Two Japanese firms set to build exciting new sportscar.
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A subsidiary of Canadian auto-parts maker Magna International Inc. said today it plans to close its two Ontario plants and consolidate its operations with other facilities, cutting about 850 jobs.
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Shares of General Motors and Ford Motor Co. jumped today after Deutsche Bank said chances have improved for the struggling U.S. automakers to receive a government bailout. "There is growing concern about the risks to the U.S.
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Porsche has said that turnover in the four months to the end of November will be around EUR2bn, some 18% below that achieved in the same period last year, as it painted a gloomy picture for sales prospects in 2009.
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Ethanol industry groups on have urged the Detroit 3 to support increasing the ethanol-to-gasoline blend rate when they return to Capitol Hill next week to seek federal aid.
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Suzuki Motor Corp CEO Osamu Suzuki has said he believes a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by former top shareholder GM is '100% outside the realm of possibility'.
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Jimmie Johnson has recorded another victory, this time for his sponsors.
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Toyota has decided to cut production by 20% at its French factory from January through March, the Nikkei business daily has reported.
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Canada's government will not provide financial aid to troubled automakers until they present a solid business plan, Industry Minister Tony Clement has said.
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Hyundai Motor has suggested yesterday that Beijing should introduce substantial tax concessions to encourage purchases of low-emission vehicles such as hybrids.
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Bosch is looking to scale back production at some of it Asian facilities according to a statement released to the Bombay Stock Exchange.
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Ford Motor Co. will shut down its Hermosillo assembly plant the last two weeks of December and all of January and resume production Feb. 2, the automaker's new president in Mexico said yesterday. Eduardo Serrano, in his first interview with a U.S.
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Luxury car sales in India are now facing a slowdown in sales for the first time in five years.
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Daimler AG says Cerberus Capital Management LP is making new and )x("",exaggerated demands that have hampered Daimler's effort to sell its 19.9 percent stake in Chrysler Holding LLC to the private equity firm.
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Europe's carmakers have welcomed the economic recovery plan presented today by the European Commission. They said it is a welcome first step towards addressing the consequences of the financial crisis, aimed at preventing a prolonged slump in the EU economy and supporting - amongst others - the automotive industry.
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Chrysler LLC is prepared to meet "accountability and viability" criteria requested by Congress as a condition for considering a government bailout for the auto industry, CEO Bob Nardelli said. U.S.
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BMW's Chinese joint venture, BMW-Brilliance Auto, has begun construction of a second plant in China's Northeast province of Liaoning, according to reports.
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Kia Motors is bucking the recent trend of bad news from South Korean auto manufacturers by considering investing up to EUR200m in building an engine plant in Slovakia.
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The European Commission approved on Wednesday a package aimed at boosting the sagging European economy. The plan calls for at least 5 billion euros of extra funding for the hard-hit European car sector, an EU source said.
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Toyota has had its credit ratings cut for the first time in a decade, hitting its shares and raising borrowing costs.
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