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Jul
7th

UK: ASA requires Michelin not to run TV ad in current form

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Michelin has been obliged by the UK's Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) not to screen a television campaign in its current form. Full story...
Jul
7th

Volkswagen boosts production in Mexico

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Volkswagen is expanding production in Mexico as it continues to execute an ambitious plan to surpass Toyota Motor Corp. as the world's largest carmaker. Full story...
Jul
7th

Volkswagen boosts production in India, Mexico

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Volkswagen is expanding production in Mexico and India. VW's luxury brand Audi is building up to 1,500 units of the Q5 sports utility vehicles annually in its Aurangabad plant in India. Full story...
Jul
7th

FRANCE: New PSA China JV to be finalised Friday

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PSA Peugeot Citroen and Changan Automotive Group will finalise on Friday a joint venture deal to produce vehicles in China, a PSA director said. Full story...
Jul
7th

Q&A with Dr Robert Hentschel, Director of Lotus Engineering

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Dr Robert Hentschel directs Lotus Engineering's worldwide operations, a position he took up in January of this year. He previously held management positions at engineering firm EDAG Group including a spell as COO of its North American operations. Dave Leggett got his perspective on Lotus' engineering business. Full story...
Jul
7th

CHINA: Kia JV hits 1m

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Kia's China JV has celebrated building its millionth vehicle. Full story...
Jul
7th

AutoWeek Exclusive: A conversation with the boss of Barrett-Jackson:

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The phone rings. Longtime Barrett-Jackson chief executive Craig Jackson is on the other end of the line. He's at his SoCal estate a week after a wildly successful sale nearby in Orange County. Full story...
Jul
7th

BELGIUM: EC approves Volvo acquisition by Geely

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Volvo Cars' acquisition by Geely and Daqing has been approved by the European Commission (EC). Full story...
Jul
7th

2011 Mitsubishi Outlander Sport, an AW Flash Drive:

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WITH VIDEO -- What is it? Full story...
Jul
7th

BRAZIL: GM sets its sights on 1m sales a year by 2014

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General Motors said it expects its sales in Brazil to grow by 68% to 1m vehicles a year by 2014 as consumers grow richer and the currency gains in strength. Full story...
Jul
7th

Porsche’s new CEO faces first test with smaller Boxster

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Matthias Mueller, the new CEO of Porsche, faces his first test with the introduction of a new line of smaller Boxster sports cars. Full story...
Jul
7th

Lookers predicts better-than-expected H1 results

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British car dealer group Lookers Plc. said it expected to post first-half results that beat its expectations and the year-ago period. Full story...
Jul
7th

China, new models boost PSA first-half sales

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New models such as the Citroen C3 Picasso and Peugeot RCZ coupe plus strong growth in China pushed up PSA's first-half sales 16.9 percent. Excluding sales of CKD kits -- nearly completed cars shipped for assembly in other markets -- sales rose 16. Full story...
Jul
7th

Toyota to extend development cycle to combat quality woes

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Faced with mounting recalls and quality concerns, Japanese automaker is stretching time it takes to develop new models by an average of four weeks. Full story...
Jul
7th

Strong lineup cushions Opel against German decline

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Despite a 41 percent unit-sales decline in Germany, Opel/Vauxhall's overall European volume has remained in positive territory due to strong demand for the new Astra and Insignia plus the launch of the new Meriva small minivan. Full story...
Jul
7th

VW CEO says Porsche integration on track

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A $2 billion lawsuit launched by several U.S. hedge funds has not derailed the integration of Porsche Automobil Holding SE into Volkswagen AG, VW's CEO said. Full story...
Jul
7th

Opel CEO promises to repair brand’s damaged image in Germany

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Opel plans to act swiftly, cleverly and patiently to win back car buyers in its home market, the boss of the struggling General Motors Co. subsidiary said. 'We need to rebuild the image in Germany,' Opel/Vauxhall CEO Nick Reilly said. Full story...
Jul
7th

VW CEO says Porsche integration on track

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A $2 billion lawsuit launched by several U.S. hedge funds has not derailed the integration of Porsche Automobil Holding SE into Volkswagen AG, VW's CEO said. Full story...
Jul
7th

Volvo sale to Geely gets EU OK

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European Union competition regulators approved on Tuesday Ford Motor Co.'s sale of its Volvo premium car unit to Chinese carmaker Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd. and state-owned investment group Daqing. Full story...
Jul
7th

VW global sales top 3.5 million cars in first half

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Volkswagen AG sold more than 3.5 million cars to customers worldwide in the first half of 2010, CEO Martin Winterkorn said. January-to-June sales topped those of the same period in 2009 by about 15 percent, Winterkorn said. Full story...
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