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May
19th

Bentley Continental Supersports spied at the Nuerburgring

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Bentley's new green car has been spied blitzing the Green Hell. Full story...
May
19th

FRANCE: Doomed Conti workers burn tyres in Paris

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Hundreds of French workers from German-owned Continental have burned tyres in front of Paris' old stock market as they attempted to increase pressure on the government ahead of talks about the planned closure of their plant in Clairoix, northern France. Full story...
May
19th

THAILAND: April vehicle sales down 27.4%

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April vehicle sales in Thailand reached 39,713 units in April, 27.4% down on the same month last year. Full story...
May
19th

Porsche quiet on Kuwaiti investment interest

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Porsche declined to comment on Tuesday on rumors that the carmaker could receive a 3-4 billion euro ($4.09-5.45 billion) investment from an unnamed Kuwaiti investor. Full story...
May
19th

Porsche declines comment on Kuwaiti investment interest

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Porsche declined to comment on Tuesday on rumors that the carmaker could receive a 3-4 billion euro ($4.09-5.45 billion) investment from an unnamed Kuwaiti investor. Full story...
May
19th

Renault to make new niche car in Slovenia

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Renault will build a new niche car starting in 2010 at its factory in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, a company spokesman said. Full story...
May
19th

Renault to make new small niche car in Slovenia

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Renault will build a new small niche car starting in 2010 at its factory in Novo Mesto, Slovenia, a company spokesman said. Full story...
May
19th

MEXICO: Carmakers to be offered aid

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Mexico is close to approving a plan to make funds available to carmakers struggling to keep their plants operating, according to the economy ministry. Full story...
May
19th

US: Ford making new eco engine at old V8 factory

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Ford plans to spend $55m converting a factory that used to make V8s to build its new V6 EcoBoost engines which the company says are 20% more fuel efficient than the V8s and will help it meet new fuel economy rules to be announced today (19 May) by President Obama. Full story...
May
19th

JAPAN: Hitachi claims li-ion power density record

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Hitachi Vehicle Energy has developed a lithium-ion battery claimed to have the industry's highest power density of 4,500W/kg, 1.7 times the output of the company's current mass-produced, automotive lithium-ion batteries. Full story...
May
19th

JAPAN: Takata to close three plants

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Takata, Japan's largest manufacturer of air bags and seat belts, is to close three factories, two in Mexico and one in Europe, with the loss of 2,100 jobs because of falling demand from carmakers. Full story...
May
19th

Scrappage scheme is go!

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The cash-for-clunkers scheme has officially kicked off, but who are the winners and losers...


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May
19th

Ford, Nissan predict boost from U.K. subsidy

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Carmakers are anticipating a sales boost from a scrappage incentive launched in the U.K. on Monday. Ford Motor Co. Full story...
May
19th

Ford, other carmakers expect big boost from U.K. scrappage bonus

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Carmakers are anticipating a sales boost from a scrappage incentive launched in the U.K. on Monday. Full story...
May
19th

GERMANY/ITALY: Fiat boss meeting Opel unions

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Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne and leaders of Germany's IG Metall union, including head Berthold Huber, are scheduled to meet today (19 May) as Marchionne attempts to win the union's support for his bid to buy a majority stake in Opel from General Motors. Full story...
May
19th

US: Obama to announce new 50-state emissions/economy rules

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President Barack Obama is expected later on Tuesday (19 May) to propose the most aggressive increase in US vehicle fuel efficiency ever in a policy initiative that would also directly regulate emissions for the first time and resolve a dispute with California over cleaner cars. Full story...
May
19th

VW-Porsche deal open to new investors, says state

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Any new company resulting from a merger of Volkswagen and Porsche should be open to outside investors, according to the German state of Lower Saxony, VW's second-biggest shareholder. Full story...
May
19th

VW-Porsche deal open to new investors, says Lower Saxony

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Any new company resulting from a merger of Volkswagen and Porsche should be open to outside investors, according to the German state of Lower Saxony, VW's second-biggest shareholder. Full story...
May
19th

Rolls-Royce Ghost spotted:

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Spy shooters always capture shadowy figures, but now we’ve seen a veritable Ghost--as in a Rolls-Royce Ghost. Full story...
May
19th

U.K. car dealer Lookers in talks to ensure funding

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British car dealer Lookers said on Tuesday it continued to talk with its lenders to ensure appropriate funding and that it was also considering alternative sources of capital to reduce the additional cost of bank borrowings. Full story...
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