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Jul
28th

Brembo expects slower growth on ramp up of U.S., Mexico plants

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Brembo expects sales to grow 9 percent to 9.5 percent this year, slightly below the 10.4 percent posted in the first six months, as it starts operations at two new plants in North America.
Jul
28th

Ex-Porsche CEO Wiedeking finally in the clear over VW takeover charges

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German prosecutors dropped an appeal against a court ruling that acquitted former Porsche CEO Wendelin Wiedeking of market manipulation during a 2008-2009 takeover battle with Volkswagen.
Jul
28th

Mercedes pulls ad challenged by safety groups

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Mercedes-Benz USA is pulling an ad for the redesigned 2017 E-class sedan after consumer and safety advocates on Wednesday called the spot misleading in its depiction of the vehicle's driver-assist systems.
Jul
28th

BorgWarner adjusted Q2 earnings improve 9% as drivetrain business soars

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BorgWarner reported adjusted earnings of $327.6 million in the second quarter, a 9 percent increase from the year-earlier period. Net income rose 11 percent to $164.4 million in the second quarter, the company said in a statement.
Jul
28th

Lear Q2 earnings rise on gains in both seating and electronics

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Lear reported a 55 percent increase in net income during the second quarter, thanks mostly to improvements in the company's seating and electronics units. The $282 million second-quarter net income rose sharply from $182 million last year.
Jul
28th

Jaguar and Land Rover – together but different

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Separated at dual retailers, Jaguar and Land Rover both benefit from the manufacturer's increasing autonomy - and the prospect of autonomous vehicles, says Ray Hutton.
Jul
28th

Visteon says it booked record $1.6 billion in new business during Q2

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Visteon reported stronger earnings and piled up a record amount of new business during the second quarter, the automotive electronics supplier said Thursday.
Jul
28th

ASEAN vehicle sales jump 11% in Q2

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New vehicle sales in South-east Asia's six largest markets rose by 10.6% to 781,162 units in the second quarter of 2016, from 706,532 units in the same period of last year, according to data collected exclusively for just-auto by AsiaMotorBusiness.com.
Jul
28th

Group 1’s Q2 profits flat, hit by storm expenses

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Group 1 Automotive's net income rose 0.6 percent in the second quarter to $46.6 million, largely buoyed by its parts and service and finance and insurance operations. Its new-vehicle retail sales in the U.S.
Jul
28th

Penske Automotive’s Q2 net slips 0.7% on currency, interest costs.

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Penske Automotive's net income in the second quarter eased 0.7 percent from the year-earlier quarter to $95.0 million, on currency losses and higher floorplan and other interest costs.
Jul
28th

VW Beetle gets summertime style and spec tweaks plus R-Line trim

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New Volkswagen Beetle R Line 1
News 28 Jul, 2016

Fresh-faced Volkswagen Beetle introduced with new looks, tech and range-topping R-Line trim

Jul
28th

New Volkswagen Beetle R Line – pictures

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Jul
28th

Wells Fargo faces U.S. probe over soldiers’ car seizures, report says

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Wells Fargo is facing a U.S. investigation into whether it improperly repossessed cars owned by members of the military, two people with knowledge of the probe told Bloomberg.
Jul
28th

Some 1,500 still jobless after Ford Genk closure-union

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Belgian unions claim 1,500 people still remain unemployed 18 months after Ford closed its plant in Genk with the loss of 5,500 jobs.
Jul
28th

Lithia’s Q2 net rises 0.4% on used, service and parts gains

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Lithia Motors' second-quarter profit and revenue increased, mostly as a result of gains in volume of used-vehicle sales and service and parts business.
Jul
28th

Kia Soul EV – sales rising as plug-ins take off

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Does the arrival of the Kia Niro mean the end for the plug-in Soul? Not at all, especially in Europe where the market for EVs fell just short of 99,000 units in the first half of this year.
Jul
28th

PSA names new Peugeot, China, Europe chiefs

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PSA Group named new chiefs for its Peugeot brand and for its Europe and China regions.
Jul
28th

SMMT survey highlights UK Brexit concerns

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An SMMT survey of the UK automotive sector has found widespread concern that its future trading relationship with the EU could impose higher costs following the UK's exit from the EU.
Jul
28th

Ford Q2 net profit slips $190m to $2bn

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Ford Motor Company booked net income down US$190m to $2bn and an adjusted pre-tax profit off $293m on sales up $2.2bn to $39.5bn in the second quarter of 2016.
Jul
28th

Ford posts 9% decline in Q2 profit, warns of challenges ahead

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Ford said its second-quarter profit fell 9 percent to $1.97 billion and warned of a 'very weak third quarter' as U.S. demand softens and the automaker launches redesigned versions of its heavy-duty pickups.
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