Elena Ford will head a new global marketing office to unify Ford Motor Co. sales efforts worldwide. Ford, 42, the great-great-granddaughter of company founder Henry Ford, will become director of global sales, marketing and service operations on Feb.
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The Treasury Department today imposed restrictions on lobbying by automotive companies that get or seek emergency federal loans.
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Mitsubishi Motors North America will extend the planned seven-week shutdown at its Illinois plant by five weeks, the company said today. Mitsubishi will close its Normal plant for 12 weeks, from Feb.
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Russia's second largest car and truck maker GAZ is considering jointly producing new car models at its Volga Siber assembly line together with Magna International, GAZ president Nikolai Pugin has said.
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Chrysler is working to agree concessions with the United Auto Workers union, key suppliers and creditors, has agreed to axe its controversial 'jobs bank' and has hosted Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne at its US headquarters.
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Chrysler is working to agree concessions with the United Auto Workers union, key suppliers and creditors, has agreed to axe its controversial 'jobs bank' and has hosted Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne at its US headquarters.
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China's central government will subsidise purchases of clean-energy vehicles for public fleets in 13 cities to help the automobile industry develop green technology, the official Xinhua news agency reported.
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The decision by AvtoVAZ to raise car prices in Russia has attracted criticism from high places and may well have incurred the displeasure of prime minister Vladimir Putin.
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New US president Barack Obama's Monday move to tighten vehicle emissions standards has drawn a mix of applause and criticism.
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Fiat S.p.A. CEO Sergio Marchionne and a team of Fiat senior executives visited Chrysler LLC headquarters in Auburn Hills, Mich., on Saturday morning, according to a letter to Chrysler employees from CEO Bob Nardelli.
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The drop-top version of the Nissan 370Z likely will bow at the New York auto show.
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Diesel engine supplier Navistar International will close its Indianapolis engine plant and foundry this summer as it prepares to end its contract with Ford Motor Co. The truck engine plant and the Indianapolis Casting Corp.
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The Cadillac XLR is nearing the end, and the 2009 model year will be its last lap.
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Italy's auto sector could lose 60,000 jobs unless the state comes to the rescue, Fiat's CEO has said.
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First Honda killed the NSX sports car. Now the S2000 roadster gets the ax.
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Volkswagen is on a mission to triple its U.S. sales to 800,000 units by the end of the decade. Hitting that goal will depend on expanding VW's U.S. lineup.
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Nissan Motor is to shut car assembly plants in Mexico for several weeks during the first quarter as demand falls in the recession-hit US.
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The United Kingdom's business secretary Lord Mandelson on Tuesday afternoon outlined a package of government support for the local vehicle industry worth up to a potential GBP2.3bn ($US3.17bn).
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