TURKEY: Brightwell confident of ‘immediate’ start if Saab bid successful
Saab bidder Brightwell Holdings says with some "minor adjustements," production could restart immediately in Trollhattan, should its pitch for the bankrupt automaker be successful.
INDIA: Audi to assemble Q3 and Q7 SUVs - reports
Volkswagen unit Audi India is adding an extra assembly line at its Aurangabad plant in Maharashtra to build the luxury Q7 SUV and the upcoming entry level Q3, which is expected to be launched in June-July this year, according to local reports.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Fiat shows 500L
Fiat has released first 'official' images of its new 500L ahead of the model's world debut at the Geneva show on 6 March.
JAPAN: Thai floods hit Honda third quarter profits
Honda Motor net income for the fiscal third quarter ended 31 December, 2011 fell 41.2% to JPY47.6bn on sales off 8% to JPY1,942.5bn ($24,988m).
ITALY: Fiat-Chrysler full year financials "ahead of guidance"
Combined Fiat-Chrysler revenues and trading profit for calendar year 2011 were "significantly ahead of guidance" at EUR59.6bn and EUR2.4bn respectively, "despite uneven trading conditions..."
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January 2012 management briefing: 2012's growing vehicle markets
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US: Chrysler adding 1,800 Belvidere jobs
3 February 2012
Chrysler last night (2 February) confirmed it will add about 1,800 jobs at its Belvidere, Illinois assembly plant, including a third shift "and hundreds of jobs for the production of the new Dodge Dart", by the third quarter of 2012.
JAPAN: Mitsubishi returns to profit in fiscal Q3
3 February 2012
Reduced costs and an improved model line-up helped Mitsubishi reverse last year’s loss to post a net profit in the nine months to December 2011.
CHICAGO PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [2013 VW Beetle TDI added]
3 February 2012
Various concepts and production models are due to be revealed at the Chicago auto show's 8 & 9 February media preview days. Our list continues to be updated as manufacturers confirm further debutantes.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: A mixed start to 2012
The jury on the likely US sales tally for 2012 is still out after a January that (pleasantly) surprised our resident statistician Bill Cawthon and sparked off a bit of discussion at just-auto Towers this week - will the light vehicle market for the year break through 14m?
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THE WEEK THAT WAS: A mixed start to 2012
The jury on the likely US sales tally for 2012 is still out after a January that (pleasantly) surprised our resident statistician Bill Cawthon and sparked off a bit of discussion at just-auto Towers this week - will the light vehicle market for the year break through 14m, as an increasing number of pundits suggest or will the remaining 11 months see it pegged back to the 13.5m-ish suggested late last year?
JAPAN: Denso nine-month net income drops 71.9%
3 February 2012
INDIA: Audi to assemble Q3 and Q7 SUVs - reports
3 February 2012
SOUTH KOREA: Citroen to re-start sales
3 February 2012
SWEDEN: Volvo truck sales up 27% in December; 53% for year
3 February 2012
JAPAN: NSG closing Pilkington UK float line
3 February 2012
JAPAN: GT86 will “revive” Toyota’s sports car tradition
3 February 2012
January 2012 management briefing: 2012's growing vehicle markets
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THE WEEK THAT WAS: A mixed start to 2012
3 February 2012
The jury on the likely US sales tally for 2012 is still out after a January that (pleasantly) surprised our resident statistician Bill Cawthon and sparked off a bit of discussion at just-auto Towers this week - will the light vehicle market for the year break through 14m, as an increasing number of pundits suggest or will the remaining 11 months see it pegged back to the 13.5m-ish suggested late last year?
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.
GOLDING’S TAKE: Marchionne tells rival car makers to behave
2 February 2012
Sergio Marchionne was in ebullient form when he hosted the telephone conference call to explain the Fiat/Chrysler financial results announced yesterday (1 February).
PRODUCT EYE: Renault Kangoo Maxi Z.E.
1 February 2012
White Van Man might well be in danger of losing his innate haste and stress, should he get behind the wheel of the new EV version of Renault's Kangoo van.
January 2012 management briefing: 2012's growing vehicle markets
31 January 2012
The problems facing the European vehicle market were described in the last instalment of January's briefing. In this article, we consider the prospects for vehicle demand in other world regions.
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.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Fiat and the truckers
27 January 2012
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has had enough trouble with unions lately, and now, as I write, Fiat is struggling with the logistics nightmare of a truckers strike that seems to be bringing Italy to a halt.
COMMENT: Italy on its knees as Fiat austerity ad airs
26 January 2012
Maybe Sergio Marchionne could be excused a wry smile as he plies the airwaves of the world - at the recent Automotive News World Congress in Detroit the Chrysler/Fiat CEO remarked he spent the equivalent of 42, 24-hour days on aircraft last year - as he digests the current wave of popular unrest sweeping Italy
INTERVIEW: Nissan Mexicana president Jose Munoz
25 January 2012
Interviewed at Nissan's Americas media centre, Nissan Mexicana president Jose Munoz discusses his team’s achievements in 2011 and plans for 2012, including construction of a new manufacturing plant to be built in Aguascalientes. The facility, which will complement Nissan’s two existing Mexican factories, is scheduled to begin operations in late 2013. He envisions an environment where his team will be poised to achieve an unprecedented 30% share of the market in the future.
January 2012 management briefing: world markets – Europe
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.
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