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US: NA auto industry execs upbeat and optimistic in Booz survey
24 May 2012
A new wave of optimism is overtaking the US auto industry as it rebounds from the depths of the recession and a brutal restructuring, according to Booz & Company’s second annual US Automotive Industry Survey and Confidence Index.
US: Prius demand passes 2012 target of 220,000
11 May 2012
Toyota Motor plans to boost supplies of its Prius hybrid in the US as demand exceeds the initial target of 220,000 vehicles for 2012.
just-auto's research round-up
10 May 2012
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IRAN: IKCO says PSA losing $10m monthly from shipping halt
2 May 2012
Iran Khodro (IKCO) says PSA is losing US$10m per month as a result of temporarily halting parts shipments to the Tehran automaker in the wake of tough European Union and US sanctions.
just-auto's research round-up
1 May 2012
Here's a brief run-down of reports available in our research store that caught our eye over the past week or so...
INDONESIA: New policies to derail market growth
27 April 2012
The Indonesian automotive association, Gaikindo, has dramatically cut its forecast for vehicles sales this year to 700,000 units, from 950,000 earlier in the year, citing new government policies designed to curb excessive borrowing.
just-auto's research round-up
24 April 2012
Here's a brief run-down of reports available in our research store that caught our eye over the past week or so...
RUSSIA: Hyundai Motor CIS to boost sales in Russia by 20% in 2012
19 April 2012
Hyundai Motor CIS plans to increase its sales in Russia by 20% this year, Alexei Kalitsev, the company’s sales director, said.
BRAZIL: JAC sees factory operating by 2014
11 April 2012
Brazil auto sales likely will stay flat this year as the country's banks pull back on vehicle financing, auto importer Sergio Habib said.
US: Anti nuclear-Iran lobby highlights 12 automakers in campaign
5 April 2012
An increasingly vocal anti-nuclear lobby group in the US says it is not singling out Nissan in its vociferous campaign this week at the New York Motor Show highlighting 12 automakers with dealings in Iran.
ITALY: Fiat-Chrysler to sell 4.1m-4.4m in 2012
4 April 2012
Fiat chief executive Sergio Marchionne said the automaker and US partner Chrysler aim to sell a combined 4.1m-4.4m vehicles this year, up slightly from the 4m sold in 2011.
GERMANY: Mercedes in good condition but could do better
4 April 2012
Daimler is in good shape but “it’s not there yet”, board chairman Dieter Zetsche told shareholders in Berlin.
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3 April 2012
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CHINA: BMW JV targets 150,000 2012 sales
3 April 2012
BMW’s Chinese partner, Brilliance, aims to sell 150,000 German cars this year, up nearly 40% over last year, according to chairman Wu Xiaoan.
US: Global vehicle market to reach 100m by 2017
15 March 2012
A report by consultants IHS Automotive forecasts that the global vehicle market will exceed 100m units by 2017, driven by continued motorisation in emerging markets.
INTERVIEW: Magna International Europe president Guenther Apfalter - Part 1
13 March 2012
Magna International has just announced 2011 full year net income of US$1bn, although European vehicle production fell by 4%. Magna International Europe and Magna Steyr Group president Guenther Apfalter talked to Simon Warburton at company headquarters south of Vienna about challenges in Europe and the direction the company is headed.
US: Ford says US could reach 14m units in 2012, cautions on Europe contraction
27 February 2012
Ford is sticking to its ambitious forecasts for the US car parc, but cautions Europe's myriad financial woes make the Continent far more problematical.
UK: just-auto survey says auto industry 'quite optimistic' on 2012 prospects
21 February 2012
A survey of the global auto industry undertaken by just-auto suggests that prospects are bright for the sector as a whole, despite continuing concerns over the strength of the market in Europe.
CHINA: Supercar makers expect sales slowdown
20 February 2012
With Beijing’s motor show little more than two months away, there are signs that sales of supercars in the country are slowing as the economy weakens.
ANALYSIS: Toyota attacks the Indian market, sales surge 89%
17 February 2012
The little Toyota Etios is proving to be a big winner for Toyota Kirloskar (TKML), the Japanese firm's Indian manufacturing joint venture. In January, with the overall market up five percent, TKML saw its sales rise by 89 percent.
CHINA: CAAM forecasts 8% growth to vehicle market this year
13 February 2012
Despite a sharp fall to car sales in the month of January, the Chinese auto industry's trade body, CAAM, is forecasting 8% growth to the Chinese vehicle market in 2012.
CHINA: Car market down 24% in January
10 February 2012
Sales of cars declined by 23.8% in January from a year earlier to 1.16m, according to data issued by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM).
PHILIPPINES: Campi president sees 2012 car sales up 7%
9 February 2012
The Philippines car industry will recover this year with sales increasing 7% to 177,000 units from 165,000 in 2011, Rommel Gutierrez, Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines president, told GMA News Online.
INTERVIEW: Herbert Negele, hybrid projects head, BMW
8 February 2012
just-auto interviews Herbert Negele, who oversees BMW’s hybrid-electric vehicle programmes.
UK: Car sales in Western Europe down 8.7% in January
7 February 2012
Car sales in Western Europe fell by 8.7% year-on-year in January according to data released by LMC Automotive.
JAPAN: Toyota targets minimum 14% rise in China sales
7 February 2012
Toyota aims to sell at least 1m vehicles in China this year, up from 880,000 in calendar 2011, senior managing officer Takahiko Ijichi has said.
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.
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.
FRANCE: Renault-Nissan alliance books record 2011 sales
1 February 2012
The Renault-Nissan Alliance sold a record 8,029,222 units in 2011, a 10.3% increase year on year, boosted by "robust" sales in emerging markets and the United States.
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.
