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• BMW sales in U.S. top Toyota's Lexus for third straight month
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 04:55:00 EST
  
  
  BMW AG brand increased U.S. sales 1.6 percent in August and beat Lexus nameplate as the top U.S. luxury brand for the third straight month.

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• Ferrari recalls supercars after fires
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 02:31:00 EST
  
  
  Ferrari said it is recalling more than 1,240 of its 458 Italia supercars to replace an adhesive prone to melting after five reports of fire accidents.

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• VW exports to UK hit by South Africa plant shutdown
  Thu, 2 Sep 2010 00:01:00 EST
  
  
  Volkswagen shut its South African plant for the second time in a month after workers in the auto-parts industry went on strike over pay.

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• BMW to save 100M euros in Daimler purchasing deal
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 04:31:00 EST
  
  
  BMW expects a purchasing cooperation with rival Daimler to save about 100 million euros ($126 million) a year from 2012/2013, the company's procurement chief, Herbert Diess said.

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• Car sales in Italy, Spain and France suffer steep August drop
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:16:00 EST
  
  
  Car sales fell in Italy, Spain and France during August, confirming a grim outlook for the sector after government subsidies to car buyers were phased out or ended. Italian sales declined 19 percent. In Spain volume fell 23.8 percent.

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• Schmueckle quits Daimler after losing Mercedes job to Bernhard
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:01:00 EST
  
  
  Rainer Schmueckle, who lost his position overseeing Mercedes-Benz Cars unit to Wolfgang Bernhard, has left the automaker.

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• Korea union votes on deal to avert strike at Kia
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:46:00 EST
  
  
  Union workers at Kia will vote on Thursday on a proposed deal with the management that could avert a strike at the automaker for the first time in 20 years.

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• Tata Motors to focus on overseas market for growth
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 06:16:00 EST
  
  
  Tata Motors Ltd., India's leading vehicle maker with about two-thirds of the local market, plans to focus on Africa, Russia, China and the Middle East for growth, Chairman Ratan Tata said.

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• BMW targets families with new Mini Countryman
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:01:00 EST
  
  
  Mini, known for its retro-chic appeal, is targeting an unhip crowd with the Countryman crossover: families. The not-so-mini Mini will have four doors and be the brand's biggest ever model.

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• Bentley replaces its global marketing boss
  Wed, 1 Sep 2010 05:12:00 EST
  
  
  Bentley's sales and marketing chief Stuart McCullough has left the British ultraluxury brand, the company said today. He is succeeded by Alasdair Stewart, former sales and marketing boss at the Bugatti supercar brand.

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