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UK: Volvo Car confirms Connor as MD
By: Graeme Roberts | 16 May 2012
Former sales director Nick Connor has been confirmed as managing director of Volvo Car UK as well as its Ireland and Iceland subsidiaries.
SWEDEN: Volvo Truck volume off 4% in April
By: Graeme Roberts | 16 May 2012
Volvo truck deliveries in April fell 4% year on year to 18,497 vehicles.
JAPAN: Isuzu 2012 net profit surges 77%
By: Graeme Roberts | 16 May 2012
Isuzu Motors booked net income of JPY91.26bn (US$1.14bn) for the fiscal year ended 31 March 2012, up 76.9% year on year.
CHINA: SORL Auto Parts Q1 gross profit dips
By: Graeme Roberts | 16 May 2012
INDIA: Eicher Q1 aftertax profit up 33% to US$30m
By: Graeme Roberts | 16 May 2012
US: Tributes flow for Ford's 1980s turnaround chief
By: Graeme Roberts | 16 May 2012
US: Detroit Three improve in supplier relationships survey
By: Graeme Roberts | 16 May 2012
CHINA: JVs boost SAIC April sales 12.6%
By: Graeme Roberts | 16 May 2012
RUSSIA: UAZ swings to net profit in first quarter
By: Graeme Roberts | 16 May 2012
US: GM axes paid for advertising on Facebook
By: Dave Leggett | 16 May 2012
RUSSIA: Avtovaz Q1 net profit down 88.5%
By: Graeme Roberts | 16 May 2012
CHINA: Honda JVs' sales up 43% in April
By: Graeme Roberts | 16 May 2012
US: Nissan starts redesigned Altima production
By: Graeme Roberts | 16 May 2012
UK: All 2013 Volkswagens to have standard digital radio
By: Graeme Roberts | 15 May 2012
SWEDEN: IF Metall asks Barack Obama for Saab licence help
By: Simon Warburton | 15 May 2012
INDIA: Mercedes eyes top luxury spot by 2020
By: Satnam Singh | 15 May 2012
GERMANY: Hesse PM piles pressure on Opel to expand export envelope
By: Simon Warburton | 15 May 2012
RUSSIA: Light vehicle sales up 14% in April
By: Dave Leggett | 15 May 2012
HUNGARY: Opel engine plant starts test production
By: Graeme Roberts | 15 May 2012
THAILAND: Mitsubishi boosts Mirage output after high demand
By: Graeme Roberts | 15 May 2012
CANADA: BYD in Windsor electric bus deal
By: Graeme Roberts | 15 May 2012
CHINA: Chery exports on the rise
By: Chris Wright | 15 May 2012
JAPAN: Smaller Denso condenser boosts efficiency
By: Tony Lewis | 15 May 2012
UK: Hertz signs MoU to operate EV car sharing club
By: Dave Leggett | 15 May 2012
SOUTH KOREA: Ssangyong reports sales growth of 7.2% in April
By: Dave Leggett | 15 May 2012
JAPAN: Asahi Kasei starts dry film plant build
By: Simon Warburton | 15 May 2012
GERMANY: Opel/Vauxhall to focus on two Astra sites as it cautions on Russelsheim
By: Simon Warburton | 15 May 2012
GERMANY: Porsche sales rise again
By: Chris Wright | 15 May 2012
JAPAN: Suzuki annual operating income rises 12%
By: Graeme Roberts | 14 May 2012
PHILIPPINES: Sales weaker in April
By: Tony Pugliese | 14 May 2012
