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Jul
13th

FRANCE: PSA bank unit expands in China

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Banque PSA Finance unit PSA Finance Nederland BV (PFN) has acquired Bank of China's 50% stake in Dongfeng Peugeot Citroen Automobile's (DPCA) vehicle financing unit, increasing its holding to 75%, law firm Gide Loyrette Nouel said in a statement. Full story...
Jul
13th

CHINA: Partsmaker eyes EV opportunity

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China's Wonder Auto Technology plans to enter the electric vehicle business by September, aiming to add a new source of earnings to its core autoparts operations. Full story...
Jul
13th

CHINA: New GM JV vehicle plant under construction

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Shanghai GM Dong Yue Motors, a joint venture by Shanghai General Motors, General Motors China and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (SAIC), has started building its new plant in the Yantai Development Zone. Full story...
Jul
13th

CHINA: New GM JV plant under construction

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Shanghai GM Dong Yue Motors, a joint venture by Shanghai General Motors, General Motors China and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group (SAIC), has started building its new plant in the Yantai Development Zone. Full story...
Jul
13th

Ford’s Europe sales drop for 3rd straight month; forecast unchanged

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After six months, the U.S. automaker's registrations are down 3.9 percent to 716,900 vehicles in the company's main 19 European markets. Full story...
Jul
13th

Ford’s Europe sales drop for 3rd straight month; forecast unchanged

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Ford of Europe's sales fell for the third-consecutive month as June volumes decreased by 8.3 percent to 118,800 units. After six months, the U.S. automaker's registrations were down 3. Full story...
Jul
13th

THAILAND: Thailand’s IHL expands seat cover capacity

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Thailand's Interhides (IHL) is expanding its car seat cover operations in response to stronger demand from domestic and overseas automakers. Full story...
Jul
13th

THAILAND: Thailand’s IHL expands capacity

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Thailand's Interhides Plc (IHL) is expanding its car seat cover operations in response to stronger demand from domestic and overseas automakers. Full story...
Jul
13th

GERMANY: BMW to ship 10,000 3s to meet Chinese demand

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BMW will ship 10,000 German made additional 3 series cars to China because its local production JV with Brilliance can no longer meet local demand, the carmaker's personnel chief, Harald Krueger, said in an interview. Full story...
Jul
13th

GERMANY: BMW forecasts sharp 2010 improvement

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BMW is forecasting improved profit and sales up 10% to more than 1.4m units this year as the economic climate improves. Full story...
Jul
13th

INDIA: Tata confirms JLR engine cooperation

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Tata Motors has confirmed it is evaluating cooperation with subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover concerning engine development. Full story...
Jul
13th

FRANCE: Peugeot and Malaysia’s Naza sign for 207 assembly

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Peugeot and Malaysian manufacturer Naza Group have signed a letter of intent to assemble a 'three box' 207 sedan. Full story...
Jul
13th

Belgian supplier expands China production

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Belgian transmission manufacturer Punch Powertrain says that next year it will triple the production capacity of its Nanjing factory, which annually makes 100,000 continuously variable transmissions. Full story...
Jul
13th

ANALYSIS: Mature auto markets ‘flagging’; look to BRICs

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The June slowdown in new vehicle retail sales in the US, coupled with increasing uncertainty within the European automotive market, indicates that recovery in established automotive markets may be flagging, according to analysis by JD Power. Full story...
Jul
13th

Ford Ranger snapped

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Latest pictures of a disguised next-generation Ford Ranger undergoing hot-weather testing.


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Jul
13th

BMW raises 2010 earnings outlook as auto markets recover

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German automaker sees 2010 pretax profit to rise more sharply than previously forecast, with sales advancing by around 10 percent to more than 1.4 million units, compared with its previous forecast for a single-digit increase. Full story...
Jul
13th

BMW raises 2010 outlook as auto markets recover

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BMW raised its 2010 sales and earnings forecast on growing sales in China and strong demand for the new 5-series sedan. BMW predicts sales this year to rise about 10 percent to more than 1. Full story...
Jul
13th

Mercedes ML out in the open

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Another revised Mercedes has been caught stripping off in the hot weather. This time it's the ML.


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Jul
13th

Mercedes GL spied

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Our spies capture the facelifted version of Mercedes' giant SUV on test.


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Jul
13th

FIRST LOOK: Peugeot 508 to be built in France and China

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Peugeot's new 508 introduces the brand's 'new design look' heralded by the SR1 concept, will have new e-HDi and HYbrid 4 technology and will be built both in France and China. Like its 407 predecessor, it will be offered in sedan or wagon forms. Full story...
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