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UK: Car output rebounds in April
16 May 2013
The production of cars in the UK rose 16.6% to 110,033 units in April, bucking the downward trend of recent months.
GERMANY: BMW group sales continue climb in April
14 May 2013
BMW Group sales rose 6.8% in April 2013 to 155,419 vehicles worldwide while sales for the first four months of the year climbed 5.7% over 2012 to a record high of 603,619.
CANADA: Magna International boosts Q1 sales and profits
10 May 2013
Magna International said on Friday sales of US$8.36bn for the first quarter ended 31 March, 2013, were up 9% year on year as vehicle production increased 1% in North America and fell 9% in Europe.
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.
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: Penske Logistics wins bid to operate BMW parts centre
1 May 2013
Penske Logistics has announced it has been awarded the contract to be the operational manager of the BMW of North America distribution centre in Nazareth, Pa.
US: Chevrolet claims economy benchmark for Spark EV
30 April 2013
Chevrolet claims that the 2014 Chevrolet Spark EV is the "industry benchmark in retail electric vehicle efficiency" with a combined city/highway EPA estimated range of 82 miles when fully charged and an EPA-estimated combined city/highway 119 MPGe fuel economy equivalent.
PRODUCT EYE: BMW 114i
25 April 2013
Can a BMW be considered a sports model if it’s only got 100 horsepower? Glenn Brooks tries the base version of what was last month the UK's best selling premium brand car.
UK: Car output down 6.3% in March
25 April 2013
Car production in the UK declined in March as the industry felt the effects of weaker demand in Europe.
GERMANY: Mini to assemble Countryman at BMW plant in India
17 April 2013
BMW is to start assembling its Mini Countryman at its plant in Chennai, India, later this year.
CHINA: Chery kills Riich and Rely brands
16 April 2013
Chery Auto has announced plans to phase out the Rely and Riich divisions, each of which was launched in 2009. That leaves Chery as the sole brand for passenger vehicles and Karry for LCVs.
THAILAND: Tata targets moderate growth in Thailand
10 April 2013
India’s Tata Motors is targeting output growth of 10% in Thailand in the fiscal year ending in March 2014, helped by dealer network expansion and exports to neighbouring markets in south-east Asia.
GERMANY: Record month for BMW
9 April 2013
BMW has a record month in March with sales up 4% year on year to 159,195 while first quarter deliveries rose 7% to a record 381,404 vehicles.
UK: March sales up 5.9%
5 April 2013
UK new car registrations rose 5.9% year on year in March with 394,806 registrations of 13-plate cars.
JAPAN: Aqua knocks Prius off number one
5 April 2013
Toyota's Aqua (Prius c) hybrid hatchback became Japan's best-selling car for the first time in fiscal year 2012, replacing the long-established Prius hybrid hatchback series, number one for the past three years.
US: Car sales continue to rise
3 April 2013
US light vehicle sales continue to grow last month. Automakers delivered better than 1.4m cars and trucks, a 3.5% improvement over March 2012. This translated into a seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR) of 15.27m sales, slightly below analysts’ expectation of 15.4m, but more than 1m sales higher than the mark from last March. March 2013 was the fifth consecutive month the SAAR was above 15m.
INDIA: Maruti Suzuki’s March sales drop 4.8% to 119,937 units
3 April 2013
Maruti Suzuki India sold 119,937 units in March 2013. This included 12,047 exports.
INTERVIEW: Keno Kato, Corporate VP of Product Planning for Nissan & Infiniti
2 April 2013
Keno Kato is corporate vice president of Global Product Strategy and Product Planning for Nissan and Infiniti. Glenn Brooks recently met him and took the opportunity to ask a variety of questions concerning future model plans.
NEW YORK SHOW: Soul could become Kia's Mini, says design chief
28 March 2013
Kia's Soul, appearing in second-generation form at New York, has the potential to become the Korean brand's equivalent of the Mini, said the man who headed the design team which created it.
INDIA: Fiat plans yet another re-launch
27 March 2013
Fiat plans to tap into niche and specialist markets in India rather than challenge small car market leaders Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai head on.
INTERVIEW: Agromash Holdings on PSA partnership in Kazakhstan
26 March 2013
PSA Peugeot Citroen recently inked a partnership with Agromash Holding, for the assembly and distribution of the French automaker's passenger cars and LCVs in Kazakhstan. Simon Warburton was in contact with the trailer and agricultural machinery manufacturer based in the huge country on Russia's southern border.
BELGIUM: ACEA voices reservations on EU-Japan free trade
26 March 2013
The European carmakers' trade body ACEA has said that it wants Japan to eliminate non-tariff barriers to trade in cars before any agreement on EU-Japan free trade. It also said that regulatory vehicle standards in Japan should be harmonised in line with EU standards.
UK: Diversification ‘key to Mini’s success’
21 March 2013
Mini's seventh model, the Paceman, is an example of how the brand has diversified to give buyers more choice as well as offer cars to those who are looking to downsize, said product and planning manager Dave Tuckett.
GERMANY: After record 2012, BMW 'cautiously optimistic' on 2013 outlook
19 March 2013
After a record-breaking 2012, BMW Group says its outlook for the current 12-month reporting period is cautiously optimistic, based on ambitious targets set amid a "persisting difficult and volatile economic environment".
GERMANY: Anticipation grows at BMW as redesigned MINI nears
19 March 2013
Excitement is building within the BMW Group ahead of the launch of the redesigned third generation MINI at the end of the year but details remain sketchy.
GERMANY: EV extender engine maker is existing BMW supplier
19 March 2013
The Taiwanese company chosen to supply the 'range extender' two-cylinder combustion engine that will be optional with BMW's upcoming i3 electric car is an existing supplier to the BMW Group's motorcycle unit, just-auto has learned.
GERMANY: Mini sees sales rise but also more competition
19 March 2013
Mini continues to break sales records around the world but competition is increasing says global sales chief, Graeme Grieve
PRODUCT EYE: Subaru XV
15 March 2013
It’s hard to believe that fewer than 50,000 Subarus were sold in Europe last year, but it’s true. This brand is mainstream almost everywhere else in the world, but here, it’s more exclusive than Porsche.
GERMANY: BMW claims 2012 sales and profit records
14 March 2013
BMW management board chairman Norbert Reithofer on Thursday (14 March) said 2012 was the group's best year yet as it announced record sales and profits and healthy margins.
PRODUCT EYE: Vauxhall Adam
12 March 2013
Vauxhall invited just-auto along to the London launch of the Adam, which was based in a pop-up shop at the giant Westfield shopping centre adjacent to the site of the 2012 summer Olympic Games.
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