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April 2008 News


30.04.08: Daimler buys back stake in Tognum off-highway business
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28.04.08: ZF wins Nissan light commercial order for six-speed auto
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25.04.08: VW announces clean diesel for US car production
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24.04.08: Ford upbeat after $100m profit in first quarter
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23.04.08: Continental puts fuel supply business up for sale
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23.04.08: More than half Toyotas now made outside Japan
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23.04.08: US will make CAFE fuel economy targets tougher
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23.04.08: Delphi shakes up its senior European management
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18.04.08: GM unveils Insignia design... and it's not a Vectra
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16.04.08: Johnson Controls sets up Chinese interiors venture with Chery
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15.04.08: Ford offshoot sells glass business to buy-in consortium
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15.04.08: Nissan and Chrysler expand product swapping links
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14.04.08: Mercedes' new diesels raise power and cut emissions
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11.04.08: European Commission talks tough over "Volkswagen" law
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11.04.08: Toyota, Daihatsu and Subaru plan MX-5 roadster rival
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11.04.08: Second line will triple Toyota's Indian capacity
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09.04.08: Nissan to build light commercial range in the US
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09.04.08: Daimler to increase research spending up to 2010
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07.04.08: Volvo builds first hybrid refuse truck
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07.04.08: Delphi's major investor pulls out, leaving financial gap
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07.04.08: BMW order is largest ever for press manufacturer
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07.04.08: GM engineers test Li-ion batteries for the Volt
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04.04.08: Volvo puts pulp powertrain to the test
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02.04.08: Ford integrates purchasing with global product groups
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March 2008 News


31.03.08: Volvo order puts collision sensor into production
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27.03.08: Mitsubishi brings further SUVs into Dutch factory
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27.03.08: Seat returns to profit a year ahead of schedule
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27.03.08: Continental restructures powertrain into single business unit
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27.03.08: Indian authorities approve Daimler's truck venture
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26.03.08: Tata clinches $2.3 billion deal for Jaguar Land Rover
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26.03.08: Mercedes promotes from within to top design job
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14.03.08: Changes bring Nissan pickup higher safety rating
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14.03.08: McLaren dismisses spy case engineer, says report
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14.03.08: Mercedes put NOx reduction diesels on sale in US
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12.03.08: UK bus builder agrees investment fund buyout
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11.03.08: Small car rationalisation means new Honda factory
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10.03.08: BMW announces huge expansion for US plant
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05.03.08: Bentley to convert whole range to biofuels by 2012
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03.03.08: Volkswagen takes control at Swedish truck maker
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03.03.08: Porsche board backs move to take over Volkswagen
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February 2008 News


29.02.08: Renault confirms deal with Russian automotive giant
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27.02.08: EuroNCAP hits out at pickup safety standards
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27.02.08: Nissan and Mitsubishi expand model sharing programme
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26.02.08: Goodyear will triple tyre production in Poland
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26.02.08: Ford starts up Kuga production at Saarlouis
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25.02.08: Porsche production hit after gas explosion
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25.02.08: Denso invests in Chinese bus air conditioning
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22.02.08: Renault and Nissan commit to Indian plant after Mahindra pull-out
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21.02.08: Contractors will bear brunt of Continental job cuts
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21.02.08: Lotus and Continental engine produces 15 per cent CO2 savings
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19.02.08: Iranian vehicle maker will major on CNG
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18.02.08: Dacia puts pickup into Romanian Logan range
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14.02.08: Visteon announces 2007 loss and more plant closures
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06.02.08: BMW tells analysts it will cut thousands of jobs to boost profitability
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01.02.08: VW invests $1 billion in Mexico with bigger plans for North America as a whole
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January 2008 News


31.01.08: Nissan puts on third shift and recruits staff for UK plant
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31.01.08: Daimler to build Mercedes in Eastern Europe, says newspaper
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30.01.08: BMW reports record sales and earnings in 2007
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28.01.08: Dürr wins deal for Peugeot's Chinese expansion
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25.01.08: Porsche sees revenues grow in its first half
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24.01.08: Ford cuts its pretax loss for 2007 to "just" $2.7 billion Read more...

24.01.08: Cooper-Standard buys majority stake in Indian seals Read more...

24.01.08: Goodyear to cut jobs at French tyre plants
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16.01.08: Lotus to advise on Saudi Arabian automotive development
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15.01.08: BMW claims Detroit innovations in cars and engines
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14.01.08: Dodge hybrid takes marque out of the muscle mould
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14.01.08: GM links up with biofuel from anywhere technology firm
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14.01.08: Ford tries to convince US buyers of three-door merits
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14.01.08: Hyundai pitches the Genesis at upmarket buyers
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14.01.08: Nissan will build Latin American car for Chrysler
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11.01.08: Industrry more optimistic than for years, says report
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10.01.08: GM and Ford set European sales records in 2007
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10.01.08: Tata unveils the Nano, its "one lakh car"l
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08.01.08: Renault, Nissan commit to India plant as M&M pulls out
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08.01.08: Ford to spend $500 million on cars and engines in India
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07.01.08: Porsche will build hybrid version of the Panamera
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03.01.08: Ford in more detailed talks over Jaguar with Tata
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02.01.08: Kongsberg's automotive control purchase drives it into big league
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December 2007 News


27.12.07: PSA signs deal for Russian car manufacturing
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27.12.07: Federal-Mogul