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CHINA: General Motors January sales off 8% year on year
7 February 2012
General Motors sales in China last month were up 25.3% over December 2011, the automaker's second-best January ever there but the 246,654-vehicle tally, including joint ventures, was down 8% year on year. There were three fewer shopping days as a result of the Lunar New Year holiday.
US: Chrysler's Eastwood ad attracts talk, not clicks - Edmunds
7 February 2012
Chrysler's two-minute Sunday night Super Bowl half-time ad featuring Hollywood icon Clint Eastwood may have prompted much chatter on- and off-line Monday about Chrysler’s follow-up to last year's 'Imported from Detroit' ad starring Eminenm but analysts at Edmunds.com reckon it did very little to "move the needle in consumer interest in Chrysler".
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [Honda CR-V diesel & Morgan Aero Coupe added]
7 February 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take a bow at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
US: Super Bowl truck ad pits Ford against GM
6 February 2012
A row between General Motors and Ford over a Chevrolet truck television ad aired during weekend Super Bowl football game coverage in the US has attracted considerable media coverage both there and abroad.
FRANCE/ITALY: January car sales sharply down in France and Italy
3 February 2012
The year of 2012 is off to a poor start in terms of European car sales if the January results from France and Italy are anything to go by.
US: January light vehicles sales surprise
2 February 2012
January US light vehicle sales were stronger than anyone expected.
AUSTRALIA: 100 temps going as Holden switches to single shift assembly
2 February 2012
General Motors' Australian unit Holden is to introduce a new single shift at its vehicle manufacturing plant in Elizabeth, South Australia and axe 100 temporary workers.
CANADA: GM recalls 42 transmission workers
1 February 2012
General Motors (GM) of Canada is recalling 42 employees to work on the six speed front-wheel drive transmission line at its St Catharines Powertrain factory in Ontario, Canada.
AUSTRALIA: MG heads back Down Under - from China
31 January 2012
Right hand drive MG6 sedans and hatchbacks made by Shanghai Automotive in China are being launched in South Africa, New Zealand and probably Australia.
BRAZIL: Lifan in investment mood, Renault mulls Lodgy
30 January 2012
Lifan has decided to deepen its partnership with Brazilian group Effa which already distributes the Chinese automaker's 320 (which looks something like BMW's Mini) and 620 sedan models here.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list
30 January 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
INDIA: New GM models target smaller metros and towns
30 January 2012
General Motors India (GMI) hope its MPV and Sail models, developed by GM China's joint venture with SAIC, will boost sales, especially in smaller 'metros' and smaller towns.
UK: Chevrolet Volt ‘will be in short supply'
26 January 2012
Chevrolet UK has been contacted by 2,500 people "who said they want to talk to us about the Volt," managing director Mark Terry said, adding that he expects there to be more customers than cars, certainly for the foreseeable future.
US: GM top automaker again
20 January 2012
General Motors reclaimed the title of world's biggest carmaker title in 2011 after Toyota production was reduced as a result of the 11 March earthquake and tsunami in Japan and the Thai floods late in the year, effects of which are still ongoing.
SOUTH KOREA: GM to meet unions over production shift rumours
19 January 2012
John Buttermore, the interim chief executive of General Motors’ South Korean operations, plans to meet union leaders on Friday (20 January) to discuss reports that some production may be shifted to Europe.
RUSSIA: GM plans to boost production
18 January 2012
General Motors is to spend US$1bn in Russia over five years to more than double production by 2015.
MONTREAL SHOW: Global debut for Nissan NV 12-seater
17 January 2012
A 12 seater version of Nissan's US-built NV van has premiered at the Montréal auto show. This new giant is a challenger for the aged Ford Econoline/E-Series van, as well as GM's equally elderly Chevrolet Express and GMC Savana twins.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [triple-turbo BMW added]
16 January 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Detroit, sunny Detroit
13 January 2012
Triple-D week for me, this, first time in Detroit, first time at the Detroit show, first time on Delta. Despite the dire predictions of certain sages I know, it was all good.
SOUTH KOREA/CANADA [updated]: GM chief off to Bombardier Aircraft
13 January 2012
Former General Motors Korea president and CEO Mike Arcamone has been named president, Bombardier Commercial Aircraft, in his hometown of Montreal, Canada, the company announced on Friday (13 January).
RUSSIA: Light vehicle market up 39% in 2011
12 January 2012
Figures released by the AEB in Moscow show that Russia's light vehicle market increased by 39% in 2011 to 2.65m units.
COMMENT: Designing for youth and unexpected consequences
11 January 2012
General Motors executives from CEO Dan Akerson to global director of youth strategy, John McFarland, to Chevrolet marketing chief Chris Perry have all been consistently on-message this Detroit show - we are going to listen to young potential buyers, the 18-30 millennials, and we are going to engage them and develop the products that excite passion in them for cars again. Or words to that effect.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [Peugeot 208 added]
11 January 2012
Some additions to just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show in March.
AN World Congress: GM to know if Volt "has legs" by June
11 January 2012
General Motors vice chairman Steve Girsky says the US giant should know by June this year whether or not the Chevrolet Volt "has legs."
DETROIT SHOW: Buick Encore previews Opel Mokka
11 January 2012
General Motors' Buick division has revealed the Encore SUV at the Detroit auto show. The little SUV is not only an additional model but previews a Chevrolet to come, as well as the new Opel and Vauxhall Mokka.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Opel Mokka world premiere
11 January 2012
Opel has released the first images and details of the Opel Mokka. The new vehicle, which will also be sold in the UK with Vauxhall badges, is a, small, five-seat SUV. There will be a version to come for Chevrolet Europe, while the new Buick Encore is another close relative.
DETROIT SHOW: Chevrolet paints target around millennials
10 January 2012
General Motors' Chevrolet division is taking a completely new approach to marketing the brand to young buyers aged 18-30 – the 'millennials'. Two concept coupes unveiled here in Detroit are the first results of a new strategy in which youthful potential buyers are invited to be part of the design process and advertising is heavily skewed towards social media.
DETROIT SHOW: Global debuts list
10 January 2012
Our complete list of concept and production vehicle global premieres which were revealed at the North American International Auto Show.
GENEVA PREVIEW: First list of global debuts [12:30 GMT, Kia cee'd added]
10 January 2012
Manufacturers continue to reveal preliminary details of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show in March. Time then for just-auto's first round-up.
CHINA: GM and Ford post sales gains
10 January 2012
GM and Ford have both posted large sales increases in China in 2011.
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