Contract talks between the Canadian Auto Workers and GM were "bogged down" on Wednesday on plant-specific issues, a CAW official said, making a quick breakthrough on an overall labor deal unlikely.
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As dozens of Japanese firms have been forced to temporarily halt business in China amid anti-Japan demonstrations, concerns are growing that the development may affect their earnings, especially automakers who have already been plagued by the rise of the yen and a slowdown in the global economy.
Japanese vehicle joint ventures in China, including Dongfeng Honda and Dongfeng Nissan, kept their production facilities on hold on Wednesday (19 September) though many other Japanese businesses resumed operations.
Ford chief Alan Mulally has no plans to step down any time soon following rumours that the company's president of the America Mark Fields is being groomed to take over from him.
Chrysler and majority owner Fiat have opened parts distribution warehouses in Japan, Australia and Russia under the Mopar brand, completing the transition of Chrysler's distribution centers from former owner Daimler AG.
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The Canadian Auto Workers union has said it held constructive talks with senior negotiators at General Motors and was awaiting a response from Chrysler on the framework deal it forged on Monday.
Unions are more optimistic about the future of Ford's plant in Genk, Belgium, after receiving assurances the new Mondeo model will be built there.
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Visteon is in discussions to sell its interiors business, but "there's no gun to our head" to sell quickly, the U.S. auto parts supplier's top executive said on Wednesday.
Visteon plans to sell its climate business into its Halla Climate Control joint venture for cash, the company said in a regulatory filing ahead of an investor call later today.
Kia aims to attract a new group of consumers when it launches the new Carens medium minivan in Europe early next year. The company today released pictures of the third-generation Carens, which will debut at the Paris auto show on September 27.
Subaru maker Fuji Heavy Industries on Wednesday it would increase annual production capacity at its main plant in eastern Japan to 180,000 units from the current 150,000 by summer 2013.
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