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December 2009
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23.12.09: Ford reaches agreement to sell Volvo to Geely of China
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18-21.12.09: Spyker says deal to buy Saab from GM could be on
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14.12.09: Chinese group buys some of Saab's older assets
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09.12.09: VW buys stake in Suzuki and announces partnership
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04.12.09: PSA Peugeot Citroën and Mitsubishi talk closer collaboration
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02.12.09: Daimler to swap C-Class and SL production sites in 2014
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02.12.09: GM ousts its chief executive after eight months in job
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November 2009
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27.11.09: Renault signs Russian deal to help rescue AvtoVaz
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24.11.09: Shanghai Automotive commits to build MG 6 in Longbridge
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24.11.09: Saab purchaser Koeingsegg drops deal to buy from GM
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10.11.09: Antonov sets up joint venture to make TX6 in China
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06.11.09: Toyota makes first half loss but sees better times ahead
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05.11.09: Renault alliance to build batteries and electric vehicle at Flins
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04.11.09: GM pulls out of Opel/Vauxhall sale and will keep European arm
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02.11.09: Valeo takes charge of air-conditioning components plant in China
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October 2009
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28.10.09: Ford confirms Geely is in pole position for Volvo sale
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20.10.09: Volkswagen will take larger than expected share in Porsche
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16.10.09: Chinese firm buys assets of failed UK van maker LDV
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15.10.09: EU carmakers warn Commission on Korean trade pact
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September 2009
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30.09.09: GM moves to wind down Saturn business as Penske deal fails
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22.09.09: Suppliers group pleads for aid from European Union
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11.09.09: VW will spend €4 billion in China by 2011
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10.09.09: Daimler accord will enable it to take the lead on hydrogen
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10.09.09: GM finally agrees deal to sell European arm to Magna
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04.09.09: PSA signs deal with Mitsubishi for electric vehicle in 2010
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August 2009
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20/27.08.09: GM fails to decide on destination for European arm
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20.08.09: Smart set to trial second generation electric drive
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18.08.09: GM signs deal to sell Saab to Koenigsegg by year-end
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14.08.09: Family feud ends as VW effectively takes over Porsche
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11.08.09: Tata secures Jaguar loans without UK government backing
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06.08.09: Honda will export UK-made Civics to Japan
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06.08.09: Magna sets up Indian joint venture on seating
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06.08.09: US pumps $2.4 billion into automotive battery projects
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03.08.09: Nissan claims Leaf is first practical midsize electric car
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July 2009
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31.07.09: Renault falls to huge first-half loss but sees better times ahead
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31.07.09: Benchmark club could cut costs of design
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30.07.09: VW proves resilient as higher market share leads to profit
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29.07.09: BMW cuts its involvement in Formula One
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23.07.09: Chairman and deputy leave abruptly as Porsche changes tack
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14.07.09: Honda set to start CR-Z hybrid sportscar sales in 2010
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14.07.09: Daimler's UAE partner takes part of Tesla stake
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June 2009
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26.06.09: China may block deal to acquire Hummer, say reports
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10.06.09: Trials show promise for remewable diesel fuels
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08.06.09: Jobs lost as van maker LDV heads into administration
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01.06.09 Fisita seeks talks on engineering education plans
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01.06.09: Volvo partners with energy group on plug-in hybrid
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01.06.09: Honda resumes production at UK plant after four months
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01.06.09: GM goes into bankruptcy as Chrysler firms up its escape route
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01.06.09: It's business as usual, GM Europe tells staff and suppliers
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01.06.09: GM details the plants that won't be coming back
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01.06.09: New GM and Old GM: what's the difference?
