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Jul
28th

AvtoVAZ denies plans to lay off a quarter of its staff

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Russia's AvtoVAZ, which is partly owned by France's Renault SA, denied on Tuesday it plans large-scale layoffs after suppliers said the company told them it was overstaffed by about 25 percent, or 27,000 workers. Full story...
Jul
28th

RESULTS PREVIEW: Weak Europe sales to weigh down on Renault

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Renault's first half financial results - due to be announced later this week (July 30) - are expected to show some improvement in trend, but the company continues to be dragged down by a poor European market showing this year. Full story...
Jul
28th

UK: Fiat wins driving school deal from Vauxhall

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Fiat has beaten off General Motors Europe's Vauxhall to take over the supply of thousands of cars to BSM (formerly the British School of Motoring), the UK's most popular driving school. Full story...
Jul
28th

BSM drops Corsa for Fiat 500

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Learners will take the first their first steps in a Fiat 500, as BSM splits from Vauxhall.


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Jul
28th

UK: Visteon launches Range Rover cluster platform

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Global automotive supplier Visteon Corporation has launched a reconfigurable cluster platform on Jaguar Land Rover's new Range Rover. Full story...
Jul
28th

RESULTS PREVIEW: Daimler expected to show Q2 improvement

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Daimler's second quarter financial results due tomorrow (July 29) are expected to show signs of underlying improvement in spite of a big pre-tax loss of over EUR1.5bn and a large drop in revenue over last year. Full story...
Jul
28th

Ferrari will debut the patriotic 458 Italia coupe at Frankfurt show

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Ferrari will unveil its patriotically named 458 Italia coupe at the Frankfurt auto show in September. The car will replace the company's best-selling model, the 430. The 458 Italia will go on sale by the end of the year in Europe. Full story...
Jul
28th

Ferrari will debut 458 Italia at Frankfurt show

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Ferrari will unveil its patriotically named 458 Italia coupe at the Frankfurt auto show in September. The car will replace the company's best-selling model, the 430. The 458 Italia will go on sale by the end of the year in Europe. Full story...
Jul
28th

Ferrari 458 Italia is the latest masterpiece from Maranello:

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Ferrari has drawn from the visual spirit of the Enzo to create a power-packed replacement for the F430 that shuns the rounded curves of its past V8s in favor of chiseled, unmistakable aggression. Full story...
Jul
28th

Sonic’s Q2 profit plunged as new vehicle sales fell 33%

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Auto dealership chain Sonic Automotive Inc. posted a plunge in second-quarter profit as the economic recession hurt consumer demand for new vehicles. Sonic, the third-largest U.S. Full story...
Jul
28th

Sonic, Group 1 profitable in Q2 after making cuts

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Car dealership groups Sonic Automotive Inc. and Group 1 Automotive Inc. posted better-than-expected quarterly profits on cost cuts and said the U.S. auto market had stabilized after a steep downturn over the past year. Full story...
Jul
28th

Ferrari 458 Italia interior scooped

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We get out first peek inside the beautifully finished cabin of the Ferrari 458


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Jul
28th

Ferrari F458 Italia interior scooped

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We get out first peek inside the beautifully finished cabin of the Ferrari 458


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Jul
28th

JAPAN: Toyota plans Yaris-based hybrid

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Toyota plans to launch a JPY1.5m hybrid compact in Japan late in 2011, according to the Asahi newspaper. Full story...
Jul
28th

JAPAN: Mitsubishi to borrow JPY75bn

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Mitsubishi Motors plans to raise about JPY75bn (US$790m) to invest in vehicle launches through syndicated loans from 29 banks arranged by affiliate Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group. Full story...
Jul
28th

INDIA: Tata appoints JLR consultants

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Concerned at the performance of the loss-making unit acquired last year, Tata Motors has appointed two consultants to advise Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on cost cuts, set targets for breaking even and using cash flow effectively. Full story...
Jul
28th

Group 1 profit in Q2 tops expectations on cost cuts

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Auto retailer Group 1 Automotive Inc. said today it posted a better-than-expected second-quarter profit on cost cutting and lower inventory costs and said the U.S. auto market has stabilized after a sharp contraction that began last year. Full story...
Jul
28th

US: Lenders beat off ‘sweetheart’ deal for Delphi

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Delphi's lenders have won an auction that will enable them to buy the bankrupt company's remaining assets and a bankruptcy judge will hold a hearing tomorrow (29 July) to make a final ruling on the sale. Full story...
Jul
28th

US: ‘Startling’ response to ‘cash for clunkers’ programme

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Inquiries about the US government's new 'cash for clunkers' scrappage scheme are flooding in, according to media reports, fueling hopes the programme will boost the country's desperately flagging new car market. Full story...
Jul
28th

CANADA: Ford schedules September union talks

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Ford will begin exploratory cost cut talks with the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union in September. Full story...
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