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UK: European car sales off in May; YTD showing improvement
19 June 2013
According to JATO Dynamics, European new car sales slipped back into decline during May. Following a small 2.0% increase in April (versus April 2012), May ended with a 5.8% reduction in new car sales/registrations. However, despite year to date (YTD) figures showing a year on year decline of 6.8%, the downward trend appears to be slowing, as YTD decline rates have become smaller each month since last March.
FRANKFURT PREVIEW: Global debuts list [Fiat 500L Living added]
18 June 2013
The media days for the Frankfurt motor show are 10 & 11 September. Each time a vehicle or concept world premiere is confirmed for this biennial event, our preview list is updated.
BELGIUM: ACEA appoints new secretary general
17 June 2013
Erik Jonnaert, 55, will be the new secretary general of the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) succeeding Ivan Holdac, 67, who is retiring in the autumn after 12 years in the post.
ITALY: Marchionne confirms Chrysler refinancing reports
14 June 2013
Fiat chief Sergio Marchionne has confirmed reports that US unit Chrysler is working on a US$3bn loan refinancing in order to lower its borrowing costs and make it possible for the Italian company to access its cash flow.
US: Chrysler recalls Dart models
12 June 2013
Chrysler is recalling 14,800 Dodge Darts to recalibrate a control module that causes some cars to stall after starting.
ITALY: Alfa Romeo 4C manufacturing processes revealed
11 June 2013
Alfa Romeo has revealed details of how the new 4C is built at Maserati's Modena works using a mix of lightweight materials. The model weighs just 895kg, making it one of the world's lightest cars.
POLAND: Production hit by weak European demand
10 June 2013
Car production in Poland fell an annual 7% in May, according to industry monitor SAMAR, as weak demand in Europe and a run of public holidays reversed a rise in April.
ITALY: Fiat has all the tools for Alfa relaunch
10 June 2013
Fiat has everything it needs to relaunch the Alfa Romeo brand, said chief executive Sergio Marchionne.
ITALY: Fiat could seek different partner for Chinese Jeep
10 June 2013
Fiat could look for a new Chinese partner to help it manufacture Jeep locally in 2014, chief executive Sergio Marchionne said at the weekend.
ITALY: No new Fiat debt needed for Chrysler buyout
7 June 2013
Fiat does not need to take on any new debt to buy out the rest of Chrysler, chief executive Sergio Marchionne has said, rebuffing concerns about the cost of the looming deal.
ITALY: Fiat seeks to re-finance ahead of Chrysler bid
5 June 2013
Fiat has launched the first part of a three-stage, multibillion euro finance package, aimed at refinancing loans taken out by the Italian carmaker and Chrysler ahead of the purchase of the rest of the US automaker, banking sources told Reuters.
ITALY: Agnelli family prepares to retain large Fiat stake
4 June 2013
Italy's Agnelli family has raised up to EUR2bn from the disposal of a stake in a Swiss product inspection company, a move that analysts say suggests it plans to preserve its large shareholding in Fiat.
BRAZIL: May sales said strong on tax breaks
4 June 2013
Brazilian auto sales rose in May from a year earlier, bolstered by government tax cuts to support the local car industry, sources who have seen preliminary sales data told Reuters.
GERMANY: Ford B-Max outsells rivals in Q1 2013
3 June 2013
Ford's B-Max - with rear side sliding doors - was the best-selling small 'multi-activity vehicle' in Europe in the first quarter of 2013, according to the automaker's analysis of Polk registration data.
BRAZIL: GM and Renault join the city car rush
31 May 2013
Not long ago the subcompact market in Brazil was regarded as niche and far from attractive to automakers. Current offerings are all imports like the Fiat 500 (from Mexico under the free trade agreement), Smart, Kia Picanto and Chery QQ.
SERBIA: Second Fiat model arrives in North America
29 May 2013
A ship carrying the first 3,000 Fiat 500Ls for North America has unloaded them in Baltimore, Maryland and Halifax, Nova Scotia.
ITALY: Fiat shares up on Chrysler deal speculation
28 May 2013
Fiat's share price has spiked on speculation that a deal to consolidate its control and ownership of Chrysler could be close.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: A little bit of niggle
17 May 2013
I wouldn't have thought that, with the current state of play in the European auto industry, there'd be too much niggle in the union ranks. But we've reported on a bit this week.
ITALY: Jeep quick to change to keep customers happy
17 May 2013
Jeep global sales were a record 701,200 last year, a 100% increase in just two years and a long way from the dark days of 2008/09 when ailing Chrysler Jeep was rescued by Fiat.
ITALY: Fiat plants working again after supplier dispute
17 May 2013
Fiat says production at three plants in Italy, Spain and Serbia has now resumed after huge disruption caused by a dispute with a key supplier.
ITALY: Fiat denies planning HQ shift to US
17 May 2013
Fiat has denied it is shifting its legal company headquarters from Italy following the planned merger with Chrysler Group.
CHINA: Magneti Marelli lighting plant opened in Foshan
17 May 2013
A new Magneti Marelli Automotive Lighting plant has been opened in Foshan, Guangdong province, in southern China.
COMMENT: Is Tesla really worth twice as much as Fiat SpA?
16 May 2013
We live in strange times. As Fisker, a rival with supposedly superior range-extending technology falls apart, the value of Tesla rises yet again, this time by almost two percent on Wednesday to US$9.7bn.
RUSSIA: Ford plans Duratec engine plant, local EcoSport build
15 May 2013
The Ford Sollers joint venture in Russia is building a US$274m (RUB10bn) engine plant in Elabuga, Tatarstan and will add the EcoSport small sports utility vehicle to local production, also in Tatarstan, from the second half of 2014.
US: Fiat corporate HQ to cross Atlantic - report
15 May 2013
Fiat is considering moving corporate headquarters to the US following a planned merger with Chrysler Group, a news report said on Wednesday.
ITALY: Fiat warns of further plant shutdowns as supplier disruption bites
15 May 2013
Fiat says further plants are at risk following supply disruption to its Maserati plant in Grugliasco, as well as stoppages at sites in Serbia and Spain.
UK: Western Europe's main dealer count declined in 2012 (but only by 3%)
14 May 2013
Research by the UK-based ICDP shows that the collapse to demand in Western Europe is leading to a decline in the number of main dealer sales networks across the region.
BRAZIL: Fiat, adding Jeep, raises investments to $7.5bn by 2016
10 May 2013
While visiting Brazil recently, Fiat and Chrysler CEO Sergio Marchionne told president Dilma Rousseff the automaker would spend an extra US$4.5bn in her country in 2013-2016, much of it to relaunch the Jeep brand.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: The numbers are (still coming) in
10 May 2013
Quarterly/fiscal full year results continued to roll in this week with a healthy uptick at Suzuki in 2012/3, the latest Japanese automaker to finally shrug off the combined effects of the double whammy Japanese earthquake and Thai floods - and also benefit from the recent downward movement of the yen.
UK: Sovereign debt crises to affect Europe to 2017: LMC Automotive
10 May 2013
Ongoing sovereign debt crises across Europe are continuing to have a major impact on the Continent's automaking development, with 2007 production levels not expected to return until 2017, says analysts, LMC Automotive.
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