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01.06.09: New Chrysler wins approval from the bankruptcy court
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May 2009
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29.05.09: Magna emerges as favourite to take over Opel/Vauxhall
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29.05.09: Visteon puts US operations into Chapter 11 bankruptcy
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27.05.09: German government meets to narrow field fopr Opel takeover
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26.05.09: Modec wins first Europe-wide type approval for electric car
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21.05.09: Fiat reckons it's front runner to take on Opel business
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20.05.09: Rolls-Royce recruits more staff to work on new Ghost car
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20.05.09: Denso and Bosch abandon Polish filters plans
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19.05.09: Daimler takes stake in US electric vehicle maker Tesla
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18.05.09: VW and Porsche merger is off as the feuding resumes
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12.05.09: Nissan makes a loss but cautious optimism returns
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11.05.09: Insight is first hybrid to top Japan's sales chart
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11.05.09: Bankruptcy is "more probable", new GM CEO says
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11.05.09: Saab reports bidding process has narrowed to just a few
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08.05.09: Toyota reports loss for year as sales slip by 1.34 million
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07.05.09: Industry identifies its wants from EU Green Car Initiative
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07.05.09: German drivers are positive over electric vehicles, says survey
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07.05.09: GM losses hit $6 billion in first quarter as sales drop 47 per cent
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06.05.09: VW and Porsche end bickering to start work on integrated structure (NB. bickering resumed later)
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06.05.09: Ford invests $550 million to build smaller cars in Michigan
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06.05.09: Malaysian group comes forward to try to buy troubled van maker LDV (see later entries: it failed)
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01.05.09:
Jaguar and Land Rover to start selling in India
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April 2009
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30.04.09: Chrysler takes the bankruptcy option as Obama looks to Fiat deal as saviour
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30.04.09: ZF and Conti form alliance on CV electric drives
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29.04.09: Recovery won't mean a return to normal, says consultant
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29.04.09: Vans firm LDV applies to go into administration
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28.04.09: VW starts pre-series production of Indian-built Polo
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28.04.09: Daimler hits €1.28 billion first quarter loss but says worst is over
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27.04.09: GM's revised viability plan cuts plants, staff and models
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24.04.09: Seat to build Audi car while Slovakia wins new VW small car
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23.04.09: Volkswagen bucks trend by making first quarter profit
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17.04.09: Bankruptcy now "more probable" says GM's new CEO
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16.04.09: For-sale Saab says it's talking to 27 possible buyers
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16.04.09: UK government offers cash to electric vehicle buyers
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15.04.09: Daimler will press on as Indian truck JV partner pulls out
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14.04.09: Johnson Controls-Saft announces first US Li-ion plant
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09.04.09:
BorgWarner raises $373 million through convertible notes
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07.04.09:
Ford reduces debt by $9.9 billion in first quarter
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07.04.09:
Nissan and Jaguar latest to benefit from European loans
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March 2009
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31.03.09:
Merkel offers German government support for Opel
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31.03.09:
Delphi agrees to sell remaining brakes and suspensions businesses
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31.03.09:
Visteon puts UK manufacturing sites into administration
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30.03.09:
Peugeot-Citroën recruits steel chief in place of Streiff
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30.03.09:
GM, Chrysler statements acknowledge failings and talk of "tough issues"
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30.03.09:
US auto industry "not moving fast enough to succeed", says Obama
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30.03.09:
US Treasury rejects both GM and Chrysler viability plans
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25.03.09:
Delphi hearing put off as Treasury mulls GM options
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24.03.09:
Kia unveils its first hybrid-electric car for Korean market
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24.03.09:
Toyota reports 28 per cent revenue drop in third quarter of fiscal year
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24.03.09:
Now Japan's automakers ask for government assistance
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23.03.09:
Tata launches Nano and has designs on Europe
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23.03.09:
Abu Dhabi stake will raise €1.9 bn for Daimler
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20.03.09:
Chrysler moves to defuse row with Fiat over loan repayments
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20.03.09:
Renault moves Clio II into French plant and runs into a row
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19.03.09:
US Treasury puts $5 billion aside to bolster supplier firms
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19.03.09:
British Motor Show falls victim to the recession
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18.03.09:
Toyota sets up plug-in trials with French utility group
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16.03.09:
Spain and Germany bear brunt of Ford's restructuring
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13.03.09:
Euro Commission opens new lab for truck testing
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12.03.09:
Daimler puts truck plants on to short-time working
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12.03.09:
Ricardo wins work on AvtoVaz's variable valve timing engine
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04.03.09:
GM will acquire Delphi's steering business and pay its supplier more
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02.03.09:
French U-turn on loans avoids EU row on protectionism
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02.03.09:
Volkswagen bucks trend with 2008 profits 3 per cent higher
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02.03.09:
PSA ties up with Mitsuibishi to build electric car by 2010
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February 2009
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27.02.09:
Daimler extends Magna's G-Class deal up to 2015
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27.02.09:
Ford resumes engine production at its Cleveland plant
