Management and labor at Opel/Vauxhall unit are close to reaching a deal that would cut wage costs at the troubled European carmaker, both sides said.
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Vauxhall's Astra based family MPV will continue with a conventional lay-out, unlike the radical Meriva.

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Mexican firm Metalsa SA de CV has denied that it is in talks with Tata Motors on a potential contract assembly deal under which Tata cars would be assembled in Mexico.
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Diesel engines are starting to gain traction in India as more carmakers enter the market and bring new technologies.
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Unions have reached agreement with the Ssangyong management over wage levels for this year in an effort to revive the ailing company.
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COPY EDITOR CYNTHIA L. OROSCO: This was my first jaunt in an Impreza, and I must say I was a bit disappointed. I've come to like Subarus quite a bit, especially after a year with our long-term Forester and our new long-term Subie, the Outback.
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Toyota is poised to recall nearly 4,000 Lexus luxury sedans in the United States, and 11,500 worldwide, to fix an issue with the car's steering.
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Mazda is considering a new joint venture with its Chinese partner FAW Group to boost sales and expand its market share in the country.
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The electric-vehicle revolution is upon us--or at least, that's what manufacturers such as Mitsubishi would like us to believe.
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Toyota is to recall Lexus LS 600h and LS 460 models equipped with the Variable Gear Ratio Steering (VGRS) due to complaints about low speed manoeuvring.
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The UK's automotive trade body SMMT has begun the development of an industry-wide electric vehicle (EV) technical training programme that will act as a best practice guide for the sector.
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It will take as long for people to adapt to electric vehicles as it did for them to embrace washing machines, a new report from Deloitte Consulting suggests.
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As International Automotive Components (IAC) established a new JV in China, its chairman, billionaire investor Wilbur Ross, has suggested the firm is looking to double its Asia business over the next two years.
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Volkswagen AG will buy a controlling stake in Italy's largest design and engineering firm, Italdesign Giugiaro S.p.A., two industry sources confirmed to Automotive News Europe.
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Guangzhou Automobile, the Chinese partner of Toyota Motor Corp., offered stock valued at HK$26 billion ($3.3 billion) for the rest of Denway Motors Ltd. to gain auto ventures in the world's largest car market.
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Remaining jobs at Jaguar's 'Veneer Manufacturing Centre' at Browns Lane could be saved in a new deal with Lawrence Automotive Interiors, reports say.
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Dana Holding Corporation has announced that Joseph C. Muscari, chairman and chief executive officer of Minerals Technologies, Inc.; and Richard F. Wallman, former senior vice president and chief financial officer of Honeywell International, Inc., have been appointed to the company's Board of Directors.
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