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Aug
1st

JAPAN: Mitsubishi Motors returns to operating profit

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Mitsubishi Motors returned to an operating profit - JPY12.2bn - in its first fiscal 2011/12 quarter, an improvement of JPY16.7bn year on year.
Aug
1st

UK: Automotive Insulations to supply Happich

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Automotive Insulations (AI) is to supply Happich UK with acoustic and thermal insulation systems in a drive to expand its presence in Britain.
Aug
1st

Best buys: first cars

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Once you’ve ripped up your L-plates, finding a car that’s affordable to insure, safe and cheap to run can be hard. We name five top buys


Aug
1st

US: Porsche tops 2011 supplier relationship survey

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According to IHS Automotive, Porsche topped its 2011 supplier relationship survey despite dropping over 4% in the ratings compared to 2010.
Aug
1st

CHINA: Renault production may begin by 2016

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Renault and Nissan CEO, Carlos Ghosn, has hinted production of Renault vehicles may begin in China by 2016.
Aug
1st

GERMANY: Porsche H1 operating profit up

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Porsche has announced a boost in first 2011 operating profit to EUR1.07bn, up from EUR675m in H1 2010. Sales rose 18.9% to EUR5.22bn on unit volume up 26.3% to 56,272. Deliveries rose 36.8% to 60,659 cars.
Aug
1st

France, Spain new-car sales beat a slower retreat

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French and Spanish new-car sales showed signs in July that an end could be in sight to a long, steep fall, as the boost from government incentive schemes begins to work its way out of comparative figures.
Aug
1st

Renault Clio Gordini revealed – Renault Clio Gordini revealed

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The Clio GT earns its stripes with new special edition from £14,000


Aug
1st

Porsche’s first-half profit leaps on China, N. America demand

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Porsche reported a big surge in first-half operating profit to 1.07 billion euros ($1.54 billion) from 675 million a year earlier, boosted by continued demand for luxury cars in China and a recovery of the North American market.
Aug
1st

Honda raises profit forecast on better-than-expected sales

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Honda raised its full-year profit forecast by 18 percent on a quicker-than-expected recovery from the March 11 earthquake. The automaker may post net income of 230 billion yen ($2.
Aug
1st

Audi said to eye engine output expansion in Hungary

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Audi is exploring a possible expansion of engine manufacturing capacity at its Hungarian plant in Gyor, business daily Vilaggazdasag reported on Monday. The carmaker said last year it would invest about 900 million euros ($1.
Aug
1st

Fiat launches national TV campaign

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Fiat will air its first national TV commercials today in a new campaign that will receive extensive play on national TV and cable networks.
Aug
1st

After 5 owners in 12 years, a former Ford glass plant finally has a stable owner

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Welcome to a huge and until now unwanted factory in the North American auto industry. It is the new home of Carlex Glass in Nashville. How unwanted was it? Try five owners in 12 years. But today it's different.
Aug
1st

The coming year-end share war

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As supplies of Japanese-brand vehicles start to return to normal, U.S. car dealers expect automakers to spend hundreds of millions more on incentives and advertising in an attempt to salvage 2011.
Aug
1st

Detroit wins major plum in CAFE deal

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President Obama's plan for a 54.5 mpg efficiency target by the 2025 model year would double the current standard, but the Detroit 3 won a major exemption for their highly profitable full-sized pickups.
Aug
1st

The plan from Japan

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Japan's big 3 say they have a cure for what ails them, and that cure is product -- an onslaught in high-volume segments that will continue through next year.
Aug
1st

Honda: Supplier diversity, quake recovery are well along

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It has been a year most Japanese automakers would like to forget. It began with profits being hammered by the yen's surge against the dollar and euro. Then came the country's devastating March 11 earthquake.
Aug
1st

A typical Sergio stew

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Sergio Marchionne's appointment of Saad Chehab as the new head of Chrysler and Lancia brands is a classic Sergio surprise. The CEO of Fiat and Chrysler delights in handing key jobs to rising young talent.
Aug
1st

Bentley to unveil a new engine at Detroit Auto Show

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It seems that 2011-2012 is set to be a big year for the luxury automaker Bentley. With an already brand new Continental GT on the market and a brand new Continental GTC drop-top set to debut in Frankfurt long with a new Flying Spur, Bentley is on a real roll here - and it's not about to stop.
Aug
1st

Motorcycle vs car

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There's one thing in common about riding a motorcycle and driving a car; you need to stay focused on the road. On a motorcycle, though, it's harder (read: more hazardous) to lose that all-important concentration. Read Michel Deslauriers's thoughts on the subject.
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