November 3, 2009
Graeme Roberts, News Editor
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US: Ford now predicts 2011 as "solidly profitable" after strong Q3 [OPEN]
Ford on Monday announced third quarter net income of US$997m, up $1.2bn from the third quarter of 2008, pre-tax operating profit up $3.9bn to $1.1bn – its first pre-tax operating profit since the first quarter of 2008 – and an operating profit of $357m at its North America operations, the first quarter in the black since Q1 2005. It has also revised its full-year 2011 guidance for total company and North American automotive operations from "break even or better" to "solidly profitable", pre-tax.
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- THE EDITOR'S Q&A: Ford's Alan Mulally [full version]
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- GERMANY: Still in black but BMW profits fall [OPEN]
- GOLDING’S TAKE: If you see success, give it a good kicking [MEM]
- JAPAN/FRANCE: Nissan invests US$554m in Renault battery supply [MEM]
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- US: Ford to raise another $3bn [MEM]
- SOUTH AFRICA: October sales "encouraging improvement" [OPEN]
- GERMANY: October sales up 24% [OPEN]
- FRANCE: PSA sticking with Faurecia [OPEN]
- US: Toyota considers "controversial" Prius brand expansion [MEM]
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- US: Dana improves margins [OPEN]
- US: Chrysler given less than 50% chance of survival [MEM]
- US: Treasury will do GM public offerings eventually [MEM]
- US: GM IPO talk "premature" [MEM]
- US: Ford names new AsPac/Africa head [OPEN]
- US: UAW confirms nix on Ford contract changes [MEM]
- RUSSIA: Nissan sees Russia market recovery [MEM]
- FRANCE: Valeo takes control of China JV [OPEN]
- UK: Used car prices falling – online retailer [OPEN]
- SOUTH KOREA: Sales board leaders' tally up 7% [OPEN]
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Graeme Roberts, News Editor
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