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UK: BMW hiring more apprentices this year
7 February 2012
BMW Group plans to increase the number of UK apprenticeships available through its company and dealership schemes to around 200 in 2012.
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.
FRANCE: Renault-Nissan alliance books record 2011 sales
1 February 2012
The Renault-Nissan Alliance sold a record 8,029,222 units in 2011, a 10.3% increase year on year, boosted by "robust" sales in emerging markets and the United States.
BRAZIL: Lifan in investment mood, Renault mulls Lodgy
30 January 2012
Lifan has decided to deepen its partnership with Brazilian group Effa which already distributes the Chinese automaker's 320 (which looks something like BMW's Mini) and 620 sedan models here.
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.
BRAZIL: BMW looks to Santa Catarina for new plant - report
24 January 2012
BMW is homing in on the state of Santa Catarina in Brazil as the site for its first Latin American factory, according to Reuters.
US: January sales SAAR off "significantly" - analysts
24 January 2012
US auto sales in the first half of January were on pace for a SAAR of 12.1m, down "significantly" from last month’s SAAR of 13.5m, Edmunds.com said.
UK: UK car output up 6% in 2011
19 January 2012
The SMMT says that UK car manufacturing rose 5.8% to 1,343,810 in 2011 and ended the year with a 1.6% rise in December. The total for the year was boosted by strong exports.
UK/US: BMW recalling 235,535 Mini turbos for pump change
17 January 2012
A potentially faulty electric pump which circulates coolant to the turbocharger after the engine is stopped is behind a worldwide recall of 235,535 BMW Mini models. Seven versions from the 2007 to 2011 models years, including Cooper S and John Cooper Works variants, are being called back to receive a replacement pump.
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.
CHINA: German brand sales boosted
13 January 2012
BMW and Volkswagen saw unit volume in China rise 37.6% and 17.7% respectively last year as vehicle sales in the country continued to grow rapidly.
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.
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.
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.
CHINA: GM and Ford post sales gains
10 January 2012
GM and Ford have both posted large sales increases in China in 2011.
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.
GERMANY: Record sales for BMW brands
9 January 2012
The BMW Group sold a record 1,668,982 vehicles worldwide in 2011, a 14.2% increase on 2010.
NEW DELHI SHOW: BMW sees growth as market slows
6 January 2012
BMW executives talking to just-auto on the sidelines of the Indian Mini launch were upbeat.
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: BMW's Mini arrives at last
5 January 2012
Over 50 years after the original Alec Issiginis-designed BMC model was launched, the current BMW-owned British model line is about to go on sale in India introducing the brand here for the first time.
DETROIT PREVIEW: Global debuts list [Volvo concept & Porsche 911 Cabrio added]
4 January 2012
An updated list of concept and production vehicle global premieres due to be revealed on the 9 & 10 January media days of the North American International Auto Show.
ANALYSIS: VW of America's silent diesel surge
4 January 2012
VW's diesel models are now outselling the Ford Fiesta and most other US market sub-compacts. What's more, Volkswagen of America has just had its best year since 1972 thanks in no small part to TDI engines.
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.
DETROIT PREVIEW: Global debuts list [UPDATED]
21 December 2011
An updated list of all the concept and production vehicle global premieres scheduled to be revealed on the 9 & 10 January media days of the North American International Auto Show.
DETROIT PREVIEW: Global debuts list [UPDATED]
20 December 2011
Just-auto's list of the concept and production vehicle global premieres scheduled to be revealed on the 9 & 10 January media days of the North American International Auto Show.
US: Light vehicle market to advance to 13.6m in 2012 – Edmunds
20 December 2011
Analysts at Edmunds forecast that an estimated 13.6m new cars and trucks will be sold in the US in 2012. They believe that pent-up demand will drive the market up despite concerns over the slow pace of US economic growth.
INDONESIA: Chery in assembly talks with Astra International
19 December 2011
China’s Chery Automobile is in talks with Indonesia’s PT Astra International (AI) to assemble its cars in Indonesia for the local market, according to local reports.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Saab ain't down yet
16 December 2011
Every week for months now, I expect to be writing a small obituary for Saab, gone to join the likes of Pontiac, Saturn, Oldsmobile, Rover, Austin et al in brand name heaven and, every week, another rabbit gets pulled out of the hat. Everything that happened this week - and previously - is in here.
COMMENT: BMW goes Olympic
16 December 2011
BMW's annual media get-together is sometimes good for a bit of controversial copy, such as the year the then-managing director took a shot at London's controversial congestion charge which was then reckoned to be costing the automaker's flagship dealership in Park Lane GBP1m a year.
UK: Union warns BMW over pension and temp rights plans
8 December 2011
Britain's largest labour union Unite has warned BMW it could face industrial action in the new year unless plans to close its pension scheme to new starters are reversed and the automaker ends what the union claims are legal loopholes to deny agency staff equal pay.
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