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  • Opel union pushes to rescue Antwerp plant
    Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:01:00 EST

    General Motors Co.'s European arm Opel is discussing a proposal by labor to rescue a plant in Antwerp, Belgium, that the carmaker had planned to close, an Opel spokesman said on Tuesday.

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  • China car sales rise 55% in February
    Tue, 9 Mar 2010 04:16:00 EST

    China's passenger-car sales in February rose 55 percent from a year earlier, the official industry association said on Tuesday, as policy incentives continued to lure buyers into showrooms during the holidays.

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  • UK dealer group Lookers predicts strong Q1
    Tue, 9 Mar 2010 03:31:00 EST

    Lookers Plc is seeing strong demand in the key month of March and has felt little impact from a recall of cars by Toyota Motor Corp., the British car dealer group's CEO said.

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  • Tata entity, Citi buy Tata Motors shares from Daimler
    Tue, 9 Mar 2010 08:16:00 EST

    Tata Sons, the holding entity for Tata Group firms, and Citigroup have acquired 8.65 million shares in Tata Motors Ltd. from Germany's Daimler AG. Tata Sons bought 4 million Tata Motors shares at 750 rupees each, while Citi bought 4.

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  • Toyota finds no flaw with safety electronics
    Tue, 9 Mar 2010 00:16:00 EST

    Toyota Motor Corp. said it had found no flaw with its throttle controls as it seeks to dismiss an external study critical of its electronic safety systems.

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  • Tata's JLR gets 340M pound EU loan
    Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:46:00 EST

    The European Investment Bank said on Tuesday it had agreed on a 340 million pound ($510 million) loan to the Jaguar and Land Rover brands owned by India's Tata Motors Ltd.

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  • Daimler to get Q1 EBIT boost from Tata stake sale
    Tue, 9 Mar 2010 05:16:00 EST

    Daimler will book a first-quarter gain of 265 million euros ($360.5 million) from selling its stake in India's Tata Motors Ltd., helping the German carmaker offset an expected hit from its stake in aerospace group EADS.

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  • BMW sees definite upturn in almost all car markets
    Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:16:00 EST

    erman luxury carmaker BMW AG sees a "definite" upturn in almost all car markets after its automobile and motorcycle sales increased 14 percent in February compared with the same month last year.

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  • Audi predicts rise in 2010 profit
    Tue, 9 Mar 2010 07:01:00 EST

    German luxury carmaker Audi contributed the bulk of earnings and cash in 2009 to parent Volkswagen AG and expects better results this year as it launches a dozen new models, including the A1 subcompact. VW's entire war chest of 10.

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  • Mitsubishi promises PSA 100,000 electric vehicles
    Tue, 9 Mar 2010 05:11:00 EST

    Mitsubishi has agreed to make 100,000 electric vehicles for PSA/Peugeot-Citroen starting this year as the Japanese automaker seeks to boost volume and cut costs.

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