Magna may close Opel's Spanish plant if workers reject a new deal to keep it open at the cost of 900 jobs, Spain's industry minister has said.
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Canadian car parts suppliers Magna International Inc. may close Opel's Spanish plant if workers reject a deal to keep it open at the cost of 900 jobs, Spain's industry minister said.
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General Motors Co. CEO Fritz Henderson's annual salary is being cut by 25 percent to $950,000 as part of the Obama administration's pay reductions for the top 175 executives at seven companies that got federal bailouts.
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Former Wall Street insider Steven Rattner, recruited by the Obama administration to restructure GM and Chrysler, despite no government or automaking experience, has said he was "shocked by the stunningly poor management that we found, particularly at GM, where we encountered, among other things, perhaps the weakest finance operation any of us had ever seen in a major company".
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Two major Detroit-based automakers are among companies that have received the most federal aid which the Obama administration will order to slash compensation for their highest-paid employees, an official involved in the decision has said.
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Students taking Quebec's new driving course will now learn proper driving behaviour by watching English language videos that use miles an hour. That is what emerges from the training document put forward by the Minister of Transport and of which AUTO123.com got a copy.
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Students taking Quebec's new driving course will now learn proper driving behaviour by watching English language videos that use miles an hour. That is what emerges from the training document put forward by the Minister of Transport and of which AUTO123.com got a copy.
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The Obama administration plans to order that the top earners at firms that received government bailouts -- including General Motors, GMAC, Chrysler, and Chrysler Financial -- will see their cash payouts cut by an average of about 90 percent from...
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The Russian car market has good prospects, prime minister Vladimir Putin has said.
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Neat city car concept packs MINI-like good looks and 70mpg
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Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin and Volkswagen chairman Martin Winterkorn today presided over the official start of CKD kit production at the automaker's Russian assembly plant in Kaluga.
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Administrations (bankruptcies) in the UK manufacturing sector have increased by 33% in the first nine months of 2009 compared with the same period last year, according to analysis by Deloitte.
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Images of new supermini leak as firm reveals more about its small car, which gets a new platform and three-cylinder engine
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Every time I get behind the wheel of a MINI, I feel like I'm a kid again. It definitely has to do with the car's playful character, pint-size proportions, and a certain lack of seriousness. The Cooper is proof that getting from point A to point B can be an adventure every time instead of a boring commute.
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The driver of a BMW or MINI who wishes to always remain in touch also while travelling now has the choice of new Bluetooth headsets matched specifically to his car. These universal hands-free mobile phone communication systems are made up of a combined earplug/microphone unit and ensure smooth and reliable communication to the user's mobile phone through a Bluetooth connection, without requiring any kind of cable or wiring.
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It's nice to see at least one American automaker staying true to their family-hauling roots. In a market where crossover SUVs have largely made the minivan irrelevant, Chrysler and Dodge are the only remaining American brands that continue to offer one.
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A very special vision has been in the process of becoming reality at MINI ever
since the year 2001 - the vision to intensify the interaction of man and machine,
to allow mutual communication of car and driver, and therefore to make the
time you spend in your car as pleasant as possible.
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The assets of collapsed British van maker LDV have been sold to Eco Concept, administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers have revealed.
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Mini's electric-drive 'E' (Mini E) is set for a UK trial which will start early in 2010, following similar efforts to test for real-world operating conditions in the US and Germany. Dave Leggett has driven one and considers some of the underlying issues facing electric vehicles.
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