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Jul
15th

UK: Jaguar to end X-Type production this year

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Jaguar has announced that production of the X-Type car at the Halewood factory will cease before the end of 2009 with the loss of up to 300 jobs. Full story...
Jul
15th

US: Prez praises automakers for speedy bankruptcies

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President Barack Obama has praised General Motors and Chrysler for emerging from bankruptcy ''in record time'' in the past few weeks. Full story...
Jul
15th

US: GM restructure costs partsmaker JPY900m

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Auto partsmaker Yorozu has said it will suspend operations at its US plant in Michigan in October in response to the restructuring of major client General Motors. Full story...
Jul
15th

US: Chrysler repays taxpayer loans

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Chrysler Financial has repaid in full the US$1.5bn of Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) government loans, it said in a statement last night. Full story...
Jul
15th

Russia president to push for Opel deal during Germany visit

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will call for a final deal to allow Sberbank and Magna International to acquire control of Opel while visiting Germany this week, a top Kremlin aide said on Wednesday. Full story...
Jul
15th

Russia president to push for Opel deal during Germany visit

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will call for a final deal to allow Sberbank and Magna International to acquire control of Opel while visiting Germany this week, a top Kremlin aide said on Wednesday. Full story...
Jul
15th

Russia’s president to push for Opel deal in Germany

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will call for a final deal to allow Sberbank and Magna International to acquire control of Opel while visiting Germany this week, a top Kremlin aide said on Wednesday. Full story...
Jul
15th

INDIA: M&M takes over South African JV

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India's Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) last week took full control of its South African joint venture Mahindra South Africa set up in October 2004 with African Automotive Investments Corporation, a subsidiary of African Resources and Logistics Corporation. Full story...
Jul
15th

GERMANY: RHJ talks Opel with government

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The holding company RHJ International was due to hold talks on Wednesday at the German economy ministry about its rival bid for Opel, sources told news agency AFP. Full story...
Jul
15th

GERMANY: Lower Saxony premier urges VW, Porsche, families to bury hatchet

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Lower Saxony's prime minister Christian Wulff has demanded that the families controlling Porsche settle their differences and decide on whether to seek an integration with Volkswagen or not. Full story...
Jul
15th

Toyota’s European sales fall 26% in first half

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Toyota said its European new-car sales fell 26 percent to 452,350 in the first half compared with the same period last year. Sales of the carmaker's Lexus premium brand were hit especially hard by the economic crisis. Full story...
Jul
15th

German investors concerned about credit crunch

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German analyst and investor sentiment dropped in July for the first time in nine months, weighed down by concerns about tighter credit conditions and suggesting any economic recovery in Europe's largest car market will be slow. Full story...
Jul
15th

German investor sentiment weakens on credit worries

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German analyst and investor sentiment dropped in July for the first time in nine months, weighed down by concerns about tighter credit conditions and suggesting any economic recovery in Europe's largest car market will be slow. Full story...
Jul
15th

UK: Kia shows off updated cee’d

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Kia Motors has released the first pictures of its updated cee'd, showing off the South Korean brand's new 'family face'. Full story...
Jul
15th

JAPAN: Nissan develops dual injectors for small petrol engines

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Nissan Motor has developed a dual injector system designed to improve fuel efficiency in small-displacement petrol engines. The new fuel delivery system, the first of its kind, uses an injector for each port rather than one per cylinder - speeding up fuel vaporisation, reducing the amount of unburned fuel and reducing hydrocarbon emissions. Full story...
Jul
15th

VW, Porsche to hold rival board meetings in Stuttgart

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The fight to control Porsche took a dramatic twist on Wednesday when it was reported that Volkswagen and Porsche would hold special board meetings on the same day in the sports car maker's home city. Full story...
Jul
15th

Porsche rebuffs VW chairman’s merger plan, newspaper says

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Porsche Automobil Holding SE's supervisory board will discuss only a possible sale of a stake to Qatar at its next meeting on July 23, rebuffing plans by Volkswagen to push forward a merger of the two carmakers, German daily newspaper Bild... Full story...
Jul
15th

Porsche rebuffs VW chairman’s merger plan, paper says

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Porsche Automobil Holding SE's supervisory board will discuss only a possible sale of a stake to Qatar at its next meeting on July 23, rebuffing plans by Volkswagen to push forward a merger of the two carmakers, the German daily Bild... Full story...
Jul
15th

Valeo to simplify structure to help boost growth

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French supplier Valeo said on Wednesday it would simplify its structure around four groups to boost growth across its markets, improve efficiency and increase profits. Full story...
Jul
15th

Scrappage plans lift Europe car sales, ACEA says

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European new-car sales were up 2.4 percent in June, boosted by scrapping incentive schemes in several member states. The rise was the first increase in 14 months for the crisis-hit industry, industry body ACEA said on Wednesday. Full story...
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