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May 22, 2013

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Ford Cutting Back on Summer Shutdowns to Meet Demand

Ford’s North American plants are pushed to the limit, with total capacity utilization at 114.0%, up from 103.2% year-ago, according to WardsAuto data....More
May 21, 2013

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Used-Car Demand Reflects Spain’s Depressed Economy

Industry officials expect this year’s proportion of used-car to new-car buyers will match last year’s record of 2.3:1, more than double the ratio in the pre-recession year of 2007....More
May 21, 2013

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Website Lists Family Cars Vanishing From U.K. Roads

A number of these cars had more than a million made, and yet there only are hundreds, or dozens, left....More
May 20, 2013

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GM Pickup Inventories, Sell-Down Going Smoothly, Reuss Says

The auto maker needs stocks to remain above the industry average of roughly 80 days, because it has been idling assembly plants to changeover tooling for the ’14 models trickling in to dealers now....More
May 20, 2013

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Honda Thailand Car-Sales Surge Powers Record April

The auto maker credits the April result to recovery from the 2011 flooding that shuttered its Thailand plant, and to ongoing deliveries in the government tax-refund program for first-time car buyers....More
May 20, 2013

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Dynamics in Surging Large Pickup Segment Mostly Point to More Market Share

Supporting the production rise are large-pickup sales in the U.S., which could top 1.9 million in 2013 and shoot past 2 million next year....More
May 20, 2013

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AvtoVAZ Launches Production of Facelifted Lada Kalina

Plans call for the output of 70,000 units of the restyled Kalina this year. Russian sales start in June, with the base hatchback priced at RR342,000....More
May 17, 2013

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May 17, 2013

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North American Light-Vehicle Production Up 13.7% in April

Detroit Three output grew 11% in the month, compared with year-ago. Ford enjoyed the biggest gain, up 19.7%, with 263,553 cars and trucks....More
May 17, 2013

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April Vehicle Sales Hint at European Market Recovery

Despite last month’s uptick, the sales pace must gain speed if auto makers’ forecast of a 5% decline this year is to be reached....More

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Ford Cutting Back on Summer Shutdowns to Meet Demand

Used-Car Demand Reflects Spain’s Depressed Economy

Website Lists Family Cars Vanishing From U.K. Roads

GM Pickup Inventories, Sell-Down Going Smoothly, Reuss Says

Honda Thailand Car-Sales Surge Powers Record April

Dynamics in Surging Large Pickup Segment Mostly Point to More Market Share

AvtoVAZ Launches Production of Facelifted Lada Kalina

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North American Light-Vehicle Production Up 13.7% in April

April Vehicle Sales Hint at European Market Recovery

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