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- Toyota and PSA redesign shared van line – Just-auto: Toyota and PSA cooperation on small vans will continue with newCitroen Spacetourer, Peugeot Travellerand Toyota Proace models due out in the first half of 2016 after launch at the Geneva show next March. MPV and shuttle versions will also be available
- New Lamborghini Urus: V8 twin-turbo engine confirmed – Autocar: Lamborghini boss Winkelmann confirms 4.0-litre motor will power the Italian company’s first SUV, due on sale in 2018
- November new car sales could set record for month – Detroitnews: Brands that advertised early, Chevrolet, Hyundai, Jeep and Ram, are expected to outperform the industry.” TrueCar expects November sales will hit…
- VW closes in on approval for fixes for diesels in Europe – Automotive News: Volkswagen is closing in on regulatory approval for a series of low-cost fixes to 8.5 million rigged diesel vehicles in Europe, a step forward in its effort to overcome a scandal over cheating on emissions.
- Nissan denies plan to issue new shares to reduce Renault stake – Automotive News: Nissan is not planning to issue new shares to reduce Renault’s stake in the Japanese automaker, a Nissan spokesman said today.
- Ford expanding Thai plant output with additional Rangers – Just-auto: Ford is adding truck production equipment and facilities at its own plant in Thailand to meet demand for the Ranger pickup truck in Asia Pacific markets.
- Ford, BMW, Renault India Units Halt Output as Rains Lash Chennai – Bloomberg: Ford Motor Co., BMW AG and Renault SA were among manufacturers that halted production at their factories in India as monsoon rains lashed the…
- Nissan has no plans to issue new shares – spokesman – Reuters: “Nissan has no plans to issue more shares,” the company spokesman said, adding that the Japanese carmaker had “nothing more to announce”…
- China auto demand weakened in Nov vs Oct – industry assn – Reuters: BEIJING Dec 1 Demand in China’s auto market weakened in November compared with October due to cold weather and as consumers awaited…
- Hyundai Motor’s Nov. sales grow 4.9 pct – Yonhap: Hyundai Motor Co., South Korea’s top automaker, said Tuesday that its November sales grew 4.9 percent on-year, driven…
- BRIEF-Nissan: nothing decided about Renault issue after Monday board meeting – Reuters: nothing decided about Renault SA issue after Monday’s board meeting. Source text for Eikon: Further company…
- Ford to invest $1.3B, create 2K jobs at Kentucky Truck – Detroitnews: Ford announced it is investing more than a billion dollars to upgrade the Kentucky Truck Plant that builds the Ford Super Duty pickup. (Photo: Ford…
- Howes: Ford gaining traction, trimming losses in Europe – Detroitnews: Ford’s profitable commercial vehicle business, the European equivalent of the profit-rich pickup business back in the States, has moved from a woeful…
- Ford Adding Jobs in Kentucky – WSJ: Through October, Ford’s Kentucky truck plant built 325,000 pickups, a 1.5% increase compared with the same year-ago period, according to…
- Nissan Considering Raising Stake in Renault to at Least 25% – WSJ: On Monday, Nissan held an extraordinary board meeting to discuss the Renault-Nissan alliance and the French government’s recent moves