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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.
JAPAN: Mitsubishi closing Netherlands assembly plant in 2013
6 February 2012
Mitsubishi Motors' NedCar plant in Born, the Netherlands, appears doomed beyond the end of this year after the automaker said it "would not allocate a new model" for its subsidiary European production site from "2013 and beyond".
SOUTH KOREA: Citroen to re-start sales
3 February 2012
Citroen is planning to re-enter South Korea in April with its DS3 models, according to local distributor Hanbul Motors.
FRANCE: PSA may put India plan on hold
31 January 2012
PSA Peugeot Citroen said it may delay its planned EUR650m (US$850m) plant investment in India, adding only that it is "reviewing the investment calendar”.
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.
NETHERLANDS: Mitsubishi Europe volume up 7% in 2011
25 January 2012
Mitsubishi Motors Europe (MME) boosted unit volume 7% year on year to 149,967 sales.
ANALYSIS: European sales down, VW remains top brand
20 January 2012
The Volkswagen Golf remained Europe’s best-selling car in 2011, despite a drop in sales of 1.6% in 2011 compared to 2010, analysts JATO Dynamics said. The VW Polo retained second place for December and for the year, with sales up 2.9% and 0.5% respectively, while Ford’s Fiesta held third place both in December and for the year.
RUSSIA: Citroen to start C-segment sedan production in 2013
20 January 2012
Citroen plans to launch production of C-segment sedan cars at its plant in the Russian city of Kaluga in January–June 2013, Jean-Louis Chamla, the company’s general director in Russia, has said.
FRANCE: Peugeot halts Le Mans programme
19 January 2012
PSA Peugeot Citroen has pulled the plug on its Le Mans racing team, citing financial pressures, and will not be at the famous 24-hour race this year.
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.
UK: PSA restructures European sales companies
16 January 2012
The heads of Peugeot and Citroen operations in the UK will now report to a newly appointed director general for both brands in Britain, Marc Lechantre, whose remit also covers Ireland.
BELGIUM: Updated TPCA models make debut
13 January 2012
Toyota, Peugeot and Citroen's seven-year-old joint venture - TPCA - in the Czech Republic launched updated versions of the Aygo, C1 and 107 at the Brussels motor show.
FRANCE: Rennes plant to build Peugeot 508 hybrid
12 January 2012
A range-topping diesel-electric version of the Peugeot 508 is due for launch later in 2012.
DETROIT INTERVIEW: Fiat's Marchionne: auto industry needs consolidation
11 January 2012
There needs to be another round of consolidation of the motor industry worldwide or some companies will not survive, according to Fiat and Chrysler chief Sergio Marchionne
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.
US: Johnson Controls provides components to Citroen DS5
11 January 2012
Johnson Controls will provide key electronic components for the Citroen DS5, including the head-up display, instrument cluster, and seating solutions.
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.
BELGIUM: Toyota fights back with modest sales increase
9 January 2012
Toyota Motor Europe (TME) posted a 1.7% sales increase in 2011 to take its market share to 4.2% including its luxury Lexus brand, the company said in a statement.
FRANCE: PSA names new brands head
5 January 2012
Peugeot-Citroen managing board member Frédéric Saint-Geours has been named executive vice-president for brands, replacing Jean-Marc Gales who is the new CEO of European automotive supply body CLEPA.
BELGIUM: PSA board member Jean-Marc Gales to be new CLEPA CEO
4 January 2012
European automotive supply body CLEPA says PSA board member Jean-Marc Gales will replace current incumbent Lars Holmqvist who is retiring after eight years at the helm.
US: Magneti Marelli system will connect cars to the Cloud
23 December 2011
Magneti Marelli has demonstrated a Linux-based prototype of what it claims is the first open-source infotainment system.
December 2011 management briefing: Review of 2011 (part 1)
20 December 2011
Like any year in the auto industry, 2011 saw its fair share of company ups and downs, industrial comings and goings, and a fair old sprinkling of corporate drama. Added to the mix this year were devastating natural disasters. We covered it all on just-auto. Editor Dave Leggett sifts through the lot and picks out a few highlights from the year just gone, month by month. Part one covers the first half of the year.
FRANCE: PSA expects EUR405m+ auto H2 loss
14 December 2011
PSA Peugeot Citroen expects an auto division second-half operating loss of over EUR405m (US$530m) as Europe's economic woes hit demand.
INTERVIEW: Vauxhall MD Duncan Aldred
7 December 2011
General Motors' European operations have hit a setback with the realisation that it will not hit breakeven this year after all. Next year's market environment is looking tough, too. However, Vauxhall MD Duncan Aldred tells just-auto that a wave of new product will help to transform the brand in Britain over the next few years.
GERMANY: Xavier Chardon heading VW Europe sales
5 December 2011
Citroen France managing director Xavier Chardon is to be the new head of sales for Europe of the Volkswagen passenger cars brand from 1 January 2012.
FRANCE: PSA Peugeot Citroen starts US$968m three-cylinder petrol engine facility
2 December 2011
PSA Peugeot Citroen has inaugurated its EUR717m (US$968m) production unit for a new family of three-cylinder petrol engines at its Trémery plant in Moselle, eastern France.
JAPAN: Mitsubishi launching EV mini-van
25 November 2011
Mitsubishi Motors (MMC) will launch its new Minicab-MiEV minicar-class commercial electric vehicle (EV) in Japan on 8 December, its second EV model after the recently updated Mi-EV city car.
UK: Citroen shows off 'industry-first' DS5 'cinemagraphs'
25 November 2011
Citroën UK is claiming an auto industry first for series of 'cinemagraphs' - subtly moving images - to launch its new DS5 - they are also first 'official' right hand drive visuals sent to the media.
RUSSIA: Mitsubishi targets increased market share
23 November 2011
Mitsubishi plans to increase its share of the Russian market to 5% in 2012 from 4% this year, and also expects the level of' localisation' at its Russian plant to reach 30% within three years.
CHINA: Changan PSA JV eyes premium sectors
21 November 2011
The Shenzhen-based joint venture between PSA Peugeot Citroen and China Changan Automobile Group has said it plans to contest the premium car market in China.
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