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Nov
9th

UAW reaches tentative agreement with Ford

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The UAW said at the weekend it had "secured big gains and job security protections in a proposed tentative agreement with Ford".
Nov
9th

Mercedes-Benz world sales up 10.1% in October

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Mercedes-Benz achieved record unit sales in October with worldwide sales of 155,189 vehicles and growth of 10.1% year on year. In the first 10 months of the year, 1,531,541 vehicles were delivered, up 14.6%.
Nov
9th

Continental boosts earnings on Europe, U.S. growth

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Continental said its third-quarter earnings rose 11 percent as Europe and the U.S. offset slower growth in China's car market.
Nov
9th

BMW names Brilliance JV boss as new China chief

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BMW named Olaf Kastner to oversee the automaker's business in China where it has been losing some ground to rival Mercedes in recent months. Kastner replaces Karsten Engel, who will return to Germany.
Nov
9th

Nissan ends Takata ammonium nitrate inflator use

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Nissan will no longer use Takata airbag inflators containing ammonium nitrate.
Nov
9th

JLR launches Leap 4.5 cost cut plan

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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reportedly launched project Leap 4.5, which aims to cut costs by GBP4.5bn (US$6.8bn) and manufacture 1m cars each year by 2020.
Nov
9th

JLR to sign Slovakia plant deal by end of 2015

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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) reportedly will enter into an agreement with Slovakia by the end of 2015 to set up a car manufacturing plant there.
Nov
9th

Ssangyong operating loss US$3.11m in Q3

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Ssangyong Motor reported sales of 34,074 cars (23,833 domestic, 10,241 exports including CKD), revenue of KRW819.5bn (US$709.6m), an operating loss of KRW3.6bn and a net loss of KRW27.1bn in the third quarter of 2015.
Nov
9th

VW board meets to discuss deepening emissions crisis

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VW Group's supervisory board was meeting today to discuss the automaker's emissions crisis, which has now widened after the company said it had understated the CO2 emissions of 800,000 cars sold in Europe.
Nov
9th

Suppliers give Tesla high praise for innovation

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Tesla has cracked the ranks of top-performing OEMs in a survey that measures carmakers on their ability to foster innovation and adopt new technology from suppliers. BMW again ranked first.
Nov
9th

New recruiting approach helps stores hire women

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Titus-Will Automotive Group revamped its recruiting process almost two years ago. Since the change, the retailer has hired 28 women for sales and service jobs, nearly tripling the number of women in those departments.
Nov
9th

TALK FROM THE TOP: After years of rebuilding, Toyoda plans to expand

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President Akio Toyoda is shifting Toyota Motor Corp. into expansion mode after years of dealing with crises and rebuilding.
Nov
9th

Hyundai chooses a different luxury path from Japanese

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Rather than opening posh, exclusive showrooms and choosing a new name to distance its luxury cars from the existing brand - as Honda, Nissan and Toyota did when they formed Acura, Infiniti and Lexus in the late 1980s - Hyundai intends to keep...
Nov
9th

Rising incentives, growing concern

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U.S. auto sales continue to roar ahead, fueled by pent-up demand, low gasoline prices, new metal and -- increasingly -- rising incentives. By one measure, automakers' incentives are nearing 10 percent of the industry's average transaction price.
Nov
9th

FCA to launch 4th future-dealer class

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A 15-month dealer training program run by FCA seeks to expose potential dealer candidates to the full range of dealer operations. The first class graduated in August, and the fourth will launch this month.
Nov
9th

The shunning of Takata

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The debate is over: Takata is expendable.
Nov
9th

What’s behind Toyota’s big bet on artificial intelligence?

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Silicon Valley tech giants such as Google and Apple have deftly marshaled their software expertise to muscle in on the traditional car industry. Now Toyota Motor Corp. is pushing back with a $1 billion challenge to them on their home turf.
Nov
9th

Lutz places blame for VW scandal squarely on Piech

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Bob Lutz figures he knows what's behind the diesel test-rigging scandal at Volkswagen. He says it's the cutthroat culture at VW created by ex-Chairman Ferdinand Piech.
Nov
9th

TALK FROM THE TOP: Hachigo steers back-to-basics strategy at Honda

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Takahiro Hachigo took over as Honda Motor Co. CEO last June as the company was recovering from several body blows.
Nov
9th

Canada’s auto czar hones investment pitch

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Former Toyota executive Ray Tanguay is trying to persuade automakers that manufacturing in Canada is more competitive than it looks.
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