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Mar
18th

Cost to make VW Up worries Skoda, Seat

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Volkswagen brand engineers want to install components in the Up that would make it too expensive for Skoda and Seat, a VW group engineer told Automotive News Europe. Full story...
Mar
18th

Lear warns of Ch. 11 as it negotiates with lenders

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Lear Corp., the world's second-largest automotive seat maker, said late Tuesday that a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing remains possible as it seeks out a long-term restructuring of its capital structure. Full story...
Mar
18th

Beijing Auto eyes piece of Delphi, report says

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Chinese automaker Beijing Automotive Industry Co. is seeking to buy U.S. auto parts maker Delphi Corp.'s non-core assets, the 21th Century Business Herald said today. Full story...
Mar
18th

Report: Beijing Auto eyes piece of Delphi

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Chinese automaker Beijing Automotive Industry Co. is seeking to buy U.S. auto parts maker Delphi Corp.'s non-core assets, the 21th Century Business Herald said today. Full story...
Mar
17th

BELGIUM: ACEA bemoans ‘devastating’ crisis

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The economic recession and financial crisis have a 'devastating' effect on the automotive industry with serious implications for the wider economy, according to a report by Global Insight commissioned by the European Parliament and seized on by carmakers' association, ACEA. Full story...
Mar
17th

BELGIUM: ACEA publishes ‘crisis report’

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The economic recession and financial crisis have a 'devastating' effect on the automotive industry with serious implications for the wider economy, according to a report by IHS Global Insight commissioned by the European carmakers' association, ACEA. Full story...
Mar
17th

BELGIUM [updated 18 March]: ACEA bemoans ‘devastating’ crisis

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The economic recession and financial crisis have a 'devastating' effect on the automotive industry with serious implications for the wider economy, according to a report commissioned by the European Parliament and seized on by carmakers' association, ACEA. Full story...
Mar
17th

UK: Torotrak secures licensing deal with Allison

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In a deal described as a 'major coup for the British automotive engineering industry', Torotrak plc has secured a global licensing agreement with Allison Transmission, Inc. Full story...
Mar
17th

Most U.K. buyers favor scrappage incentives, says SMMT

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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. Full story...
Mar
17th

Sonic may get ‘going concern’ notice

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Sonic Automotive Inc., which suspended its dividend last month to save cash, said its auditors may raise doubts about the dealership group's ability to continue as a going concern. Full story...
Mar
16th

Sonic says it may get ‘going concern’ notice

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Sonic Automotive Inc., which suspended its dividend last month to save cash, said its auditors may raise doubts about the dealership group's ability to continue as a going concern. Full story...
Mar
16th

Supplier buys die casting assets from Citation

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Compass Automotive Group LLC has purchased the aluminum and magnesium die casting and machining operations of supplier Citation Corp., in Compass' most recent acquisition of an aluminum components company. Full story...
Mar
16th

US: VW renews Major League Soccer sponsorship deal

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Volkswagen of America, Inc., Major League Soccer and Soccer United Marketing, MLS's marketing arm, today announced a new multi-year partnership. The agreement renews Volkswagen's status as the Official Automotive partner of Major League Soccer. Volkswagen has been an MLS partner since 2008 Full story...
Mar
16th

Guardian owner Bill Davidson dead at age 86

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Longtime auto industry supplier and Detroit area entrepreneur Bill Davidson has died at the age of 86. Davidson, who owned automotive glass giant Guardian Industries, was known most for owning the Detroit Pistons NBA franchise. Full story...
Mar
16th

Guardian Industries owner Bill Davidson dead at age 86

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Longtime auto industry supplier and Detroit area entrepreneur Bill Davidson has died at the age of 86. Davidson, who owned automotive glass giant Guardian Industries, was known most for owning the Detroit Pistons NBA franchise. Full story...
Mar
16th

Asbury auditors will issue ‘going concern’ warning after Q4 loss

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Asbury Automotive Group, the sixth-largest U.S. dealership group, will receive a warning from auditors today that it may not remain current in its debt covenants, the company said this morning. Full story...
Mar
16th

Asbury Automotive reports 1st annual loss since going public

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Asbury Automotive Group posted a loss in 2008 -- its first red ink for a full year since it became publicly traded -- and received a warning from auditors that it may not remain current in its debt covenants. Full story...
Mar
16th

Two more Wagon plants in Germany set to be saved

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MUNICH -- Two more of Wagon Automotive's factories in Germany are set to be saved by management buyouts. Full story...
Mar
13th

ITALY: Fiat denies mulling another merger

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Fiat on Friday (13 March) "in relation to comments in today's press", said in a statement its directors were not considering a merger with another automotive group "except as announced [in connection with discussions with Chrysler] on 20 January". Full story...
Mar
13th

US: Supplier pessimism grows

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Thirty three percent of automotive suppliers operating in the US are significantly more pessimistic about the general outlook of their businesses over the next year than they were at the beginning of 2009, according to a recent Original Equipment Suppliers Association (OESA) survey. Full story...
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