The global economic slowdown and pressure to curb spending has led some global suppliers to scrap plans to participate in the Shanghai auto show in April. Suppliers Magna International Inc., ArvinMeritor Inc.
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Leading lube has a treat in straw!

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Bankrupt Ssangyong will be showing an almost production-ready example of its new C200 crossover utility car at the Seoul Motor Show in South Korea, opening on April 2.
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A top adviser to US president Barack Obama's autos task force does not see bankruptcy as the best option.
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General Motors' top executives met with the US government's new auto industry task force on Monday but few details of the talks have emerged.
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A consumption tax cut is likely to reduce stocks of unsold vehicles in Turkey much quicker than first thought.
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Auto parts maker Johnson Controls has completed the sale of equity units and convertible notes worth US$852.5m.
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Restructuring costs linked to the steep decline in the global automobile sector led French supplier Plastic Omnium to a 63.2 million euro net loss during 2008, the company said today.
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New Mercedes-Benz design boss Gorden Wagener is convincing top talent from competitors to join his team.
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Visteon believes its auditors will express doubt about the parts maker's viability as a going concern when they sign off the 2008 financial results statements.
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More than three quarters of United Kingdom consumers want a scrappage incentive to boost new-car sales, according to a survey by the country's automotive association.
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PARIS -- Renault has launched series production of a fuel-efficient 1.4-liter gasoline engine at its Valladolid, Spain, factory.
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Volkswagen's largest captive financial services subsidiary believes rising risk premiums will likely force its poorly capitalized rivals to consolidate or go out of business.
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Upcoming spring annual wage talks between Toyota Motor and its unions are likely to see wages held at current levels though workers will get bonuses equivalent to five months' pay plus JPY100,000 (US$1,018).
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Ratan Tata wants the Nano to bring mobility to the Indian masses. But the project has been hit by costly setbacks, writes Mark Bursa
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General Motors appears willing to help Europeans to save the automaker's Opel unit, Germany's economy minister has said.
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British legend's big plans for new small car are exclusively revealed

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Sweden's Industry Minister Maud Olofsson said on Tuesday a number of parties have expressed interest in struggling Saab, the Swedish unit of U.S. carmaker General Motors. "There are a number of interested parties," Olofsson told reporters.
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