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27.02.09:
Commission approves state auto aid in three big EU states
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27.02.09:
Opel restructuring requires €3.3 billion government aid
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26.02.09:
$30.9 billion loss fuels doubts about GM's survival
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23.02.09:
Change at the top as Honda's Fukui retires
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23.02.09:
Antonov wins £35 million backing for short-term plans
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23.02.09:
LDV asks for UK government aid to safeguard electric van plans
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13.02.09:
Porsche closes Scania offer and hands shares to VW
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03.02.09:
Ford picks Johnson Controls-Saft for plug-in hybrid batteries
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02.02.09:
Ford to sell Bordeaux transmissions to forgings group
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02.02.09:
German JV buys into volume production of composites
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January 2009
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29.01.09:
Ford's losses are worse, but it repeats rejection of federal aid
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29.01.09:
Allison starts work on Indian transmissions plant
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27.01.09:
Chevrolet Volt will be the Opel Ampera in Europe
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27.01.09:
Magneti Marelli takes transmission concept to China
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21.01.09:
Toyota overtakes GM in world sales for the first time
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20.01.09:
Fiat and Chrysler announce plans for global tie-up
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16.01.09:
European registrations fall 7.8 per cent in 2008
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16.01.09:
EU ministers call for fast help for vehicle makers
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16.01.09:
Honda stops for four months and Toyota cuts in the US
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15.01.09:
GM research chief calls for partnership on technology
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14.01.09:
UK Commercial Vehicle Show cancelled for 2009
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14.01.09:
Chrysler chief denies rumours of break-up and sale
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13.01.09:
Extra funding wins more time for Think electric vehicle
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13.01.09:
SsangYong halts production over parts shortage
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12.01.09:
GM will make its own batteries for the Volt
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12.01.09:
Toyota will launch battery car for commuters in 2012
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12.01.09:
Ford unveils ambitious electric vehicle plans at Detroit show
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12.01.09:
GM Europe plants tied into events in Detroit, say show commentators
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09.01.09:
Korean carmaker SsangYong applies for court receivership
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09.01.09:
Auto executives expect mergers and failures in 2009 - report
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08.01.09:
Jaguar bucks trend with 2008 sales rise
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08.01.09:
Nissan cuts 1200 jobs at its productive UK plant
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06.01.09:
Porsche's VW share purchase triggers bid for unwanted Scania
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06.01.09:
Only crumbs of confort as Detroit Big Three report sales
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05.01.09:
Japan expects further decline in domestic vehicle markets
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02.01.09:
General Motors receives first tranche of federal bailout...
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02.01.09:
...and Chrysler gets hold of its share of the loans too
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December
2008
News |
24.12.08:
Holden
plant
in
Australia
will
get
new
small
car
based
on
Delta
platform
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more...
22.12.08:
Tata
funds
may
take
pressure
off
UK
government
on
Jaguar
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more...
19.12.08:
White
House
diverts
$17.4
billion
to
shore
up
GM,
Chrysler
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more...
18.12.08:
Delphi
to
sell
exhausts
business
to
Mexican
group
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more...
18.12.08:
Antonov
wins
further
Chinese
deals
and
funding
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more...
18.12.08:
Valeo
looks
for
10
per
cent
staff
cuts
and
sees
no
upturn
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more...
18.12.08:
Chrysler
closes
for
a
month
and
restarts
GM
talks
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17.12.08:
Toyota
goes
for
more
bioplastics
in
interiors
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more...
17.12.08:
Europe's
car
registrations
fell
a
quarter
in
November
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more...
15.12.08:
Seat
extends
production
cutbacks
to
the
end
of
June
2009
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more...
15.12.08:
Mercedes
links
with
German
group
on
Li-ion
batteries
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more...
12.12.08:
Sweden
agrees
loans
for
hard-hit
auto
firms
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more...
12.12.08:
GM
cuts
30
percent
capacity
in
North
America
for
Q1
2009
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more...
12.12.08:
White
House
mulls
rescue
at
Detroit
faces
the
abyss
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more...
10.12.08:
Ghosn
takes
on
chairman's
role
at
Renault
as
well
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more...
05.12.08:
France
announces
scrap
policy
to
kickstart
car
sales
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more...
03.12.08:
Detroit's
Big
Three
ask
for
$34
billion
in
loans
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more...
02.12.08:
Europe's
politicians
finally
reach
a
deal
on
emissions
regulations
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more...
01.12.08:
Ford's
"re-evaluation"
may
lead
to
Volvo
sale
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November
2008
News |
28.11.08:
Whiplash
test
on
seats
sees
only
20
per
cent
pass
rate
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more...
27.11.08:
Commission
tells
Germany
to
amend
VW
law
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more...
27.11.08:
Engineers
affected
in
Jaguar
Land
Rover
contract
staff
cuts
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more...
27.11.08:
Carmakers
welcome
European
Commission's
recovery
plans
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more...
21.11.08:
Big
Three
sent
back
to
Detroit
to
devise
workable
aid
package
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more...
21.11.08:
Honda
cuts
50
days'
production
at
UK
plant
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more...
20.11.08:
PSA
looks
for
2,700
job
cuts
as
demand
drops
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more...
18.11.08:
Denso
sets
up
powertrain
subsidiary
in
Japan
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more...
18.11.08:
Opel
holds
"precautionary"
talks
with
German
Chancellor
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more...
18.11.08:
Ford
sells
most
of
its
stake
in
Mazda
to
raise
cash
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more...
17.11.08:
International
automotive
specialist
joins
MIRA
as
CEO
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more...
17.11.08:
GM
to
sell
its
last
shareholding
in
Suzuki
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more...
