http://www.just-auto.comLatest Vehicle production industry news - from just-auto.com© 2009 All content copyright just-auto.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:56:49 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 03:56:49 GMTjust-auto.com - RSS feedjust-auto.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20The 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.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102150Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:46:00 GMTOpel has sought to clarify remarks attributed to GM's acting head of European operations Nick Reilly published by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ).http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102144Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:26:00 GMTMajor 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.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102153Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:19:00 GMTVolkswagen of South Africa has started exporting right-hand-drive versions of the new Polo following investment at its plant in Uitenhage, near Port Elizabeth.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102159Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:28:00 GMTGM 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.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102157Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:45:00 GMTCar production in the UK in October was some 6.7% lower than the same month of last year at 106,400 units.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102155Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:59:00 GMTRussian truck maker Kamaz said it plans to increase production by 8%-10% next year.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102158Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:03:00 GMTNovember 30 sees the world premiere of the new Audi A8 in Miami. Audi's new flagship will be presented in the 'Audi Pavilion', a temporary museum structure.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102146Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:41:00 GMTIf you turned the Jodrell Bank radio-telescope on its side and filled it with cornflakes to create one colossal breakfast bowl, you would still have fewer cornflakes than there are kilobytes residing in just-auto's automotive research archive. Dave Leggett dives in to the cornflakes, sorry kilobytes, in search of a few interesting factoids to brighten your Friday arvo (links are to articles freely available to all).http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101965Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 GMTGentex has announced that it is shipping interior and exterior auto-dimming mirrors and its SmartBeam High-Beam Assist (called Intelligent High Beams by the car maker) for the 2010 Lexus LS.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102148Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:55:00 GMTGeneral Motors continues to defy the laws of natural selection. It is supposed to be the case that an organism that cannot hold out against its rivals and predators, eventually succumbs. GM has not succumbed, and shows no sign of doing so.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102132Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:31:00 GMTExecutives from Geely, the prospective new owner for Volvo Cars, have met with representatives from the firm's labour unions.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102143Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMTGM will reportedly start making the Chevrolet Cruze in its Lordstown, Ohio, plant before US market launch in the third quarter of 2010.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102142Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:09:00 GMTTata Motors has said it will begin exporting its Thai-made pickup truck to markets across the ASEAN trade block from next year, after import duties on local automotive products are cut to zero between the trade block's four main automotive markets in January.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102130Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:07:00 GMTSouth Korean President Lee Myung Bak has said his country is ready to discuss US concerns about the auto trade imbalance in the context of a bilateral free trade agreement signed nearly two years ago.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102139Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:36:00 GMTMazda will showcase the North American version of the Mazda2 small car at the upcoming 2009 Los Angeles Auto Show.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102128Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:28:00 GMTGAZ has switched to a six-day working week, the company has said.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102141Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:00 GMTVauxhall says that fuel efficiency improvements made on its Corsa small car will see it sell more sub-125g cars than any other model range in the UK next year.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102135Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:09:00 GMTThe Honda Personal-Neo Urban Transport (P-NUT) design study model will make its world debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show on December 2.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102131Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:19:00 GMTGM's acting head of European operations Nick Reilly has stressed the importance of aid commitments from European governments as GM assesses the restructuring of its European manufacturing footprint.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102114Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:42:00 GMT