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Dec
18th

FRANCE: Renault predicts 2010 fall in Europe

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Renault expects the European car market to fall 10% next year, chief operating officer Patrick Pelata said. Full story...
Dec
18th

GERMANY: Opel profitable by 2012 – Reilly

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Opel chief Nick Reilly says the company plans to generate an operating profit margin of 4-5% within four years. Full story...
Dec
18th

SWEDEN: Ford-Geely Volvo deal moving closer

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Ford is moving closer to a sale of its Swedish Volvo unit to Zhejiang Geely Holding Group. Full story...
Dec
18th

UK: Ford names new engine maker, transporter

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Kieran Cahill has been appointed the new manager of Ford's Bridgend petrol engine manufacturing facility following Graham Edwards' return to the Dagenham diesel factory. Full story...
Dec
18th

UK: Car output up first time since September ’08

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Vehicle production in the UK rose 12.5% in November to 122,134 units, the first rise since September 2008. Car production was up 15.7% to 112,948 units, boosted by the recently extended scrappage scheme but commercial output slipped 16.2% to 9,186 vehicles. Full story...
Dec
18th

EGYPT: Government invites Tata to make Nano locally

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Egypt has invited India's Tata Motors to build a local factory to make the Nano, the world's cheapest car for the domestic market and sales elsewhere, the Mint newspaper reported. Full story...
Dec
18th

JAPAN: JAMA pessimistic on 11m US 2010

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The head of Japan's automakers' lobby has said he feared the US market would remain weak and would not reach total sales of 11m vehicles next year. Full story...
Dec
18th

US: UAW names chief’s chosen successor

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The United Auto Workers' top leaders have proposed Bob King to succeed Ron Gettelfinger as president, and asked members to confirm his nomination at the union's convention in June. Full story...
Dec
18th

Beijing Auto to immediately start integrating Saab designs

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Beijing Auto said on Friday it will immediately start integrating its newly acquired technology from GM's Saab unit into its vehicles. China's fifth-largest automaker plans to start production of its Saab-based own brand of cars as soon as 2011. Full story...
Dec
18th

Beijing Auto to start integrating Saab designs

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Beijing Auto said on Friday it will immediately start integrating its newly acquired technology from GM's Saab unit into its vehicles. China's fifth-largest automaker plans to start production of its Saab-based own brand of cars as soon as 2011. Full story...
Dec
18th

Beijing Auto to immediately start integrating Saab designs

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Beijing Auto said on Friday it will immediately start integrating its newly acquired technology from GM's Saab unit into its vehicles. China's fifth-largest automaker plans to start production of its Saab-based own brand of cars as soon as 2011. Full story...
Dec
18th

GERMANY: Salaries linked to satisfaction at VW

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Volkswagen is linking the salaries of its top managers to customer and employee satisfaction, its head of labour relations has said. Full story...
Dec
18th

ITALY: Incentive end would depress sales 16% – importers

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Italy's new car market could sink 16% to 1.8m vehicles next year if Rome scraps trade-in incentives, foreign car makers' association Unrae has said. Full story...
Dec
18th

UK car output up for first time since Sept. ’08

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Helped by scrappage incentives, British car production rose 15.7% in November, the first rise since September 2008. Oroduction is still well below previous levels and 2010 is set to be another tough year with considerable uncertainty, the SMMT said. Full story...
Dec
18th

Scrappage helps UK car production to first rise since Sept. 08

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Helped by scrappage incentives, British car production rose 15.7% in November, the first rise since September 2008. Oroduction is still well below previous levels and 2010 is set to be another tough year with considerable uncertainty, the SMMT said. Full story...
Dec
18th

UK: Nissan advances EV partnership with development agency

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Regional Development Agency One North East and Nissan Motor have entered the next phase of their partnership on the development of zero emission mobility in north east England, home to the automaker's Sunderland plant. Full story...
Dec
18th

Conti to sign 2.5B euro loan deal, bankers say

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Indebted German automotive supplier Continental AG is expected to sign a key 2.5 billion euro ($3.60 billion) loan extension on Friday, which would allow a planned capital increase to go ahead, bankers said on Friday. Full story...
Dec
18th

2009 Ford F-150

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2009 Ford F-150
2009 Ford F150 - Ford Pickup Truck Review - Automobile Magazine
If you're a die-hard fan of Ford pickups, the 2009 F-150 is everything you'd expect, but the bottom line is that it isn't that much different from the 2008 model.

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The Ford F-series is one of the most important nameplates in the automotive universe, and we all know why: for most of the past three decades, the F-series has been in the number-one spot on the U.S. sales charts. If you thought that Ford would veer from its proven formula for the 2009 F-150, think again. After all, it was designed and engineered long before last summer's gas-price-induced market meltdown.


Photo Gallery: 2009 Ford F150 - Ford Pickup Truck Review - Automobile Magazine


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Dec
18th

European car market likely to drop 10% in 2010, Renault COO Pelata says

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Renault expects the European car market to fall 10% in 2010, COO Patrick Pelata said. He said Renault's full-year revenue at Renault is likely to be 17-18 percent below 2007. Full story...
Dec
18th

Europe’s car market to drop 10% in 2010, Renault’s Pelata says

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Renault expects the European car market to fall 10% in 2010, Chief Operating Officer Patrick Pelata said. He made the forecast as he said Renault's full-year revenue at Renault is likely to be 17-18 percent below 2007. Full story...
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