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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

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

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

GM could face U.S. bailout tax hit, seeks changes

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General Motors could face a multibillion-dollar tax hit under its $13.4 billion federal bailout, a scenario the automaker faces just weeks before it must file a restructuring plan with the government. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Auto parts maker Contech files for bankruptcy

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Auto parts maker Contech LLC said on Friday that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, citing a downturn in the automobile industry. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Spinning off Saab could be its best chance at life

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With sales plummeting, and parent General Motors distracted by its home-market woes, Saab's best future is as a spun-off organization, dealers and company insiders said. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Amsterdam revamps auto show as Barcelona, other events are in doubt

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With its survival at stake, the auto show that takes place here in April will adopt a brave new format. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Transmissions drove Hub van Doorne’s innovative spirit

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If there is one automotive technology for which Dutchman Hub van Doorne became world famous, it is the continuously variable transmission. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Can Conti-Schaeffler get out from under its debt?

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Maria-Elisabeth Schaeffler's success in winning control of Continental's supervisory board leaves her with an even tougher challenge: Can the new entity get out from under its mountain of debt? Full story...
Feb
2nd

Renault finance boss will focus on core problems

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With Renault facing projected operating losses, Chief Financial Officer Thierry Moulonguet has relinquished managerial oversight of the 22-market Americas region to concentrate on the carmaker's financial problems. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Carmakers’ Europe-wide scrappage plea

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Support is growing for a Europe-wide scrappage incentive to boost new-car sales during the economic crisis. Executives at Ford of Europe and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen said they want an expansion of the successful plans launched in Germany and France. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Supplier ranks in chaos from falling car production

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Car production in Europe this year will fall to levels not seen since the early 1990s -- with disastrous effects for suppliers. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Cash burn accelerates

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The accelerating cash burn by Europe's automakers in 2009 could drive them deep into debt and put their income statements into the red. In 2007, the European auto industry held a €30 billion net cash position. Full story...
Feb
2nd

Will Volvo’s loss make it harder to sell?

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Volvo posted a $1.47 billion pre-tax loss (€1.15 billion) for 2008 last week, further complicating Ford Motor's attempts to sell the Swedish brand. In the fourth quarter, Volvo's loss was $736 million as revenue skidded from $5.1 billion to $3. 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...
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

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

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

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

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...
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