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Aug
31st

Mazda and Alfa Romeo tie-up: New details

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Mazda CEO says the tie-up could be the start of healthy relationship

Aug
31st

Fiat will continue to receive EU loan for Serbia plant

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The European Investment Bank will continue disbursing a 500 million euro ($625 million) loan to Fiat for a new plant in Serbia, that builds the 500L minicar, even though the government there has slowed down investment pledged for the factory.
Aug
31st

INDONESIA: Unipres completes new plant in Indonesia

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Japan's Unipres Corporation is scheduled to open a new chassis and body parts plant in Indonesia in September.
Aug
31st

INDONESIA: Denso confirms US$200m parts plant for Indonesia

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Japan's Denso Corporation plans to build a new USD200m manufacturing facility in Indonesia to supply the country's fast-expanding automotive industry.
Aug
31st

UK: ‘High Value Manufacturing Catapult’ appoints Dick Elsy as CEO

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Dick Elsy, ex-CEO of UK-based technology company Torotrak, is to head up a new UK government initiative called the 'High Value Manufacturing Catapult'.
Aug
31st

Rodfather’s last rod run: Andy Brizio, 80, will make one last trek to Bonneville and Indy

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Aug
31st

SWEDEN: Union claims ex-Saab workers face sack again as Volvo wields axe

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Recently redundant Saab workers who moved to Volvo's plant in Gothenburg are facing the sack for the second time in just a matter of months, following union claims the Swedish automaker will axe 300 jobs.
Aug
31st

Ford, Toyota each claim world’s best-selling car

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Ford and Toyota are each claiming to produce the best-selling car in the world in the first half.
Aug
31st

US: Focus on top says Ford

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Ford claims that its Focus model is the world's best-selling car this year, outselling every other model in the first seven months of the year.
Aug
31st

US: Steel producers tub thump their role in meeting tighter fuel economy standards

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A US trade association of steel producers is hailing its contribution of Advanced High-Strength Steels (AHSS) to help automakers achieve critical mass reduction to meet aggressive new US fuel economy standards for 2025.
Aug
31st

Ford, Toyota each claim world’s best-selling car

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Ford and Toyota are each claiming to produce the best-selling car in the world in the first half. The definitions are the key. The Focus was the world's top-selling "single-car nameplate," Ford said.
Aug
31st

RUSSIA: GM plans $1bn investment over next 5 years

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GM is planning on investing US$1bn in its Russian operations over the next five years.
Aug
31st

VW will stop buying brands to focus on integration, CEO says

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Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn said he's not planning additional purchases as Europe's largest carmaker focuses on integrating Porsche, Ducati motorbikes and heavy-truck maker MAN.
Aug
31st

VW will stop buying brands to focus on integration, CEO says

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Volkswagen Group CEO Martin Winterkorn said he's not planning additional purchases as Europe's largest carmaker focuses on integrating Porsche, Ducati motorbikes and heavy-truck maker MAN.
Aug
31st

GM halted SUV production in Ryan’s hometown before Obama took office

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In his speech accepting the Republican vice presidential nomination this week, Representative Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin attacked President Barack Obama over the closing of a General Motors factory in Ryan's hometown.
Aug
31st

Citroen DS3 Cabriolet video

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Videos 31 Aug, 2012

The convertible Citroen DS3 Cabriolet shows off its folding canvas roof

Aug
31st

PSA will invest in French plant to build vans for Toyota

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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will invest more than 750 million euros ($937 million) in its Sevelnord plant in northern France to build vans for its brands and Toyota..
Aug
31st

Vehicle sales buoyed in U.S. as bonus incentives grow

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Car shoppers have long known that they can often buy at lower prices at the end of the month as dealers slash prices to meet sales quotas. Their chances for such deals have been especially strong as 2012 wears on.
Aug
31st

German supplier Mahle to double size of randd center in China

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German supplier Mahle is more than doubling the size of its randd center in the Chinese city of Shanghai. The expanded center is due to open in November.
Aug
31st

Continental to build infotainment plant in China

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German supplier Continental has signed an agreement with the Chinese city of Wuhu to build a 33 million euro (262 million yuan) plant to produce infotainment components.
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