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May
31st

FRANCE: Renault launches auto’s biggest solar roof project

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Renault and Gestamp Solar have announced what they claim is the auto industry's biggest solar energy project, installing roof panels at six French plants in Douai, Maubeuge, Flins, Batilly, Sandouville and Cléon.
May
31st

Daimler said to plan German hydrogen fuel stations with partner

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Daimler and the German industrial gases company Linde, plan to invest tens of millions of euros in hydrogen fueling stations in Germany, two people familiar with the matter said.
May
31st

ITALY: Fiat to buy US Treasury Chrysler stake

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Fiat has told the United States Department of Treasury it plans to purchase the government stake of 6% of Chrysler.
May
31st

SWEDEN: Autoliv expands airbag capacity with Thai cushion plant

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Autoliv has begun building an airbag cushion manufacturing plant in Chonburi, near Bangkok, Thailand. Its existing plant in the country opened two years ago.
May
31st

Honda suspends share buybacks, advises about Canada data breach

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Honda Motor Co. said on Monday it has decided to suspend share buybacks temporarily to preserve funds after the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
May
31st

Suzuki Swift goes diesel

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Suzuki's likeable supermini is now available with an updated 1.3-litre DDiS diesel engine, promising better fuel economy and lower emissions than ever


May
31st

COMMENT: Refreshing candour from Bill Ford

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President Obama isn't the only high profile American to have travelled over to this side of the Atlantic for a bit of a PR tour lately.
May
31st

Sales slowdown in May won’t prevent biggest year since 2008

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U.S. auto sales probably ran at the slowest pace of the year in May, a pause in demand before lower gas prices and rebounding production in Japan fuels the most annual purchases since 2008.
May
31st

Daimler CEO Zetsche believes Germany may miss EV target, report says

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Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche said Germany will fail to reach a goal of putting one million electric vehicles on Germany's roads by 2021 if the government doesn't offer subsidies for the cars, a German newspaper reported.
May
31st

FACTORY EYE: New Hungarian engine plant to fuel GM SE Europe growth

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General Motors (GM) Europe unit Opel/Vauxhall is constructing a new engine plant in the western Hungarian city of Szentgotthárd, aiming to boost the company's growing share of the south east Europe market.
May
31st

GM, Ford may close plants while UAW pushes for jobs amid recovery

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General Motors Co. and Ford Motor Co. may enter contract talks with the UAW this year seeking to close as many as six assembly plants to boost profit while the union tries to save jobs amid an industry recovery. GM, 33 percent owned by the U.S.
May
31st

UK: Government automotive approach earns SMMT praise

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Efforts by the UK government to emphasise automotive manufacturing in a bid to combat the global downturn have met with approval from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT).
May
31st

MALAYSIA: Proton increases spending to fund expansion

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Malaysia's Proton Holdings reported a threefold increase in net profits to MYR61.6m (US$21.4m) for the quarter ended 31 March, compared with MYR2.64m a year earlier.
May
31st

FRANCE: Renault appoints Carlos Tavares as new COO

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Renault has unveiled Carlos Tavares as its new chief operating officer following the resignation of Patrick Pelata as a result of the the automaker's so-called spy affair.
May
31st

JAPAN ‘QUAKE: Mazda moves the weekend

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Mazda is effectively moving its factory weekends to Thursday and Friday from 1 July to 30 September to reduce week day electricity consumption in the aftermath of the 11 March earthquake/tsunami which disrupted nuclear electricity generation.
May
31st

496bhp 4WD Audi A1 powers in

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A1 clubsport quattro set to wow crowds at Wortherseetour event, and previews hot S1 production model


May
31st

VW launches bid for truckmaker MAN

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Volkswagen formally launched its bid for German truckmaker MAN on Tuesday in a move towards creating Europe's biggest truckmaker.
May
31st

Chinese automakers BAIC, Dongfeng search for engineers in Germany

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Two state-owned Chinese automakers have started recruiting engineering talent in Germany to staff their expanding operations.
May
31st

Renault’s new No. 2 seen as potential Ghosn successor

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Renault's new No. 2, Carlos Tavares, is seen as a potential successor to CEO Carlos Ghosn. Tavares, Nissan's top executive for the Americas regions, was named as Renault's chief operating officer on Monday.
May
31st

Canada is open to selling Chrysler stake to Fiat

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Canada is open to selling its 1.7 percent stake in Chrysler directly to Fiat but will wait to see what price the U.S. government gets for its shares in the automaker before deciding. Fiat is in the process of exercising an option to buy the U.S.
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