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Jul
23rd

Building a business around Alfa lust:

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In a low-key industrial complex just north of Detroit sits a trove of 1960s and '70s Alfa Romeos. Full story...
Jul
23rd

2010 GMC Terrain SLT-1, an AW Drivers Log:

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Jul
23rd

Ford of Europe reports big Q2 profit despite sales slide

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Ford of Europe reported a big rise in quarterly profit despite a steady decline in unit sales during the three-month period. Full story...
Jul
23rd

VW first-half sales rise 16% on U.S., China demand

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Volkswagen said sales increased 5.7 percent in June helped by demand in China and the United States. Full story...
Jul
23rd

Autoliv raises outlook as Q2 profit beats forecast

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Autoliv Inc., the world's biggest maker of airbags and seatbelts, raised its full-year sales outlook on Friday as it beat earnings forecasts for the second quarter and reported a record operating margin. Full story...
Jul
23rd

Ford racks up $2.6 billion profit:

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Ford Motor Co. reported a second-quarter profit of $2.6 billion as U.S. sales rose 20 percent and the automaker continued to gain market share. Full story...
Jul
23rd

GERMANY: Porsche secures labour agreement

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Porsche has secured the jobs of its 8,600-strong German workforce for another five years in return for a pledge from unions to boost productivity more than 6% annually. Full story...
Jul
23rd

US: Ford boosts Q2 income $338m

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Ford has reported second quarter net income of US$2.6bn, or 61 cents per share, a $338m improvement from second quarter 2009. Pre-tax operating profit totaled $2.9bn, or 68 cents per share, a $3.5bn improvement from second quarter 2009 and a $932m improvement from first quarter 2010. Full story...
Jul
23rd

Ford sees more profits ahead in 2011 after big first-half

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After posting its biggest first-half profit in 12 years, Ford Motor Co. is sticking with plans to boost earnings next year even as 'business conditions' remain challenging. Ford benefited from a 20 percent rise in U.S. Full story...
Jul
23rd

GM plans to file for IPO during week of Aug. 16

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A GM filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission would be the first step toward an IPO to reduce the U.S. government's ownership in the automaker after a $50 billion bailout in 2009. Full story...
Jul
23rd

INTERVIEW: Toyota Motor Europe president Didier Leroy

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It has certainly not been a quiet year for Didier Leroy. He started 2010 as Toyota's European sales and marketing boss and, as damaging recall problems dented the company's global reputation, he was appointed chief quality officer for the region in March. Last month he became president of Toyota Motor Europe. Full story...
Jul
23rd

FRANCE: Faurecia flies into profit

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Faurecia jumped into profit in the first half of this year with a net result of EUR102m (US$130.2m) from a loss of EUR365m (US$471m) for the same period a year ago. Full story...
Jul
23rd

Mercedes poised to pass Lexus for U.S. market lead

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Mercedes-Benz may take over the top position among luxury brands in the United States after a decade of dominance by Lexus. Toyota's premium brand has been marred by record recalls this year for flaws across its lineup. Full story...
Jul
23rd

JAPAN: Importers to back next year’s Tokyo show

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Vehicle importers in Japan are to co-host next year's Tokyo motor show in the hope of luring back European and US manufacturers. Full story...
Jul
23rd

Mercedes poised to pass Lexus for U.S. market lead

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Mercedes-Benz may take over the top position among luxury brands in the United States after a decade of dominance by Lexus. Toyota's premium brand has been marred by record recalls this year for flaws across its lineup. Full story...
Jul
23rd

Q&A with Gilles Vidal

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Peugeot’s new design boss, and the man behind the BB1 and SR1 concepts is young, full of ideas and has talent to spare. We caught up with him at Peugeot’s design centre in Paris.


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Jul
23rd

Hearing the call of the auto-show siren:

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Margery Krevsky walks over to a display case containing several hood-ornament reproductions. Full story...
Jul
23rd

ANALYSIS: ASEAN first-half sales jump 41%

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New vehicle sales in the ASEAN region's top six markets combined grew by 40.6% in the first half of 2010 to 1,187,885 units, compared with 844,760 units a year earlier, as demand continued to rebound from depressed year-earlier levels. Tony Pugliese surveys market trends and prospects in the region. Full story...
Jul
23rd

The Ford Explorer: A Retrospective

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The Ford Explorer: A Retrospective
Ford Explorer Retrospective - Automobile Magazine
A look back at the former SUV king.

In late 1990, the Ford Explorer made its debut, effectively defining the sport-utility vehicle segment that it would reign over for the decade that followed. Based on the Ford Ranger pickup, its mechanicals didn't exactly set the world on fire, but the concept of a versatile, off-road-ready family hauler did.


Photo Gallery: Ford Explorer Retrospective - Automobile Magazine


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Jul
23rd

Korea’s SK Energy boosts battery output to supply Hyundai, Kia

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SK Energy, South Korea's top crude oil refiner, will expand its local manufacturing capacity to supply rechargeable batteries for Hyundai's and Kia's future electric vehicles. Full story...
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