RUESSELSHEIM, Germany (Reuters) -- Opel labor leader Klaus Franz said talks with General Motors Co. management over an upcoming plan for the future of its European unit should be finished by mid-February.
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The Buick LaCrosse will get a four-cylinder engine that could get up to 30 mpg early next year. The LaCrosse, Buick's highly touted new sedan, will start at $26,995 with this powerplant.
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Facebook user snaps an undisguised production version of the A1 during photoshoot with Justin Timberlake.
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Chrysler Group will invest US$179m to launch production of a 1.4-litre Fiat engine for the North American market 500 at the company's Global Engine Manufacturing Alliance (GEMA) plant in Michigan, it announced on Thursday afternoon.
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General Motors has named Brian Sweeney general manager of Buick GMC, effective immediately. He had been general sales manager of Buick GMC since June 2008 and replaces Michael Richards who quit earlier this month after only nine days in the role.
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Trading performance remains strong despite challenging market conditions and the Inchcape group was expected to close 2009 slightly ahead of expectations, the global auto distribution group said in a statement on Thursday.
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US lithium ion battery maker firm A123 Systems has agreed a joint venture with Chinese automaker SAIC to develop, manufacture and sell complete vehicle traction battery systems for use in hybrid electric and pure electric passenger vehicles and heavy duty truck and bus applications in China, the largest and fastest growing automotive market in the world.
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General Motors Co. will build its Chevrolet Aveo small car at its plant in Orion Township, Mich.
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Subaru car maker Fuji Heavy Industries plans to begin production in China and will accelerate efforts to find a local partner in a booming market certain to become the world's biggest, its president has said.
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Germany's Association Of International Motor Vehicle Manufacturers, or VDIK, on Thursday confirmed it expects new car registrations to slump in 2010 after 2009's figures were boosted by a car scrapping incentive scheme.
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China is to cut import tariffs on rubber in 2010, helping domestic tyre makers who have enjoyed increasing demand from soaring Chinese car production but got embroiled in a US trade dispute this year.
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China wants half of passenger cars, including sport utility vehicles, sold to be self-developed by 2015, up from 44% now, as part of a push to build up the indigenous auto industry, state media has said.
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The GMC Acadia crossover will get a Denali trim level in the 2011 model year, putting the snazzy designation on a crossover for the first time. The Acadia Denali will go on sale in the third quarter of next year, General Motors Co. said today.
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GMC is giving the Acadia crossover the Denali treatment, creating a new top trim level for the model lineup.
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Dana Holding directors have extended John Devine's contract as executive chairman to the end of 2010.
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Dana Holding has agreed to sell its global structural products business to Metalsa, the largest vehicle frame and structures supplier in Mexico. The operations and assets to be sold generated consolidated revenues of approximately US$695m in 2008.
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A South Korean court has approved a rescue plan for debt-burdened Ssangyong Motor after it had been rejected by the automaker's foreign creditors.
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BMW will put 8,800 workers on shorter working hours in January as it anticipates a slump in the sales of some models, a spokesman said on Thursday.
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General Motors Co. today named Brian Sweeney, general sales manager of Buick-GMC, to lead the division. He replaces Michael Richards, who left the automaker last week after just over a week on the job.
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