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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Spain will extend subsidies for car buyers this year and next, its industry minister said.
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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.
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Daihatsu has some MINI inspiration
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