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Aug
11th

US: Akerson cautions on new recession as American economy weathers storm

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Global economic turmoil is prompting General Motors to issue a recession warning as America struggles with the current political and financial uncertainty.
Aug
11th

US: Akerson cautions on new recession as American economy battles storm

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Global economic turmoil is prompting General Motors to issue a recession warning as America struggles with the current political and financial uncertainty.
Aug
11th

Deep Dive: Audi Filling the Gaps

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Deep Dive: Audi Filling the Gaps
Deep Dive: Audi Filling the Gaps - Automobile Magazine
Audi readies its own batch of crossover mutations.

Auto enthusiasts -- including the ones at this magazine -- have been known to wonder why automakers continue to pour money into all manner of crossovers. Wouldn't they be better off investing that cash in small fuel-savers or, better yet, high-performance station wagons? For Audi, at least, there's a logical answer: an eye-popping 155,000 Q5s sold globally last year to go along with 47,700 Q7s.


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Aug
11th

2011 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite – Four Seasons Update – July 2011

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2011 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite - Four Seasons Update - July 2011
2011 Honda Odyssey Touring Elite - Four Seasons Update - July 2011 - Automobile Magazine
July was one of the Odyssey's busiest months since its arrival in early April.

Miles to date: 10,072
Months in service: 4


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Aug
11th

Fiat future products: Look for more 500s

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Next year two Fiat 500 models are scheduled to join the
Aug
11th

Q&A with Honeywell Turbo Technologies

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just-auto analyst, Ian Henry, spoke recently to Tony Schultz, vice president of the Americas, Honeywell Turbo Technologies; and Steve McKinley, vice president Engineering, Americas for Honeywell Turbo Technologies on the turbocharger market in North America.
Aug
11th

Some Saab suppliers could demand bankruptcy process

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Some of Saab's European suppliers are preparing to demand Swedish Automobile, its parent company, be declared bankrupt, hoping the threat will pressure the carmaker into paying debts, an auto industry group said.
Aug
11th

More Saab suppliers could request automaker be declared bankrupt

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Some of Saab's European suppliers are preparing to demand Swedish Automobile, its parent company, be declared bankrupt, hoping the threat will pressure the carmaker into paying debts, an auto industry group said.
Aug
11th

GM awards A123 contract for battery packs

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A123 Systems Inc., a growing U.S. lithium-ion battery company, says it has received a contract to provide battery packs for a General Motors global vehicle program. Jason Forcier, vice president for A123's Automotive Solutions Group.
Aug
11th

US: Cooper-Standard hikes 2011 sales forecast

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Cooper-Standard booked revenue of $760.5m for the second quarter of 2011, compared with $628.4m the previous year, reflecting increased sales resulting from its recently established joint venture with Fonds de Modernisation des Equipementiers Automobiles (FMEA), higher industry volumes, and favorable foreign currency exchange movements.
Aug
11th

US: Auto glassmaker acquires films business

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Bekaert and Saint-Gobain have signed an agreement selling Bekaert's specialty films activities to Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation.
Aug
11th

Tata’s first-quarter profit flat on declining Jaguar sales

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Jaguar Land Rover's owner Tata Motors, reported first-quarter profit that missed analysts' estimates as sales of its passenger cars in India fell and Jaguar deliveries declined.
Aug
11th

Tata’s quarterly profit flat on declining Jaguar sales

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Jaguar Land Rover's owner Tata Motors, reported first-quarter profit that missed analysts' estimates as sales of its passenger cars in India fell and Jaguar deliveries declined.
Aug
11th

GERMANY: Grammer posts 21% increase in H1 revenue

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Seating specialist Grammer has released its interim financial report for the first six months of 2011 revealing a surge in revenues.
Aug
11th

KENYA: Chery picks east Africa as growth target

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Chinese car companies are looking to take on the Japanese in east African markets, a heartland for used vehicle sales over the past few years.
Aug
11th

CHINA: FAW announces new commercial vehicle production base

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The Qingdao division of FAW Jiefang Company has launched a new commercial vehicle production base with an overall investment of CNY2.46bn (US$383m) in Ji Mo city, Shandong province.
Aug
11th

US: Chrysler re-establishes Kettering University programme

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Chrysler Group and Kettering University in Flint, Michigan, have established the first class of student co-ops that will work at the automaker starting this autumn. A day of on-campus events was intended to rekindle a longstanding relationship between company and university that was halted while the automaker was in bankruptcy, restructured and came under the control of Fiat.
Aug
11th

Report: Chrysler planning to expand Toledo operations, add 1,100 jobs

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Chrysler is planning to expand its Toledo, Ohio, Assembly Complex, adding a second shift and more than 1,100 jobs to the operation that currently builds the Jeep Liberty and Dodge Nitro SUVs, The Toledo Blade newspaper reported today.
Aug
11th

GERMANY: Union welcomes Akerson dousing Opel sale rumours

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General Motors' Bochum works council has welcomed GM chief executive Dan Akerson's most forthright comments to date concerning any potential sale of Opel.
Aug
11th

UK: Hyundai i40 wagon first of a new product wave

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Hyundai has embarked on the next stage of its evolution with the UK launch of the D-segment i40 Tourer, the first of a wave of new products.
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