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Oct
24th

Ford to meet UK unions amid plant closure reports

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Ford will meet British unions on Thursday amid media reports that it is planning to close its factory in Southampton, southern England.
Oct
24th

NADA seeks Tesla meeting to discuss retail store plans

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The National Automobile Dealers Association is seeking to meet with electric-car maker Tesla Motors Inc. about its retail network plans.
Oct
24th

Q&A with Continental: fuel injection

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In our third and final interview with Continental while at this year's commercial show at Hanover, Matthew Beecham talked with Wolfgang Gutbrod, Head of the commercial vehicles customer segment Business Unit Engine Systems.
Oct
24th

JAPAN: Subaru maker forecasts better profit

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Increased sales of top models is expected to boost profits at Fuji Heavy Industries, the maker of Subaru vehicles, by about 34%.
Oct
24th

PSA wins government rescue as crisis deepens

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The French government stepped in to rescue PSA by guaranteeing as much as 7 billion euros ($9 billion) in new bonds in exchange for greater influence over the company's strategy.
Oct
24th

JAPAN: Toyota ‘will miss 10m production target’

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The Toyota group, which includes Daihatsu and Hino, is likely to fall short of its global production target of 10.05m units this calendar year, according to the Nikkei newspaper.
Oct
24th

Ford to shut European plant; GM outlines product-sharing plan

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Ford said it will close a Belgian assembly plant and GM outlined a joint product-sharing plan with a French rival as the Detroit automakers battle mounting losses in Europe.
Oct
24th

BELGIUM: Employer body Agoria estimates Ford Genk closure to shave GDP by 0.3%, cost 9,500 jobs

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Belgian employer and technology body, Agoria, is estimating today's (24 October) news from Ford it is to shutter its Genk plant could cost a possible 9,500 jobs, will slash the country's GDP by 0.3% and affect 40 suppliers.
Oct
24th

COMMENT: Ford’s Genk closure highlights the scale of Europe’s crisis

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The decision by Ford to close its Genk manufacturing plant underscores the problem faced by volume car players in Western Europe's declining car market. The problem, in a nutshell, is matching supply with demand in a market that is more than 20% off where it was in 2007.
Oct
24th

Honda Civic Type R details

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Honda Civic Type R
News 24 Oct, 2012

The Civic Type R will get a brand-new 250bhp 1.6-litre turbocharged engine when it arrives in 2015

Oct
24th

Self-driving car forces U.S. to study, ensure safety

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With Google now testing its self-driving car on California highways, automakers and U.S. regulators are anticipating what safety hurdles must be overcome to make vehicle autonomy real.
Oct
24th

BELGIUM: Ford senior management bypass Genk to see Prime Minister

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Ford says it met its union representatives this morning to discuss the closure of the Genk plant, but that senior management have travelled directly to Brussels to see the Flanders President and Belgian Prime Minister.
Oct
24th

GERMANY: Ford confirms plans to axe Genk plant in 2014

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Ford said on Wednesday (24 October) it had started "a consultation process" in Belgium on plans to close its Genk plant and to cease vehicle production there by the end of 2014.
Oct
24th

VW’s third-quarter profit falls on Europe gloom and technology costs

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VW's third-quarter profit fell by a fifth as the deepening slump in European car markets and costs of a technology overhaul weighed on the automaker's results.
Oct
24th

UK: BYD electric minicabs for hire in London from 2013

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Chinese electric car maker BYD - in which legendary US investor Warren Buffett has a stake - and greentomatocars have signed a memorandum of understanding to create London's first fleet of all-electric minicabs.
Oct
24th

FRANCE: PSA Peugeot Citroën & Opel-Vauxhall to share four platforms

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PSA and General Motors have announced an expansion of their alliance. The partners now say they will share four platforms and expand the reach of their joint purchasing arrangement.
Oct
24th

GM looks to drop some weight with magnesium: Process allows lightweight metal to be formed with stamping press

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Like many Americans, carmakers are on a continuing quest to lose weight. Less weight, which equals better fuel economy without a loss in performance, is a key selling point in dealerships.
Oct
24th

BELGIUM: Ford to close Belgian plant completely in 2014

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Informed sources in Belgium have told just-auto Ford is to completely shutter its Genk plant in 2014.
Oct
24th

Ford plans to shut Belgian plant, move output to Spain

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Ford said it will end production at its car plant in Genk, Belgium, by the end of 2014, pending the outcome of a consultation process with employee representatives.
Oct
24th

Ford to shut Genk factory, move production to Spain

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Ford said it will end production at its car plant in Genk, Belgium, by the end of 2014, pending the outcome of a consultation process with employee representatives.
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