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Aug
3rd

ARGENTINA: Chevrolet Prism sales starting

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The Chevrolet Prism (Prisma in Spanish) goes on sale in Argentina this month with LS or LT trim.
Aug
3rd

ANALYSIS: Fiat-Chrysler merger brings birth of a new auto giant

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Fiat's Sergio Marchionne has long argued that scale is all in the volume car business. Fiat has now taken control of Chrysler and the effective union of the two is to be cemented by a single management committee. Prana Natarajan, Senior Research Analyst at Frost & Sullivan, reviews the creation of a new auto giant.
Aug
3rd

Ford to reveal design concept, Focus performance variant at Frankfurt

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Ford is staging four global reveals in September at the
Aug
3rd

Mercedes expects 6% growth this year

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Mercedes-Benz expects to increase sales of its passenger cars by nearly 6 percent this year, it said on Wednesday after reporting record July retail volumes for the brand.
Aug
3rd

Ford’s Jim Farley apologizes to GM for comments in upcoming book

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Jim Farley -- head of global marketing, sales and service at Ford Motor Co. -- is trying to smooth things over with the folks at General Motors.
Aug
3rd

Ford’s Farley apologizes to GM for comments in upcoming book

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Jim Farley -- head of global marketing, sales and service at Ford Motor Co. -- is trying to smooth things over with the folks at General Motors.
Aug
3rd

COMMENT: EV Embarrassment

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We're hardly on many UK automaker PRs' must-invite-to-all-product-launches A-list (Z-list, more like) but, full credit to Nissan, just about everyone here has been on one Leaf EV event or another and Had a Go. And we all liked this first step into a brave new world.
Aug
3rd

Marchionne says he’ll likely step aside from Chrysler in 2015 or 2016

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Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne today hinted that he will be stepping aside from the helm of the U.S. automaker within five years.
Aug
3rd

Marchionne says he’ll likely step aside from Chrysler in 2015 or 2016

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Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne today hinted that he will be stepping aside from the helm of the U.S. automaker within five years.
Aug
3rd

UK: TV presenter in Nissan Leaf range row

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Controversial BBC television Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson has become embroiled in controversy with Nissan and a top UK daily newspaper after running out of electricity while driving a Leaf EV for the programme.
Aug
3rd

Fiat’s Magneti Marelli to make shock absorbers in China

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Magneti Marelli, the Italian supplier which is part of Fiat, has formed a 50-50 joint venture with Wanxiang Qianchao to produce shock absorbers in China.
Aug
3rd

TRW says Q2 net profits surge, raises 2011 sales outlook

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Supplier TRW Automotive posted a stronger-than-expected quarterly profit and boosted its full-year sales outlook as customers, mostly in North America, increased vehicle production.
Aug
3rd

China’s biggest fuel-tank producer builds plant in Russia

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Yangzhou Auto Plastic Parts Co., China's largest automotive fuel-tank producer, has launched its first Russian plant in Grabtsevo, near Kaluga in western Russia.
Aug
3rd

SWEDEN: Saab engineering union flags August salary worries

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Struggling Saab's engineering union is raising concerns about August salaries as its members continue to go unpaid for last month.
Aug
3rd

ITALY: Fiat and Chrysler management united

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Fiat-Chrysler boss Sergio Marchionne has completed the merger of the two companies by naming a 22-member team to manage the Italian-American carmaker from 1 September.
Aug
3rd

BMW appoints new head for European sales

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BMW has named Nicolas Peter to succeed Ludwig Willisch as head of its European sales. Willisch will become the new president of BMW North America, replacing Jim O'Donnell.
Aug
3rd

SOUTH KOREA: Hybrid demand on the rise says Hyundai

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Both Hyundai and its Kia affiliate reported rapid growth in sales of hybrids in its domestic market with almost one in five Hyundai Sonata and one in 10 Kia K5 buyers opting for the hybrid versions in July.
Aug
3rd

US: Buyers about to shift to compacts – GM analyst

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The US new car market is on the brink of a consumer preference shift to the compact segment, General Motors' top sales analyst has said.
Aug
3rd

AUSTRALIA: July sales "soft"

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Consumer uncertainty and continuing supply constraints resulting from the Japanese natural disaster led to "soft" vehicle sales in July, according to Australia's Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (FCAI).
Aug
3rd

SWEDEN: Union waits to see wired cash as Saab raises wages hopes

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Saab's major white-collar union says it will still send the shuttered automaker its formal letter detailing unpaid wages if salaries are not paid imminently, as hopes were raised July salaries might be settled.
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