14.11.08:
Renault
cuts
production
in
France,
Spain
and
Romania
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more...
12.11.08:
Commission
hits
automotive
glass
firms
with
record
fine
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more...
11.11.08:
Lotus
bucks
trend
with
higher
profit
and
R&D
spend
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more...
11.11.08:
Federal
aid
for
automotive
giants
puts
US
politicos
in
a
fix
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more...
07.11.08:
GM
and
Ford
report
poor
third
quarter
figures:
GM
calls
for
aid
from
public
funds
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more...
07.11.08:
Denso
concentrates
starters
business
on
Italian
site
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more...
07.11.08:
Transition
in
top
jobs
completed
at
Visteon
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more...
06.11.08:
Toyota
revises
its
sales
and
profit
forecasts
downwards
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more...
06.11.08:
GM
opens
its
Russian
plant
and
claims
big
growth
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more...
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October
2008
News |
30.10.08:
Slowdown
increases
Visteon
losses
in
third
quarter
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more...
28.10.08:
Mercedes
signs
deal
to
build
its
Hungarian
plant
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more...
28.10.08:
Ford
puts
money
into
low-carbon
engine
plant
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more...
23.10.08:
GM
looks
to
sell
its
AC
Delco
aftermarket
parts
business
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more...
20.10.08:
BMW
will
unveil
electric
Mini
at
LA
Show
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more...
15.10.08:
Daimler
closes
two
truck
plants
in
North
America
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more...
15.10.08:
Norway
takes
Europe's
first
rotary
hydrogen
car
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more...
08.10.08:
Gothenburg
bears
the
brunt
as
Volvo
cuts
back
further
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more...
06.10.08:
Europe's
carmakers
call
for
lopans
and
incentives
to
kickstart
market
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more...
02.10.08:
GM
Europe
chief
calls
for
action
on
CO2
and
credit
crunch
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more...
01.10.08:
Antonov
says
transmission
meets
Chinese
targets
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more...
01.10.08:
Indian
truck
maker
will
build
construction
equipment
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more...
01.10.08:
BMW
says
compact
X-Class
creates
new
segment
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more...
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September
2008
News |
PICTURES
FROM
PARIS:
Some
of
the
Mondiale
highlights
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more...
30.09.08:
Volvo
Truck
cuts
production
staff
by
20
per
cent
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more...
26.09.08:
ZF
to
supply
driveline
to
Chinese
light
truck
maker
Read
more...
25.09.08:
GM
to
build
European-style
small
engines
in
Michigan
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more...
25.09.08:
European
Parliament
takes
tough
stance
on
emissions
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more...
23.09.08:
Chrysler
unveils
ambitious
plans
for
electric
vehicles
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more...
18.09.08:
Ricardo
to
help
product
development
in
Indian
group
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more...
15.09.08:
Ford
set
to
scale
back
UK
Transit
plant
from
2011
Read
more...
13.09.08:
Delphi
receives
revised
cash
injection
from
GM
Read
more...
10.09.08:
Unions
call
for
action
as
Renault
axes
6,000
jobs
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more...
05.09.08:
Euro
Parliament
backs
call
for
hydrogen
infrastructure
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more...
05.09.08:
Toyota
spends
€80
million
on
European
test
expansion
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more...
03.09.08:
Gaz
takes
50
per
cent
stake
in
Italian
diesels
firm
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more...
01.09.08:
Aston
Martin
set
to
revive
Lagonda
name
in
2012
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more...
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August
2008
News |
23.08.08:
Schaeffler
wins
its
battle
for
significant
stake
in
Continental
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more...
21.08.08:
GM
will
build
Chevrolet
Cruze
at
Ohio
factory
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more...
14.08.08:
First
new
Fiestas
roll
off
line
at
Ford's
German
factory
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more...
13.08.08:
GM
starts
work
on
Thailand
engines
plant
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more...
06.08.08:
Volkswagen
readies
sixth
generation
Golf
for
production
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more...
04.08.08:
BMW
revises
forecasts
downwards
for
sales
and
profits
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more...
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July
2008
News |
25.07.08:
Iranian
carmaker
going
for
export
markets
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more...
25.07.08:
Daimler
mulls
stake
in
Russian
truck
maker
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more...
24.07.08:
Ford
accelerates
North
American
switch
to
small
cars
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more...
22.07.08:
GM
signs
research
deal
on
electricity
infrastructure
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more...
22.07.08:
Ficosa
signs
up
with
Omron
on
driver
assistance
systems
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more...
21.07.08:
Carmakers
spend
more
on
R&D
as
environment
pressures
grow
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more...
21.07.08:
Renault
ready
to
launch
its
own
NOx
trap
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more...
