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GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [Opel Astra OPC and RAD e concept added]
8 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.
JAPAN: Mitsubishi closing Netherlands assembly plant in 2013
6 February 2012
Mitsubishi Motors' NedCar plant in Born, the Netherlands, appears doomed beyond the end of this year after the automaker said it "would not allocate a new model" for its subsidiary European production site from "2013 and beyond".
FRANCE/ITALY: January car sales sharply down in France and Italy
3 February 2012
The year of 2012 is off to a poor start in terms of European car sales if the January results from France and Italy are anything to go by.
SOUTH KOREA: Citroen to re-start sales
3 February 2012
Citroen is planning to re-enter South Korea in April with its DS3 models, according to local distributor Hanbul Motors.
UK: Jaguar Land Rover hiring 133 apprentices
2 February 2012
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will recruit 133 apprentices in 2012, its largest intake ever. Its programme, this year searching for both advanced and higher apprentices launches on Monday 6 February coinciding with National Apprenticeship Week here in the UK.
FRANCE: PSA may put India plan on hold
31 January 2012
PSA Peugeot Citroen said it may delay its planned EUR650m (US$850m) plant investment in India, adding only that it is "reviewing the investment calendar”.
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.
January 2012 management briefing: world markets – Europe
27 January 2012
It is probably fair to say that the analysts and pundits are – in early 2012 - less certain about prospects for the year ahead than they were a year ago.
GENEVA PREVIEW: World premiere for Peugeot 208
20 January 2012
PSA has revealed more details of the Peugeot 208, the world premiere of which will be on 6 March at the Geneva motor show.
FRANCE: Peugeot halts Le Mans programme
19 January 2012
PSA Peugeot Citroen has pulled the plug on its Le Mans racing team, citing financial pressures, and will not be at the famous 24-hour race this year.
FRANCE: Peugeot global sales off 1.3% in 2011
18 January 2012
PSA's Peugeot brand sold 2,114,000 vehicles worldwide in 2011, 48% outside Europe, 1.3% down on its record 2010.
BELGIUM: EU car market down 6.4% in Dec (includes 2011 sales data)
17 January 2012
Data released by ACEA shows that new cars sales in the EU dropped by 6.4% in December to 953,108 units. Over the year 2011, demand for new cars decreased by 1.7%, bringing the total number of units registered to 13.11m units.
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.
UK: PSA restructures European sales companies
16 January 2012
The heads of Peugeot and Citroen operations in the UK will now report to a newly appointed director general for both brands in Britain, Marc Lechantre, whose remit also covers Ireland.
FRANCE: Rennes plant to build Peugeot 508 hybrid
12 January 2012
A range-topping diesel-electric version of the Peugeot 508 is due for launch later in 2012.
DETROIT INTERVIEW: Fiat's Marchionne: auto industry needs consolidation
11 January 2012
There needs to be another round of consolidation of the motor industry worldwide or some companies will not survive, according to Fiat and Chrysler chief Sergio Marchionne
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.
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.
BELGIUM: CLEPA ratchets up heat on "protectionist" OEMs' repair information
5 January 2012
European automotive supplier body CLEPA says it is to "take action" next week concerning the contentious issue of access to vehicle repair and maintenance information.
FRANCE: PSA names new brands head
5 January 2012
Peugeot-Citroen managing board member Frédéric Saint-Geours has been named executive vice-president for brands, replacing Jean-Marc Gales who is the new CEO of European automotive supply body CLEPA.
BELGIUM: PSA board member Jean-Marc Gales to be new CLEPA CEO
4 January 2012
European automotive supply body CLEPA says PSA board member Jean-Marc Gales will replace current incumbent Lars Holmqvist who is retiring after eight years at the helm.
US: Magneti Marelli system will connect cars to the Cloud
23 December 2011
Magneti Marelli has demonstrated a Linux-based prototype of what it claims is the first open-source infotainment system.
UK: European light vehicle output to fall 6.5% in 2012 – LMC
19 December 2011
Analysts at LMC Automotive have told just-auto that the European auto industry is heading for a sharp downturn in 2012 stemming from the region's ongoing economic crisis. However, they also say that the downturn will be much less severe than that of late 2008 and early 2009 because there is less of a surplus stock problem this time round.
BRAZIL: Optimism for 2012 on the rise again
16 December 2011
Recent measures announced by the government to incentivise consumption have prompted consultants and major auto sector players to get their calculators out again.
FRANCE: Banque PSA Finance signs new EUR2bn revolving credit facility
15 December 2011
Banque PSA Finance has signed a EUR2bn three-year syndicated revolving credit facility (with the possibility of two one-year extensions, at the banks' option). The new facility refinances an existing EUR2bn arrangement which was due to mature in June 2012.
FRANCE: PSA expects EUR405m+ auto H2 loss
14 December 2011
PSA Peugeot Citroen expects an auto division second-half operating loss of over EUR405m (US$530m) as Europe's economic woes hit demand.
CANADA: Magna expands in South America
7 December 2011
Magna International's Cosma International operating unit has closed a deal with ThyssenKrupp Automotive Systems to acquire ThyssenKrupp Automotive Systems Industrial do Brasil Ltda. (TKASB) which produces and assembles chassis structural components and modules for several Brazilian automotive customers from four plants, and had sales of approximately US$250m in its fiscal year ended 30 September, 2011.
FRANCE: PSA Peugeot Citroen starts US$968m three-cylinder petrol engine facility
2 December 2011
PSA Peugeot Citroen has inaugurated its EUR717m (US$968m) production unit for a new family of three-cylinder petrol engines at its Trémery plant in Moselle, eastern France.
GERMANY/JAPAN: BMW, Toyota, collaborating on batteries, diesels
1 December 2011
BMW Group (BMW) and Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC) on Thursday (1 December) said they had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) concerning a mid-to-long-term collaboration on next-generation environment-friendly technologies.
FRANCE: PSA opens new I3 engine line in Tremery
1 December 2011
PSA Peugeot Citroën has officially opened the new three-cylinder petrol engine assembly line at its Trémery plant in Moselle, eastern France.
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