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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.
SWEDEN: NEVS pencils autumn 2013 for Saab 9-3 petrol/diesel restart
13 May 2013
National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), says it is aiming to restart Saab production this autumn as it continues a recruitment drive for its new venture.
SHANGHAI: Global debuts list [Final version with additional cars & updated descriptions]
22 April 2013
Details of concepts and new models which made their global debuts on Saturday 20 April at Auto Shanghai's media preview day.
ANALYSIS: Qoros of approval
20 February 2013
Is the world’s newest car brand a Chinese export, or a global brand that just happens to build its cars in China? Mark Bursa reports on the first steps of Qoros.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Qoros to show first production car
15 February 2013
Qoros, the new China-based luxury car brand involving Chery, is to show its first series production car at the Geneva Motor Show.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Financial results: the good, the bad and the ugly
15 February 2013
There were more financial results out this week and it was another mixed bag. General Motors' latest black ink was, overall, good. It's still making big profits, mainly based on healthy North American business and continued progress in Asia (especially China where it sold, with its JVs, over 300,000 units in January). Europe's a problem for GM, but that's been the case for a while now, no easy solutions. Also in the good pile was Jaguar Land Rover.
UK: Car market up 11.5% in January
6 February 2013
UK new car registrations rose 11.5% to 143,643 units in January, another positive result to contrast with markets elsewhere in Europe.
CHINA: NEVS signs Quingdao Saab production deal
8 January 2013
National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) says it has inked a deal to produce Saab vehicles in China, in parallel with manufacture in Sweden that will see electric and conventionally-powered models being made in Trollhattan.
UK: 2012 new car market tops 2m and hits four-year high
7 January 2013
The UK new car market rose 5.3% in 2012 to over 2m units, the best result since recession struck in 2008. The positive result contrasts with declines in other major European national car markets.
December 2012 management briefing: Review of 2012 (part 1)
19 December 2012
Like any year in the auto industry, 2012 saw its fair share of company ups and downs, industrial comings and goings, and a fair old sprinkling of corporate drama. It was also a year of economic uncertainty hovering over automotive markets. 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 one covers the first half of the year, part two the second. This is part one.
SWEDEN: FKG suppliers furious at Saab costs as "dirt and mud" swirls
14 December 2012
Scandinavian supplier body, FKG, says its members are "furious" at what is thought to be a SEK129m (US$19m) claim by Saab's administrators and "very, very upset" concerning what it says is a request to repay goods supplied last year.
NETHERLANDS: Youngman invests EUR10m for 29.9% Spyker stake
7 December 2012
Chinese manufacturer, Youngman, has invested EUR10m (US$13m) in Spyker for 29.9% of the capital in a deal subject to completion of due diligence.
US: Court sets Spyker/General Motors oral argument date
7 December 2012
Spyker says the US District Court Eastern District of Michigan has issued a Notice to General Motors, Spyker and Saab Automobile to appear for oral argument on GM's Motion to Dismiss on 19 February next year.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Anyone want to buy a supercar maker?
30 November 2012
Intriguing observation from the Los Angeles motor show this week. No one from British HQ on the Aston Martin stand, which was run instead by the local dealer, so perhaps they were all back in Blighty readying for a much-rumoured sale?
BELGIUM: FKG points to UK model as Sweden struggles
30 November 2012
Scandinavian supplier body, FKG, is urging the Swedish government to look to the British model for its domestic automotive industry as the country struggles with the overall European downturn.
SWEDEN: Saab receivers auction off rare models
28 November 2012
Saab AB's receivers are auctioning off a number of cars including models of which only a few were made, as well as those the defunct automaker began to produce but which never made it to market.
INTERVIEW: Martyn Cray, plant director Vauxhall Ellesmere Port
27 November 2012
Vauxhall’s Ellesmere Port plant is currently on tickover and operating at around 65% capacity. But that is about to change, as Martyn Cray, the plant's director, tells Tony Lewis.
GUANGZHOU SHOW: Final list of global debuts
27 November 2012
An updated list of world premiere concepts and production models which appeared at AutoGuangzhou 2012.
SWEDEN: IF Metall hails Saab petrol/diesel potential as lay-offs continue
26 November 2012
Saab's main blue collar union says it would be "wise" for new owners, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) to also evaluate petrol or diesel powertrains for the 9-3 model as well as the planned electric version.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: All quiet on the Stateside front
23 November 2012
I wondered why things seemed a little quiet this week until the cent dropped: something to do with lots of travel, turkey and shopping in the US, for which many take the week off.
SWEDEN: NEVS could hire this winter if Saab 9-3 gasoline/diesel model given green light
20 November 2012
Saab owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden, (NEVS) says a recruitment drive to hire new staff could start as early as this winter should it decide to produce conventional gasoline or diesel-powered models.
SWEDEN: Ex-Saab director to start as Plastal Industri CEO 1 Jan
20 November 2012
Automotive supplier, Plastal Industri, says former Saab business development executive director, Martin Larsson, is to start as CEO on 1 January next year.
NETHERLANDS: Spyker opposes General Motors' Motion to Dismiss on complaint
13 November 2012
Former Saab owner, Spyker, says it will oppose General Motors filing of a Motion to Dismiss in response to Spyker/Saab Automobile's complaint from August this year.
US: Suzuki exits US car market amid distribution arm bankruptcy
6 November 2012
Suzuki's US distribution arm has filed for bankruptcy and said it will exit the US auto market.
CHINA: Dongfeng expands R&D capability
22 October 2012
China's second-largest auto group by sales, Dong Feng Motor, has signed an agreement to take a 70% stake in Swedish company T Engineering, its first overseas acquisition.
SWEDEN: Saab Parts likely to buy Saab Automobile's French and German subsidiaries by year-end
9 October 2012
Saab Automobile Parts says its recent acquisition of former subsidiaries in Spain and Italy will be swiftly followed by others, most likely in France and Germany by year-end.
SWEDEN: Muller wanted to drop Saab Griffin logo before Scania objections
5 October 2012
Former Saab and current Spyker, CEO, Victor Muller, says he wanted to end the association with the Swedish automaker and its Griffin logo long before current owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) was forced to drop the iconic symbol.
SWEDEN: Suppliers ask for bridging loans and short-time work backing
3 October 2012
Scandinavian supplier body, FKG, is asking the Swedish government to provide bridge financing and short-time working backing for component firms in anticipation of any future slowdown.
SWEDEN: No "black hole" claims Victor Muller as General Motors looks to dismiss lawsuit
2 October 2012
Spyker CEO, Victor Muller, insists he is not throwing money "into a black hole," insistsing the Dutch automaker will win its US$3bn lawsuit against General Motors, despite the American automaker's filing of a Motion to Dismiss in relation to Saab's bankruptcy last year.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Paris, US SAAR, Peugeot's piano...
28 September 2012
The main event this week was, of course, the bi-annual Paris motor show and we had numerous reports - and blogs - from our team in the French capital.
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