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May
12th

US: Hayes Lemmerz files for Chapter 11 protection

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Steel and alloy wheel supplier Hayes Lemmerz International has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after agreeing a pre-negotiated restructure with its lenders. Full story...
May
12th

RUSSIA: GAZ confirms Opel interest

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GAZ has confirmed its interest in participating in a consortium involving Magna in a possible bid for GM's Opel operations. Full story...
May
12th

Russian car sales fall 53% in April

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The collapse of the Russian car market worsened in April with sales of new vehicles falling 53 percent year-on-year, compared with a 47 percent fall in March, a leading business association said on Tuesday. Full story...
May
12th

VW Scirocco R

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Menacing black prototype for hot Golf-based coupe caught at the 'ring ahead of imminent launch


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May
12th

Ford hopes U.K. subsidy sparks sales rebound

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Ford of Europe hopes that new scrapping incentives in the U.K. will help end the automaker's sales slump in its No. 1 European market and turn around its overall sales in the region. Full story...
May
12th

Ford hopes U.K. subsidy sparks Europe sales rebound

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Ford of Europe hopes that new scrapping incentives in the U.K. will help end the automaker's sales slump in its No. 1 European market and turn around its overall sales in the region. Full story...
May
12th

Straight from the top: AutoWeek interviews GM CEO Fritz Henderson:

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AutoWeek editor and associate publisher Dutch Mandel and executive editor Wes Raynal interview GM CEO Fritz Henderson. Topics include Corvette, the future of the company's brands and much more. Watch it all here. Full story...
May
12th

GERMANY/ITALY: Fiat-Chrysler-Opel merger ‘unhealthy’ – VW chief

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Fiat's plan to combine Chrysler with Opel is unhealthy, according to Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech. Full story...
May
12th

GERMANY/ITALY: Porsche must trim debt before merger – Piech

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Porsche SE must trim debt before the sports-car maker can be incorporated into the Volkswagen AG structure as part of steps to combine the two automakers, Volkswagen chairman Ferdinand Piech said. Full story...
May
12th

Citroen needs more C3 Picassos from Slovak plant

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PSA/Peugeot-Citroen wants to boost production at its factory in Trnava, Slovakia, to keep up with strong demand for the new Citroen C3 Picasso small minivan. Full story...
May
12th

BELGIUM: EU wants Opel action coordinated

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European Union officials have called for "coordinated action and full respect" of EU state aid and internal market rules as General Motors' European units are restructured. Full story...
May
12th

German watchdog probes Porsche/VW deal

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German financial markets watchdog BaFin is investigating a possible market manipulation by Porsche Automobil Holding SE as it attempted to take over Volkswagen AG, the organization said on Tuesday. Full story...
May
12th

ACEA fears 25% drop in 2009 Europe car sales

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ACEA expects European new-car sales will fall by at least 25 percent in 2009 to about 11 million units. That decline is much higher than the European car manufacturers association's earlier forecast of 10 percent to 15 percent. Full story...
May
12th

ACEA fears worse-than-expected drop in 2009 Europe car sales

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ACEA expects European new-car sales will fall by at least 25 percent in 2009 to about 11 million units. That decline is much higher than the European car manufacturers association's earlier forecast of 10 percent to 15 percent. Full story...
May
12th

JAPAN: Nissan to build EVs at Oppama

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Nissan Motor on Tuesday said it would build electric vehicles (EV) at its Oppama plant in Kanagawa prefecture from autumn 2010. Full story...
May
12th

JAPAN: Suzuki Q4 result beats analysts’ estimate

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Suzuki Motor has booked a fourth fiscal quarter operating profit down 68% year on year to JPY10.45bn (US$106m) but nonetheless beat analysts' estimates. Full story...
May
12th

Spain to boost aid for car purchases

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Spain will boost aid for car purchases to 2,000 euros for vehicles costing up to 30,000 euros, with half of the money coming from car manufacturers, Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero said on Tuesday Full story...
May
12th

GERMANY: ‘High-beam assistant’ won’t dazzle

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Mercedes-Benz says the new E-Class is equipped with a new innovation that means it is the first car in the world where the headlamps continuously adjust to the respective traffic situation. Full story...
May
12th

US: Visteon swings back to Q1 net profit

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A one-off non-cash gain of US$95m related to the deconsolidation of net assets associated with the administration [bankruptcy] of Visteon UK boosted Visteon Corporation's first quarter 2009 net income to $2m, or 2 cents per share, on sales of $1.35bn. Full story...
May
12th

GOLDING’S TAKE: Dancing in the dark

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It's a bit like one of those teenage parties when the breathing is getting dangerously heavy and someone switches the lights out. Full story...
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