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THE WEEK THAT WAS: Pain and gain
24 May 2013
More read-it-and-weep news for struggling European rivals from Volkswagen group this week as it chalked up another little milestone - selling over 3m vehicles in the first four months of a year.
AUSTRALIA: Holden commits as union calls for bi-partisan auto approach
24 May 2013
Holden says it is committed to continuing its Australian presence despite Ford's decision to end production in the country, while a major union is calling for both political parties to unite around supporting the automotive sector.
AUSTRALIA: Ford to end local manufacture in 2016
23 May 2013
After announcing an after-tax operating loss of A$141m for the 2012 financial year, following a A$290m loss in 2011, Ford has finally thrown in the manufacturing towel in Australia and will close its factories in 2016.
AUSTRALIA: Irate union slams Ford 'Detroit edict' as costing 6,000 jobs
23 May 2013
Ford's decision to axe production in Australia has provoked fury at one of Australia's largest unions that estimates the cascade effect of shuttering plants will cost up to 6,000 jobs.
AUSTRALIA: Ford loses $A141m in 2012
23 May 2013
Ford Australia has announced an after-tax operating loss of A$141m for the 2012 financial year. This followed a loss of $290m in 2011 and took losses in the last five years to about A$600m. Ford said it would close its Australian manufacturing plants and expand its vehicle lineup by 30% by 2016 to return to profitability.
US: Ford adds 200K capacity in NA
22 May 2013
Ford has said it will add capacity in the buoyant North American market. The company is to add an additional 200,000 units of annual straight-time capacity this year.
UK: Ford Europe chief criticises 'unbalanced free trade agreements'
21 May 2013
Stephen Odell, head of Ford of Europe, has urged Europe's politicians, business leaders, academics and regulators to create market conditions that enable Europe's automotive industry to flourish. He also warned that unbalanced free trade agreements threaten the struggling European auto industry's future recovery.
EXCLUSIVE: Next Mazda2 to use downsized CX-5 platform
20 May 2013
A spokesperson for the company's UK importer has told just-auto that the replacement for the Mazda2/Demio will use the same platform as the far larger CX-5 crossover.
INTERVIEW: Magma's Martin Leach
20 May 2013
It was a telephone call from then UK prime minister Tony Blair that prompted Martin Leach to form Magma, the multi-faceted automotive industry consultancy and service provider.
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.
CHINA: Anti-corruption campaign hitting premium brands – analyst
17 May 2013
Although the Chinese car market is expected to see growth of around 10% this year, prospects for premium brands have deteriorated as a result of the Chinese government's anti-corruption campaign, according to LMC Automotive.
SPAIN: Ford strongly backs Transit state aid request as EC launches probe
17 May 2013
Ford has strongly rebuffed questioning from the European Commission (EC) as to whether Spanish plans to grant state aid for its Valencia project are against regulations.
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.
US: Ford to shift Fiesta to Thailand from Mexico and India - report
16 May 2013
Ford will free up much needed production capacity in North America by moving Fiesta production from Mexico to Thailand in 2016, according to a US newspaper.
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: BorgWarner to engineer and make JLR turbochargers in England
15 May 2013
BorgWarner will provide British engineered and made turbochargers for Jaguar Land Rover's (JLR's) new four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines, scheduled to launch in 2015.
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.
RUSSIA: "Enormous" push on automotive despite growth brake: Consulting4Drive
15 May 2013
Russia is unlikely to witness its previous exponential growth rate of 20% in the short-term, but it will nonetheless post substantially improved performance compared to Europe, says one automotive consultant.
US: Used full-size pick-up trucks see price gains
14 May 2013
Auction prices for full-size pick-up trucks in the US are up nearly 7% through the first four months of 2013, according to the NADA Used Car Guide (May edition).
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.
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.
Q&A with Lear Corporation: Review of vehicle seating
10 May 2013
Back in the 1970s, a car seat was a functional component with few or no added value features. Nowadays, with drivers spending more time in their car on longer commutes, they expect a comfortable ride. Matthew Beecham caught up with three top executives of Lear Corp to hear how the seat has become an integral part of the car’s overall design and appeal in the showroom. Here, Ryan Burns, Lear’s Vice President of Global Seat Engineering led the discussion with contributions from Karl Henn, Director of Seating Engineering and R&D and Mandy Sarotte, Vice President of Global Trim Sales.
VIETNAM: Sales jump 34% in April
10 May 2013
New vehicle sales in Vietnam jumped by 34% to 8,001 units in April, from a depressed 5,972 units in the same month of last year, according to data released by the Vietnam Automotive Manufacturers Association.
CHINA: Ford’s April sales jump 37%
10 May 2013
Ford China sales continued to climb in April, selling 75,331 wholesale vehicles, an increase of 37% compared to April 2012, bringing year to date sales to 261,927 wholesales, up 49% on last year.
US: Tesla Model S gets top CR rating
9 May 2013
Tesla has been given a boost by the influential Consumer Reports (CR) organisation in the US, with its Model S receiving the highest score in ratings: 99 out of 100, a tally rarely achieved.
GERMANY: New car sales climb 3.8%, 11% in Spain
7 May 2013
Sales of new cars in Germany, Europe’s biggest market, grew 3.8% to 284,400 vehicles last month compared with 273,900 in April 2012. It was the first increase for six months and the biggest since December 2011 according to industry data.
UK: Car market up 14.8% in April
7 May 2013
The UK car market grew by 14.8% in April to 163,357 units, as the UK car market continued to perform strongly, though the monthly gain was boosted by additional working days versus last year.
TALKING POINT: Are kids losing interest in cars?
3 May 2013
The way cars are bought will change even more radically in the future as a new generation of motorists are more interested in what goes on inside than how their vehicle looks from the outside. According to Prof Dale Harrow, head of the automotive design school at the Royal College of Art in London, all the indications are that young people will not be interested in buying cars in the future.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Once more to the toy shop, brothers!
3 May 2013
Those three of you who peruse every bit of just-auto's home page every day will probably already know The Editorial Team had our annual Fun Day Out this week, courtesy of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Test Day. I've been going, on and off, sice 1987 and the agenda follows a refreshingly familar, welll-proven and immensely popular programme which I believe is unique to the UK auto industry. After earlier using other venues, the SMMT nowadays books Millbrook, the former Vauxhall Proving Ground (founded 1968), almost every importer/manufacturer shows up with the allocated six cars, caterers lay out a fine breakfast, lunch and afternoon tea - and we show up and go nuts.
US APRIL SALES: Detroit grows market share
3 May 2013
US light vehicle sales continued their upward swing in April, finishing up 8.5% year on year at 1.29m for the month. Year to date (YTD) results were 6.9% ahead of the first four months of 2012.
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