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Sep
2nd

VW to build pickups with JAC in China, report says

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Volkswagen Group will partner with Jianghuai Auto to produce pickups in China, according to a Chinese media report.
Sep
2nd

ANE’s September e-magazine goes live Monday

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The latest issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly e-magazine goes live on Monday, Sept. 5.
Sep
2nd

Audi names FAW exec as deputy sales chief for China

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Audi has appointed Jing Qingchun, an executive with parent VW Group's joint venture partner China FAW Group, to be executive vice president of its sales unit in China.
Sep
1st

Ford’s Michigan F-150 plant briefly evacuated after rooftop fire

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A Michigan plant that builds the Ford F-150 pickup was briefly evacuated Thursday after a fire broke out on the roof.
Sep
1st

TOYOTA: Sales slide 5% on weak cars, pickups

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Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. posted a 5 percent decline in August sales to 213,125 vehicles, as strong deliveries of crossovers and SUVs were outweighed by declines in car and pickup sales, the company said Thursday.
Sep
1st

O’Dell named president of Cox Automotive floorplan loan unit

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Shane O'Dell, 46, has been named president of Cox Automotive Financial Solutions, effective Oct. 1.
Sep
1st

HYUNDAI-KIA: Subcompacts come to the rescue

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Hyundai Motor America eked out a U.S. sales gain by a mere three units in August, thanks to strong growth from its crossover line, while affiliate Kia dropped 7.9 percent on a mixed performance from its car and light-truck lines.
Sep
1st

VW GROUP: Audi posts record August, led by Q3; VW slides again

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Record Q3 crossover sales helped Audi of America notch its second-best U.S. sales month ever in August. The Volkswagen brand's losing streak continued.
Sep
1st

VW GROUP: Audi posts record, led by Q3; VW slides again

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Record Q3 crossover sales helped Audi of America notch its second-best U.S. sales month ever in August. The Volkswagen brand's losing streak continued.
Sep
1st

Nexteer Automotive president resigns

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Nexteer Automotive President Laurent Bresson resigned from the automotive supplier on Thursday. Bresson, 44, left the maker of steering and driveline systems on good terms to pursue an undisclosed opportunity, the company said.
Sep
1st

HONDA: Sagging cars dent sales 3.8%

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American Honda saw sales slip 3.8 percent in August to 149,571 vehicles, but the automaker's light trucks helped soften the decline, rising 5.6 percent to an August record at 76,133 units.
Sep
1st

Hot Skoda Kodiaq to get twin-turbo power and 240bhp

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Skoda Kodiaq SUV 2016 - black front quarter
News 1 Sep, 2016

Skoda is planning a twin-turbo diesel version of the Kodiaq SUV with Sportline and Scout variants also on the cards.

Sep
1st

CANADA: Record sales pace remains on track despite 2-month slump

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Canadian auto sales are on pace to set a record in 2016 despite falling for a second consecutive month in August, as low oil prices and consumer demand for light trucks and crossovers drive the market, forecasts said on Thursday.
Sep
1st

GM: Sales off, but retail share, ATPs climb

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GM's sales in the U.S. fell for a fifth consecutive month amid 'very tight dealer inventories,' but its average transaction price climbed to a record, and Cadillac sales rose for the third month in a row.
Sep
1st

Unifor faces pension pressure from single-plant deal

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Canada's autoworkers union will face additional pressure to accept less generous retirement benefits for new hires in contract talks due to a 2013 deal signed by workers at one General Motors plant, according to a top union official.
Sep
1st

VW ordered by U.S. labor board to bargain with UAW, skilled-trades workers at Tenn. plant

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Volkswagen has been ordered by the National Labor Relations Board to begin bargaining with skilled-trades workers represented by the UAW at its Chattanooga plant.
Sep
1st

FORD: Incentive, fleet cuts knock sales down 8.8%

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Ford Motor Co. posted its largest year-over-year U.S. sales decline in six years and its third in the past four months. Ford's light-vehicle sales fell 8.8 percent in August, including a 6.1 percent slide for the F-series pickup.
Sep
1st

FCA: Restatement pushes deliveries up 3.1%

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FCA US reported August U.S. sales rose 3.1 percent from a year earlier, based on 2015 numbers that were adjusted downward sharply as part of a five-year restatement of sales released in late July.
Sep
1st

Sumisho Airbag introduces new Lectra laser cutting system

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Lectra, an equipment supplier to fabric, leather, textile and composite material processors, said Japanese side-curtain airbag cushion supplier Sumisho Airbag Systems is introducing its new laser airbag cutting system FocusQuantum OPW.
Sep
1st

FCA revises 5-plus years of Canada sales; Aug. down 20%

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Fiat Chrysler Automobiles' said today its Canadian auto sales declined 20 percent in August, compared with the same month a year earlier, shortly after announcing the revision of more than five years of monthly vehicle sales data.
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