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Jan
26th

Pittsburgh Glass Works to close Evart, Mich. plant

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Pittsburgh Glass Works, LLC will close its Evart, Mich. plant at the end of March, the automotive glass supplier said late last week. Full story...
Jan
26th

US: GM cuts 2,000 more assembly jobs

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General Motors is axing 2,000 more US jobs, the company said on Monday. Full story...
Jan
26th

GM cuts 2,000 jobs, reduces production further as sales fall

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General Motors will cut about 2,000 jobs at two plants and plans periodic shutdowns at about half of its 16 U.S. factories as consumers continue to shun new vehicles. Full story...
Jan
26th

GM cuts 2,000 jobs, reduces production further

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General Motors will cut about 2,000 jobs at two plants and plans periodic shutdowns at about half of its 16 U.S. factories as consumers continue to shun new vehicles. Full story...
Jan
26th

US: Chrysler asks dealers for help

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Chrysler has urged US dealers to cut costs and margins and order more vehicles as its restructures to secure more government aid. Full story...
Jan
26th

CHINA: Domestics take almost half vehicle market

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The big three domestic Chinese automakers took a combined 48.7% share of the Chinese vehicle market in 2008, up 1.8 percentage points year-on-year, according to the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM). Full story...
Jan
26th

ITALY: More Fiat aid would prompt revolt – minister

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There would be a popular revolt if Fiat Auto was given government help, a right-wing Italian cabinet minister has said in a warning to the government ahead of talks with the auto sector this week. Full story...
Jan
26th

UZBEKISTAN: GM JV ups output 13.5%

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GM Uzbekistan, the General Motors/Uzavtoprom JV, increased output 13.5% year on year to 195,038 units in 2008, the state statistics committee reported on Monday. Full story...
Jan
26th

RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ aims for 600,000 ’09 sales

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AvtoVAZ plans to sell around 600,000 cars in Russia in 2009, Boris Alyoshin, the company's president, told reporters Monday. Full story...
Jan
26th

US [updated 18:35GMT]: States may soon set own auto emission rules

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President Barack Obama on Monday afternoon issued a series of executive orders that reverse Bush administration policy by calling for stronger curbs on greenhouse gases and should make it easier for states such as California to adopt tougher fuel-efficiency rules than the federal standard. Full story...
Jan
26th

US: States may set own auto emission rules

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Individual US states may get the chance to set their own, stricter vehicle emissions regulations under the new Obama presidential regime. Full story...
Jan
26th

INDIA: GM India to launch Cadillac

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General Motors India (GMI) is getting ready to launch the Cadillac brand with the CTS model in India. Full story...
Jan
26th

UK: Weaker pound prompts Audi price hike

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The majority of Audi prices here in the UK are to increase by an average of 2% for orders placed from 23 February "as a direct result of increased financial pressure exerted by the current, unprecedented euro-to-sterling exchange rate", the importer said on Monday. Full story...
Jan
26th

GERMANY: Continental to be divided

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Continental and its new owner, the Schaeffler group, have agreed on new cooperation including dividing the company into separate tyre and rubber groups in the north of Germany and autoparts groups in the south. Full story...
Jan
26th

Mitsubishi bringing i MiEV Sport Air concept to Geneva:

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Mitsubishi will show another iteration of its sporty micro-size electric car with the debut of the i MiEV Sport Air concept at the Geneva motor show in March. Full story...
Jan
26th

US: Suppliers take bankruptcy precautions

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Ford supplier Visteon has hired legal and financial advisers to prepare for possible bankruptcy proceedings though that doesn't mean a filing is imminent, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported, citing people familiar with the matter. Full story...
Jan
26th

Denso radiator tank uses plant resin

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To cut emissions of carbon dioxide, Japanese supplier Denso Corp. is using resin made from trees, not petroleum, to make a radiator tank. The resin will debut in a tank this spring on cars built for the United States. Full story...
Jan
26th

JAPAN: Toyota sees 7% sales slump – papers

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Toyota Motor has declined to comment on Japanese media reports its is expecting global sales to fall 7% in fiscal 2009/10. Full story...
Jan
26th

Hyundai-Kia cuts executive salaries, expenses

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Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group is the latest automaker to slash executive pay and expenses to weather the global industry meltdown. The South Korean automaker is cutting executive salaries by 10 percent, said Hyundai spokesman Oles Gadacz. Full story...
Jan
26th

IRAN: IKCO production 475,000 to date

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Iranian automaker IKCO, which assembles multiple brands in the country, has produced over 475,000 passenger cars since the beginning of the current Iranian year (beginning 20 March 2008). Full story...
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