21.07.08:
Renault
replaces
2-litre
gasoline
engine
with
smaller
Nissan
unit
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more...
15.07.08:
VW
picks
Tennessee
for
its
first
US
manufacturing
site
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15.07.08:
GM
axes
capacity
and
benefits
in
bid
to
raise
liquidity
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more...
11.07.08:
Toyota
rejigs
US
factories
so
it
can
build
Prius
there
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more...
08.07.08:
Fiat
to
close
plants
for
a
week
every
month
in
autumn
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08.07.08:
BMW
and
Fiat
discuss
Mini/Alfa
collaboration
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08.07.08:
GM
claims
world
record
for
Spanish
solar
panels
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07.07.08:
Daimler
and
Hero
pick
Chennai
for
Indian
truck
plant
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more...
07.07.08:
Toyota
and
FAW
relocate
in
quake
hit
Chinese
province
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02.07.08:
Johnson
buys
up
Plastech
interiors
business
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01.07.08:
Mahle
buys
small
oil
pump
maker
and
plans
expansion
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01.07.08:
Chrysler
cuts
back
in
St
Louis
as
sales
fall
36
percent
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2008
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30.06.08:
Bosch
ties
up
with
Samsung
on
Li-ion
batteries
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27.06.08:
Delphi
pulls
out
of
exhausts
business
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more...
26.06.08:
Valmet
loses
to
Magna
as
Porsche
moves
Boxster
line
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25.06.08:
Volvo
cuts
2,000
jobs
in
cost-saving
measures
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more...
18.06.08:
Hungary
and
Germany
chosen
for
Mercedes'
small
cars
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more...
17.06.08:
Toyota
spending
$380
million
to
bring
Camry
to
China
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more...
11.06.08:
Toyota
puts
sustainable
work
into
UK
and
French
plants
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more...
11.06.08:
Schuler
supplies
India's
first
high
speed
press
line
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10.06.08:
PSA
and
Mitsubishi
start
building
their
Russian
car
plant
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10.06.08:
Toyota
to
expand
diesel
production
in
Thailand
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10.06.08:
Toyota
to
build
Camry
in
Australian
and
Thai
plants
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09.06.08:
Mahle
adds
Mexican
plant
to
bearings
operations
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06.06.08:
Renault
and
Nissan
start
building
their
Indian
factory
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06.06.08:
Toyota's
fuel
cell
doubles
range
with
colder
start
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more...
05.06.08:
Ford
sells
iconic
St
Louis
plant
to
developer
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more...
03.06.08:
Porsche
improves
911
engine
and
gearbox
to
cut
emissions
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more...
03.06.08:
Nissan
to
put
new
compact
car
into
UK
plant
from
2010
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May
2008
News |
28.05.08:
Nokia
hangs
up
on
its
automotive
mobile
business
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23.05.08:
Perkins
puts
€25
million
into
engine
test
expansion
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more...
23.05.08:
European
Commission
bids
to
make
ESC
mandatory
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22.05.08:
Ford
shuffles
model
mix
and
downgrades
profit
forecast
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21.05.08:
Developers
unveil
huge
regeneration
scheme
for
Rover
site
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21.05.08:
Honda
plans
big
push
to
make
hybrids
popular
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more...
21.05.08:
German
groups
buy
out
family-owned
Brazilian
forge
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20.05.08:
Nissan
and
friends
pump
money
into
lithium-ion
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more...
20.05.08:
Ford
to
cut
production
at
Volvo,
says
report
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more...
20.05.08:
Chrysler
purchasing
chief
forced
to
explain
cost
cut
remarks
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more...
19.05.08:
Mitsubishi
joins
PSA
in
Russian
midsize
car
plant
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more...
17.05.08:
Delphi
to
sue
over
failed
investment
plans
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more...
14.05.08:
Nissan
misses
2007
target
and
warns
of
2008
fall
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more...
14.05.08:
Lotus
to
supply
platform
expertise
on
Dutch
sports
cars
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12.05.08:
Nissan
and
Renault
join
Bajaj
in
Indian
low
cost
car
plan
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more...
08.05.08:
Toyota
issues
profit
warning
as
costs
and
Yen
rise
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more...
08.05.08:
ZF
claims
European
first
with
hybrid
drives
plant
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more...
08.05.08:
Nanjing
announces
August
start
for
Longbridge
production
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07.05.08:
MAN
puts
hydrogen
under
pressure
to
match
hybrid
promise
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April
2008
News |
30.04.08:
Daimler
buys
back
stake
in
Tognum
off-highway
business
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more...
28.04.08:
ZF
wins
Nissan
light
commercial
order
for
six-speed
auto
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more...
25.04.08:
VW
announces
clean
diesel
for
US
car
production
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more...
24.04.08:
Ford
upbeat
after
$100m
profit
in
first
quarter
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more...
