Olaf Kastner has been appointed CEO of BMW Brilliance Automotive, effective from the start of June.
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British vanmaker LDV is back in administration after potential Malaysian rescuer Weststar walked away from a takeover.
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Flagship luxury saloon gets M-division makeover and engine from X6M to compete with AMG S-Class

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U.S. President Barack Obama may find it tough keeping a pledge not to meddle in the management of General Motors once the government takes majority ownership of the giant automaker.
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Mexican development bank Bancomext is to offer credit lines and loan guarantees of up to US$425m to auto-parts exporters suffering a drop in demand in a bid to prop up the industry as purchases of new cars and light trucks plummet worldwide.
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Australian carmaker GM Holden will remain part of the new General Motors after the company emerges from bankruptcy.
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GM says it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with a buyer for its Hummer brand. However, the identity of the buyer was not disclosed.
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Scrapping incentives and other forms of purchase-price subsidies continued to effect new-car sales across Europe in May, but results varied from country to country.
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Scrapping incentives and other forms of purchase-price subsidies continued to affect new-car sales across Europe in May, but results varied from country to country.
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Magna International Inc. says it will present a detailed business proposal for General Motors' European operations by September.
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Kia Motors Europe has appointed Paul Philpott as chief operating officer following a major re-organisation of the Korean company's European head office under president Sun-Young Kim.
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The sales of new cars, trucks and buses rose in Brazil in May, both over the previous month and the corresponding month last year.
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Former Ford Motor Co. and Toyota Motor Corp. executive Paul Philpott will be the new chief operating officer of Kia's European operations starting in August.
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UK-based van maker LDV has announced that it has been forced to reapply for administration to protect the assets of the business. It said in a statement that essential funds required to maintain the business as a going concern were 'unavailable'.
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The much-anticipated Audi R8 spyder likely will make its world debut in production guise at the Frankfurt auto show in September.
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Nissan opened a $200 million plant in Russia on Tuesday and its CEO Carlos Ghosn said he is confident that the Russian car market would recover from its current steep downturn.
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Nissan opened a $200 million plant in Russia on Tuesday and its CEO Carlos Ghosn said he is confident that the Russian car market would recover from its current steep downturn.
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Nissan opened a $200 million plant in Russia on Tuesday and its CEO Carlos Ghosn said he is confident that the Russian car market would recover from its current steep downturn.
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Ford plans to take an advantage over its two bankrupt US rivals, Chrysler and General Motor, by increasing production.
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PSA Peugeot Citroen's main shareholder is willing to talk about alliances but wants PSA to retain independence, according to the firm's supervisory board chairman.
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