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Dec
11th

CHINA: Dongfeng readies for new Civic, adds Joyear

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Dongfeng Honda Automobile Co., has stopped manufacturing its existing Civic models and the new Civic models will arrive at its 4S stores by the middle of January, according to information from the company's distributors. Full story...
Dec
11th

INDIA: Skoda follows the pack and cuts prices

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Skoda India has said it will cut prices of its products by up to Rs 51,500 following a 4% reduction in Central Value Added Tax (CENVAT). Full story...
Dec
11th

BULGARIA: Great Wall to partner in Bulgaria

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Great Wall is planning to expand its export business in emerging markets and is now looking to Bulgaria. Full story...
Dec
11th

GERMANY: IG Metall’s job security plan

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The main German automotive industry trade union, IG Metall, has proposed a seven-point programme to secure jobs and stabilise the economy. Full story...
Dec
11th

RUSSIA: Foreign makes slip in November

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Foreign car brands aren't escaping the slowdown in Russia's car market that took hold last month. Full story...
Dec
11th

GERMANY: First casualty of global credit crisis – Tedrive

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Steering specialist, Tedrive, has gone bust. The company was declared bankrupt at an Aachen court on Wednesday and insolvency proceedings have begun. Full story...
Dec
11th

US: Hyundai plans Alabama plant closures

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Hyundai Motor is the latest automaker to announce production cuts in the US. Full story...
Dec
11th

HUNGARY: Magyar Suzuki offers leaving incentives – reports

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Magyar Suzuki, Suzuki's Hungarian unit, has offered employees at its plant in Esztergom two month's pay if they voluntarily resign by December 18, according to local media reports. Full story...
Dec
11th

BELGIUM: CO2 rules mean “precious little” change

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The EU directive on carbon dioxide emissions from cars has been revised, but an environmental lobby group said "precious little will change in the short term". Full story...
Dec
11th

GERMANY: Continental cuts costs and investments

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Continental has said it would cut costs and investments in the wake of further vehicle production cuts. Full story...
Dec
11th

BRAZIL: Ford sees sales uptick on government credit

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Ford says that the depressed Brazilian market has sparked into life following an infusion of government credit. Full story...
Dec
11th

BRAZIL: Ford sales uptick on auto loans boost

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Ford says that the depressed Brazilian market has sparked into life following an infusion of government credit. Full story...
Dec
11th

CZECH REPUBLIC: 13,500 auto industry layoffs forecast

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Car manufacturers and automotive component suppliers in the Czech Republic are expected to lay off more than 13,000 workers by the middle of next year, an auto industry group has said. Full story...
Dec
11th

JAPAN: Toyota mulls another forecast cut

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Toyota Motor is considering again reducing its 2009 sales target. Full story...
Dec
11th

SWEDEN: AB Volvo Dongfeng JV deal hits obstacles

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A proposed collaborative deal between Volvo Truck and Dongfeng remains on ice due to political obstacles in China. Full story...
Dec
11th

SPAIN: Nissan calls for manufacturing ‘flexibility’

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Nissan has called again for increased manufacturing flexibility and competitiveness from its European production plants as a precondition for attracting investment. Full story...
Dec
11th

US: Automaker bailout bill clears first hurdle

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A bill that would provide federal government aid to Detroit automakers passed its first hurdle in the House of Representatives last night - but faces a tougher time in the Senate. Full story...
Dec
11th

US: Automaker bailout bill rejected in Senate vote

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A bill that would provide federal government aid to Detroit automakers passed its first hurdle in the House of Representatives on Wednesday night, but failed to win approval in the Senate late on Thursday. Full story...
Dec
11th

Compressed Air Car – How About a Car that Runs on Air?

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Compressed Air Car - How About a Car that Runs on Air?

Compressed Air Car

Along with videophones, personal jet packs, and humanoid robots in French maid outfits, the futuristic daydream of a car that runs on air is something that Americans have pretty much abandoned. Well, we may have been a bit hasty. Thanks to a French inventor (and former Formula 1 engine designer) named Guy Nègre, the Air Car is one kitschy promise that looks poised to make the improbable leap from the pages of Amazing Stories to the pages of, well, Automobile Magazine.



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Dec
11th

U.S. Manufacturers to Slash Funding – NASCAR Racing News

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U.S. Manufacturers to Slash Funding - NASCAR Racing News
NASCAR Racing News - U.S. Car Manufacturers and Stock Car Racing - Automobile Magazine
Marginalized Manufacturers Take the Stock Car - and Much of the Interest - Out of Stock Car Racing

Not only is NASCAR the most popular form of racing in America, it's probably more popular than all of its rivals put together. It's got more fans, more sponsors, more money, and more credibility. It's also got a tragic flaw - a well-deserved reputation for being the most arrogant sanctioning body in the country. And its long-overdue comeuppance is on the way.


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