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Oct
30th

VW : International Metalworkers’ Federation and VW employee representatives sign Global Charter

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As the first employer, the Volkswagen Group has adopted a "Global Labor Charter". The Charter sets out binding minimum standards for the entire Group in the area of the participation rights of employee representative bodies at the level of individual facilities. The Charter, concluded between employee representative bodies, the Group Board of Management and the International Metalworkers' Federation, was signed at the meeting of the Global Group Works Council held at the Volkswagen plant in Zwickau. Full story...
Oct
30th

John Cooper Works Vintage Apparel Collection

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Munich . The John Cooper Works name has been inextricably linked with the legendary motorsport exploits of MINI for over 40 years now. The acclaimed British firm is synonymous with racing expertise and premium quality, and the spirit of John Cooper is also woven into the exquisite MINI Collection in the shape of textiles and accessories for him and her. This sporting product line sets out to "KEEP IT WILD" and transfer that racing feeling to the road. In so doing, the items in the range exude a cool vintage style, complete with logos and trim features which recall the distinctive British Racing Green colour shade. This authentic look will please both budding amateur mechanics and those with less of a fondness for grease and spanners. Full story...
Oct
29th

CHINA: China to eye US vehicle ‘dumping’ after tyre spat

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China is conducting a preliminary anti-dumping investigation of US-made vehicles in response to a request from China's car industry, commerce minister Chen Deming said on Thursday. Full story...
Oct
29th

German minister downplays review of Opel deal

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Germany's economy minister Rainer Bruederle distanced himself from comments by a party colleague who had said the new government in Berlin would review the previously agreed sale of Opel to Magna. Full story...
Oct
29th

German economy minister plays down review of Opel deal

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Germany's economy minister Rainer Bruederle distanced himself from comments by a party colleague who had said the new government in Berlin would review the previously agreed sale of Opel to Magna. Full story...
Oct
29th

Visteon seeks more cash to fund operations in 2010

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Supplier Visteon Corp. is seeking approval in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for a $150 million financing package to shore up cash levels that company executives project are likely to fall below the minimum needed to run the business by March 2010. Full story...
Oct
29th

2009 Kia Rondo EX-V6 Luxury Review

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The 2009 Kia Rondo could just as easily be described as a scaled-down passenger van or a modern wagon with a raised roof. Seriously, don't you think it's a cross between a minivan like the Kia Sedona and a compact wagon like the Hyundai Elantra Touring? Full story...
Oct
29th

Espacebus.ca allows Web-users to plan travel to destinations throughout Quebec

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QUÉBEC CITY, - With Quebec Transport Minister Julie Boulet and Tourism Minister Nicole Ménard on hand, the Association des propriétaires d'autobus du Québec (APAQ) today launched espacebus.ca, the only portal dedicated to group travel by coach and public transportation by bus in Quebec. Full story...
Oct
28th

NETHERLANDS: Mitsubishi to support EV promotion programme

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Netherlands prime minister Balkenende and Mitsubishi Motors Corporation (MMC) president Osamu Masuko have agreed on MMC support of the country's electric vehicle (EV) promotion programme. Full story...
Oct
28th

GMAC negotiating for more Treasury help

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GMAC Financial Services Inc. is talking with the U.S. Treasury Department about a possible additional cash infusion to the company, an Obama administration official confirmed on Tuesday night. Full story...
Oct
28th

GMAC in talks with Treasury for another cash infusion

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The U.S. Treasury Department is in talks with GMAC Financial Services Inc. about a possible additional cash infusion to the company, an Obama administration official confirmed on Tuesday night. Full story...
Oct
28th

TestFest

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Many of you probably think that we have great jobs. Well, you'd be right. It is however, lots of work. In the last 48 hours, all Test Fest enrolled AJAC members have had to evaluate a minimum of 18 vehicles and some nuts have actually driven over 25 in the same amount of time. Full story...
Oct
27th

GMAC in talks with Treasury for another cash infusion

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The U.S. Treasury Department is in talks with GMAC Financial Services Inc. about a possible additional cash infusion to the company, an Obama administration official confirmed on Tuesday night. Full story...
Oct
27th

NADA seeks more SBA help for dealers

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The National Automobile Dealers Association urged the Obama administration to more than double to at least $5 million the maximum size of dealer floorplan loans it will guarantee, as Congress considers similar action. Full story...
Oct
27th

NADA seeks more SBA financing assistance for dealers

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The National Automobile Dealers Association urged the Obama administration to more than double to at least $5 million the maximum size of dealer floorplan loans it will guarantee, as Congress considers similar action. Full story...
Oct
27th

By Design: 1980 KV Mini 1

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By Design: 1980 KV Mini 1
1980 KV Mini 1 - Design Analysis - Automobile Magazine
Sophisticated awfulness.

Automotive journalist and impresario Jay Lamm is a comic genius who sees all motoring manifestations in terms of their potential ridiculousness and then invents brilliant ways to share his skewed points of view. His absurd racing series for $500 clunkers, the 24 Hours of LeMons, has been a huge success, so he decided to expand his bad-car concept to include a pointed parody of the stuffed-shirt, big-bucks automotive potlatches known as concours (contests) of elegance. Held last August on Saturday afternoon between Friday's Concorso Italiano and Sunday's Pebble Beach lawn party, the Concours d'LeMons drew the expected coterie of Pacers, Pintos, Peugeots, and other horrors, but the runaway winner of Worst in Show was this 1980 KV Mini 1.inline_mediumwraptextright26538064/features/by_design/0911_1980_kv_mini_1_design_analysis0911_04_z+1980_kV_mini_1+front_three_quarter_view.jpgTrue


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Oct
27th

ALGERIA: Non-OEM spares to be banned

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Algeria will ban all imports of vehicle parts not made by automobile manufacturers and their subsidiary companies, in a bid to clampdown on counterfeiting, the trade minister has announced. Full story...
Oct
24th

Spain extends car subsidies this year and next

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Spain will extend subsidies for car buyers this year and next, its industry minister said. Full story...
Oct
23rd

RUSSIA: Sollers to start far east build this month

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Sollers is expected to launch car production at its new facility in Russia's far east by the end of October, Dmitry Peskov, a spokesman for Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, said, Sollers CEO Vadim Shvetsov. Full story...
Oct
23rd

City car star looks familiar

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Daihatsu has some MINI inspiration
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