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Jun
15th

Scrappage schemes help limit Ford’s European sales fall in May

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MUNICH -- Ford of Europe's new-car sales fell 16.3 percent in May, but the carmaker said newly launched scrappage schemes in the U.K. and Spain helped to limit the decline. Full story...
Jun
15th

Ford’s European sales fall 16.3% in May but scrappage schemes limit loss

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MUNICH -- Ford of Europe's new-car sales fell 16.3 percent in May, but the carmaker said newly launched scrappage schemes in the U.K. and Spain helped to limit the decline. Full story...
Jun
15th

Renault Megane saloon

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Renault puts the boot into the Megane with a new saloon version


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Jun
15th

SWEDEN: New Saab owner could be named this week

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A new owner for Saab could be announced this week, according to a media report. Full story...
Jun
15th

UK: Prius chief coy on cost

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How much did it cost to develop the new generation Toyota Prius hybrid? The colour drains from the face of chief engineer Akihiko Otsuka, it's probably not the sort of information the company wants him to give out. Full story...
Jun
15th

CHINA: Hummer bid ‘normal behaviour’ – official

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Sichuan Tengzhong's bid for General Motors' Hummer brand is normal behaviour for a company seeking to take advantage of the global downturn to broaden its horizons, a Ministry of Commerce spokesman said on Monday. Full story...
Jun
15th

VENEZUELA: AvtoVAZ to assemble cars locally

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Russian automaker AvtoVAZ plans to build a plant to assemble Lada cars in Venezuela, the South American company's president Hugo Chavez said at the weekend. Full story...
Jun
15th

VENEZUELA: AvtoVAZ to assembly cars locally

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Russian automaker AvtoVAZ plans to build a plant to assemble Lada cars in Venezuela, the South American company's president Hugo Chavez said at the weekend. Full story...
Jun
15th

Le Mans 2009

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Peugeot secures an emotional victory in classic French endurance event.


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Jun
15th

CHINA/US: Hummer deal ‘complete by October’

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The little-known Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery company expects to complete the deal to buy GM's Hummer brand by October, Yang Yi, the company's general manager, has said. Full story...
Jun
15th

ANALYSIS: The age of deconsolidation

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Does the sale of Opel-Vauxhall to a Magna-led consortium create an orphan automaker that will struggle to compete? Perhaps something more complex and clever is afoot, writes Mark Bursa. Full story...
Jun
15th

BRAZIL: GM Mercosur plans unaffected by US parent’s woes

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General Motors' plans for the Mercosur region will not be affected by the parent company's bankruptcy in the US due to the local unit's legal and financial independence, GM Brazil and Mercosur president Jaime Ardila said. The plan to invest US$2.5bn here from 2007 to 2012 in two stages remains unchanged. Full story...
Jun
15th

Saab says sale is near, most creditors agree to writedown

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General Motors' Saab said it was likely to announce its new owner this week and that three quarters of its creditors had agreed to a proposed writedown of the money-losing brand's debt. Full story...
Jun
15th

Saab says likely to unveil new owner this week

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Saab said on Monday it is likely to unveil its new owner this week, and that three quarters of its creditors had agreed to a proposed writedown of the brand's debt. Full story...
Jun
15th

Hummer’s buyer expects to complete GM deal in 3rd quarter

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Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery, the surprise winning bidder for bankrupt General Motors' Hummer brand, said the deal should be wrapped up before October. Full story...
Jun
15th

Brembo predicts surge in carbon ceramic brakes

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New partners Brembo and SGL Group predict that demand for carbon ceramic brake discs will rise sharply once they find ways to reduce the high cost of a component. Full story...
Jun
15th

GM will cut top execs’ pension plans by as much as two-thirds

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General Motors will cut its senior executive pension plans by up to two-thirds as part of its bankruptcy restructuring, CEO Fritz Henderson told a U.S. House Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Friday. Full story...
Jun
15th

Thumbs down for British hitchhikers

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Credit crunched travelers hoping to dodge transport fares by sticking up their thumbs may be in for a long wait, as a new study shows that three-quarters of Britons would not consider picking up a hitchhiker. Full story...
Jun
15th

Scrapping helps sales, not the environment

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European car scrapping schemes are aiding a shift to smaller, cleaner cars but environmental campaigners say they fall short of pledges to create a greener economy during the recession. "It's definitely a missed opportunity. Full story...
Jun
15th

Co-owner is confident that Koenigsegg can rescue Saab

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Koenigsegg Automotive believes it can rescue General Motors' loss-making Saab unit, a co-owner of the Swedish luxury sports car maker said. Full story...
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