Fiat's CEO Sergio Marchionne intends to extend a new labor deal, backed last week by workers at Fiat's Mirafiori plant, to other Italian plants, he said Tuesday in a newspaper interview.
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Mitsubishi will begin European sales of its i-MiEV, the company said in a written statement. The automaker began production of the European model last October and about 200 units have now been shipped to dealers in 15 countries around Europe.
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CEO Sergio Marchionne's close victory in a vote for new labor rules at Fiat's Mirafiori plant is a small step for the automaker, but a giant leap for labor relations in Italy.
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Lancia will sell a hybrid version of its new Thema flagship sedan. Fiat's upscale brand will unveil the Thema at the Geneva auto show. The sedan is a rebadged version of the new Chrysler 300.
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Chrysler released images of its new 200 convertible, which will sell in mainland Europe as the Lancia. The 200 will replace the Sebring mid-sized model. Lancia will unveil the rebadged 200 at the Geneva auto show in March as a sedan and convertible.
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The future of the UAW likely depends on whether it can organize factories in the United States run mainly by Asian automakers, the union's president said.
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Matthias Mueller, president and CEO of Porsche, is thinking of producing vehicles in North America or China in order to reach their annual sales goal of 200,000 units by 2018.
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Online magazine Auto Car has it from an anonymous source that the Megacity, the small, carbon fibre, electric hatchback developed by BMW, will be expensive, and buyers should expect to pay more for it than the Nissan LEAF.
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After having travelled 257,000 km or been used for the equivalent of 10 years in the most extreme conditions, the 3.5-litre, V6 EcoBoost engine used in the F-150 was dismantled by two Ford engineers in front of an audience at the Detroit show.
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Some things are just meant for each other like wine and cheese, beer and friends, Brad and Angelina and turbochargers and AWD. Yes, there are few feelings in this world as satisfying as tackling any road surface and being confident in your car's abilities at coping with what is thrown at it.
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If you've spent any time on auto123.com over the last few years, you may have noticed that I am a huge fan of all things diesel.
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Many enthusiast have been clamouring the fact that only Europe and other target markets get the option of purchasing a new Scirocco. From the onset of the rebirth of the fabled Scirocco, the Big Wigs from Wolfsburg had little or no intentions of making the car cross the Pond, fearful that it might hurt sales of the equally-loved GTI.
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Bigger than a smart fortwo and much smaller than a Toyota Yaris, the Scion iQ was presented for the first time in Canada at Montreal International Auto Show. The car will seek for an urban audience that wants to save as much fuel as possible without sacrificing security and customization, the company's battle horse.
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The future of the UAW likely depends on whether it can organize factories in the United States run mainly by Asian automakers, the union's president said.
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While the joint sports-car program between Toyota and Subaru gets most of the media attention, Subaru is rebadging a small Toyota wagon for markets outside the United States.
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Volvo's new owner and management team plan to spend heavily on the brand -- allowing the automaker's U.S. arm to ramp up leasing and spend more on advertising to reignite lackluster sales. Volvo -- owned by China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co.
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Acument Global Technologies Inc. said today Patrick Paige will become president and CEO on Feb 1 -- succeeding Richard F. Dauch, who is leaving the mechanical fastener supplier to pursue other opportunities.
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Hot European sales will keep potential U.S. buyers waiting for the BMW X1, and the Dakar Rally crowns a winner.
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Daihatsu, which announced last week it would be out of Europe by 2013, is already in retreat from the UK. International Motors, the current importer, has dropped the Japanese brand after many years of trying to get it better established and has instead turned to China's Great Wall which already ships right-hand drive models to export markets like Australia.
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The Porsche 911 may be produced in plants in Asia or North America, according to new CEO Matthias Mueller.
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