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Apr
1st

JAPAN: Honda trims NA output

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Honda Motor said on Wednesday it would suspend production at its North American factories for several days in each of three to five months from May to reduce inventory amid poor car sales in the region. Full story...
Apr
1st

SPAIN: Sales decline eases in March

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The decline in Spanish car sales eased to 38.7% year on year in March after a 48.8% drop in Februrary, Spanish car manufacturers' association ANFAC reported on Wednesday. Full story...
Apr
1st

Obama, IRS promote write-offs for vehicle buys

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The tax write-off passed by Congress in February and mentioned Monday by President Barack Obama is helping dealers close some new-car sales, says National Automobile Dealers Association spokesman David Hyatt. Full story...
Apr
1st

US: Visteon cut some credit slack

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Visteon Corporation has reached agreements with its lenders for temporary waivers and amendments to its primary secured credit facilities while continuing to address its capital structure, the company said. Full story...
Apr
1st

Ford idles F-150 output in Kansas City for 3 weeks

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Ford Motor Co. has idled production of its F-150 pickup truck for three weeks at its assembly plant in Kansas City due to slow demand, a spokeswoman said today. Full story...
Apr
1st

Ford, GM post biggest drops; U.S. sales fall 36.8%

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Ford Motor Co. and General Motors posted the sharpest declines among the major automakers as U.S. sales fell 36.8 percent in March. Ford's sales dropped 42.1 percent and GM's 44.7 percent. Chrysler LLC sales tumbled 39.3 percent. Full story...
Apr
1st

Ford, GM post biggest drops as U.S. sales decline 36.8%

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Ford Motor Co. and General Motors posted the sharpest declines among the major automakers as U.S. sales fell 36.8 percent in March. Ford's sales dropped 42.1 percent and GM's 44.7 percent. Chrysler LLC sales tumbled 39.3 percent. Full story...
Apr
1st

Ford, GM post biggest drops, extending U.S. sales slump

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Ford Motor Co. and General Motors posted the sharpest sales declines among major automakers as the industry headed toward its sixth straight monthly drop of more than 30 percent. Ford's March sales fell 42.1 percent and GM's were down 44. Full story...
Apr
1st

Ford, Honda, Nissan post sharp sales declines, extending slump

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Ford Motor Co., American Honda and Nissan North America all posted sharp drops in U.S. sales in March, pushing the industry towards its sixth straight monthly decline of more than 30 percent. Ford's sales fell 42.1 percent, Nissan dropped 37. Full story...
Apr
1st

Ford’s sales drop 42% in March; VW falls 19.7%, Subaru, 2.6%

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Ford Motor Co. said U.S. light-vehicle sales plunged 42 percent in March, kicking off what analysts projected to be the industry's sixth straight monthly decline of more than 30 percent. Full story...
Apr
1st

Wagoner gets pension, but that’s all

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Ousted CEO Rick Wagoner left General Motors with a $22.1 million pension, but that pales compared with what he could have received if GM were in better financial shape. As of the end of 2008, Wagoner had 4. Full story...
Apr
1st

Crisis claims first major Russian auto plant

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A Russian car assembly plant will shut down indefinitely this month in the first major auto failure of the economic crisis. Full story...
Apr
1st

New Focus on horizon

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Ford shapes up family car for the next decade with dramatic looks and cutting-edge tech.
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Apr
1st

UK: Honda brings free payment protection across the pond

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The free payment protection promotion pioneered by Hyundai in the US, and copied just this week by GM and Ford, has now crossed the Atlantic with Honda (UK) announcing it as part of a new April package of car offers. Full story...
Apr
1st

FRANCE: Carmakers stop forecast cuts – supplier

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Carmakers have stopped cutting sales and output forecasts, a tier one parts supplier CEO has said. Full story...
Apr
1st

Key player in DaimlerChrysler merger set to head German rail company

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Ruediger Grube, a senior Daimler executive who helped organize the merger between Daimler-Benz and Chrysler, is set to take over as the head of German national rail operator Deutsche Bahn, sources told Reuters on Wednesday. Full story...
Apr
1st

Maeda named new Mazda design boss, replacing van den Acker:

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Ikuo Maeda is the new head of design at Mazda Motor Corp. Full story...
Apr
1st

Maeda named Mazda’s new design boss:

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Ikuo Maeda is the new head of design at Mazda Motor Corp. Full story...
Apr
1st

Dacia Duster production car revealed

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A month to the day after the Duster concept wowed the crowds in Geneva, Dacia has released official pics of the production car...


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Apr
1st

RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ to shut from May 1 to May 12

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AvtoVAZ has announced its work schedule for April-May and confirmed downtimes. Full story...
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