friday from the European Commission to acquire auto parts maker Continental, the EU's executive arm said. Full story...
Dec
22nd

Toyota sees first operating loss as sales slump

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Toyota Motor forecast a first-ever annual operating loss, blaming a relentless sales slide and a crippling rise in the yen in what it said was an emergency unprecedented in its 70-year history. Full story...
Dec
22nd

JAPAN: Toyota predicts operating loss

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As predicted by Japanese media on Friday, Toyota Motor on Monday slashed profit, revenue and unit sales forecasts for the fiscal year ending 31 March, blaming both the global automobile market slump and a sharp appreciation in the Japanese yen against major currencies. Full story...
Dec
22nd

Exec: Ford of Europe will outperform market

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Ford of Europe will outperform a falling European car market next year, its head of sales and marketing said. Ingvar Sviggum said Ford increased its market share in November by 0.5 percentage points, to 8. Full story...
Dec
22nd

Hyundai moves forward with growth plans

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Hyundai still has aggressive growth plans despite the global economic crisis. Many automakers are reducing their forecasts in response to the crisis, which has hit consumer confidence and reduced car sales. Full story...
Dec
22nd

Rolf affiliate opens first Tajikistan dealership

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Rycom, an affiliate of Russian importer Rolf Group, opened in mid-December the first car dealership in the central Asian nation of Tajikistan. Full story...
Dec
22nd

US: No car czar yet

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The White House decided to leave the question of a 'car czar' - a federal appointee to oversee aid to the Detroit Three automakers and their restructuring - to the incoming Obama administration, reports at the weekend said. The idea had been proposed in a rejected congressional bailout package. Full story...
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