| //16-03-2009 Honda reports that February orders for its new Insight hybrid more than tripled the Japanese automaker’s own targets, the WSJ reports today. Honda met its own goal of 5,000 Insight sales in Japan before the car was even officially rolled out, the paper notes. |
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| //09-03-2009 The Canadian government welcomed news on Thursday that General Motors Corp (GM.N) and the Canadian Auto Workers are set to start cost-cutting talks and said both GM and Chrysler [CBS.UL] need "severe restructuring."
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| //06-03-2009 President Barack Obama stepped back from naming a “car czar,” as he had planned to do to oversee the restructuring of the U.S. auto industry.
A group of people will instead handle the job with the help of and under the advisement of Ron Bloom. Bloom is a former investment banker who made a name advising U.S. steelworkers to accept major concessions in several bankruptcy cases. He will take lead role, though not bear the onerous title of car czar, reported The Wall Street Journal.
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| //06-03-2009 Despite massive pressure from United Auto Workers officials, workers at three Ford Motor company plants have voted to reject the concessionary contract amendment supported by the union. The vote, under conditions of an historic crisis in the auto industry, is a direct repudiation of the pro-company policies of the union. |
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| //24-02-2009 SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Chinese government aims to cut the number of major auto-making groups through mergers to 10 at most from 14, an official newspaper reported, as the global economic crisis adds urgency to restructuring the fragmented sector. |
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| //24-02-2009 Days after General Motors Corp. outlined three possible bankruptcy scenarios, the U.S. Treasury Department acknowledged Monday that it is exploring how it might fund a court-protected bankruptcy by GM and Chrysler LLC. |
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| //24-02-2009 The pact will allow the automaker, which owes billions of dollars to a healthcare trust, to make as much as half its payments in equity rather than cash. |
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 | //13-02-2009 Saving the U.S. auto industry will take more than bailing out GM and Chrysler. It also hinges on companies like FormTech Industries, which employs just 440 people and forges steel for parts under the hoods of cars and trucks. |
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 | //13-02-2009 DETROIT — Toyota Motor said on Thursday that buyouts for factory workers, possibly shorter workweeks and reductions in executive compensation would be part of an emergency cost-cutting program it announced last week. |
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 | //12-02-2009 Honda Motor Co., Ltd. announced that the all-new Insight hybrid vehicle will go on sale in Japan on Friday, February 6, 2009. A five-door, five-passenger compact hatchback starting at an affordable ¥1,890,000*1, the Insight features a lightweight, compact hybrid system that combines exceptional fuel economy with fun-to-drive performance.
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| //12-02-2009 The French government will lend 3 billion euros ($3.9 billion) apiece to Renault SA and PSA Peugeot Citroen SA to help them cope with the sharp drop in demand under a 7.5 billion euro rescue package unveiled Monday |
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| //12-02-2009 General Motors (GM.N: Quote, Profile, Research) and Chrysler CBS.UL are under tight deadlines to show progress on meeting cost savings and other targets required under a $17.4 billion bailout extended by Bush administration in December.
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