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Aug
4th

US: TRW reports Q2 net loss

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TRW Automotive Holdings has reported a second quarter net loss of $11m (-$0.11 a share) compared with a $127m ($1.24) profit last year. Full story...
Aug
4th

U-Haul adds green rides to car-share program:

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U-Haul has made moving simpler for many Americans, and its car-sharing program is cutting rates and adding more environmentally friendly rides in an effort to win over consumers. Full story...
Aug
4th

Toyota won’t bear full cost of closing NUMMI

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Toyota Motor Corp. won't bear the full cost of shuttering its California joint venture with General Motors even though GM has abandoned the project, a Toyota executive said today. Full story...
Aug
4th

US: ArvinMeritor books Q3 loss, sells wheels unit

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ArvinMeritor has booked a net loss of US$162m or -$2.23 a share for its third fiscal quarter ended 30 June, 2009 on sales down 47% to $993m. Full story...
Aug
4th

Senate considers more funds for cash-for-clunkers program:

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The cash-for-clunkers program is running on fumes, and government officials are working to get more funds for the popular program before the end of the week. Full story...
Aug
4th

Battery bottleneck limits Prius output

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Battery bottlenecks are hurting efforts to boost output of the Toyota Prius to meet booming demand, and the problem will likely persist into next year, a Toyota official says. Full story...
Aug
4th

UK: Scrappage scheme extension plea made

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Dealer price guide publisher Glass's on Tuesday said the UK government should extend the scrappage scheme until next summer at least in order to avoid a very significant fall in new car sales and a consequent collapse in revenues for car manufacturers and retailers. Full story...
Aug
4th

GMAC’s auto division posts pretax profit of $346 million

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An improvement in the used-vehicle market helped GMAC Financial Services' automotive finance business achieve pretax income of $346 million in the second quarter of 2009. Full story...
Aug
4th

GMAC’s auto unit posts Q2 pretax profit of $346 million

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An improved used-vehicle market helped GMAC Financial Services' automotive finance business achieve pretax income of $346 million in the second quarter, compared with a pretax loss of $709 million in last year's second quarter. Full story...
Aug
4th

GERMANY: New car sales continue climb

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New-car registrations in Germany rose again in July, up almost 30% over the same month last year to nearly 340,000 units as motorists continued to take advantage of government incentives to scrap old cars and buy new ones. Full story...
Aug
4th

ArvinMeritor posts loss, sells wheels unit

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ArvinMeritor Inc. reported its fourth-straight quarterly loss today, but the company made progress in its goal to become solely a commercial truck supplier after divesting its wheels business. Full story...
Aug
4th

General Motors board delays decision on favored Opel bidder :

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General Motors Co.'s new board of directors made no recommendation in favor of one of the two rival bidders for Opel, the company said on Tuesday. Full story...
Aug
4th

SEMA Pasadena: Public show in SoCal raises money for charity:

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Though we weren't at the very first SEMA show 42 years ago at the National Guard Armory in Los Angeles, the inaugural SEMA Cares Show and Shine last weekend must have been a lot like that first show four decades ago. Full story...
Aug
4th

TRW posts loss but sees better times ahead

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TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. posted a quarterly loss today due to production cuts at automaker customers, but said it is confident the industry has hit bottom and its starting to recover. Full story...
Aug
4th

TRW Automotive posts loss but sees better times ahead

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TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. posted a quarterly loss on Tuesday due to production cuts at automaker customers, but said it is confident the industry has hit bottom and its starting to recover. Full story...
Aug
4th

TRW posts loss; predicts output boost in Europe

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TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. posted a quarterly loss on Tuesday due to production cuts at automaker customers, but said it is confident the industry has hit bottom and it is starting to recover. Full story...
Aug
4th

US: Obama to lobby senators for $2bn clunker boost

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President Barack Obama will lobby Senate Democrats to extend the federal government's 'cash for clunkers' CARS programme at a lunch meeting today as a national dealers group warned members to now avoid the scheme until its future is certain. Full story...
Aug
4th

Webasto to take over Edscha’s roof systems business

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Edscha AG's convertible roof systems business will be taken over by rival German supplier Webasto AG in a deal that will secure 1,200 European jobs, Edscha said on Tuesday. Full story...
Aug
4th

Webasto to take over Edscha’s roof systems unit

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Edscha AG's convertible roof systems business will be taken over by rival German supplier Webasto AG in a deal that will secure 1,200 European jobs, Edscha said on Tuesday. Full story...
Aug
4th

German new-car registrations up 29.5% in July, helped by subsidies

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New-car registrations in Germany rose 29.5 percent in July to nearly 340,000 units as motorists continued to cash in on government incentives to junk old cars and buy new ones. Full story...
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