23.04.08:
Continental
puts
fuel
supply
business
up
for
sale
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more...
23.04.08:
More
than
half
Toyotas
now
made
outside
Japan
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more...
23.04.08:
US
will
make
CAFE
fuel
economy
targets
tougher
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more...
23.04.08:
Delphi
shakes
up
its
senior
European
management
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more...
18.04.08:
GM
unveils
Insignia
design...
and
it's
not
a
Vectra
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more...
16.04.08:
Johnson
Controls
sets
up
Chinese
interiors
venture
with
Chery
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15.04.08:
Ford
offshoot
sells
glass
business
to
buy-in
consortium
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15.04.08:
Nissan
and
Chrysler
expand
product
swapping
links
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14.04.08:
Mercedes'
new
diesels
raise
power
and
cut
emissions
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more...
11.04.08:
European
Commission
talks
tough
over
"Volkswagen"
law
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more...
11.04.08:
Toyota,
Daihatsu
and
Subaru
plan
MX-5
roadster
rival
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11.04.08:
Second
line
will
triple
Toyota's
Indian
capacity
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09.04.08:
Nissan
to
build
light
commercial
range
in
the
US
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09.04.08:
Daimler
to
increase
research
spending
up
to
2010
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07.04.08:
Volvo
builds
first
hybrid
refuse
truck
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07.04.08:
Delphi's
major
investor
pulls
out,
leaving
financial
gap
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more...
07.04.08:
BMW
order
is
largest
ever
for
press
manufacturer
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more...
07.04.08:
GM
engineers
test
Li-ion
batteries
for
the
Volt
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04.04.08:
Volvo
puts
pulp
powertrain
to
the
test
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more...
02.04.08:
Ford
integrates
purchasing
with
global
product
groups
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March
2008
News |
31.03.08:
Volvo
order
puts
collision
sensor
into
production
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more...
27.03.08:
Mitsubishi
brings
further
SUVs
into
Dutch
factory
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more...
27.03.08:
Seat
returns
to
profit
a
year
ahead
of
schedule
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more...
27.03.08:
Continental
restructures
powertrain
into
single
business
unit
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more...
27.03.08:
Indian
authorities
approve
Daimler's
truck
venture
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more...
26.03.08:
Tata
clinches
$2.3
billion
deal
for
Jaguar
Land
Rover
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more...
26.03.08:
Mercedes
promotes
from
within
to
top
design
job
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more...
14.03.08:
Changes
bring
Nissan
pickup
higher
safety
rating
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more...
14.03.08:
McLaren
dismisses
spy
case
engineer,
says
report
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more...
14.03.08:
Mercedes
put
NOx
reduction
diesels
on
sale
in
US
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more...
12.03.08:
UK
bus
builder
agrees
investment
fund
buyout
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more...
11.03.08:
Small
car
rationalisation
means
new
Honda
factory
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10.03.08:
BMW
announces
huge
expansion
for
US
plant
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more...
05.03.08:
Bentley
to
convert
whole
range
to
biofuels
by
2012
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more...
03.03.08:
Volkswagen
takes
control
at
Swedish
truck
maker
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more...
03.03.08:
Porsche
board
backs
move
to
take
over
Volkswagen
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February
2008
News |
29.02.08:
Renault
confirms
deal
with
Russian
automotive
giant
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more...
27.02.08:
EuroNCAP
hits
out
at
pickup
safety
standards
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more...
27.02.08:
Nissan
and
Mitsubishi
expand
model
sharing
programme
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more...
26.02.08:
Goodyear
will
triple
tyre
production
in
Poland
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more...
26.02.08:
Ford
starts
up
Kuga
production
at
Saarlouis
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more...
25.02.08:
Porsche
production
hit
after
gas
explosion
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then
resumes
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more...
25.02.08:
Denso
invests
in
Chinese
bus
air
conditioning
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more...
22.02.08:
Renault
and
Nissan
commit
to
Indian
plant
after
Mahindra
pull-out
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more...
21.02.08:
Contractors
will
bear
brunt
of
Continental
job
cuts
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more...
21.02.08:
Lotus
and
Continental
engine
produces
15
per
cent
CO2
savings
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more...
19.02.08:
Iranian
vehicle
maker
will
major
on
CNG
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more...
18.02.08:
Dacia
puts
pickup
into
Romanian
Logan
range
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more...
14.02.08:
Visteon
announces
2007
loss
and
more
plant
closures
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more...
06.02.08:
BMW
tells
analysts
it
will
cut
thousands
of
jobs
to
boost
profitability
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more...
01.02.08:
VW
invests
$1
billion
in
Mexico
with
bigger
plans
for
North
America
as
a
whole
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January
2008
News |
31.01.08:
Nissan
puts
on
third
shift
and
recruits
staff
for
UK
plant
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more...
