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Dec
8th

Jaguar, Mercury tops in sales satisfaction, J.D. Power reports:

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The Jaguar brand, sold by Ford Motor Co. last year to India's Tata Motors, won top honors in the annual J.D. Power and Associates Sales Satisfaction Index--the fifth time in six years the luxury brand has taken the top spot in the influential survey. Full story...
Dec
8th

November 2009 Auto Sales Analysis

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November 2009 Auto Sales Analysis
November 2009 Auto Sales Analysis - November vs. October Sales - Automobile Magazine
Everybody take a step back.

After October's hopeful results, November auto sales slid backward to the post-Clunkers doldrums of two months ago. So, while the financial markets are recovering and the TV talking heads debate whether the recession had ended, it's clear that there's no incipient recovery in the automobile business. There, the recession continues.


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Dec
8th

Amelia Island concours teases headliner:

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Usually teaser shots hint at the future, but this one is a glimpse of the past--and of one of headliners of the 2010 Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance. Full story...
Dec
8th

US: Smart snares Saturn supremo

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Smart USA Distributor, a Penske Automotive Group (PAG) subsidiary, has recruited former Saturn general manager Jill Lajdziak as vice president, sales and marketing. Full story...
Dec
8th

Saturnand#8217;s Lajdziak to head sales and marketing at Smart USA

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Smart USA has hired Jill Lajdziak, Saturnand#8217;s former top executive, as vice president of sales and marketing. Full story...
Dec
8th

Saturn’s Lajdziak to head sales and marketing at Smart USA

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Smart USA has hired Jill Lajdziak, Saturn's former top executive, to lead sales and marketing and stem a 38 percent decline in U.S. sales this year. Full story...
Dec
8th

This week’s mag

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Porsche's new Boxster Spyder in ultimate head-to-head showdown, Audi's A2 is back, LA show round-up, Nissan's new Qashqai


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Dec
8th

US: American Axle eyes up to $108m from stock offer

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American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (AAM) hopes to raise up to $US108m from a public offering of 14m shares of its common stock. Its part of a strategy to boost liquidity at the partsmaker, originally spun off from a General Motors component operation, which narrowly escaped bankruptcy earlier this year. Full story...
Dec
8th

Yokohama peels out with orange tire

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Yokohama Tire Corp. is going green by going orange. Using oil extracted from waste orange peels, Yokohama has created a tire that sharply reduces the amount of petroleum required to make the finished product. Full story...
Dec
8th

SWEDEN: Local consortium eyes Volvo too

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While Zhejiang Geely Holding Group is Ford's preferred bidder for Volvo, media reports said Swedish consortium Jakob AB is also vying to buy the loss-making brand. Full story...
Dec
8th

GERMANY: Audi ups November sales 8.9%

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Premium Volkswagen group brand Audi booked an 8.9% rise in retail deliveries to customers in November in a further signal that the luxury car market is recovering. Rival BMW reported an 11.5% rise. Full story...
Dec
8th

GERMANY: BMW group November sales climb 11.5%

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BMW Group November sales worldwide grew 11.5% year on year to 107,686 but were down 12.2% year to date at 1,162,510. Full story...
Dec
8th

Russia Nov. new-car sales down 46%

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Car sales in Russia fell 46 percent year-on-year in November to 105,302 units, a slightly better showing than the 52 percent slide reported for October, data from the Association of European Businesses showed on Tuesday. Full story...
Dec
8th

SLOVAKIA: Car output fall contributes to industrial dip

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A fall in car production in local plants run by Volkswagen, PSA Peugeot Citroen and Kia Motors - now seen as the engine of the local economy - of 10.1 percent year on year in October, after a 19.1drop in September, contributed to a 3.8% overall dip in Slovakia's industrial output, official data showed on Tuesday. Full story...
Dec
8th

PORTUGAL: Renault-Nissan Alliance confirms EV battery plant site

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The Renault-Nissan Alliance has confirmed that its second European battery production site will be at the Renault CACIA (Companhia Aveirense de Componentes para a Indústria Automóvel) industrial complex located in Aveiro, about 160 miles (250km) north of the Portuguese capital, Lisbon. Full story...
Dec
8th

Volkswagen to take up to 20% Suzuki stake, sources say

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Volkswagen AG plans to take a stake of up to 20 percent in Suzuki Motor Corp., providing Suzuki with a much-needed development partner and giving VW access to better small car technology. Full story...
Dec
8th

VW to take up to 20% Suzuki stake, sources say

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Volkswagen AG plans to take a stake of up to 20 percent in Suzuki Motor Corp., providing Suzuki with a much-needed development partner and giving VW access to better small car technology. Full story...
Dec
8th

HONG KONG: Geely shares trading again

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The Hong Kong-listed unit of Chinese auto group Geely resumed trading on Tuesday afternoon, after it confirmed strong car sales figures announced a day earlier. Full story...
Dec
8th

New Dacia SUV gets old name–Duster:

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A new Duster is ready to take to the roads, but you won't find it at a Plymouth dealership--and not because there aren't any Plymouth dealerships left. Full story...
Dec
8th

GMand#8217;s revival hinges on creating and#8216;bestand#8217; vehicles, Reuss says

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Reviving General Motors Co. starts with creating best-in-class vehicles, GMand#8217;s North American President Mark Reuss said today. Full story...
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