FRANKFURT/DETROIT (Reuters) -- General Motors Co. and Magna International have narrowed their differences in talks over the Canadian supplier's bid for Opel and only a small number of issues are still pending, German politicians said on Wednesday.
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Suppliers to the 2009 Honda Pilot includes Dow Automotive, Mitsubishi Electric, Nippon Seiki, Gentex, AGC Automotive Americas, UGN, Panasonic, Tigerpoly, Southco, INA, Weastec, BASF, Stanley Electric, Vibracoustic, Edscha, Keiper, Magna, Eagle...
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Suppliers and workers at General Motors' assembly plant in Spring Hill, Tenn., thought they had the inside track this summer when GM had to decide quickly where to build a new family of subcompact cars. They were wrong.
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Germany's federal criminal office (BKA) is conducting a fraud investigation connected to the car-scrapping scheme, suspecting thousands of vehicles have been smuggled abroad rather than junked, a crime office official said.
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At Russ Milne Ford in suburban Detroit, the hauler loaded with Ford Focuses that drove up today was like a drinking fountain in the desert for the car-strapped dealership still working on cash-for-clunkers deals.
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Ford again topped Canadian sales charts for a second consecutive month last month, after its sales soared over 47% year on year as rivals tallies slumped.
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Chrysler creditors have asked a bankruptcy court to allow them to sue Daimler, arguing that the 2007 sale of the US automaker to Cerberus Capital Management stripped it of its most valuable assets.
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The new Mercedes-Benz E-class wagon is revealed, a sporty Mazda gets even lighter for Frankfurt, and Corvette shows off the next C6.R . . . But Wait, There's More!
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General Motors Australian unit Holden has introduced two new locally-built 'Global V6' engines for its mainstay large-size Commodore range.
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Mark Fields, Ford's president for the Americas, was confident about the prospects of the US car market yesterday as he relaunched the Taurus in Chicago.
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Mark Fields, Ford's president for the Americas, was confident about the prospects of the US car market yesterday as he relaunched the Taurus in Chicago.
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A second raid on Ssangyong Motor's plant in Pyeongtaek today saw police finally gain control of most of the buildings, leaving hundreds of protesters isolated in their paint shop stronghold.
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Australia's new vehicle sales fell in July compared to the same month last year, although there were improvements in small cars, sports cars and in the SUV category.
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Ford's supermini takes top prize at annual awards bash

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The US government has allocated over US$600m to the three Detroit-based automakers to further develop hybrid and electric vehicle battery technology.
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Amerigon, maker of heated and cooled seats for OEMs and, recently, the aftermarket, reported a first half 2009 net loss of US$1.8m compared with net income of $2.6m last year period.
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Honda Motor expect its car unit to return to profit in the second half of 2009 thanks to rising sales, even without a boost from the healthy financial services division, a top executive said.
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Four of the five top-selling new cars sold under the US government's CARS/'cash for clunkers' rebate scheme were made by Japanese automakers, albeit mostly in North America, media reports citing transportation department data said.
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Sam Hogg came to the Management Briefing Seminars on Tuesday with one message for auto suppliers: Stop making so many auto parts. There are other business opportunities out there that require the same skills as making auto parts, he said.
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