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Sep
16th

Fiat Germany boss Kantner to join Seat, sources say

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Fiat Automobiles Germany CEO Manfred Kantner will leave the company to become head of Seat Germany. The exact timing of the move is unknown.
Sep
16th

Honda CR-V headlight probe gets expanded by U.S. regulator

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A Honda probe into CR-V headlights that may stop working has been upgraded to an engineering analysis by U.S. auto-safety regulators, a step that may lead to a recall.
Sep
16th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: VW spending big as Saab totters

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So the West is all but done for and all future big news will come from the Chinese and Korean automakers huh? Someone tell the supervisory board at VW which has just opened der korporate wallet very wide indeed.
Sep
16th

Ram to sell two Fiat vans

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The Ram brand will get a commercial van based on the Fiat Ducato large paneled van, supplier sources said at the
Sep
16th

Collectible Classic: 1989-1991 Peugeot 405Mi16

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Collectible Classic: 1989-1991 Peugeot 405Mi16
Collectible Classic: 1989-1991 Peugeot 405Mi16 - Automobile Magazine
The last tango from Paris.

Ken Ramonet was minding his own business pumping 91-octane unleaded when I ran across a California Chevron station like a carjacker, except that carjackers rarely yell, "Oh my god, it's an Mi16!" It's hard to tell who was more mortified, my embarrassed friends or poor Ramonet, whom I scared half to death.


Photo Gallery: Collectible Classic: 1989-1991 Peugeot 405Mi16 - Automobile Magazine


Sep
16th

GERMANY: VW spending EUR62bn in five years

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The Volkswagen group has announced a spend of around EUR62.4bn on its automotive division in the next five years and that excludes the Chinese joint ventures which are self-funded.
Sep
16th

Hyundai recalls 205,233 SUVs in U.S. on front air bag defect

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Hyundai said it is recalling 205,233 Santa Fe and Veracruz sport-utility vehicles in the U.S. because front air bags may not deploy when needed.
Sep
16th

UK: Saab GB says "business as usual" as it monitors Sweden

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Saab GB says it has between 400-500 new cars in stock as well as around 1,200 used models on its books and insists it is "business as normal" despite the crisis across the North Sea.
Sep
16th

Tata Motors makes best gain in 18 months on Land Rover demand

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Jaguar and Land Rover owner Tata Motors had its biggest gain in 18 months after August sales at Land Rover increased at the fastest pace in more than a year.
Sep
16th

JAPAN/US: Bridgestone fined $28m by US

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Tyremaker Bridgestone has agreed to pay a US$28m criminal fine for taking part in bid-rigging and bribery conspiracies in 1999-2007 that influenced prices for ''hundreds of millions of dollars'' worth of marine hose and related products sold worldwide, the US Justice Department said.
Sep
16th

US: Alcoa expanding auto output

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Alcoa said it would expand its Davenport, Iowa rolled products plant to meet rising demand from automakers.
Sep
16th

INDIA: Battery maker slows output

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Battery maker Exide Industries cut Indian production of most automobile products by 10%-15% in September, up from a 5% cut in August, to reduce inventory amid slowing demand for vehicles, a senior company executive has said.
Sep
16th

BRAZIL: Renault and VW to expand assembly

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Renault and Volkswagen are planning to expand their Brazilian manufacturing operations, at a combined cost of at least US$1.2bn, according to Brazilian newspaper Valor Economico.
Sep
16th

FRANCE: PSA and GE sign EV agreement

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PSA Peugeot Citroën and General Electric have signed a European co-operation agreement to co-develop electric vehicles.
Sep
16th

FRANKFURT SHOW: Infiniti to assemble outside Japan

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Nissan will build its next Infiniti models outside Japan for the first time to mitigate the effects of a strong yen, chief executive Carlos Ghosn said at the Frankfurt show.
Sep
16th

CHINA: Lead emission fears shut Johnson Controls plants

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Shanghai city government authorities have shut two Johnson Controls plants in China after claims they may be causing lead poisoning in children.
Sep
16th

VW Group to invest 62.4 billion euros in bid to become No. 1

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Volkswagen Group will invest 62.4 billion euros ($86.1 billion) over the next five years to underpin its goal of becoming the world's largest carmaker.
Sep
16th

VW to invest $86 billion in bid to become No. 1

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Volkswagen will invest 62.4 billion euros ($86 billion) over the next five years as it seeks to supplant GM and Toyota at the top of the industry.
Sep
16th

PSA halts production at Slovak plant on supply problems

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PSA has halted production at its Slovakia assembly plant due to ongoing French supply problems.
Sep
16th

Renault veteran Kugler to lead key Euromed region

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Renault veteran Jean-Christophe Kugler will take charge of the automaker's key Euromed region on Nov. 1, succeeding Jacques Chauvet.
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