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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.
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".
BELGIUM: GM could still have say with Youngman Saab 9-3 plan: CLEPA
6 February 2012
European automotive supplier body CLEPA, is cautioning General Motors could still be involved if prospective Saab bidder, Youngman, starts up production using the 9-3 model.
BELGIUM: CLEPA cautions Saab receivers not to sell assets to pay huge lawyer army
3 February 2012
Europe's automotive supplier body CLEPA, is urging Saab receivers not to sell off the bankrupt automaker piecemeal in order to pay a vast army of lawyers.
SWEDEN: Volvo truck sales up 27% in December; 53% for year
3 February 2012
Volvo Trucks’ December deliveries increased 27% year-on-year to 11,882 trucks. For the full year 2011, deliveries rose 53% to 115,346 trucks.
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.
BELGIUM: National strike will not affect full-year volumes: Volvo
1 February 2012
Volvo says this week's nationwide strike that paralysed vast swathes of Belgium will not affect its planned volumes for 2102.
BELGIUM: Employers body takes aim at "political strike" as country halts
31 January 2012
Belgium's crippling nationwide strike yesterday (30 January) is estimated to have cost around EUR200m, with the automotive sector taking a significant proportion of that hit.
SWEDEN: Volvo takes on 50 Saab engineers as it looks to boost EV sector
31 January 2012
Volvo says it has recruited 50 engineers from Saab, with a further 50 being currently evaluated as redundant staff from the Trollhattan manufacturer look for alternative employment.
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.
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.
TURKEY: Brightwell to make imminent Saab engineer statement as confidentiality deal inked
27 January 2012
Turkish private equity company Brightwell Holdings is to make an imminent statement on retaining skilled engineers at Saab, following the inking of a confidentiality agreement with the bankrupt automaker's receivers.
SWEDEN: Volvo in road train 'platoon' demonstration
24 January 2012
The SARTRE project (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) - with Volvo Car Corporation as the only participating car manufacturer - has successfully completed the first test demonstrations of a multiple vehicle platoon.
SWEDEN: Improved Norway links to help jobless Saab workers
23 January 2012
Swedish regional government is to inject SEK90m (US$13.4m) into the area around bankrupt Saab's home town of Trollhattan, with help given to those made unemployed by the automaker's demise to travel to Norway to seek work.
SWEDEN: Youngman could make Saab bid within weeks: FKG
23 January 2012
Scandinavian supplier body FKG says a bid for bankrupt Saab by Chinese manufacturer Youngman, could occur within weeks.
GERMANY: Mercedes to sell 2.7m cars by 2020
20 January 2012
Daimler plans to more than double output of Mercedes-Benz vehicles to 2.7m by 2020 in its drive to become the world's largest premium car maker, a German business magazine reported.
SWEDEN: Saab State salary pot near empty as delegation starts China visit
19 January 2012
Bankrupt Saab's main white collar labour body Unionen, says its members have around one and half months salary left before the State guarantee runs out
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/SWEDEN: MAN, Scania, still pursuing synergies
13 January 2012
MAN and Scania are still seeking closer ties and deny a report saying plans had been dropped through a lack of progress.
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: Volvo lauds XC60 plug-in hybrid as '3-in-1'
11 January 2012
When Stefan Jacoby, President and CEO of Volvo Car Corporation, presented the new XC60 Plug-in Hybrid Concept at Detroit this week, he described it as 'actually three cars rolled into one'.
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.
DETROIT INTERVIEW: Stefan Jacoby says safety is still in Volvo's genes
10 January 2012
Volvo will not abandon its position as one of the world leaders for automotive safety in its quest to almost double production to 800,000 cars a year and be recognised as a more design-driven brand, says CEO Stefan Jacoby.
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: Analysts expect Big Three renaissance
6 January 2012
The renaissance of Detroit’s “Big Three” will be on full display at this year’s North American International Auto Show in Detroit, according to Edmunds.com analysts.
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