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Apr
3rd

Hertz bid tops Enterprise’s for Advantage Rent A Car

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Hertz Global Holdings Inc. beat out Enterprise Rent-A-Car in a bidding war for the right to purchase the assets of Advantage Rent A Car out of bankruptcy. Advantage was formerly owned by embattled car dealer Denny Hecker. Full story...
Apr
3rd

Chrysler stable value fund loses money, report says

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A retirement fund for Chrysler LLC employees that was designed not to lose money has been liquidated at 89 cents on the dollar, the Wall Street Journal reported today. Full story...
Apr
3rd

New York auto show: Mitsubishi Outlander GT Prototype breaks cover:

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Mitsubishi has revealed pictures of a sport version of its Outlander crossover, called the GT Prototype, ahead of its live unveiling at the New York auto show next week. Full story...
Apr
3rd

New York auto show: Mitsubishi GT Prototype breaks cover:

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Mitsubishi has revealed pictures of a sport version of its Outlander crossover, called the GT Prototype, ahead of its live unveiling at the New York auto show next week. Full story...
Apr
3rd

GERMANY: Private investor snaps up brake pad maker

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London-based investment fund Pamplona Capital Management has bought bankrupt German brake pad maker TMD Friction, TMD said on Friday. Full story...
Apr
3rd

GERMANY: ‘Banger’ incentive will extend, may reduce

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Germany will extend incentives aimed at encouraging people to scrap old cars and buy new, fuel-efficient vehicles, though the subsidies are likely to be reduced, ruling party sources have said. Full story...
Apr
3rd

UK: Canada bailout to avoid protectionism

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The Canadian government is determined to come up with an auto industry bailout that avoids the risk of protectionism, prime minister Stephen Harper said in London on Thursday. Full story...
Apr
3rd

US: GM Europe might need “more drastic” government intervention

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General Motors may need "more drastic" government intervention to save its European operations should efforts to secure help from a third-party investor fail, a person familiar with the situation has said. Full story...
Apr
3rd

Continental, Schaeffler to pool purchasing

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German automotive parts suppliers Continental and its controlling shareholder Schaeffler expect to save hundreds of millions of euros annually from joint purchasing, the two companies said on Friday. Full story...
Apr
3rd

CANADA: Chrysler pulls supplier plant equipment

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Chrysler is pulling equipment from a Canadian parts maker for the second time in 14 months after it was forced to idle a second assembly plant on Thursday due to a component shortage. Full story...
Apr
3rd

Chevrolet Volt remains on track, but electric grid still a challenge

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Despite General Motors' looming troubles, development of the Chevrolet Volt rolls on, and 80 new prototypes will be built and tested starting this summer. Full story...
Apr
3rd

Chevrolet Volt remains on track, but electric grid still poses challenges

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Despite General Motors' looming troubles, development of the Chevrolet Volt rolls on, and 80 new prototypes will be built and tested starting this summer. Full story...
Apr
3rd

US: Delphi set for auto task force talks

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Delphi is scheduled to meet on Monday in Washington DC with creditors, the government's auto task force and General Motors to discuss the firm's reorganisation, a lawyer for the bankrupt auto parts maker said on Thursday. Full story...
Apr
3rd

Saab 9-3X

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SAAB has revealed the new 9-3X, which promises SUV-like off-road ability combined with the practicality of an estate.


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Apr
3rd

Rolls-Royce, Maserati see flat 2009 sales

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SINGAPORE, April 3 (Reuters) - Luxury automakers Rolls-Royce and Maserati believe they can avoid the sales slump that is hitting most other automakers. Full story...
Apr
3rd

Hyundai Mobis to try again to acquire sister firm

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Hyundai Mobis Co., South Korea's biggest auto parts maker, will try again to absorb sister company Hyundai Autonet after its earlier attempt was scrapped due to high costs, the two companies said today. Full story...
Apr
3rd

BMW X5 facelift

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Prototype X5 spotted at the 'ring with mild cosmetic updates


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Apr
3rd

Bankrupt German supplier TMD Friction bought by private equity firm

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TMD Friction, a bankrupt German maker of brake pads for the auto industry, has been bought by private equity firm Pamplona Capital Management, TMD said today. Both sides declined to comment on the sale price. Full story...
Apr
3rd

Shake-up for C-charge

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Roadside payment machines facing axe.


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Apr
3rd

Mitsubishi Outlander GT

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Japanese built SUV gets sharp new look from Lancer saloon.


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