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Feb
23rd

CECRA calls for EU-wide scrappage incentives

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The European dealers' association CECRA is asking all European governments to launch scrappage incentive schemes to boost sales of new cars. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Ford, UAW reach pact on retiree health trust fund

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Ford Motor Co. and the UAW have reached an agreement on changes to the union's health care trust for retirees. The proposed modifications to the Voluntary Employees' Beneficiary Association, or VEBA, were not disclosed. Full story...
Feb
23rd

FEATURE: Download, install and drive – the future of automotive software

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Computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices regularly download software updates to keep obsolescence at bay. That's not the norm for cars. But that could change thanks to an automotive software architecture developed by European researchers to keep vehicles up to date with the latest technology. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Geneva Gallery 1

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Take a look at some of the most interesting and unique Geneva Motor Show posters from the last 85 years. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Prototype of new Alfa Romeo Milano is spied; a future car for Chrysler?:

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Chrysler let slip the names to two upcoming Alfa Romeo models in its survival plan submitted to Congress--and here is a look at one of them, the Milano. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Prototype of new Alfa Romeo Milano is spied:

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Chrysler let slip the names to two upcoming Alfa Romeo models in its survival plan submitted to Congress--and here is a look at one of them, the Milano. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Mercedes E-class coupe will cost the same as sedan version

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Mercedes-Benz will give a world debut to its E-class coupe at the Geneva auto show in March. Full story...
Feb
23rd

UK van maker LDV seeks govt. help for management buyout

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The UK van manufacturer LDV has asked the British government for emergency loans to help fund a management buyout from Russia's Gaz Group. Full story...
Feb
23rd

JAPAN: No “serious” buyer for Honda F1 team

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Honda Motor said on Monday it currently sees no serious buyer for its Formula One team though a management buy-out offer was reportedly once on the table. Full story...
Feb
23rd

JAPAN: Honda president makes way for younger man

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Honda, like Toyota, plans to have a new president from June. Full story...
Feb
23rd

JAPAN: Dealers see sales under 3m

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Sales of vehicles, excluding minivehicles, could fall below 3m in 2009, a Japanese dealer group said on Monday. Full story...
Feb
23rd

JAPAN: Toyota pares global production 20% – paper

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Toyota Motor plans to cut parent-only global automobile production by 20% in 2009 to 6.5m units as demand plunges, the Nikkei business daily said on Monday. Full story...
Feb
23rd

VW starts first short work week in 26 years

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Assembly lines at some Volkswagen plants in Germany fell silent on Monday as Europe's biggest carmaker switched to a short working week for the first time in 26 years. Full story...
Feb
23rd

SWEDEN: Wide interest shown in less optimistic Saab – reports

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Wide interest has been shown in investing in loss-making General Motors unit Saab, a top executive has said. Full story...
Feb
23rd

GERMANY: Opel readies plan as state aid row continues

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General Motors' German unit Opel will present a business plan to the German government in coming days, responding to calls to present such a plan to obtain state guarantees, as political support for state help varies. Full story...
Feb
23rd

German govt. reluctant to help Opel

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The German government distanced itself today from any commitment to Opel's future, saying it would wait for the automaker to present a business plan before considering state guarantees. Full story...
Feb
23rd

Report: Tofas keeps 2009 investment plans

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Turkish carmaker Tofas is keeping its 290 million euro ($365 million) investment plan, according to a newspaper report. Tofas is joint a venture between Italy's Fiat and Turkey's Koc Holding. Full story...
Feb
23rd

EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: The plant that came in from the cold

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Hyundai's Nosovice factory in the Czech Republic is Europe's newest car plant, and takes modular assembly to a new level, as Mark 'Coolbear' Bursa discovers. Full story...
Feb
23rd

UK: LDV seeks government bridging loan

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Struggling van-maker LDV has asked the government for millions of pounds in emergency loan finance to help secure its future. Full story...
Feb
23rd

UK: Honda prices Insight from GBP15,490

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Although there were reports last week that currency and other factors had added £1,000 or so to the prices, Honda UK has nonetheless managed to pitch its new entry-level Insight hybrid SE GBP2,380 under Toyota's Prius at GBP15,490. How Toyota, with a redesigned Prius waiting in the wings will respond, remains to be seen. Full story...
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