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May
14th

GERMANY: Porsche shelves plans for ‘small’ Boxter

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Porsche has dropped plans to build a two-seater vehicle which would have been smaller and cheaper than its Boxster model.
May
14th

US: Brose expanding in Michigan

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Tier One supplier Brose North America said on Monday it would expand manufacturing in New Boston, Michigan, and add 450 jobs as a result of "significant growth" in orders from domestic OEMs.
May
14th

GERMANY: State Prime Ministers show defiant soldiarity to back Opel production

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Four German State Prime Ministers have urged Opel production stay in Germany and that global markets be opened for its models.
May
14th

BMW shows off first look at redesigned 3-series wagon

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BMW has revealed the wagon version of the fifth-generation 3-series. The company says that the new 3-series Sports Wagon, known as the 3-series Touring in Europe, will reach U.S. showrooms about a year from now.
May
14th

2012 Chevrolet Volt: Review notes: Far from revolting without range anxiety

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NEWS EDITOR GREG MIGLIORE: No range anxiety, just engine envy for me on this night as I shot out of the garage at One Autoweek Tower in the wake of a V8-powered
May
14th

Chevrolet to show small SUV at Paris

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Chevrolet will debut the Trax, a small sport-utility vehicle, at the Paris motor show in September.
May
14th

First look at the redesigned BMW 3-series wagon

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BMW has revealed the wagon version of the fifth-generation 3-series.
May
14th

UK: Ford to triple EcoBoost engined cars in Europe

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Ford says it is planning to more than triple the production of its vehicles equipped with fuel-efficient EcoBoost petrol engines to approximately 480,000 a year by 2015, from 141,000 in 2011.
May
14th

NHTSA checks 2012 Hyundai Elantras after airbag incident

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Federal safety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into the 2012 Hyundai Elantra after a side curtain airbag allegedly injured a driver in a crash.
May
14th

UK: Michelin to temporarily shut Dundee plant as Europe slows

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Michelin is to stop production at its Dundee plant in Scotland for three weeks at the end of this month in response to falling demand across Europe, although no jobs will be lost.
May
14th

JAPAN: Panasonic Automotive Systems operating profit plunges

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Panasonic Automotive Systems' operating profit for full year 2011 plunged to JPY4.9bn (US$61.2m) from JPY22.7bn a year ago due mainly to insufficient cost cutting.
May
14th

EXCLUSIVE: UK: Prodrive reports booming UK business

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UK-based automotive and motorsport engineering company Prodrive is reporting a surge in business from UK-based OEMs this year.
May
14th

US: GM hiring for Spring Hill Equinox production

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Recruitment of 55-60 team leader positions at the Spring Hill General Motors plant will begin in two weeks - and all of them will be filled locally, a top union official told local government officials.
May
14th

Chevrolet Trax

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The first picture has been released of the new Chevrolet Trax ahead of its debut at the Paris Motor Show


May
14th

Chevrolet Trax revealed

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First picture of the new Chevrolet Trax small SUV has been released ahead of its debut at the Paris Motor Show


May
14th

Opel may build Chevrolet cars and seek new allies beyond PSA, CEO says

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Opel is open to alliances beyond that with PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and could build a Chevrolet model to take up excess capacity and help it return to profit.
May
14th

Opel may build Chevy cars and seek new allies beyond PSA, CEO says

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Opel is open to alliances beyond that with PSA/Peugeot-Citroen and could build a Chevrolet model to take up excess capacity and help it return to profit.
May
14th

CHINA: Toyota JV starts Corolla output at new third plant

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Chinese vehicle manufacturing joint venture Sichuan FAW Toyota Motor (SFTM) has held a line-off ceremony to mark the start of Corolla sedan production at its new 'West Plant' in Changchun.
May
14th

JAPAN: Asahi Glass Q1 net income falls 53.8%

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Auto supplier Asahi Glass net income fell 53.8% year on year to JPY17.75bn (US$221.8m) for the first quarter ended 31 March 2012.
May
14th

BMW may increase future dividends, report says

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BMW may increase dividends to as much as 40 percent of profit in coming years if earnings continue to rise, a German newspaper reported on Saturday, citing Chief Financial Officer Friedrich Eichiner.
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