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Nov
9th

Audi raises 2009 sales target due to China surge

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Audi has raised its 2009 sales target by 5,000 units to 925,000 vehicles, the carmaker said on Monday after revealing that volumes increased by 0.4 percent in October. Full story...
Nov
9th

BMW sees growth ahead as Oct sales edge up 2%

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BMW forecast global sales would keep rising, allowing it defend its role as the world's top premium carmaker, after its automobile division's sales volume edged up 2 percent in October to 115,252 units. Full story...
Nov
9th

QATAR: Rolls-Royce opens showroom on Pearl Island

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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has opened a new showroom at Qatar's exclusive man-made Pearl Island in Doha. Full story...
Nov
9th

INSIGHT: MBUSA exec on managing a brand in a recession

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Mercedes-Benz USA (MBUSA) General Manager of Marketing Services Drew Slaven addressed brand management issues in hard times during a speech at The Summit Series - an educational and networking event for influential young entrepreneurs. Full story...
Nov
9th

EXCLUSIVE: Ssangyong ‘on right track’ despite court setback – UK distributor

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As reported on just-auto last week, the Korean courts have postponed the final sign off of the recovery plan until December 11. However, the head of Ssangyong's UK distribution operation tells just-auto that the company is still on track to have its new business plan approved. Full story...
Nov
9th

VIETNAM: Vietnam vehicle sales double in October

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Vehicle sales in Vietnam rose by over 107% in October 2009 to 11,762 units, compared with depressed year-earlier volumes of 5,679 units, according to data released by Vietnam Automobile Manufacturers Association (VAMA). Full story...
Nov
9th

U.S. government switches role to shareholder

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Automakers can expect the U.S. government to be attentive to its multibillion-dollar stake in their businesses next year and selective in its efforts to reshape the industry. Full story...
Nov
9th

Chrysler hikes spending to rebuild brands after ‘incredibly quiet’ spell

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After five months of near silence on the marketing front, Chrysler Group is roaring back with a new attitude. The automaker is ratcheting up advertising this quarter and plans to do so in each of the next two years, CFO Richard Palmer said. Full story...
Nov
9th

Global car market is starting to recover, aided by U.S., Ghosn says

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The global car market has bottomed and is on track for 60 million units sales next year, aided by the United States, Carlos Ghosn, who heads Japan's Nissan Motor Co. and France's Renault SA, said on Sunday. Full story...
Nov
9th

China sales rise 80% in October

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New-car sales in China rose 79.6 percent to 923,154 cars last month, state media reported on Saturday. That would suggest a month-on-month drop of about 9.8 percent from September, when sales rose 83.6 percent from a year earlier to 1. Full story...
Nov
9th

Chrysler dismantles electric car plans under Fiat

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Chrysler Group has disbanded a team of engineers dedicated to rushing a range of electric vehicles to showrooms and dropped ambitious sales targets for battery-powered cars set as it was sliding toward bankruptcy and seeking government aid. Full story...
Nov
9th

GM’s Forster headed for Jaguar Land Rover, reports say

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Tata Motors wants Carl-Peter Forster, who quit as head of General Motors Europe, to take over a senior position at the Indian carmakerand#8217;s Jaguar Land Rover division, the Financial Times reported. Full story...
Nov
9th

U.S. aiding recovery of global market, Ghosn says

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The global car market has bottomed and is on track for 60 million units sales next year, aided by the United States, Carlos Ghosn, who heads Japan's Nissan Motor Co. and France's Renault SA, said on Sunday. Full story...
Nov
9th

GM’s Forster headed for JLR, reports say

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Tata Motors wants Carl-Peter Forster, who quit as head of General Motors Europe, to take over a senior position at the Indian carmaker's Jaguar Land Rover division, the Financial Times reported. Full story...
Nov
9th

Chrysler breaks silence, spends to rebuild brands

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After five months of near silence on the marketing front, Chrysler Group is roaring back with a new attitude. The automaker is ratcheting up advertising this quarter and plans to do so in each of the next two years, CFO Richard Palmer said. Full story...
Nov
9th

Renault to build electric cars in France and Spain

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Renault will build three of its new range of electric cars in France and Spain. The company will produce its core-range electric model, a minicar, at Flins, near Paris. Full story...
Nov
9th

Chrysler hikes spending to rebuild brands after quiet spell

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After five months of near silence on the marketing front, Chrysler Group is roaring back with a new attitude. The automaker is ratcheting up advertising this quarter and plans to do so in each of the next two years, CFO Richard Palmer said. Full story...
Nov
9th

2009 BMW 335d Review

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Would you purchase a diesel-powered car for a reason other than greater fuel economy? How about performance? Nah. I'm sure most of you don't think that a diesel engine can help a car achieve stellar acceleration figures. Full story...
Nov
9th

Ford’s formal announcement today that it plans to close the St. Thomas plant

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TORONTO, Nov. 9 /CNW/ - Ford's formal announcement today that it plans to close the St. Thomas, Ontario car assembly plant in 2011 is devastating news for workers, their families and the community, CAW President Ken Lewenza said. Full story...
Nov
9th

Rally: Nathalie Richard became first woman to receive Bertrand-Fabi Trophy

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Each year, a Quebec team or driver receives the Bertrand-Fabi Trophy from the Sport Car Federation of Quebec comes the end of the season. For the first time since its creation in 1986, the Trophy was handed to a woman. Full story...
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