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Jun
17th

MALAYSIA: BMW starts assembling Mini Countryman

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Add Malaysia to the list of countries where BMW's Mini is assembled.
Jun
17th

GM extends summer production shutdown at Russian plant as market cools

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General Motors will extend the summer shutdown at its factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, as the country's car market growth slows down. The Russian market is expected to decline by 5 percent in 2013.
Jun
17th

JAPAN: Honda delays China hybrid production

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Honda has delayed the start of production of hybrid vehicles in China until 2016.
Jun
17th

Automotive News Europe News Feed 2013-06-17 08:42:52

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Global sales of Jaguar cars rose 63 percent to 7,061 last month, helping to offset a 6 percent fall in Land Rover deliveries. Boosted by the success of the new Jaguar F-Type, combined sales at the Jaguar Land Rover unit rose 4 percent, Tata said.
Jun
17th

BELGIUM: ACEA appoints new secretary general

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Erik Jonnaert, 55, will be the new secretary general of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) succeeding Ivan Holdac, 67, who is retiring in the autumn after 12 years in the post.
Jun
17th

INDONESIA: Michelin and Petrokimia Butadiene Indonesia sign synthetic rubber JV

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Michelin and PT Petrokimia Butadiene Indonesia (PBI) have inked a deal to create a joint venture to produce synthetic rubber.
Jun
17th

Daily automotive news and comment – from just-auto.com 2013-06-17 08:10:00

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Toyota will keep domestic output at its current level of around 3m vehicles a year to help protect manufacturing in Japan, company president Akio Toyoda told a shareholders' meeting.
Jun
17th

INDIA: Ford sees Asia Pacific taking 40% of sales

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Ford expects the Asia Pacific region to account for 40% of its vehicle sales in four to five years, a top executive said.
Jun
17th

INDIA: Mahindra and CIE Automotive ink supply network deal

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Mahindra Group and CIE Automotive have signed an agreement between the Indian company's component businesses - held under its Systech Sector - and the Spanish operation also involving its subsidiary Autometal.
Jun
17th

Automotive News Europe News Feed 2013-06-17 06:19:59

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The Porsche-Piech family bought Qatar Holding's 10 percent stake in Porsche Automobil Holding SE to regain full control of the majority owner of Volkswagen Group.
Jun
17th

2013 Audi S7 review notes: Some complaints about the trans

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Jun
17th

Ford pushes new models over rental sales in Europe revival

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Ford is counting on new models such as the EcoSport small SUV to help reduce reliance on low-margin sales to rental-car companies in Europe in the battle to stem losses in the region.
Jun
17th

Ford pushes new models over rental sales in Europe revival

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Ford is counting on new models such as the EcoSport small SUV to help reduce reliance on low-margin sales to rental-car companies in Europe in the battle to stem losses in the region.
Jun
17th

Jet Age lands at Rodeo Drive Concours: The 20th Rodeo Drive Concours was all about aerodynamics

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Fins and aerodynamic stability -- the latter sometimes real, sometimes just for style -- dominated the 20th anniversary of the Rodeo Drive Concours in Beverly Hills Sunday.
Jun
17th

Mitsubishi ad campaign takes on 2 vital missions

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Mitsubishi's new ad campaign to launch its redesigned 2014 Outlander crossover -- built around the tag line "Find your own lane" -- also will have to help the brand find a route back to relevance in the U.S. market.
Jun
17th

Batteries pose tough transport challenges

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The fragility -- and dangers -- of lithium ion batteries for electric cars came up again at our recent Congress in Paris when DHL's head of automotive logistics pointed out the difficulties of transporting them.
Jun
17th

Automotive News Breaking News Feed 2013-06-17 01:01:00

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For nearly two years, GM dealers have been suffering through a shortage of off-lease customers. That's because leasing by GM dealers all but dried up in late 2008, amid the financial crisis, and didn't resume in earnest until mid-2010.
Jun
17th

Audi puts $2,000 premium on 3 new diesels

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Audi plans to charge a premium of more than $2,000 for its three new TDI models, testing luxury buyers' willingness to pay for the fuel economy of a diesel.
Jun
17th

Opel-Buick link to grow stronger

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The Buick lineup has taken on a decidedly European flavor in the past three years. The Regal and Verano sedans and the new Encore compact crossover are Opels that migrated to the U.S. market wearing Buick badges.
Jun
17th

Austin dealer is the biggest show in town

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Since instituting one-price selling, First Texas Honda has jumped from 380th among Honda dealerships in terms of sales volume to the top 30, and from selling 200 new and used vehicles a month to 450.
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