UK government business secretary [minister] Peter Mandelson has said he does not believe Magna International's plan for Opel is "commercially the most viable".
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New, sporty-looking supermini MPV snapped with rear-opening 'suicide doors'.
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Japan's new minister of economy, trade and industry, Masayuki Naoshima, is widely known for his close connections with labour unions at Toyota Motor.
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Mazda will unveil a new 5 minivan at next year's Geneva show and is also working on a smaller crossover-type SUV based on the current 3, Jeffrey Guyton, president and CEO of Mazda Motors Europe said in Frankfurt.
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Electric Mobility Canada (EMC) president Mike Elwood announced today that Deputy Premier, Minister of Natural Resources and Wildlife, and Minister overseeing Plan Nord, Nathalie Normandeau, and Natural Resources Canada Minister Lisa Raitt, will be attending PHEV'09, the conference and trade show devoted to electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids being held September 28-30 in Montreal.
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Ford is introducing its 'EcoBoost' brand of small capacity, direct injected and turbocharged engines to Europe, starting with the 2010 C-Max minivan, and has hinted that two- and three-cylinder versions and sizes under one litre could follow.
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New MINI rivalling small car makes debut in production form
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British prime minister Gordon Brown will head a government delegation set to meet General Motors management to discuss making the Opel/Vauxhall Ampera at the automaker's Ellesmere Port plant in Cheshire.
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The German government expects the European Commission to approve its state aid for Adam Opel, an economics ministry spokeswoman said on Monday.
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The Obama administration has said it will impose duties of 35% in the first year on Chinese passenger and light truck tyres, provoking an angry response from the Chinese government.
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Frankfurt Show preview, new electric Audi supercar, MINI Speedster, Ford Grand C-MAX, BMW 5-Series GT driven, A5 Cabrio tested
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Grand Prix F1 du Canada Inc. today announced that the commercial dispute between it and Formula One Administration (FOA), which had been ongoing since last fall and led to the cancellation of the 2009 edition of the Canadian Grand Prix, has now been settled.
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If Jenson Button was not already feeling the pressure of his diminishing points lead, he should not read Christian Horner's latest comments. With Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber both in the fight to hunt down the Brawn driver for the championship, the Red Bull team boss likened Button's situation to a soccer player about to blow an important match with a penalty shot.
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Ex-Malaysia prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad wants Proton to lead the way forward in realising the country's vision of becoming a developed country by 2020.
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The Federal Ministry of Education and Research in Germany recently launched a research project headed Security in Embedded IP-based Systems (SEIS) as part of the federal government's high-tech strategy and the research support programme ICT 2020. The initiative sets out to develop a universal security solution for internal and external vehicle networking based on the Internet Protocol.
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Germany has yet to decide whether it could offer financial aid for Opel if the company remains with its US parent General Motors, German finance minister Peer Steinbrueck said on Wednesday.
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The South African government is prepared to offer Ford Motor Co of South Africa (FMCSA) incentives worth up to R105m (US$14m) in its bid to secure production of the new T6 pickup at its plant in Silverton, economic development minister Firoz Cachalia told reporters in Johannesburg.
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China's commerce ministry has not rejected heavy equipment maker Tengzhong's planned purchase of GM's Hummer unit but has asked for more information on the deal, an informed source has said.
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