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Mon, 12 May 2008 23:07:36 GMT Mon, 12 May 2008 23:07:36 GMT just-auto.com - RSS Feed just-auto.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 20 http://www.just-auto.com/images/small_logo_auto.gif http://www.just-auto.com/ 100 21 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94772&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Nissan has dismissed as speculation a British Sunday newspaper report its UK factory in Sunderland is to lose production of the high-volume Micra small car when it is redesigned in 2010. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 17:30:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94772&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94769&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Following Fiat, which has acquired Chrysler's Tritec facilities in Paraná state, and GM's announcement of a new engine plant in the neighbouring state of Santa Catarina, it is Ford's turn to expand output. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 11:34:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94769&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94765&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Renault, Nissan and Indian motorcycle maker Bajaj Auto on Monday said they would form a joint venture company to develop, produce and market a low-cost car (code-named ULC) priced from $US2500 wholesale. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 09:28:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94765&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94778&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 General Motors of Canada on Monday said its Windsor Transmission plant would close in the second quarter of 2010 after current four-speed front wheel drive transmission production requirements are completed. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 17:48:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94778&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94773&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Toyota has delayed the start of production at a new US assembly plant due to concerns at falling vehicle sales and the economic slow-down. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 13:57:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94773&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94768&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Renault-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn will present Nissan’s next five-year plan in Tokyo this week. He’s no stranger to being in the spotlight and is frequently feted like a movie star, especially in Japan where he is seen as Nissan’s saviour. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 11:38:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94768&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94767&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Honda has begun construction of a new regional R&D centre near Bangkok, Thailand, with a view to strengthening its automobile component sourcing activities in the region. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 09:50:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94767&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94760&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Denso, one of the world’s largest producers of original equipment starters and alternators and a leader in rotating machines technology, offers an all-new, OE quality starters and alternators aftermarket programme featuring 2,500 applications for 61 automakers. With no core surcharge, administration is greatly reduced. This year, the company plans to expand its programme, offering additional parc coverage and a wider range of vehicle marques. Denso has pioneered a number of innovations in the rotating machines sector over the years. Unlike many of its competitors, Denso’s range of starters and alternators are new OE quality units rather than re-manufactured units. Matthew Beecham talked with Marko Wowczyna, manager of Denso UK Aftermarket Sales. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 13:49:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94760&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94777&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Delphi has reported a first quarter 2008 net loss of US$589m on revenues of $5.3bn. A year ago it lost $533m on revenues of $5.7bn. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 17:36:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94777&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94776&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Hyundai Motor has stopped plans to produce pick-up trucks at a new Kia factory in the US and may make more fuel efficient Hyundai cars there instead. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 17:27:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94776&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94774&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Strike-hit American Axle American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings (AAM) demands for large wage cuts and its plans to close all but two of its striking plants are too drastic for the United Auto Workers to accept, a union negotiator has said. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 16:18:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94774&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94771&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Car sales in China rose 10.8% year-on-year to 604,900 units in April, according to the country's official industry association. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 12:55:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94771&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94770&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Tesla Motors, maker of a high-performance electric plug-in roadster assembled by Lotus in the UK, is reportedly eyeing European sales ahead of schedule. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 12:28:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94770&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94766&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Vehicle sales in the Philippines jumped 28.4% year-on-year in April, according to data released by the Chamber of Automobile Manufacturers of the Philippines (CAMPI). editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Mon, 12 May 2008 09:45:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94766&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94762&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Electric cars - and hybrids - were very much in just-auto's news this week. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Fri, 09 May 2008 17:29:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94762&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94751&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Hyundai's UK unit has launched a new diesel-powered eight-seat MPV (aka people carrier or minivan). editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Fri, 09 May 2008 17:30:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94751&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94763&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 Nissan Motor on Friday said it had appointed Hover Automotive India Private to develop a sales network in India, with the aim of establishing 55 dealers by 2012 to sell more than 100,000 vehicles that year. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Fri, 09 May 2008 16:21:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94763&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94756&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 US analysts have suggested that the 10-week strike at American Axle and Manufacturing could end soon now that General Motors has agreed to spend up to US$200m to help settle the dispute. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Fri, 09 May 2008 12:40:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94756&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94764&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 General Motors in taking advantage of a weak US real estate market by buying the downtown Detroit building it currently leases for its headquarters. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Fri, 09 May 2008 16:31:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94764&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94761&lk=alrt3&amd=3069 ZF has opened its new Schweinfurt facility that will start volume production of hybrid modules in the fourth quarter of 2008. editor@just-auto.com (just-auto.com editorial team) Fri, 09 May 2008 13:58:00 GMT http://www.just-auto.com/nd.aspx?id=94761&lk=alrt3&amd=3069