Nick Reilly will head the Opel management team as CEO and take on responsibility for all Opel/Vauxhall activities worldwide, the company announced on Friday.
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A quota system from the UK Department for Business to ensure fair rationing of the remaining scrappage budget has been welcomed by The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd (SMMT).
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The French government may boost its stake in Renault, from just over 15% to as much as 20%, to increase the government's influence, industry minister Christian Estrosi said.
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European automaker trade association ACEA has published December car sales data for Europe that confirms the extent of the boost to the new car market provided by fleet renewal schemes in 2009.
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Suzuki is reviewing its diesel engine sourcing from PSA Peugeot Citroen and Renault as it looks to strengthen its ties with Volkswagen, chairman and CEO Osamu Suzuki said on Friday.
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Michelin has announced that it will close its Japanese plant, in Ota (Gunma Prefecture), which employs about 380 people, and move the production to other lower cost sites in Asia, Europe and North America.
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A Toyota engineer wants the plug-in hybrid the automaker is developing for launch in mid-2011 to be offered at an 'affordable' price so it becomes popular.
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Tata Motors' global vehicle sales grew 84% year-on-year to 74,707 units in December 2009, helped by a recovery to Jaguar Land Rover sales.
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GAZ Group is holding talks with Daimler over the production of light commercial vehicles (LCVs), business daily Vedomosti reported today.
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Chinese commercial vehicle maker Beiqi Foton plans to increase its annual production capacity of heavy-duty trucks to 160,000 units by the end of 2010.
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Robert Bosch is to close its Cardiff, UK, auto electrical parts factory at the end of next year with the loss of up to 900 jobs.
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No auto show would be complete without its share of prototypes and concept vehicles presented with great pageantry and flourish by the major manufacturers.
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Petter Solberg will drive a 2009-spec Citroën C4 WRC, this season. Two rally cars were bought from Citroën Racing, and Solberg will use both cars in the 2010 World Rally Championship.
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Lotus has become the next F1 team to announce a launch date for its 2010 car.
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Carlos Sainz (Volkswagen) took victory in the 12th stage in the Dakar Rally, but his team-mate Al-Attiyah still puts pressure on the spanish driver, with two days remaining.
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Braun Racing, self-described as the largest independent Nationwide Series-only team will be advancing up to the Sprint Cup series for five races, beginning with the Daytona 500 with Reed Sorenson as driver of a Toyota Camry.
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Toro Rosso has confirmed that its 2010 car will be given its track debut as soon as the current testing ban lifts at the end of the month.
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NASCAR driver and team owner Michael Waltrip competes in the Dubai 24 Hour race this weekend. Waltrip said he was interesting in doing more endurance races in the near future.
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Braun Racing, self-described as the largest independent Nationwide Series-only team will be advancing up to the Sprint Cup series for five races, beginning with the Daytona 500 with Reed Sorenson as driver of a Toyota Camry.
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My wife calls me the eternal optimist. I can't help it! I obviously love my wife, my job (notice how wife comes before job...) and am generally just a happy guy. Quite honestly, 2009 was a tough year for me too as the industry I adore went through a really rough patch. The mood in the business was so dismal last year, I did not bother going to Detroit, my first absence in five years.
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