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Jun
1st

CANADA: Magna stresses Opel deal ‘move to next stage’

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Magna has issued a statement saying that it looks forward to working with GM, the German governments and other stakeholders as it seeks to 'turn our concept into a reality'. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM identifies 14 plants to be closed or idled, including 4 assembly plants

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As part of its restructuring under U.S. bankruptcy protection, General Motors today unveiled the 14 production facilities slated to idle or close by year-end 2010. Four assembly plants will close or idle: Wilmington, Del.; Pontiac, Mich. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM announces plant closings

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General Motors today released its latest list of impending plant closings as it looks to restructure in bankruptcy. GM did not disclose where it would build the small car it plans to produce in the United States. Full story...
Jun
1st

Obama says Chrysler to emerge stronger from bankruptcy

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President Barack Obama said today that a court's approval of the sale of Chrysler's assets to a group led by Italy's Fiat S.p.A. will allow the automaker to emerge stronger from bankruptcy. Full story...
Jun
1st

FRANCE: Doomed Conti workers get much better deal

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French unions at tyre maker Continental said on Sunday they had won an agreement from management to give them a minimum pay-off of EUR50,000 (US$69,970) in compensation for the plant's closure. Full story...
Jun
1st

General Motors files for bankruptcy :

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General Motors, the largest U.S. automaker and one of the industrial icons that helped define the nation’s economic growth and prosperity for most of the 20th century, filed for bankruptcy Monday morning in New York. Full story...
Jun
1st

Volvo aims to launch plug-in hybrid car in 2012

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Volvo presented a new concept car on Monday that combines a plug-in charged lithium battery with a diesel engine, technology which it aims to have on the market in 2012. Full story...
Jun
1st

Chroniclers of GM’s woe say bankruptcy may be the fix

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Three authors who have made names for themselves by exposing General Motors' weaknesses say bankruptcy will provide the best chance for a long-term fix. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM, fallen symbol of U.S. might, files for bankruptcy

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General Motors filed for bankruptcy today, forcing the 100-year-old automaker once seen as a symbol of American economic might into a new and uncertain era of government ownership. The filing is the third-largest in U.S. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM bankrutpcy judge has handled landmark cases

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Robert Gerber, the federal bankruptcy judge assigned to the General Motors case, has overseen plenty of major, complex bankruptcy cases, but perhaps none as complicated as that of GM's. Full story...
Jun
1st

Court assigns Judge Robert Gerber to GM case

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Judge Robert E. Gerber will oversee the bankruptcy of General Motors, filed at 7:57 a.m. today. Gerber, 62, became a judge for the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York in 2000. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM revival hinges on speedy exit from bankruptcy

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The decision to push General Motors into a fast-track bankruptcy and revive the failed American industrial icon with unprecedented federal funding and oversight marks a huge gamble for the Obama administration. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM, fallen symbol of U.S. might, files for bankruptcy

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General Motors filed for bankruptcy today, forcing the 100-year-old automaker once seen as a symbol of American economic might into a new and uncertain era of government ownership. The filing is the third-largest in U.S. Full story...
Jun
1st

GM, fallen symbol of U.S. industrial might, files for bankruptcy

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General Motors filed for bankruptcy today, forcing the 100-year-old automaker once seen as a symbol of American economic might into a new and uncertain era of government ownership. The filing is the third-largest in U.S. Full story...
Jun
1st

JAPAN: Government to eye GM developments

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Japan's top finance bureaucrat Kazuyuki Sugimoto said on Monday that problems at General Motors were not causing major turmoil for the Japanese auto sector. Full story...
Jun
1st

SWEDEN: Volvo plans 2012 plug-in launch

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Volvo Cars said it has teamed up Swedish utility company Vattenfall in a joint venture to develop a new diesel-electric hybrid car that can be charged using a standard household wall socket. Full story...
Jun
1st

INDIA: Hyundai sales rise on strong exports

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Hyundai Motor India car sales in May rose 8.4% year on year as exports rose 27.8%. Full story...
Jun
1st

How would you pitch the GM account?

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With General Motors following Chrysler today onto the rust heap of tarnished brands, there are plenty of shoulda-coulda-wouldas to be found. Full story...
Jun
1st

RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Review of shock absorbers

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Despite the global economic downturn putting a damper on vehicle production, Matthew Beecham finds out how shock absorber manufacturers are thriving. Full story...
Jun
1st

CHINA: Treasury chief optimistic on future auto aid

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US Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Monday he was optimistic that US automakers would emerge from bankruptcy without the need for future government help. Full story...
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