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Oct
14th

MEXICO: Mazda now eighth largest automaker in Mexico

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Mazda says it has gone from "non-existent" to the eighth largest automaker in Mexico in five years. Full story...
Oct
14th

TURKEY: Renault-Nissan seals EV MoU with Ankara

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Renault-Nissan has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Turkish capital of Ankara to promote and implement electric vehicles. Full story...
Oct
14th

Citroen creates Survolt Art Car

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Artist Francoise Nielly paints Citroen’s Survolt electric racing car concept.


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Oct
14th

RUSSIA: GAZ and VW close to production agreement

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GAZ Group and Volkswagen plan to decide on cooperation in car production within a month, the Russian company's chief executive officer Bo Anderson has told a television station. Full story...
Oct
14th

JAPAN: Toyota turn to bio-PET for linings

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Toyota is to introduce a new vehicle lining material that is made 30% from sugarcane to reduce fuel consumption. Full story...
Oct
14th

BELGIUM: Toyota Europe cuts emissions by almost 10%

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Toyota and Lexus vehicles sold in Europe achieved a 9% reduction in the average CO2 emissions according to the company's latest sustainability report. Full story...
Oct
14th

Q&A with Federal-Mogul’s A-Pac chief

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Federal-Mogul has opened a new Asia-Pacific Technical Centre and headquarters in Pudong, Shanghai. The facility promises to play a significant role in the development of Federal-Mogul in the region and is integrated with the company's global engineering network. just-auto spoke to Asia-Pacific vice-president Cornelius Fricke to discuss strategy and footprint planning. Full story...
Oct
14th

MEXICO: Production up on strong US market

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Mexican production of cars and light trucks rose 35% in September to 197,418 vehicles compared with the sale month a year ago due to strong exports to the US, the Mexican Auto Industry Association said. Full story...
Oct
14th

Mitsubishi to launch business-use EV by late 2011

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Mitsubishi Motors said on Thursday it would aim to launch a small business-use electric vehicle (EV) in Japan by the end of 2011, with a target of selling 10,000 units as soon as possible. Full story...
Oct
14th

Saab in talks with BMW, others on 92 model

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Saab is in talks with BMW AG and other automakers to use their underpinnings for the proposed 92 entry-premium model, the head of Saab owner Spyker Cars NV, Victor Muller, said on Wednesday. Full story...
Oct
14th

GM’s Whitacre sees IPO share price in $20-25 range

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Shares of General Motors Co. are likely to be priced between $20 and $25 in the initial public offering by the automaker in November, Chairman Ed Whitacre said Wednesday. Full story...
Oct
14th

Former Ford exec Ligocki steers fledgling green automaker

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Kathleen Ligocki, a former Ford Motor Co. executive who later led supplier Tower Automotive Inc., is now CEO of a green-vehicle startup. Ligocki, 54, replaces interim CEO Ray Lane at the newly renamed Next Autoworks Co. Lane remains chairman. Full story...
Oct
14th

Ex-car czar Rattner near settlement with SEC, could pay $6 million fine

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Former Obama administration car czar Steven Rattner, the subject of state and federal investigations related to corruption at New York state's pension fund, is near a settlement with the U.S. Full story...
Oct
14th

Ex-car czar Rattner could pay $6 million in settlement with SEC, source says

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Steven Rattner, the former head of the U.S. Full story...
Oct
14th

Toyota safety audit finds ‘misunderstanding’ with suppliers

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Toyota Motor Corp. set out to audit suppliers in North America following its biggest recall crisis and discovered testing of components wasn't as rigorous as it expected. Full story...
Oct
14th

BMW poised to add X4 to lineup in 2014

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BMW appears set to add an X4 as part of plans to expand its crossover lineup in 2014. Conceived along the lines of the highly successful X6, the X4 is a smaller and more agile four-seat model. Full story...
Oct
14th

Toyota to pay Tesla $60 million for electric RAV4 development

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Toyota Motor Corp. will pay affiliate Tesla Motors Inc. about $60 million to develop batteries, motors and other parts for an electric-drive vehicle the companies are collaborating on. Full story...
Oct
14th

Tesla signs $60 million development deal with Toyota

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Tesla said on Wednesday that it has reached a $60 million deal with Toyota to develop the powertrain for an electric version of the RAV4 SUV. Full story...
Oct
14th

Porsche forecasts first profit in 3 years

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Porsche forecast its first profit in three years in 2011 on sales of the Panamera sedan and as costs linked to a merger with Volkswagen AG decline. Full story...
Oct
14th

Toyota may end Corolla exports from Japan, report says

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Toyota is considering halting exports from Japan of the Corolla sedan from around 2013 and shifting that output overseas due to the strength of the yen, a news agency reported. Full story...
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