31.01.08:
Daimler
to
build
Mercedes
in
Eastern
Europe,
says
newspaper
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more...
30.01.08:
BMW
reports
record
sales
and
earnings
in
2007
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more...
28.01.08:
Dürr
wins
deal
for
Peugeot's
Chinese
expansion
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more...
25.01.08:
Porsche
sees
revenues
grow
in
its
first
half
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more...
24.01.08:
Ford
cuts
its
pretax
loss
for
2007
to
"just"
$2.7
billion
Read
more...
24.01.08:
Cooper-Standard
buys
majority
stake
in
Indian
seals
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more...
24.01.08:
Goodyear
to
cut
jobs
at
French
tyre
plants
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more...
16.01.08:
Lotus
to
advise
on
Saudi
Arabian
automotive
development
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more...
15.01.08:
BMW
claims
Detroit
innovations
in
cars
and
engines
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more...
14.01.08:
Dodge
hybrid
takes
marque
out
of
the
muscle
mould
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more...
14.01.08:
GM
links
up
with
biofuel
from
anywhere
technology
firm
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more...
14.01.08:
Ford
tries
to
convince
US
buyers
of
three-door
merits
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more...
14.01.08:
Hyundai
pitches
the
Genesis
at
upmarket
buyers
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more...
14.01.08:
Nissan
will
build
Latin
American
car
for
Chrysler
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more...
11.01.08:
Industrry
more
optimistic
than
for
years,
says
report
Read
more...
10.01.08:
GM
and
Ford
set
European
sales
records
in
2007
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more...
10.01.08:
Tata
unveils
the
Nano,
its
"one
lakh
car"l
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more...
08.01.08:
Renault,
Nissan
commit
to
India
plant
as
M&M
pulls
out
Read
more...
08.01.08:
Ford
to
spend
$500
million
on
cars
and
engines
in
India
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more...
07.01.08:
Porsche
will
build
hybrid
version
of
the
Panamera
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more...
03.01.08:
Ford
in
more
detailed
talks
over
Jaguar
with
Tata
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more...
02.01.08:
Kongsberg's
automotive
control
purchase
drives
it
into
big
league
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December
2007
News |
27.12.07:
PSA
signs
deal
for
Russian
car
manufacturing
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more...
27.12.07:
Federal-Mogul
set
to
emerge
from
Chapter
11
provisions
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more...
27.12.07:
Shanghai
buys
its
rival
Nanjing
to
create
Chinese
giant
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more...
21.12.07:
BMW
"on
verge"
of
massive
job
cuts
-
report
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more...
21.12.07:
Europe's
truckmakers
call
for
global
emissions
standard
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more...
13.12.07:
Ricardo
forges
electronics
alliance
with
Delta
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more...
10.12.07:
Renault
outflanks
rivals
to
clinch
AvtoVAZ
deal
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more...
07.12.07:
Mini
sports
activity
vehicle
will
be
built
in
Austria
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more...
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November
2007
News |
30.11.07:
Johnson
Matthey
expands
catalysts
in
US
and
Macedonia
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more...
30.11.07:
Former
GM
chief
Roger
Smith
dies
at
82
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more...
29.11.07:
Dana
takes
significant
step
to
emergence
from
Chapter
11
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more...
26.11.07:
First
XF
rolls
off
the
Jaguar
production
line
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more...
19.11.07:
Renault
reorganises
its
supply
chain
activities
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more...
12.11.07:
Honda
appoints
Ross
Brawn
to
head
Formula
One
team
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more...
12.11.07:
BorgWarner
sees
fourfold
growth
in
dual
clutches
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more...
08.11.07:
Ballard
sells
fuel
cell
activities
to
Daimler
and
Ford
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more...
06.11.07:
Kia
brings
out
its
Pro-cee'd
six
weeks
early
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more...
05.11.07:
European
Commission
to
work
with
industry
on
skills
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more...
03.11.07:
Iranian
carmaker
sends
own
brand
cars
to
Turkey
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more...
01.11.07:
Chrysler
cuts
8,500
jobs
in
North
America
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more...
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October
2007
News |
31.10.07:
Delphi
restructuring
plans
hit
a
'snag'
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more...
30.10.07:
Iranian
group
submits
plans
for
'Islamic
car'
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more...
30.10.07:
Caterpillar's
engines
firm
to
build
in
China
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more...
30.10.07:
Ford
sets
up
'alliances'
with
Chinese
universities
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more...
29.10.07:
Nissan
signs
$500
million
vans
deal
in
India
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more...
26.10.07:
Emissions
compromise
puts
CO2
target
back
to
2015
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more...
26.10.07:
Bentley
sales
top
€1
billion
in
first
nine
months
Read
more...
