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• Audi plans expansion of hybrids, electrics
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST
  
  
  Audi plans a rapid expansion of plug-in hybrid and electric vehicles over the next few years as a key component in Volkswagen Group's strategy to dominate the alternative-powertrain market by decade's end.

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• Fiat recruits former VW exec to lead U.S. relaunch
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST
  
  
  Chrysler Group named Laura Soave, 37, to be in charge of reintroducing Fiat to North America. Current plans call for the Fiat 500 minicar to be the only Fiat vehicle sold in North America.

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• Honda CR-Z orders in Japan hit 7,000 units, half annual sales target
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:01:00 EST
  
  
  Honda Motor Co. has racked up 7,000 orders in Japan for its new CR-Z sporty hybrid, which went on sale here Feb. 25 and goes on sale in Europe and the United States this summer.

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• Burned German exec learns hard lesson from Chinese
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:00:00 EST
  
  
  Former VW executive Hans-Ulrich Sachs was optimistic and confident when launching Chinese brand Brilliance in Europe in late-2006. Today, he is disappointed and unsure whether Europeans really know the risks of doing business with the Chinese.

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• Big auto and EU face off over CO2 targets for vans
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST
  
  
  Europe's vanmakers have gone a long way toward meeting proposals to curb climate-warming emissions, but as debate on the 2016 targets starts, big auto is seen digging its heels in over the last mile.

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• Chevy cruises into Russia's top 3
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST
  
  
  Chevrolet outsold Kia by 611 units in February, passing the Korean automaker to become Russia's No. 3 brand after two months. Chevrolet was helped by the recently launched Cruze mid-sized sedan.

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• Fiat seen needing a run with Chrysler before spinoff
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST
  
  
  Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne will look at spinning off its car business from the rest of the industrial group only when he has a firmer grip on Chrysler Group and can put the two together.

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• Renault counts on subsidies, battery lease to drive electric car sales
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 13:00:00 EST
  
  
  Renault is counting on government incentives and battery-lease programs to help push down electric car prices enough to make them competitive with similar-sized diesel models in Europe.

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• Valeo's 'determined' CEO unveils revamp plan
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST
  
  
  As Jacques Aschenbroich launches his revamp of car parts supplier Valeo, observers say he will need all the diplomatic skills and determination honed in his climb up France's corporate ladder to make the plan a reality.

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• Peugeot names Rambaud new CEO
  Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST
  
  
  Peugeot has appointed Vincent Rambaud as its new CEO. He starts his new job April 2.

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