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BMW hints at superluxury coupe with Pininfarina's touch

Gran Lusso concept targets Mercedes CL buyers
May 24, 2013 19:13 CET

BMW unveiled a concept for a superluxury coupe to rival the Mercedes- CL. The BMW Pininfarina Gran Lusso Coupe marks the first time Pininfarina has cooperated with the automaker. Read More »
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Ford will retain 1,000 jobs at French plant
May 24, 2013 20:57 CET

Ford will retain 1,000 jobs at a transmissions plant in France after striking a deall with local authorities to share the burden of new investments needed to keep the fac ...
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Daimler, Ford exchange information on gasoline engines
May 24, 2013 06:01 CET

Already collaborating with Ford on the development of fuel cell vehicles, Daimler and the U.S. automaker recently exchanged information about their gasoline engines. Daim ...
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Volvo marketing boss Speck is leaving; sales VP Visser named successor
May 24, 2013 16:03 CET | UPDATED: 5/24/13 21:29 CET - adds Speck quotes, details

Doug Speck, Volvo's senior vice president for marketing, sales and customer service, is leaving his post effective July 1, the company said today. Speck, 54, will be repl ...
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Henrik Fisker joins Hong Kong tycoon on Fisker bid, report says
May 24, 2013 16:59 CET

Henrik Fisker is working with an investor group to salvage Fisker Automotive, the plug-in hybrid automaker he co-founded nearly six years ago that is now struggling to st ...
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Former Saab Chairman Muller to be summoned in tax inquiry, report says
May 23, 2013 09:34 CET | UPDATED: May 23 9:10 CET - adds Muller comments

A Swedish prosecutor wants to question former Saab Automobile Chairman Victor Muller as part of an inquiry into suspected tax offenses at the automaker, a Swedish newspap ...
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Marchionne will face gov't pressure to commit to Italy
May 23, 2013 06:01 CET

The Italian government plans to meet with Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne over concerns he's shifting the carmaker and heavy truck manufacturer Fiat Industrial away from the c ...
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Nissan will recall 841,000 vehicles globally due to steering wheel glitch
May 23, 2013 09:44 CET

Nissan will recall about 841,000 vehicles worldwide, including UK-built Micra subcompacts, as a result of a steering wheel glitch that could result in a loss of steering. ...
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Daimler may sell company-owned German dealerships to cut costs
May 22, 2013 13:19 CET

Daimler may sell four company-owned Mercedes-Benz dealerships in Germany to cut costs and help close a profitability gap with rivals BMW and Audi. Daimler owns 98 Mercede ...
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PSA will close r&d site to reduce spending
May 22, 2013 09:49 CET

PSA will shut a French r&d facility as part of a program to reduce spending. ...
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Opel keeps Bochum logistics center open to fulfill contract
May 22, 2013 06:01 CET

Opel will keep a spare-parts distribution center open until 2016 at its plant in Bochum, Germany, as long as two years after car production ends at the site. The plant, w ...
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Former Saab CEO Jonsson, two other execs arrested on tax charges
May 21, 2013 13:04 CET | UPDATED: May 21 17:41 CET - suspects released

Three former Saab executives, including former CEO Jan-Aake Jonsson and Chief Financial Officer Karl-Gustav Lindstroem, were arrested by Swedish prosecutors in an account ...
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Marchionne apologizes for 'wop engine' comment
May 21, 2013 17:44 CET

Fiat-Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne has issued a written apology to an Italian-American anti-bias organization for saying that an Alfa Romeo needed a "wop" engine. ...
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Mercedes workers end strike in S. Africa
May 21, 2013 10:00 CET | UPDATED: May 21 13:31 CET - Adds analyst comment

A two-day strike at Mercedes-Benz's East London car plant in South Africa ended following crisis talks between management and a workers union. ...
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Dongfeng-PSA sales rise 37% in April on new models
May 21, 2013 08:49 CET

PSA's China joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Corp. said it increased sales 37 percent last month to 45,303 units helped by strong demand for its stretched Citroen C4 and ...
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ZF gives new Opel/Vauxhall Zafira fuel-saving steering

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 1 2013
ZF Lenksysteme supplies the new Opel/Vauxhall Zafira Tourer's fast-responding, fuel-saving electric power steering system. ZF's so-called Servolectric system is based on the power-on-demand principle.... Read More »
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