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May
25th

2011 Scion xD, an AW Drivers Log Car Review:

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ART DIRECTOR TARA KLEIN: Well, you definitely get what you pay for with the 2011 Scion xD--maybe even a little less.
May
25th

GM to make Chevy Impala at Detroit-Hamtramck, add 2,500 jobs

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General Motors said today it will build the next-generation Chevrolet Impala at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant, adding 2,500 jobs. The current Impala is built at GM's plant in Oshawa, Ontario.
May
25th

SWEDEN: Volvo reduces carbon footprint by 22%

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Volvo Group says that more efficient logistics have enabled the company to reduce its carbon footprint - measured in tones per km - by 22% between 2006 and 2010.
May
25th

VW says importing cheap U.S.-built Passat to Europe won’t pay off for bargain hunters

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Volkswagen AG says European customers importing lower-priced Passats built in its new U.S. factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee will end up paying more than if they buy a more expensive German-built Passat.
May
25th

US [updated]: GM moving Chevy Impala assembly from Canada to US

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General Motors on Wednesday (24 May) said it was adding two shifts and about 2,500 hourly and salaried jobs at its Detroit-Hamtramck assembly plant to build the redesigned Chevrolet Malibu mid-size sedan and the next-generation Impala large sedan alongside the Chevrolet Volt and Opel Ampera models currently buillt there.
May
25th

FRANCE: Renault declines comment on Nissan’s Tavares replacing Pelata

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Renault is declining to comment on reports Nissan executive vice president and Americas region chief Carlos Tavares is being lined up to take former chief operating officer Patrick Pelata's role.
May
25th

US: VW opens Chattanooga Passat plant

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Volkswagen has officially opened its new plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, its first US plant since it closed its Rabbit/Golf factory in Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, in the early 1980s.
May
25th

MALAYSIA: Sales affected by supply disruption

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Vehicle sales in Malaysia rose by 4.4% year-on-year to 50,936 units in April, according to the Malaysian Automotive Association (MAA). Compared with record volumes of 63,265 units in March, the market declined 19.5%, as the industry struggled with shortages of parts from Japan in the wake of the devastating earthquake in March.
May
25th

Hyundai, Kia supplier to resume production as police bust strike

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Yoosung Enterprise Co. resumed production today after police broke up a week-long strike at its plant that disrupted production at Hyundai Motor Co. and Kia Motors Corp., South Korea's largest automakers.
May
25th

US: Chrysler repays US and Canadian government loans

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Chrysler Group last night announced it had repaid US$7.6bn in outstanding US and Canadian government loans following the completion of refinancing.
May
25th

US: Nissan HQ installs solar stations to charge EVs

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Nissan has begun installation of 30 solar-assisted charging stations at its Smyrna assembly plant and headquarters in Franklin, Tennessee.
May
25th

Marchionne compares Fiat-Chrysler integration to ‘work of art’

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Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne says Fiat and Chrysler are on the verge of a "unique transformation" after Chrysler on Tuesday repaid U.S. and Canadian government loans that helped to rescue the U.S. automaker from bankruptcy two years ago.
May
25th

GERMANY: Ford seat ‘monitors driver’s heartbeat’

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A seat that can monitor a driver's heartbeat and help older drivers known to have heart conditions has been developed by a team from Ford's European Research and Innovation Centre and Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University.
May
25th

Opel to sell old and new Zafira minivans together

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Opel will sell its new Zafira Tourer medium minivan alongside the existing Zafira model. The Tourer, the third-generation version of the Zafira, will offer premium quality similar to the brand's Insignia midsized car, Opel said.
May
25th

Fiat may buy government stakes in Chrysler soon, source says

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Fiat may buy the remaining U.S. and Canadian government stakes in Chrysler Group by the end of July, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Automotive News Europe.
May
25th

Fiat may buy U.S. and Canadian government stakes in Chrysler soon, source says

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Fiat may buy the remaining U.S. and Canadian government stakes in Chrysler Group by the end of July, a person with direct knowledge of the matter told Automotive News Europe.
May
25th

Daimler’s largest shareholder Aabar may reduce stake with bond offering

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Daimler's largest shareholder, Aabar Investments, may reduce its stake in the maker of Mercedes-Benz cars by issuing a bond exchangeable into the automaker's shares.
May
25th

Volkswagen sees U.S. plant as key to topping Toyota

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Volkswagen's new $1 billion U.S. assembly plant will play an important part in the German automaker's plan to unseat Toyota as the world's largest carmaker.
May
25th

Belarusians rush to finish car binge before tax increase bites

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Belarusians seeking to beat a big tax increase on July 1 have boosted car sales in neighboring Baltic countries, helping accelerate their economic growth to the European Union's highest and depriving their own country of foreign currency.
May
25th

Hyundai Europe COO among speakers at ANE Webinar highlighting streamlined business models

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Hyundai Europe's Chief Operating Officer Allan Rushforth will be among speakers on a Webinar that aims to highlight how clear and streamlined processes are vital to successful business models in the auto industry.
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