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Feb
5th

AvtoVAZ falls to four-day week as Russia woes continue

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AvtoVAZ is to put employees on a four-day week from 16 February, resulting in a 20% pay cut as the economic travails in Russia continue to extract a heavy price on the country's automotive sector.
Feb
5th

Mahindra mulls Pininfarina-designed premium car

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Mahindra has begun talks with Pininfarina, the Italian design house it agreed to buy in December, to build a premium car for the Indian market.
Feb
5th

VW delays 2015 results due to open issues on emissions

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Volkswagen said its emissions scandal will delay its publication of last year's results, as the automaker struggles to determine the financial impact of its cheating.
Feb
5th

THE WEEK THAT WAS – Scion and Ford workers face the chop

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The two top-read stories on just-auto this week were both on subjects I get no joy from publishing - axing of a brand and (so far, voluntary) axing of people in a region proving troublesome to automakers.
Feb
5th

China’s JAC to invest in Algerian truck plant

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China's Jianghuai Automobile Company (JAC), based in Anhui province, plans to build a US$128m assembly plant in Algeria.
Feb
5th

B-Quick expands Thai service network

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Thai auto service chain B-Quik plans to invest THB270m (US$7.6m) this year to expand its nationwide network of service outlets, according to local reports.
Feb
5th

Mercedes sales rise 20% in Jan. on strong China demand

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Sales of Mercedes brand cars increased by 20 percent in January to 150,814, buoyed by a 52 percent jump in China sales.
Feb
5th

Takata posts quarterly profit gain as airbag recalls mount

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Takata reported quarterly profit rose from a year earlier, as it seeks to convince automakers including Honda to continue to support it through expanding recalls.
Feb
5th

Former Ferrari chief engineer returns to Fiat Chrysler

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Fiat Chrysler has lured former Ferrari chief engineer Roberto Fedeli back from BMW as the automaker faces technical challenges that have delayed the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Maserati Levante launches.
Feb
5th

Alfa Romeo, Maserati get new tech chief amid product launch delays

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Fiat Chrysler has lured former Ferrari chief engineer Roberto Fedeli back from BMW as the automaker faces technical challenges that have delayed the Alfa Romeo Giulia and Maserati Levante launches.
Feb
5th

Johnson Electric inks AML Développement binding offer

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Johnson Electric has signed a binding offer to acquire AML Développement, the holding company of AML Systems, a supplier of active modules for vehicle headlamps.
Feb
5th

Renault-Nissan reports record EV sales in 2015 despite drop in Leaf demand

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Renault-Nissan said global sales of battery-powered vehicles rose 2.5 percent to a record 84,754 last year even though there was a slowdown in demand for the Nissan Leaf, the world's best-selling electric vehicle.
Feb
5th

ZF TRW secures Electronic Park Brake India contract

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ZF TRW says through its joint venture, Brakes India, it has won the first business award for its Electric Park Brake (EPB) system in the country.
Feb
5th

Toyota profits rise as vehicle sales slow

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Despite a quarter million slide in vehicle unit sales, Toyota Motor Corporation profits rose in the nine-month period ended 31 December, 2015.
Feb
5th

PSA plans to cut 850 jobs at French factory, report says

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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen plans to cut the night shift and 850 jobs at its Poissy factory near Paris to adapt to lower output levels as production of the Citroen C3 is moved to Slovakia next year, Reuters reported.
Feb
5th

Toyota posts lower-than-expected Q3 profit on higher expenses

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Toyota raised its full-year income forecast slightly due to strong demand in the U.S., while posting a lower-than-expected operating profit for the third quarter due to an increase in expenses.
Feb
5th

Toyota quarterly net income rises 4.7% to $5.4 billion

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Toyota posted a 4.7 percent gain in quarterly net income and raised its full-year profit forecast slightly due to strong demand in the U.S.
Feb
5th

Auto sector ends 2015 on a high

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The European auto industry ended last year with strong gains in shareholder value across the board at automakers, suppliers and retailers, according to the latest Automotive News Europe/PricewaterhouseCoopers Transaction Services Shareholder...
Feb
5th

VW drops ‘Das Auto’ slogan as it seeks to win back trust

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Volkswagen is launching an advertising campaign in Europe this month that will also roll out globally aimed at winning back trust and sales lost through its diesel emissions-cheating scandal.
Feb
5th

VW launches ad campaign without ‘Das Auto’ slogan

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Volkswagen is launching an advertising campaign in Europe this month that will also roll out globally aimed at winning back trust and sales lost through its diesel emissions-cheating scandal.
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