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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.
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.
US: January light vehicles sales surprise
2 February 2012
January US light vehicle sales were stronger than anyone expected.
AUSTRALIA: MG heads back Down Under - from China
31 January 2012
Right hand drive MG6 sedans and hatchbacks made by Shanghai Automotive in China are being launched in South Africa, New Zealand and probably Australia.
GERMANY: VW board to discuss Porsche deal
31 January 2012
Volkswagen's supervisory board is to discuss plans to acquire the remaining 50.1% of Porsche SE'S sports car business at a meeting on 14 February.
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.
SLOVAKIA: VW production remains on track
19 January 2012
Volkswagen is still in track to build 400,000 cars this year at its Slovak plant despite gloomy economic forecasts.
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.
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: New Porsche Boxster on sale in April
12 January 2012
Porsche has given its Boxster sport car a comprehensive make-over with a completely new lightweight body and a revamped chassis.
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.
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.
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.
COLOMBIA: Sales hit a new record in 2011
6 January 2012
An estimated 5.5% growth in the nation's economy and expectations for better in 2012 are among the reasons vehicle sales reached a new record in Colombia last year.
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.
US: Porsche sales up 15%
4 January 2012
Porsche Cars North America saw sales in 2011 climb by 15% to 29,000 units, the company reported, mostly thanks to a 56% increase in Cayenne SUV sales to nearly 13,000, up from 8,300 in 2010.
BELGIUM: Volkswagen cleared to acquire Poland brands
21 December 2011
Volkswagen has been cleared by the European Commission (EC) to acquire the exclusive importers and distributors of its passenger car and light commercial vehicle brands in Poland (KPI Polska and Skoda Auto Polska) as well as two other Polish businesses providing financial and insurance services relating to those activities (Volkswagen Bank Polska and Volkswagen Leasing Polska).
BELGIUM: EC clears Volkswagen Financial Services JV with D'Iteren
21 December 2011
European Commission (EC) officials have cleared under the EU Merger Regulation, the creation of a joint venture between Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) and the Belgian company D'Ieteren for the provision of financial services related to the sale of Volkswagen group vehicles on the Belgian market.
GERMANY: Porsche YTD sales up 25%
14 December 2011
Porsche 2011 sales to the end of November were up 25% to 109,709 units.
UK: Lotus CEO signs up for another four years
13 December 2011
Group Lotus CEO Dany Bahar has entered into a new agreement to stay in his post at the company until the end of 2015. He has also told journalists that the company could be sold then.
GERMANY: Xavier Chardon heading VW Europe sales
5 December 2011
Citroen France managing director Xavier Chardon is to be the new head of sales for Europe of the Volkswagen passenger cars brand from 1 January 2012.
US: November gives automakers reason to be thankful
2 December 2011
November light vehicle sales gave automakers reason to be thankful. Adjusted results were up 9.5% and November’s seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR) of 13.63m was the highest since August 2009 and the best November since 2007.
INTERVIEW: BWI Group vice president Dan Warrell
2 December 2011
Features such as automatic transmissions, air conditioning, power steering or radios began as novelties for the most exclusive models and eventually achieved widespread application on mass market vehicles. BWI Group vice-president Dan Warrell talked to just-auto about how its high-tech innovations such as its MagneRide and adaptive chassis technologies are applied and the ways in which the company's wide range of products can be used by OEMs.
US: Chevrolet Volt tops Consumer Reports survey
1 December 2011
The US$40,000 Chevrolet Volt is now the top-scoring model in Consumer Reports' latest annual owner satisfaction survey.
CANADA: Magna unit Cosma acquires aluminium castings operations
17 November 2011
Cosma International, an operating unit of Magna International, has signed an agreement with the shareholders of the BDW technologies group under which Cosma will acquire BDW's four operations. BDW is a vacuum high-pressure aluminum die caster and expects full year 2011 sales of approximately EUR160m.
GERMANY: VW in Porsche talks on Friday
17 November 2011
Volkswagen AG’s supervisory board is due to meet tomorrow (18 November) to discuss the two-year wrangle to merge with Porsche.
GERMANY: Porsche still mulling smaller car
15 November 2011
Porsche has not yet decided whether to build a car smaller than the Boxster, hence a release could be expected in the summer of 2014 at the earliest, Porsche head Matthias Mueller has said.
GERMANY: VW appoints new European sales head
2 November 2011
Xavier Chardon has been appointed as the Volkswagen brand's European sales chief with effect from 1 January, 2012, reporting directly to group sales and marketing chief Christian Klingler.
GERMANY: Porsche boosts nine-month operating profit 25%
1 November 2011
Porsche AG has booked a nine-month operating profit of EUR1.51bn, up 25% year on year.
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