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Jul
5th

CHINA: Vehicle market slows in June

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Vehicle sales in mainland China rose by 14% year-on-year to 1.13 million units in June, according to data released by the China Automotive Technology & Research Center. Full story...
Jul
2nd

Continental raises outlook on car market surge

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Continental js raising its outlook for 2010 on the back of a surprisingly strong rebound in the global automotive industry. Full story...
Jul
1st

MANAGEMENT BRIEFING: Review of the vehicle seating sector

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In the global automotive seating market, suppliers must offer seats that are more comfortable, durable and safer than last year's designs but also lighter and cheaper too. Full story...
Jul
1st

FRANCE: Faurecia snaps up Plastal Spain

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Faurecia has signed an agreement to acquire tier one supplier Plastal Spain which makes exterior parts for the automotive industry. Full story...
Jul
1st

FRANCE/CHINA: Faurecia buys stake in Chinese supplier

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Faurecia has announced that it will take an 18.75% stake in Xuyang Group, an automotive supplier. Full story...
Jul
1st

GERMANY: Auto job ads up one third

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The German automotive industry published 2,210 job offers between January and May, which is an increase of a third compared with a year ago, according to the local Adecco index. Full story...
Jul
1st

The crossover phenomena explained using the 2010 Volvo XC60

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Before discussing the strengths and weaknesses inherent in the crossover segment of the automotive kingdom, it's important to properly define the term. However like all things automotive, definitions are generalizations at best, and open to plenty of diverging interpretations. Full story...
Jun
30th

Toyota sues Group 1 to block dealer acquisitions in S.C.

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Toyota Motor Sales sued Group 1 Automotive to block the Houston dealership chain's plans to acquire Lexus and Toyota stores in Charleston, S.C. Group 1 Automotive Inc. said tonight it plans to challenge the lawsuit filed late Tuesday by Toyota in U. Full story...
Jun
30th

Trimmed-down Affinia ready to raise up to $230 million in IPO

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Timing of automotive replacement parts maker's IPO has been aided by the poor economy. Consumers are keeping their cars longer, and need to spend more on maintenance and replacement parts. Full story...
Jun
30th

Q&A with Richard Parry-Jones

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Richard Parry-Jones is best known for his time as an automotive engineering leader at Ford. He now runs his own technology consulting company and provides policy advice to Governments. Dave Leggett caught up with him to hear about his product development philosophy and how Sir Jackie Stewart pointed him in the direction of the '50-metre' test. Full story...
Jun
30th

UK: Cable outlines automotive wish list

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New UK secretary of state for Business, Innovation and Skills (DBIS) Vince Cable has outlined further details of his plans for the British automotive industry. Full story...
Jun
30th

EVs only can succeed with collaboration

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Sustainable success for electric vehicles only will happen with better collaboration, a panel of EV experts told the Automotive News Europe Congress last week. Full story...
Jun
29th

Sweden’s Trelleborg to open randd center in Shanghai

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Trelleborg Automotive plans to open a research center in Shanghai to develop noise- and vibration-damping products for the auto industry. Full story...
Jun
28th

GM’s Nexteer workers to vote on renegotiated labor agreement

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Nearly 2,100 hourly workers at General Motors Co.'s Nexteer Automotive steering plant in Saginaw, Mich., will get a second chance tomorrow to approve a concessionary contract that would spare the plant from possibly closing. Full story...
Jun
28th

Debt-ridden Conti to issue bond within days, sources say

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German automotive supplier Continental AG plans to issue a high-yield bond within days to restructure its massive debt, sources said on Monday, taking it a step closer to integrating with majority shareholder Schaeffler. Full story...
Jun
28th

TURKEY: Ford Otosan celebrates 50 years

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Ford Otosan, the successful automotive joint venture that draws its roots back to industrial pioneers Henry Ford and Vehbi Koc, marked its 50th anniversary today (28 June) with a celebration in Istanbul. Full story...
Jun
26th

EVs only can succeed with collaboration

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Sustainable success for electric vehicles only will happen with better collaboration, a panel of EV experts told the Automotive News Europe Congress this week. Full story...
Jun
26th

VW, Bosch, PSA first to win ANE L.E.A.D.E.R. awards

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Volkswagen AG, Robert Bosch GmbH and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen SA were honored here this week as the winners of the first annual Automotive News Europe/Automotive Intelligence Center L.E.A.D.E.R. awards. L.E.A.D.E.R. Full story...
Jun
25th

Era of squeezing suppliers for price cuts is over

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The era of automakers squeezing every last cent in cost reductions from suppliers is over, speakers told the Automotive News Europe Congress this week. Full story...
Jun
25th

Era of squeezing suppliers for price cuts is over

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The era of automakers squeezing every last cent in cost reductions from suppliers is over, speakers told the Automotive News Europe Congress this week. Full story...
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