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Nov
7th

Chevy retires ‘technology and stuff’ after reaping publicity windfall

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Chevrolet is sending #ChevyGuy and his #TechnologyAndStuff pitch to the showers -- but not before recording about $5 million in free media exposure.
Nov
7th

Michigan car czar Nigel Francis to step down, return to industry

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Michigan's auto czar is resigning from the post to work for an automotive company in the state.
Nov
7th

Alex Vetter named new CEO of Cars.com

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Alex Vetter has been appointed CEO and president of Cars.com by owner Gannett, Cars.com announced today. He replaces longtime president Mitch Golub, who has announced his retirement but is staying on until March.
Nov
7th

Chrysler expands Jeep trailer hitch recall outreach after low initial response

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Chrysler Group will expand efforts to reach more owners of older Jeep Grand Cherokees and Libertys for a recall campaign after initial mailings drew in only 120,000 vehicles.
Nov
7th

São Paulo Motor Show 2014

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The Salão do Automóvel de São Paulo takes place every two years, giving enough breathing space between each show to observe the major shifts that are taking place in the fast-developing car market. The 2014 event reflected the slightly difficult economic conditions Brazil is facing, but signs of an upturn were also evident with some interesting concepts.

Nov
7th

Reports of Takata coverup ‘require a criminal investigation,’ lawmakers say

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Lawmakers have called for a federal criminal probe into Japanese auto supplier Takata following a report that the company destroyed results of airbag tests conducted in secret in 2004.
Nov
7th

US: Ford outlines raft of management changes

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Ford has outlined further details of its leadership reshuffle today (7 November) that saw Jim Farley appointed EVP and president, Europe, Middle East and Africa, with present incumbent, Stephen Odell, becoming EVP global marketing, sales and service.
Nov
7th

COMMENT: Has cheap gas killed the Nissan Murano hybrid?

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The current low pump price of gasoline in the US might have claimed its first victim: the Murano Hybrid. Nissan North America, having formerly said this model was on the way, has given just-auto.com a cryptic answer to a direct question about the car's release date.
Nov
7th

Ford’s new Europe chief tasked with accelerating turnaround

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Ford said new Europe chief Jim Farley is tasked with accelerating the automaker's turnaround in the region, where it expects to lose $1.2 billion this year. Farley is swapping jobs with Ford of Europe President Stephen Odell, who will move to the U.
Nov
7th

GERMANY: Top reshuffle not performance-related: Ford source

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Ford has moved swiftly to quash suggestions this morning's news - broken exclusively by just-auto - that its global sales and marketing head Jim Farley and Ford of Europe chief Stephen Odell are to change jobs - is performance-related.
Nov
7th

GERMANY: Ford cites “external environment” for top management reshuffle

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Ford has moved swiftly to quash suggestions this morning's news - broken exclusively by just-auto - that its global sales and marketing head Jim Farley and Ford of Europe chief Stephen Odell are to change jobs - is performance-related.
Nov
7th

THE WEEK THAT WAS: Musical chairs at Ford

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We've just this afternoon had official confirmation of what became this week's biggest news - as broken this morning by just-auto, top Ford executives Stephen Odell and Jim Farley are to swap jobs.
Nov
7th

JAPAN: Suzuki warns on minicars as profits slump

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Suzuki, Japan's fourth largest carmaker and a dominant player in the minicar sector, saw its operating profits fall by 14% in the July-September quarter.
Nov
7th

GERMANY: Record October sales for Mercedes-Benz

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Mercedes-Benz sold a record 140,941 vehicles in October, an increase of 11.5% on the same month last year.
Nov
7th

UK: Truck sales show first uptick in Euro 6 year

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Commercial vehicle demand in the UK grew 27% in October to 35,027 units, driving the market up 14.1% to pass 300,000 units.
Nov
7th

SOUTH KOREA: Hankook launches new tyre brand

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South Korea's Hankook Tire Company launched a new tyre brand this week to help strengthen its presence in global markets.
Nov
7th

SOUTH KOREA: Sales sluggish in October

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Domestic sales among South Korea's five main automakers fell by less than 1% year on year to 121,430 units in October, according to data released individually by the vehicle manufacturers.
Nov
7th

IRAN: Airbag fitment could save 10,000 lives a year: SIC

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Up to 60% of the Iranian car parc, as well as much of the country's road infrastructure could be in need of urgent replacement to halt the catastrophic number of road fatalities and accidents, says a leading European Chamber of Commerce.
Nov
7th

A3 and Q5 demand help boost Audi sales 11%

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Audi's global deliveries rose 11 percent in October helped by strong sales in China, the U.S. and the UK, and robust demand for the automaker's A3 and Q5 models.
Nov
7th

BELGIUM: AGC glass Technovation Centre opened

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The AGC Technovation Centre was inaugurated this week in Gosselies (Charleroi region, Belgium).
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