- Japan’s car workers demand base pay rise – FT. Expectedly.
- U.S. Targets Buyers of China-Bound Luxury Cars – NY Times. “Last year, federal prosecutors and agents with the Secret Service and the Department of Homeland Security began a broad crackdown on this “gray market” export business, which is estimated by some to be responsible for sending as many as 35,000 new luxury cars a year to China from the United States.” The wrong cars are being exported, mainly Mercedes and BMW….
- Ford January sales in China rise 53% – Automotive News
- Toyota to recall 1.9 mln Prius cars for software defect in hybrid system – Reuters
- Skoda eyeing sub-4m India-specific sedan based on Rapid – Indian Autos Blog. That’s sub 4 meters, not sub 4 million.
- Ford’s new F-150 triggers run on aluminum – DetN
- Cadillac sets ambitious sales goals for 2014 – DetN
- Tesla seeking China electric car subsidies – DetN. Good luck with that. Imports may not apply.
- Fiat Chrysler future will be clearer when debt mountain is moved – DetN. “CEO Sergio Marchionne has finally nailed down the merger of Fiat and Chrysler and the next stage is creating an organization fit to challenge global leaders like Toyota, General Motors and Volkswagen. But critics wonder if this might be jeopardized by the enterprise’s massive debts.”
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