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Mar
25th

SandP cuts Tata Motors’ credit rating

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Tata Motors Ltd. , the Indian automaker that bought Jaguar and Land Rover last year, had its credit rating lowered by Standard and Poor's because of cash and debt concerns. Full story...
Mar
25th

Autoliv aims to raise $364mn through stock offer

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Autoliv, the world's biggest maker of air bags and seat belts, said today that it would raise $364 million in a stock offering, with the money helping to boost its balance sheet. Full story...
Mar
25th

This week’s mag

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First drive of new Golf GTI, Jaguar's new XF estate, World's cheapest car driven, Micro MINI on the way


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Mar
25th

Turkey’s Tofas says ’09 sales to fall below ’08

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Carmaker Tofas, a joint venture of Turkish conglomerate Koc Holding and Fiat, sees its 2009 revenue falling below last year's, but the company hopes to maintain the same profit level. Full story...
Mar
25th

JAPAN: Honda forms li-ion JV with Yuasa

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Honda Motor and GS Yuasa will form a joint venture on 1 April to develop and lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles. Full story...
Mar
25th

JAPAN: Honda forms li-ion JV with Yuasa

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Honda Motor and GS Yuasa will form a joint venture on 1 April to develop and lithium-ion batteries for hybrid vehicles. Full story...
Mar
25th

JAPAN: 2009/10 sales seen at 32-year low

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Japanese new vehicle sales are expected to fall to the lowest level in more than three decades over the coming year as the global economic downturn crushes demand for cars, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said. Full story...
Mar
25th

UK: Plunging pound prompts price hike

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Ford has increased its UK prices by an average of 3.75% citing the continued weakness of the pound against the euro, which this week edged even closer to parity (GBP1 = EUR1.085 Wednesday morning). The rise applies to all new orders after 31 March. Full story...
Mar
25th

US: Nissan forms new EV partnership in San Diego

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Nissan and San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E), the utility company operating in the San Diego, California, region, are forming a partnership to develop an electric vehicle (EV) charging network. Full story...
Mar
25th

Bentley seller HR Owen’s year profit halves

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British luxury car retailer HR Owen, which sells Bentleys, Ferraris and Maseratis, said its 2008 pretax profit halved as the economic slowdown bit. Full story...
Mar
25th

Bentley seller HR Owen’s year profit halves

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British luxury car retailer HR Owen, which sells Bentleys, Ferraris and Maseratis, said its 2008 pretax profit halved as the economic slowdown bit. Full story...
Mar
25th

Bentley seller HR Owen’s year profit halves

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British luxury car retailer HR Owen, which sells Bentleys, Ferraris and Maseratis, said its 2008 pretax profit halved as the economic slowdown bit. Full story...
Mar
25th

Heat is on for MINI JCW Clubman

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Our spies have caught new JCW Clubman completely undisguised.


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Mar
25th

JAPAN: Tokyo exhibitors, floorspace, halved for 2009

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This year's biennial Tokyo Motor Show will have only about half the number of exhibitors as in 2007 because many US and European auto firms have withdrawn amid a deepening industry slump, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association said, noting that 122 companies from nine economies are registered for 2009, compared with 241 companies from 12 economies two years ago. Full story...
Mar
25th

Audi getting ready to unleash new RS3

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Development chief hints at sizzling new hot hatch using TT-RS powerplant.


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Mar
25th

Scrapping bonuses improve Europe forecasts

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Government-backed scrapping bonuses will slow the forecast decline in western Europe's new-car sales this year, analysts say. Goldman Sachs and J.D. Full story...
Mar
25th

Scrapping bonus boost changes analysts’ sales forecasts

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Government-backed scrapping bonuses will slow the forecast decline in western Europe's new-car sales this year, analysts say. Goldman Sachs and J.D. Full story...
Mar
25th

Ford’s Mulally, Bill Ford still use private planes

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Ford Motor Co. will continue to require that its top two executives use private aircraft for business and personal travel. The company will pay for charter flights for Executive Chairman Bill Ford and CEO Alan Mulally. Full story...
Mar
25th

Scrapping bonuses boost Europe sales forecasts

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Government-backed scrapping bonuses will slow the forecast decline in western Europe's new-car sales this year, analysts say. Goldman Sachs and J.D. Full story...
Mar
25th

GM begins dismissing 10,000 salaried workers

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General Motors began notifying U.S. salaried workers on Tuesday that they will lose their jobs as it carries out previously announced plans to reduce its global white-collar work force by 10,000. The automaker intends to cut 160 U.S. Full story...
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