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Nov
2nd

RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ operating loss widens

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AvtoVAZ Group has reported revenue of RUB131.2bn (US$2.04bn) for the first nine months of 2015, compared to RUB135.2bn for the same period in 2014.
Nov
2nd

Renault, VW Group and Fiat gain ground as French October car sales rise 1 percent

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French car sales rose by nearly 1 percent in October, with Renault recovering lost ground while rival PSA's volume dropped sharply. VW Group, Fiat and Toyota gained sales. Demand for Ford and Opel vehicles slipped.
Nov
2nd

CZECH REPUBLIC: Bernhard Maier new Skoda CEO

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Bernhard Maier has taken over as the Skoda brand's new CEO effective from today. He succeeds Dr Winfried Vahland, who has decided to leave the VW Group.
Nov
2nd

Nissan raises full-year forecast on strong Q2 North America sales

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Nissan raised its full-year forecast after reporting higher-than-expected profit for its second quarter on stronger vehicle sales in North America.
Nov
2nd

2016 Rising Star nominations sought

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Automotive News Europe needs your help to identify the Rising Stars in the European automotive industry. The award honors executives with a pan-European profile who have driven change, fostered innovation and made courageous decisions.
Nov
2nd

How VW stumbled so badly and what it needs to do to recover

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Despite VW's internal policing system, the manipulation affecting up to 11 million vehicles sold by the company worldwide was missed. The heart of the problem was VW's authoritarian corporate culture, say insiders and experts.
Nov
2nd

Check out the ANE e-magazine for November

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The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly e-magazine is ready for you to view. This month's edition looks at the effect VW's Dieselgate scandal is having on the automaker, Made-in-Germany quality and the diesel engine.
Nov
2nd

Better customer service coming in clear

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Borrowing a tool from high-end hotels, Street Toyota workers wear radios with discreet lapel microphones to speed communication and charm customers at the 12-acre dealership in Amarillo, Texas.
Nov
2nd

Subaru chief seeks to limit sales growth

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Subaru sales keep growing. But global head Yasuyuki Yoshinaga says there is such a thing as too big. He wants to keep sales in the 1 million unit-plus range to preserve the brand's niche appeal.
Nov
2nd

Dealers group helps clear the air, train techs

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A foundation funded by the Colorado Auto Dealers Association accepts donated polluting vehicles, sells them to scrappers and uses the revenues to help fund scholarships to train service technicians.
Nov
2nd

GM’s ‘told ya so’ small pickups

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GM was estimated to have sold 95,000 Chevrolet Colorados and GMC Canyons this year through October, surpassing experts' full-year sales estimates in just 10 months.
Nov
2nd

Honda’s exotic powertrain tech

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Honda is readying a number of exotic powertrain technologies: from a new generation of plug-in hybrids and ultra-lean burning engines, to 10-speed transmissions and hydrogen fuel cells.
Nov
2nd

Tesla ends $100 flat fee service promise

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Tesla once pledged door-to-door 'Ranger' service for covered repairs for $100. The company is now charging some customers much more than that, triggering owner complaints.
Nov
2nd

Jackson: ‘I’m the black sheep’ in NADA’s view

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The National Automobile Dealers Association is not a fan of AutoNation's new policy to fix all vehicles with an open recall before selling them, says the dealership group's chief, Mike Jackson.
Nov
2nd

Can Mazda team spin rotary vision into viable reality?

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Mazda Motor Corp.'s racing-mad executives want a sports car to replace the iconic RX-7 and RX-8. And with the RX-Vision concept from the Tokyo Motor Show, chief designer Ikuo Maeda gave them a glimpse of such a car.
Nov
2nd

Nissan’s Ghosn says missing margin goal carries consequences

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Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn is warning heads might role if the automaker doesn't achieve his ambitious target of an 8 percent operating profit margin by March 31, 2017.
Nov
2nd

Manheim makes used vehicles retail ready

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Auction giant Manheim, which has long offered to recondition clients' vehicles before they go through the auction lanes, now preps cars and trucks to get them front-line retail ready.
Nov
2nd

In changing times, Honda’s Hachigo says he’s open to partnerships

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Honda, known for its independence, now is open to collaboration with other automakers, said CEO Takahiro Hachigo.
Nov
2nd

Japan Inc.’s 2020 vision: Self-driving cars on the road

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Japan's big automakers, long known for their fondness for automation, finally are ready to make a big push into self-driving cars. Honda, Nissan and Toyota used the stage at last week's Tokyo Motor Show to outline their next steps.
Nov
2nd

Study: Independent shop owners ready to bail

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Just over half of the owners of small, independent auto repair shops in the U.S. are considering exiting the business by 2020, in part due to financial pressures, a study found.
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