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Apr
28th

Renault plans Twingo-based convertible

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PORTO, Portugal -- Renault is developing a convertible based on its Twingo minicar, a company executive told Automotive News Europe. Full story...
Apr
28th

Fiat vice chairman says Chrysler deal decided Thursday

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Fiat's deal with Chrysler LLC will be decided Thursday evening, Fiat Vice Chairman John Elkann said today. "The Chrysler deal will be decided on Thursday evening our time, end of day in the United States. Full story...
Apr
28th

GERMANY: Magna meeting government to talk Opel

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German economy minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is meeting senior representatives of Magna on Tuesday to discuss a possible investment in Opel. Full story...
Apr
28th

Fiat, Magna emerge as rival bidders for Opel

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Fiat S.p.a. and Magna International Inc. are emerging as rival bidders for a significant stake in General Motors' Opel/Vauxhall subsidiary. Full story...
Apr
28th

Fiat, Magna emerge as rival bidders for Opel

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Fiat S.p.a. and Magna International Inc. are emerging as rival bidders for a significant stake in General Motors' Opel/Vauxhall subsidiary. Full story...
Apr
28th

Group 1 posts small profit, speeds budget cuts

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Group 1 Automotive Inc., the fourth-largest U.S. dealership group, today posted net income of $8.4 million in the first quarter and said it will cut about $120 million from its 2009 operating costs. Full story...
Apr
28th

US: Government doesn’t want to run automakers

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The US government has said it has no wish to run a North American automaker even though it could end up with a controlling interest in General Motors. Full story...
Apr
28th

JAPAN: Honda forecasts 95% operating income plunge

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Honda Motor has posted a fourth quarter operating loss of JPY283bn, down JPY 451.8bn compared to Q4 2008. Full story...
Apr
28th

Mitsubishi lifts electric car’s output target

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Mitsubishi President Osamu Masuko is stepping up plans to roll out the company's first electric vehicle, eyeing 50 percent more output by 2011 to meet overseas demand. Growing volume should make the car profitable as early as 2013, Masuko added. Full story...
Apr
28th

SAIC Motor Q1 net profit down nearly 50 percent

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SAIC Motor Corp., China's biggest automaker, on Tuesday posted a fall of nearly 50 percent in first-quarter earnings, as a slowing economy continued to weigh on the automobile industry. The company posted 1. Full story...
Apr
28th

GERMANY: Daimler profits plunge in first quarter

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Daimler AG has reported a massive plunge in profits for the first quarter of 2009. The net loss of EUR1,286m compared with net profit of EUR1,332m in Q1 2008 while EBIT was minus EUR1,426m for period compared with a EUR1,976m profit last year. Revenue fell to EUR18.7bn versus EUR24bn in 2008. Full story...
Apr
28th

GERMANY: Daimler ditches remaining Chrysler stake

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Daimler is to divest its 19.9% stake in Chrysler. Full story...
Apr
28th

Daimler has $1.86 billion Q1 loss, sees more red ink

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Daimler expects another significant loss in the second quarter after posting first-quarter results that fell far short of expectations. The company burned through more of its cash, sending its shares tumbling. Full story...
Apr
28th

Daimler reports $1.86 billion Q1 loss, more red ink expected

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Daimler expects another significant loss in the second quarter after posting first-quarter results that fell far short of expectations. The company burned through more of its cash, sending its shares tumbling. Full story...
Apr
28th

Daimler shares fall on worse-than-expected Q1 loss

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Daimler expects another significant loss in the second quarter after posting first-quarter results that fell far short of expectations. The company burned through more of its cash, sending its shares tumbling. Full story...
Apr
28th

Daimler posts 1.29M euro net loss

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Daimler today posted a net loss of 1.29 million euros for the first quarter. The company said the global financial and economic crisis and the resulting difficult automotive markets have placed a significant burden on its earnings. Full story...
Apr
28th

German Economy Minister meets Magna on Opel

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German Economy Minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg is meeting senior representatives of Magna on Tuesday to discuss a possible investment in Opel. A ministry spokesman said the two parties would discuss the Austrian-Canadian firm's ideas. Full story...
Apr
28th

Qatar ‘seriously’ considers stake in Porsche

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Qatar is "seriously" considering taking a stake Porsche, Prime Minister Sheikh Hamad bin Jassem al-Thani told Qatar's Al-Arab newspaper in remarks published on Tuesday. Full story...
Apr
28th

Chrysler-UAW agreement said to give union 55% stake

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UAW local chiefs approved labor concessions that would cut Chrysler LLC's cash payments to a retiree health-care trust in exchange for 55 percent of the equity in the planned Chrysler-Fiat partnership, a source familiar with the accord said. Full story...
Apr
28th

F1: Franz Tost agrees Sébastien Bourdais too ‘negative’

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Team boss Franz Tost agrees with Alain Prost's recent criticism of Toro Rosso racer Sébastien Bourdais. Full story...
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