GERMANY: Opel denies report that no Opels plants to shut (MEM)

Opel has sought to clarify remarks attributed to GM's acting head of European operations Nick Reilly published by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ).

GERMANY: VW readies EUR25.8bn investment for next three years (MEM)

Volkswagen Group will invest around €25.8 billion in its automotive division in the coming three years, the company said today.

INSIGHT: The US-Korean trade deal impasse (MEM)

The American and South Korean auto sectors are closely watching the outcome of informal talks between their governments over removing trade barriers within the 2007 US-South Korea Free Trade Agreement (FTA), which still requires ratification. We take a quick look at the issues and reasons for continued disagreement between the two sides.

• GERMANY: VW board approves Porsche tie-up
  Volkswagen's supervisory board has approved the contracts and final details for a staged takeover of Porsche.
• US: JD Power sees November sales up slightly
  While US November new vehicle retail sales are expected to decline slightly compared with one year ago, total US vehicle sales are projected to increase marginally, according to JD Power.
• INDIA: OEMs target Nano suppliers for low-cost cars (MEM)
  Major suppliers to Tata's Nano are being identified and targeted by global OEMs seeking to make their own low-cost cars, according to an Indian media report.
• BRAZIL: Ford to invest $1.15bn in Brazilian market (MEM)
  Ford Motor Co is looking to plough 2 billion reais (US$1.15 billion) of investment into its Brazilian operations between now and 2015, it was reported today.
• SOUTH KOREA: Kia develops Gasoline Direct Injection engine (REG)
  Kia has developed its own Gasoline Direct Injection engine based on the new Theta II family of units that will be used in the next generation of Kia vehicles. The company said the project had been developed at a cost of 170 billion won (£88 million) over a 46 month-long research period.
• SOUTH AFRICA: VW starts RHD Polo exports (MEM)
  Volkswagen of South Africa has started exporting right-hand-drive versions of the new Polo following investment at its plant in Uitenhage, near Port Elizabeth.
• SOUTH KOREA: GM Daewoo begins new Matiz/Spark shipments (REG)
  GM Daewoo Auto and Technology Co. has started shipping its new Matiz/Spark mini car to Europe as the South Korean unit looks to expand its global sales.

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BMW's sales and marketing man Ian Robertson was characteristically upbeat yesterday at the annual BMW press dinner (at Claridge's in London; good opportunity to catch up with a few people...

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