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UK: Uncertain economy continues to unsettle Europe’s new car market
18 May 2012
Data released by JATO Dynamics points to continued weakness in the European car market in April as the region continues to experience economic instability and slowdown.
May 2012 management briefing: European car market forecasts (France)
17 May 2012
As the financial crisis in Europe swirls, we bring you exclusive extracts from LMC Automotive's suite of quarterly European national market sales reports and forecasts. The reports cover forecasts for car and light commercial vehicle sales by make and model over the next seven years. This first extract from the quarterly series is France.
GERMANY: Opel/Vauxhall to focus on two Astra sites as it cautions on Russelsheim
15 May 2012
Opel has confirmed it will concentrate future Astra production across just two sites working three shifts at the same time as firing a broadside across its Russelsheim factory's bows.
FRANCE: PSA coy on C5 moving to Opel production
14 May 2012
PSA Peugeot Citroen is declining to be drawn on widespread reports its new alliance partner GM will produce the C5 at an unnamed Opel plant in Europe.
COMMENT: GM and PSA's plans to share plants and architectures
14 May 2012
The past few days have seen all sorts of rumours and supposed leaks from plant managers, union officials and senior executives at Opel and PSA. What should we believe?
FRANCE: GM considers future of Strasbourg plant
10 May 2012
General Motors said it had started a detailed evaluation of its transmission factory in the eastern French city of Strasbourg with a view to a possible sale.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Q1 car sales rise 14%
9 May 2012
Passenger cars in the Czech Republic grew by almost 14% to 349,026 in the first quarter of this year, according to the Automotive Industry Association (SAP).
IRAN: PSA halts Iran Khodro shipments until July as sanctions bite
3 May 2012
PSA Peugeot Citroen says it has suspended shipments of parts to Iranian partner, IKCO until at least July as the simmering row surrounding its relationship continues to bubble.
US: Visteon swings to first quarter loss
2 May 2012
Visteon has posted a quarterly loss, partly because of the deconsolidation of a joint venture.
JAPAN: GM ‘eyeing stake in Isuzu’
30 April 2012
General Motors and Isuzu, the Japanese small truck and pickup truck maker, could rekindle their 35-year capital partnership which GM ended in 2006 when it faced bankruptcy, according to Japanese media reports.
BEIJING SHOW: Historic list of world premieres
25 April 2012
The final list of world premiere concepts and production models which appeared for the first time at AutoChina 2012 on the 23 and 24 April media preview days.
UK: Some bright spots in the European car market gloom - JATO
25 April 2012
Data released by JATO Dynamics shows that the market leading Volkswagen Golf, Nissan’s Qashqai and the new Toyota Yaris are the only models in the top ten sellers to have recorded improved sales in March.
FRANCE: PSA Q1 revenue dives as Europe struggles
25 April 2012
PSA Peugeot Citroën has posted first-quarter 2012 group revenues of EUR14.3bn (US$18.9bn) down 7% and reflecting continuing European recession.
April 2012 management briefing: OEM financial summaries (PSA, Renault, Tata)
24 April 2012
In this month's management briefing, Rob Golding runs his financial rule over the financial position of the automotive industry's major OEMs. In this instalment: PSA, Renault and Tata Motors (including Jaguar Land Rover).
BEIJING: Europe continues to cause GM pain
24 April 2012
There were no words of comfort in Beijing for General Motors' European operations from the US giant's chairman and chief executive Dan Akerson.
FRANCE: PSA moots jobs implication in Europe grouping plan
23 April 2012
PSA Peugeot Citroen is not ruling out implications for staffing levels as it revealed further details of its European rationalisation plans.
GERMANY: IG Metall threatens strike action if 6.5% pay demand is not met
23 April 2012
German metalworker unions are threatening industrial action unless demands for a 6.5% wage increase and improvements in apprenticeship hiring are met.
FRANCE: PSA rationalises certain European divisions in efficiency drive
23 April 2012
PSA Peugeot Citroen is to rationalise certain European divisions to establish joint operations, with for example, Peugeot Germany in Saarbrucken moving to Citroen's headquarters in Cologne.
BELGIUM: PSA GM alliance focuses union minds ahead of over-capacity
20 April 2012
Pan-European metalworker unions say they are concentrating primarily on the proposed PSA Peugeot Citroen/General Motors alliance, ahead of looming capacity issues.
GERMANY: GM refutes union criticism of PSA alliance communication
19 April 2012
GM Europe has returned fire against swingeing union criticism levelled at its parent company's information concerning the proposed alliance with PSA Peugeot Citroen.
BELGIUM: Unions slam "abysmal" PSA GM alliance communication
19 April 2012
European trade unions have slammed as "abysmal," information coming from PSA Peugeot Citroen and General Motors as they continue with plans to develop their alliance.
BELGIUM: Unions want more PSA GM clarity after learning of tie-up in media
19 April 2012
European unions are continuing to demand PSA Peugeot Citroen and General Motors provide them with further clarity on the proposed alliance.
BELGIUM: Unions deplore lack of GM-PSA alliance information
18 April 2012
Pan-European trade unions are bemoaning a lack of information and participation in the proposed alliance between PSA Peugeot Citroen and General Motors.
FRANCE: Sarkozy reveals FPA rescue days before Presidential election
18 April 2012
Threatened Renault cylinder head supplier, Fonderie du Poitou Aluminium (FPA) has secured a buyer and investment worth EUR36.5m (US$47.7m) just days before the French Presidential elections, saving 390 out of 450 jobs.
COMMENT: Elysee Palace closes ranks on PSA
17 April 2012
Just by means of a preamble, I clearly don't expect when ringing either the French President's office in Paris or the British Business Secretary's equivalent in London, to be immediately rushed the minutes of their various meetings by high-speed courier.
FRANCE: CGT ratchets up Aulnay pressure as country goes to polls
17 April 2012
Unions concerned about the possible closure of PSA Peugeot Citroen's Aulnay plant have raised the possibility the automaker could wield the axe imminently - a proposition from which the manufacturer is keen to distance itself.
FRANCE: President summons PSA's Varin to Palace as Aulnay rumours continue
16 April 2012
PSA Peugeot Citroen and the French Presidency are confirming the automaker's CEO, Philippe Varin, was summoned to the Elysée Palace in Paris (14 April), although both sides refuse to divulge details.
BEIJING PREVIEW: Citroen Numero 9 previews three new DS models
16 April 2012
A design study that previews styling elements of three forthcoming DS series models is to be revealed by Citroen at the Beijing motor show.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Germany bucks gloomy Europe trend
13 April 2012
It's been a stellar week for German automakers, who continue to defy the gravitational pull downwards of just about all their European competitors.
FRANCE: PSA denies Sarkozy-Varin meeting as Aulnay rumours refuse to disappear
13 April 2012
PSA Peugeot Citroen is denying any meeting has taken place between CEO Philippe Varin and French President Nicolas Sarkozy as rumours continue to circulate as to the future of the automaker's Aulnay plant near Paris.
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