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Sep
10th

Magna buys Vauxhall

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Canadian car parts firm Magna emerges as winner of the long race to buy Vauxhall and Opel


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Sep
10th

Plug-in Prius at Frankfurt

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Toyota unveils new plug-in hybrid Prius concept


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Sep
10th

US: GM CFO leaving – report

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General Motors' chief financial officer Ray Young is to leave soon, according to media reports. Full story...
Sep
10th

DECISION DAY AT LAST [updated 16:40BST]: Magna wins Opel

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General Motors today appeared to have bowed to strong German regional and federal political pressure as it ended months of speculation by announcing its board "supports" a bid from the Magna International consortium with Sberbank to buy a majority 55% stake in its European Opel/Vauxhall operations. Full story...
Sep
10th

US [updated 13:55BST]: GM board recommends Magna for Opel – reports

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General Motors's board of directors bowed to German government pressure and recommended Magna International to buy Opel, a person "familiar with the decision" has said. The wording of an Opel Trust invitation to a press conference and breaking media reports all appear to confirm that. Full story...
Sep
10th

DECISION DAY AT LAST [updated 15:40BST]: Magna wins Opel

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General Motors today appeared to have bowed to strong German regional and federal political pressure as it ended months of speculation by announcing its board "supports" a bid from the Magna International consortium with Sberbank to buy a majority 55% stake in its European Opel/Vauxhall operations. Full story...
Sep
10th

BRAZIL: Production must climb to 5m a year

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Vehicle production in Brazil needs to rise to 5m a year to get the economies of scale allowing launch of leading technologies and platforms. Full story...
Sep
10th

PHILIPPINES: Vehicle sales up by 6.7% in August

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Vehicle sales in the Philippines rose by 6.7% to 10,575 units in August, compared with 9,906 units a year earlier, according to data released by Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines (Campi). Full story...
Sep
10th

VIETNAM: Vehicle sales jump by 31% in August

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Vehicle sales in Vietnam rose by 31.2% to 10,555 units in August, compared with 8,044 units a year earlier, according to data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association. Full story...
Sep
10th

FEATURE: Spain hopeful it can survive crisis

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Spain's car sector has become the poster child of Europe's struggling car industry with sales plummeting 40% in the first six months of 2009 and losses rising to a staggering EUR300bn last year. Full story...
Sep
10th

Renault teases new EV’s

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Teaser picture shows four electric cars due for Frankfurt


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Sep
10th

Updated CR-V

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Honda reveals refreshed SUV with diesel automatic option.


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Sep
10th

SWEDEN: Volvo global recall to fix software

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Volvo Cars is recalling 26,000 cars worldwide due to faulty software that causes engine problems. Full story...
Sep
10th

CZECH REPUBLIC: Lawmakers green light scrappage scheme

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The Czech parliament has overridden a presidential veto and given the go-ahead to a scrap-for-new scheme to boost car sales. Full story...
Sep
10th

FRANKFURT PREVIEW: Lexus to present compact hybrid

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Lexus is to show a hybrid for the European premium compact segment at the upcoming Frankfurt Motor Show. Full story...
Sep
10th

GERMANY: BMW to strengthen PSA links

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BMW is to strengthen ties with PSA Peugeot-Citroen according to the German carmaker's chief financial officer Friedrich Eichiner. Full story...
Sep
10th

RUSSIA: Conglomerate seeks KamAZ control

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State conglomerate Russian Technologies is in talks with investment bank Troika Dialog to acquire a controlling stake in KamAZ , Russia's largest truck maker, according to Reuters. Full story...
Sep
10th

DECISION DAY: GM seen keeping Opel

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General Motors is expected finally today to announce the fate of Opel and there is increasing speculation it will this afternoon say it is keeping the European unit. Full story...
Sep
10th

Audi R8 Spyder

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Drop-top R8 makes its debut boasting V10 power and stunning looks


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Sep
10th

‘Self-Drive’ A8 snapped

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Refreshed A8 drives itself to a new look.
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