http://www.autonews.com News as it happens from autonews.com en-us Sun, 21 Mar 2010 06:00:00 EST 10 144 16 http://www.autonews.com http://www.autonews.com/assets/gif/an_logo_rss.gif Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST European Union competition authorities have given Spanish car parts supplier Gestamp Automocion the go-ahead to acquire a unit of German supplier Edscha. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST I wonder if the rumored plan by Fiat S.p.A. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:40:00 EST The U.S. pay czar will reduce the number of top General Motors Co executives who will receive base salaries of more than $500,000 this year. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:24:00 EST Chrysler Group has begun manufacturing the new Pentastar V-6 engine, which eventually will replace seven V-6 engines at the automaker. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:07:00 EST andnbsp;3/15-3/1-1/1-1/1- Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:06:00 EST American Axle CEO Richard E. Dauch announced today that he's planning to sell 2.5 million shares of his company stock for about $30 million -- less than a year after the supplier won a bailout from General Motors to avoid bankruptcy. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:21:00 EST Auto sales gained strength in early March as automakers offered big incentives and melting February snows made it easier for buyers to reach showrooms. Edmunds.com Inc. forecasts a seasonally adjusted annualized sales rate of 13. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:53:00 EST Ola Kaellenius, the Swede appointed to run Mercedes-Benzand#8217;s U.S. manufacturing operations last summer, has been named managing director of Mercedes-Benz AMG GmbH, the automakerand#8217;s performance-vehicle unit in Germany. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST Automotive News TV for March 19, 2010 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:31:00 EST andnbsp;Feb.Feb.2 mos.2 mos.