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Apr
27th

MINI JCW Grand Prix II spotted

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High-powered special edition MINI John Cooper Works GP edition will be a swansong for the current range


Apr
27th

MINI JCW Grand Prix II spotted – MINI JCW Grand Prix II spotted

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High-powered special edition MINI John Cooper Works GP edition will be a swansong for the current range


Apr
27th

American Axle shares fall 5.5% despite rise in Q1 profits

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American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings, a maker of axles and crankshafts, fell the most in almost two months after missing earnings estimates.
Apr
27th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Quarterly results season

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Results season. Department of utter quarterly joy. But important as you can roll out all the attractive new models you like but not for long if you are not making a buck...
Apr
27th

GOLDING’S TAKE: Three in Fiat’s bed better than two?

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Did it slip out as a random thought? Or did Sergio Marchionne deliberately use Fiat's first quarter conference call to fly a kite?
Apr
27th

SWEDEN: Olofsson "not totally logical" on Saab: Committee chairman

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Sweden's Constitutional Committee chairman has questioned former Enterprise Minister, Maud Olofsson's position with relation to Russian businessman, Vladimir Antonov's attempt to buy into Saab.
Apr
27th

US: Ford Q1 profits dip

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Ford has reported lower first quarter profits as gains in North America were offset by difficulties in Europe, Asia and Africa.
Apr
27th

GERMANY: Daimler Q1 net profit up 20%

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Daimler has booked first quarter net profit up 20% year on year after unit sales rose 9% to 502,100 vehicles and group revenue reached EUR27.0bn.
Apr
27th

April 2012 management briefing: OEM financial summaries (Ford, GM and Fiat-Chrysler)

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In this month's management briefing, Rob Golding runs his financial rule over the financial position of the automotive industry's major OEMs. In this instalment: Ford, GM and Fiat-Chrysler.
Apr
27th

Ford Q1 earnings fall on overseas losses; North America improves

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Ford posted a decline in first-quarter earnings, strained by losses in Europe and Asia while North American profits rose. The company reported pre-tax operating profit of $2.3 billion, down $544 million from the first quarter of 2011.
Apr
27th

Daimler extends Bernhard’s contract until 2018

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Daimler said it extended the contract of Mercedes-Benz Cars production boss Wolfgang Bernhard another five years until 2018, in a move that was widely expected.
Apr
27th

JAPAN: Mazda crashes to JPY108bn loss

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Mazda has posted train-wreck fiscal year 2011/12 results with an operating loss of JPY38.7bn (profit of JPY23.8bn the previous year) on sales of JPY2.03 trillion (JPY2.3 trillion).
Apr
27th

GERMANY: Evonik offers limited Nylon 12 fix as plant restart date put back

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German chemicals giant, Evonik Industries, has put forward several alternatives to its Nylon 12 resin product, following the recent fatal explosion at its partially-destroyed Marl factory that killed two employees.
Apr
27th

INDONESIA: New policies to derail market growth

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The Indonesian automotive association, Gaikindo, has dramatically cut its forecast for vehicles sales this year to 700,000 units, from 950,000 earlier in the year, citing new government policies designed to curb excessive borrowing.
Apr
27th

GOLDING’S TAKE: No boasting, very little coasting, at VW

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There was a time when VW liked to strut around a bit and emphasise its success relative to the competition. But now that rivals have jobs, and even whole factories on the line at risk, it was sensible and sensitive to concentrate on reporting its own results rather than its results relative to others.
Apr
27th

A stint in a colorfully fuel-conscious Mercedes-Benz sedan

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Does 31 mpg, eked from a 4,255-pound, five-passenger luxury sedan swimming in leather and wood and all the techy accoutrements to which the 1 percent have become accustomed, sound reasonable? Fathomable, even?
Apr
27th

GOLDING’S TAKE: Chrysler shock.there is no bad news

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Remember the basket-case that was Chrysler? Then who do you think Sergio Marchionne can have been describing in yesterday's webcast eulogy: "We are incredibly satisfied with the first quarter; absolutely outstanding; fired on all cylinders.600,000 cars for the quarter.the target for the year is 2.4m. The outlook is absolutely positive."
Apr
27th

Honda boosts Q1 profit, aims for 10% U.S. market share

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Honda said it more than doubled its quarterly operating profit as production recovered from a number of natural disasters last year.
Apr
27th

Continental upbeat on 2012 after strong Q1 sales

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German supplier Continental AG today reported better-than expected first-quarter sales and affirmed its outlook for the full year. Sales rose by about 11.5 percent to 8.3 billion euros ($10.98 billion), the company said in a statement.
Apr
27th

2013 Ford Escape engines EPA-certified at 30 mpg highway or better

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All three engine offerings for the 2013 Ford Escape were certified by the EPA to get 30 mpg or more on the highway, Ford said. Ford has redesigned the Escape for 2013 and dropped the V-6 engine option in favor of a top-of-the-line 2.
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