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May
25th

Aston Martin sees DB11 boost to Q1 results

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Luxury sports car maker has reported a surge to sales and profit as its new DB11 lifts unit volumes.
May
25th

UK car manufacturing numbers plummet by nearly a fifth in April

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News 25 May, 2017

Latest car building figures show a 18.2% fall in output, with the SMMT partially blaming the Easter holidays for the drop in production

May
25th

BMW brand management boss Wortmann will speak at Europe congress

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BMW's head of brand and product management, Hildegard Wortmann, will be among the speakers at the Automotive News Europe Congress in Barcelona on June 21.
May
25th

Bosnian activists fail to secure seats on Grammer board

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Bosnia's Hastor family failed in a bid to get three representatives onto the supervisory board of German supplier Grammer at the annual shareholder meeting.
May
25th

Late Easter pulls down UK production by 18%

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UK car production fell 18 percent in April as the number of manufacturing days in the month was reduced by a later Easter break.
May
25th

Mahindra invests in EV growth in India

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India's Mahindra & Mahindra has announced plans to double electric vehicle production capacity this year, as it prepares for growing demand in its home market.
May
25th

BMW Group top auto company for German IT workers

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BMW says that it has ranked highly in a German survey of IT professionals.
May
25th

GM to cut back its Singapore regional HQ

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General Motors has said it plans to reduce the workforce at its Singapore regional headquarters by over 70% this year as part of a broader programme of cutbacks at its international operations.
May
25th

UK car output down 18.2% in April

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UK car manufacturing fell in April, according to figures released by the SMMT. Some 122,116 cars were produced in the month, an -18.2% decrease on April 2016. The SMMT said that the timing of Easter adversely impacted the April total this year.
May
25th

Cox, Holman team up on subscription sales model

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Cox Automotive and Holman Enterprises are teaming up to#8203; expand a retail vehicle-subscription service dubbed Flexdrive.
May
25th

Renault sees wireless charging as answer to EV range anxiety

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As automakers and governments work to add more charging stations to ease electric vehicle range anxiety, Renault is touting dynamic wireless charging as a technology that could eliminate that fear.
May
24th

Fields could walk away from Ford with $57.5 million

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Former Ford CEO Mark Fields, ousted by the board after the automaker's stock declined 37 percent on his watch, could walk away with about $57.5 million in compensation.
May
24th

Software update can fix diesel emissions, FCA lawyer says

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles believes a software update can address U.S. regulators' contention that its diesel vehicles are producing excess emissions, a lawyer for the company said at a court hearing on Wednesday.
May
24th

GM to cut jobs at international headquarters, report says

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GM will slash headcount at its international headquarters in Singapore as part of efforts to reduce exposure to unprofitable and unpromising markets, Reuters reported.
May
24th

Tesla names new HR head amid worker allegations

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Tesla replaced Arnnon Geshuri, vice president of human resources, with Gaby Toledano, a former executive at video game company Electronic Arts, amid employee claims of a harsh work environment at the EV maker's California plant.
May
24th

Toyota hires VW marketing exec Shahani

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Toyota has named Volkswagen of America marketing executive Vinay Shahani its vice president of integrated marketing operations. The move is effective June 5.
May
24th

New Ford CEO Hackett’s pay package worth up to $13.4 million

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New Ford CEO Jim Hackett's base salary rose from $716,000 to $1.8 million. His total compensation for this year is valued at up to $13.4 million.
May
24th

Aston Martin swings to profit, boosted by DB11 flagship

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Aston Martin reported its first quarterly profit in a decade, as the automaker benefits from cost cuts and demand for its new DB11 sports car.
May
24th

Supreme Court ruling could protect automakers from predatory patent suits

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The Supreme Court ruled that patent lawsuits must be filed on the defendant's turf, a decision expected to protect US automakers from predatory patent litigation.
May
24th

Ford launches new all-makes aftermarket brand in Europe

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Ford dealers in Europe can now service or supply parts for all makes of other vehicles following the automaker's launch of a new Omnicraft brand of replacement parts.
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