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Apr
27th

Kia picks Saad Chehab to lead marketing

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Kia -- on the cusp of launching its critical Stinger performance sedan -- has hired former Chrysler advertising whiz Saad Chehab as its new marketing chief.
Apr
27th

Tesla’s Klaus Grohmann ousted after clash with Elon Musk

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Klaus Grohmann was ousted last month after a clash with CEO Elon Musk over the strategy of Grohmann's firm, which Tesla had acquired in November, Reuters reported.
Apr
27th

Renault revenue rises 25% on new models, Lada consolidation

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Renault's first-quarter revenue rose 25 percent as the company launched new models and production deals, and began consolidating Lada sales by Russian affiliate AvtoVAZ.
Apr
27th

Renault sales rise 25% on new models, Lada consolidation

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Renault's first-quarter revenue rose 25 percentas the company launched new models and production deals, and began consolidating Lada sales by Russian affiliate AvtoVAZ.
Apr
27th

Wells Fargo, JPMorgan wary of auto loans, pack them in bonds

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Depending whose money they're using, Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase either love subprime car loans or fear them.
Apr
27th

Visteon announces record Q1 results

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Visteon has announced a strong set of results for the first quarter buoyed by rising demand for its infotainment products in China.
Apr
27th

Ford’s loss on canceled Mexico plant will be lower than expected

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Ford's loss on its aborted Mexico plant in San Luis Potosi totaled $153 million, 23 percent less than it had originally booked.
Apr
27th

Kia plans $1.1 billion plant in India

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Kia Motors signed a deal to invest about $1.1 billion to build its first factory in India, aiming to tap a fast growing market at a time when its China sales are sagging.
Apr
27th

Asbury’s Q1 net rises 9.7% on FandI, parts and service gains

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Asbury Automotive Group's first-quarter net income climbed 9.7 percent to $34 million on parts and service and finance and insurance gains, as revenue held flat.
Apr
27th

ACEA and CLEPA warn of European Brexit damage

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Ahead of the EU-Brexit summit this weekend, European automobile manufacturers and suppliers have sounded the alarm over the potential damage that Brexit could do to the competitiveness of their industry, which represents 6.5% of EU's GDP and provides employment to some 12.2 million Europeans across the continent.
Apr
27th

Costs and currency hit Ford’s Q1 profits

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Ford has announced Q1 2017 pretax profit down US$1.6bn year on year to $2.2bn on revenue up $1.4bn to $39.1bn.
Apr
27th

Valeo Q1 2017 sales up 22%

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Valeo announced first quarter of 2017 sales up 22% year on year to EUR4.8bn (US$5.2bn).
Apr
27th

SsangYong launches XLV diesel engine model

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SsangYong Motor Company has launched the XLV diesel engine model at the 2017 Shanghai Motor Show to meet fast growing demand for subcompact SUVs in the Chinese market.
Apr
27th

Panasonic opens new lithium ion battery factory in China

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Panasonic Corporation has held an opening ceremony for its new automotive lithium-ion battery factory in Dalian, China.
Apr
27th

NEVS/Iconiq jointly to develop future vehicles

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In a joint innovation effort, NEVS and Iconiq Motors will develop future vehicles under each brand, the pair announced.
Apr
27th

Ford profits fall on recall charges, higher costs

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Ford reported first-quarter net income of $1.6 billion, down $900 million from a year earlier, as revenue rose and profit margins shrank. Pretax earnings were $2.2 billion, down $1.
Apr
27th

FCA Q1 2017 EBIT up 11%

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) booked record first quarter adjusted EBIT of EUR1.5bn (US$1.63bn), up 11% year on year and confirmed its full year guidance.
Apr
27th

Takata share trading stops after bankruptcy plan news

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Trading in Takata Corporation shares was suspended on Thursday (27 April) after a report the airbag maker at the heart of the car industry's largest recall was considering a bankruptcy plan to create a new company and ring fence its liabilities.
Apr
27th

Tesla hikes pay to quell unrest at key German supplier

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Tesla offered pay rises and job guarantees to defuse labor tensions at a key German supplier, whose founder and CEO left the company late last month, German labor officials said.
Apr
27th

Kia to build 300,000 unit India factory

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Hyundia Motor affiliate Kia Motors confirmed media reports last week with today's announcement it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the state government of Andhra Pradesh, India to build a new factory in Anantapur District.
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