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RESULTS PREVIEW: Daimler to get trucks boost to end-year results
6 February 2012
Daimler is poised to post strong full-year financial results later this week (February 9) boosted by strong performances in its heavy trucks and financial services divisions.
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: New Mercedes chief arrives from Berlin
3 February 2012
Thomas Urbach took up his new post as president and CEO Mercedes-Benz Korea, replacing Harald Behrend, this week.
COMMENT: Where does the Chinese car industry really stand?
2 February 2012
Investment banker Meyrick Cox describes the development of the Chinese auto industry, its structure and offers a view on the challenges it faces in the future.
RUSSIA: Daimler and Renault to raise local JV stakes
31 January 2012
Newswire reports on Tuesday (31 January) said Daimler and Renault are ready to take controlling stakes in their Russian partners, citing state conglomerate Russian Technologies which holds stakes in the automakers.
GERMANY: Mercedes to save on R&D budget
23 January 2012
Mercedes-Benz aims is targeting billions of euros in cost reductions annually by cutting the number of vehicle platforms and using more common parts across segments.
GERMANY: Mercedes to sell 2.7m cars by 2020
20 January 2012
Daimler plans to more than double output of Mercedes-Benz vehicles to 2.7m by 2020 in its drive to become the world's largest premium car maker, a German business magazine reported.
CHINA: Mercedes ends 2011 on a high
18 January 2012
Daimler sales in China, including Mercedes-Benz, Smart, Maybach and AMG brands, rose 35% year on year in 2011 to 198,520 units.
UK: Government and industry join on hydrogen fuel cell project
18 January 2012
A claimed ground breaking project to ensure the UK is well positioned for the commercial roll-out of hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles has been launched, business minister Mark Prisk announced on Wednesday (18 January).
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.
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.
GERMANY/SWEDEN: MAN, Scania, still pursuing synergies
13 January 2012
MAN and Scania are still seeking closer ties and deny a report saying plans had been dropped through a lack of progress.
ANALYSIS: Class 8 truck sales suggest US boom ahead?
12 January 2012
Back in 2007, I remember reading the thoughts of some who saw an economic collapse for the US in 2008. One of the theories was that freight trends and Class 8 heavy truck sales indicate what's 10-12 months away. In December 2011, Class 8 sales surged.
US: Daimler and Google deepen strategic partnership
11 January 2012
Today at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES), Daimler and Google announced a deepening of their strategic partnership
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.
DETROIT SHOW: Global debuts list [BMW ActiveHybrid 3 & Chrysler 700C added]
9 January 2012
Some additions to our list of concept and production vehicle global premieres that are being revealed at the North American International Auto Show. This year's media preview days are 9 and 10 January, with just-auto reporting live from the COBO Center.
US: Nissan, Daimler to jointly make engines in North America
9 January 2012
Nissan's Decherd, Tennessee, plant will start making four-cylinder Daimler-designed engines for Infiniti and Mercedes-Benz starting in 2014, the automakers announced on Sunday (8 January).
DETROIT SHOW: Mercedes-Benz launches lighter SL-Class
9 January 2012
Mercedes-Benz is trumpeting a weight loss of over 100kg for the first new SL-Class in eleven years. The car is 50mm longer and 57mm wider than the existing R230 model.
DETROIT PREVIEW: Global debuts list [updated with Tata Emo, 2013MY Land Cruiser]
6 January 2012
Some additions to our list of concept and production vehicle global premieres that will be revealed at the North American International Auto Show. This year's media preview days are 9 and 10 January, with just-auto reporting live from the COBO Center.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Global debuts list (now with model summaries)
6 January 2012
Our list of all the production models and concepts which made their global debuts at the New Delhi Auto Expo on the 5 January media day.
ANALYSIS: Hyundai goes after Lexus
5 January 2012
Laugh no longer at Hyundai's ambition to tackle Lexus: a car that was never designed for the US market, the glitzy Equus sedan, has turned in some strong sales numbers for 2011.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Global debuts list
5 January 2012
Our list of all the production models and concepts which made their global debuts at the New Delhi Auto Expo on the 5 January media day.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Daimler unit launches BharatBenz trucks
4 January 2012
Daimler Truck’s subsidiary Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) has launched its new BharatBenz brand heavy duty truck.
INDIA: JBM Cadmium acquires Tesco Go engineering services
4 January 2012
JBM Cadmium, part of JBM Group, has acquired Tesco Go, which provides product development engineering services to the auto, railway and aerospace sectors.
Q&A with Productiv
3 January 2012
Productiv is a new company setting out to industrialise new and emerging green technologies and speed their introduction into the global automotive supply chain. It is supported by some heavyweight players, including the Carbon Trust, Motor Industry Research Association (MIRA) and Welsh Automotive Forum. Productiv has three locations including a head office at the new SMMT building near Westminster in London; an engineering centre at the MIRA Technology Park near Coventry; and a production office at Bridgend, South Wales. In this interview, Matthew Beecham talked with Productiv’s CEO about the company’s business model and aims for 2012.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Global debuts list
30 December 2011
This list will be published again on several occasions ahead of the 5th & 6th January media days, updated each time new models and concepts are confirmed by manufacturers.
December 2011 management briefing: Review of 2011 (part 2)
23 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 two covers the second half of the year.
CHINA: Mercedes-Benz E-Class exports commence
23 December 2011
BAIC Group and Daimler have held a ceremony to mark the start of exports of their jointly-built Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan.
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.
US: Fisker hires ex-Chrysler CEO - report
15 December 2011
Fisker Automotive reportedly has agreed to hire former Chrysler LLC chief executive, Tom Lasorda, in a newly created role to advise the green car maker on strategy and work with its board of directors.
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