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Mar
8th

Varroc Lighting opens Morocco facility

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Varroc Lighting Systems has opened a greenfield 17,000-square metre facility in Tangier, Morocco.
Mar
8th

Autoliv appoints Magnus Jarlgren as EVP Operations

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Autoliv has appointed Magnus Jarlegren as EVP Operations and member of Autoliv's Executive Management Team.
Mar
8th

‘Volkswagen needs to sell a £5k car in Britain’

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OPINION VW Passat
Opinion 10 Mar, 2019

The Geneva Motor Show showed us that new models are too expensive and something needs to be done about it, says Mike Rutherford

Mar
8th

Koenigsegg Jesko has 1,500Nm and eight clutches

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The Jesko, a so-called 'megacar' revealed by Koenigsegg at the Geneva motor show, has a self-developed transmission which can cope with 1,500Nm of torque.
Mar
8th

Tesla to complete Shanghai plant in May

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Construction of Tesla's new Gigafactory vehicle production plant in Shanghai is expected to be completed by May 2019 with commercial production slated for the end of this year.
Mar
8th

Nio scraps plans to build assembly plant in Shanghai

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Chinese electric vehicle start-up Nio announced in its fourth-quarter financial report this week it had scrapped plans to build its own vehicle manufacturing plant in Shanghai, citing weaker than expected sales.
Mar
7th

Tesla Model Y factory location uncertain – report

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Tesla executives still have not decided where to manufacture the company's forthcoming crossover SUV, the Model Y, according six current and former employees who spoke to cnbc.com.
Mar
7th

New initiative gives military veterans automotive job opportunities

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Mission Automotive
News 7 Mar, 2019

Mission Automotive helps ex-forces personnel start new careers in the automotive industry

Mar
7th

Schaeffler posts 2018 net income down 10% to EUR881m

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Schaeffler has unveiled 2018 net income down 10% to EUR881m (US$992m), while at constant currency, revenue rose 4% to EUR14.2bn.
Mar
7th

VW said to have chosen Serbia for new car plant

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Volkswagen is still exploring options for building a new car factory in eastern Europe, and hasn't made any decision yet, Mark Langendorf of the group's communications department said in an interview with Serbian newspaper Blic, according to Romanian media reports.
Mar
7th

Schaefller reshuffles executive board

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Schaeffler's supervisory board has reshuffled the executive board to consist of eight managing directors and four regional CEOs who are "younger and more international" though with "many years of experience within the [group]".
Mar
7th

UK govt has “lost its way” as Brexit approaches – RHA

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Britain's Road Haulage Association (RHA) says it is "deeply concerned at the complete and utter lack of clarity," which remains with regards to the border crossing process to the European mainland and beyond.
Mar
7th

JLR sales plummet in China but rise elsewhere

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For the second month in a row, the high-margin Range Rover Sport was Jaguar Land Rover's worldwide best seller. And with the exception of China, both brands delivered strong sales results in February.
Mar
7th

West European car market down 1.6% in February

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West European car registrations fell 1.6% year-on-year in February, according to data released by LMC Automotive. However, it also said the annualised selling rate - SAAR - picked up to 14.9m units a year in the month, up from 14.4m units a year in January.
Mar
7th

Toyota denies UK Brexit exit

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Toyota has denied media reports earlier this week which suggested it could end UK production as early as 2023 if the country leaves the European Union without a deal on the terms of its departure.
Mar
7th

Now Toyota threatens to leave UK if Brexit not to its liking

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Toyota Motor has suggested it could end UK production as early as 2023 if the country leaves the European Union without a deal on the terms of its departure, the Nikkei reported.
Mar
7th

Mitsubishi Electric starts Czech Republic plant build

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Mitsubishi Electric Corporation says it will start construction of a new plant on the premises of its subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric Automotive Czech (MEAC) in Slaný, Czech Republic.
Mar
7th

US sales for Polestar 2 threatened by trade tariffs

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The Geely/Volvo Cars owned Polestar brand has warned that the launch of its new fully electric model in the US could be jeopardised by trade tariffs.
Mar
7th

Renault UK names Jean-Philippe Roubes as dealer director

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Groupe Renault UK has appointed Jean-Philippe Roubes as Customer Experience and Dealer Network Development director.
Mar
7th

Hyundai axes oldest Chinese assembly plant

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Hyundai will close its oldest plant in China as early as next month due to plummeting sales in the world's biggest market, South Korean media reported.
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