Here's a brief run-down of reports that caught our eye over the past week or so...
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MOTORSPORTS EDITOR MAC MORRISON: This is one bad boy right here.
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Auto parts maker BorgWarner posted stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings and raised its full-year earnings forecast due to stronger vehicle output in North America, Europe and China.
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Denso has revealed consolidate net sales totalling Y802.8bn (US$9.1 billion), a 37.3% increase from the previous year.
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South America's main trading bloc Mercosur is set to attract significant new investments from global automotive manufacturers keen to benefit from the region's strong economic growth prospects and free trade tariffs, according to market participants.
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Nissan has so far registered over 11,000 'hand raisers' in Europe interested in the Leaf all-electric car.
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Matt black only Fiat 500 available to buy through Fiat’s website.
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An Italian union said on Friday it would use legal means to try to block Fiat from hiring workers under new rules at its plant at southern Italy.
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Mahindra & Mahindra has posted improved gross revenue and other income of IRS5,663 compared to IRS4711 for the first quarter, an improvement of 20.2%.
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Ford Motor Co.'s joint venture in Turkey posted a forecast-beating net profit of 125.23 million lira ($83 million) in the second quarter, driven by a strong rise in sales. Net profit at Ford Otosan rose 47 percent from 84.
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BMW is considering Thailand as a regional production base for electric vehicles, according to sources within the Thai government.
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Six successful bidders will share GBP660,000 match funding from the UK's Department of Business for gas refuelling or electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects.
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President Obama visits Michigan - the heart of the U.S. auto industry - today on a mission to convince taxpayers that their investment in the bailouts of General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC will bring a return.
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President Barack Obama, in the heart of the U.S. auto industry, told a crowd of workers that the government bailouts of General Motors Co. and Chrysler Group LLC are giving taxpayers a return on their investment.
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Porsche to launch hardcore Cayman in November.
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Continental believes its troubled powertrain division could be profitable this year, one year earlier than originally forecast, finance chief Wolfgang Schaefer said.
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Japan's biggest auto parts maker swung to a profit in the latest quarter and cited recovering markets in North America and Asia for its improved outlook.
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Japan's biggest auto parts maker swung to a profit in the latest quarter and cited recovering markets in North America and Asia for its improved outlook.
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Dana Holdings net income for the second quarter of 2010 was US$9m compared to break-even a year ago.
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