France will put "a lot of money" into aid for the struggling car industry, President Nicolas Sarkozy said on Thursday. Sarkozy said the state would do all it could to make sure the industry came out of the crisis stronger than before.
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Designer Camilo Pardo, credited with drawing the Ford GT supercar, is leaving the automaker after a 24-year career with the company.
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The National Automobile Dealers Association has canceled annual networking breakfasts for female and minority dealers at its annual convention and exhibition Jan. 24-27 in New Orleans because of lack of participation.
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Those attending the inauguration of Barack Obama in Washington DC on 20 January will also see the first ever African-American president's official ride - a new, custom-built Cadillac limousine.
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Big Cat has plans for a stunning rival to Audi's R8 – and Auto Express has the low-down!
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BorgWarner has inked a contract for a transmission joint venture with China Automobile Development United Investment (CDUI), a company owned by Chinese automakers FAW, SAIC, Dongfeng, Chery, ChangAn, Brilliance, Guangzhu, Changfeng, JAC, Geely, Polarsun and Great Wall Motor.
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Figures released by ACEA today show that European new passenger car registrations fell by 7.8% to 14,712,158 units in 2008, recording the sharpest decline since 1993 as the international financial crisis and economic downturn hit car demand.
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Nissan Motor has dismissed a Japanese media report it was likely to post a group operating loss of tens of billions of yen this financial year as sales fall and the yen appreciates.
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Toyota becomes the second manufacturer to unveil its 2009 F1 car.
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Nissan Motor on Thursday said it would cut an additional 64,000 units from production in Japan in February and March.
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Dongfeng has said that its vehicle sales in 2008 rose 11.4% to 1.06m units.
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FAW has said that its sales volume and total revenue both reached record highs in 2008.
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Under pressure carmaker IzhAvto is reportedly negotiating the restructuring of its debts with key creditors.
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Car production in Italy in 2008 is forecast to fall to levels not seen since the 1960s.
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China has issued a stimulus package for the auto sector - including a purchase tax cut and a scrappage incentive - as part of a series of measures to boost key industries in the midst of the global economic downturn and financial crisis.
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Fiat's revamped UK operation expects continuing progress throughout 2009 but its dealers must be ready to deal with a different type of customer attracted by the success of the Fiat 500 supermini, a senior executive said.
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The former chief executive of Ssangyong Motor has apologised to employees for the company's troubles. Choi Hyung-tak stepped down as CEO when the company last week filed for bankruptcy in Korea (a process broadly similar to that applying in the US - so that the firm can continue trading under the direction of a court).
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Geely will work with Taiwan's Yulon Motor Co to produce its Panda model for the Taiwanese market according to Taiwanese media sources.
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