26.10.07:
'Back
on
track'
Nissan
reports
first
half
profits
up
Read
more...
24.10.07:
Honda
to
bring
fuel
cell
and
hybrid
cars
into
production
Read
more...
18.10.07:
Visteon
sells
largest
UK
plant
to
Canadian
supplier
Read
more...
17.10.07:
Toyota
topped
research
spending
in
2006
-
report
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more...
11.10.07:
Stadco
invests
in
new
paint
technology
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2007
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18.09.07:
Mitsubishi
moves
Outlander
back
into
Dutch
plant
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more...
12.09.07:
Mazda
claims
first
with
fully
biomaterial
fabrics
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more...
12.09.07:
Ford
unveils
its
€730m
Romanian
deal
at
Frankfurt
show
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more...
11.09.07:
Fiat
and
Microsoft
offer
instant
environmental
test
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more...
07.09.07:
Delphi
settles
GM
issues
and
files
new
reorganisation
plan
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more...
07.09.07:
Hyundai
chief
avoids
jail,
but
convictions
are
upheld
Read
more...
05.09.07:
Toyota
ties
up
with
French
utility
on
plug-in
vehicles
Read
more...
05.09.07:
Europe's
carmakers
"failing
to
deliver
on
emissions"
Read
more...
05.09.07:
Scania
brings
Euro
V
compliant
engine
into
production
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more...
05.09.07:
Lexus
claims
a
first
with
driver
monitoring
system
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more...
05.09.07:
New
PSA
chief
unveils
tough
targets
for
2015
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more...
04.09.07:
Visteon
sells
its
Indian
starters
business
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more...
04.09.07:
Paccar
and
Eaton
develop
hybrids
for
heavy
trucks
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more...
03.09.07:
Renault
and
Nissan
sign
up
for
Moroccan
plant
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more...
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August
2007
News |
31.08.07:
Cooper-Standard
seals
its
sealing
deal
in
Europe
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more...
31.08.07:
Toyota
hybrid
sales
top
100,000
in
Europe
Read
more...
30.08.07:
Nissan
expands
Qashqai
production
into
Japan
Read
more...
30.08.07:
Indian
subsidiary
takes
on
Suzuki
name
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more...
30.08.07:
Nissan
forms
light
commercials
venture
with
Ashok
Leyland
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more...
29.08.07:
Kia's
European-built
C'eed
wins
five-star
safety
rating
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more...
13.08.07:
Indian
car
market
grew
by
18
per
cent
in
first
half
of
2007
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more...
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July
2007
News |
26.07.07:
Johnson
Controls
finance
chief
moves
to
top
job
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more...
26.07.07:
Ford
posted
a
profit
in
the
second
quarter
Read
more...
26.07.07:
BorgWarner
will
spend
$120
million
on
global
growth
Read
more...
26.07.07:
Toyota
gets
go-ahead
for
plug-in
road
trials
in
Japan
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more...
25.07.07:
Conti
buys
Siemens
VDO
in
mega
components
deal
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23.07.07:
Bosch
and
Denso
set
to
make
filters
in
Poland
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more...
19.07.07:
GM
will
invest
$500
million
in
Argentina
and
Brazil
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more...
18.07.07:
Delphi
wins
$2.55
billion
funding
boost
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more...
17.07.07:
Interiors
group
shareholders
reject
private
equity
bid
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more...
17.07.07:
GM
will
buy
half
of
Italian
engines
group
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more...
16.07.07:
Ford
says
it
will
invest
€675
million
in
Romanian
plant
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more...
16.07.07:
Ford
reported
to
be
putting
Volvo
Cars
up
for
sale
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more...
11.07.07:
European
CO2
target
'not
feasible',
say
carmakers
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more...
11.07.07:
Ricardo
set
to
support
Chinese
truckmaker
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more...
10.07.07:
Exhausts
group
Bosal
set
to
build
huge
Russian
plant
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more...
10.07.07:
Nissan
starts
work
on
its
St
Petersburg
site
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more...
10.07.07:
Ford
expands
in
St
Petersburg
and
puts
Mondeo
there
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more...
10.07.07:
Ultracapacitors
added
to
Valeo
start-stop
package
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more...
06.07.07:
Expanding
Porsche
buys
the
Dürr
site
next
door
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more...
06.07.07:
PSA
reports
'stable'
first
half
for
2007
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more...
05.07.07:
Renault
sales
fall
cushioned
by
non-European
growth
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more...
03.07.07:
Chrysler
finalises
co-operation
deal
with
Chery
in
China
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more...
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| June
2007
News |
29.06.07:
GM
sells
transmissions
arm
to
private
equity
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more...
26.06.07:
Stadco
signs
up
for
St
Petersburg
factory
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more...
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