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See http://www.ft.com/servicestools/help/terms#legal1 for the terms and conditions of reuse.client.support@ft.com (Client Support)Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:27:59 +0000Newspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/automobiles(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8330eef8-d5d1-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8330eef8-d5d1-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlVolkswagen's supervisory board gave the go-ahead for the takeover of Porsche and agreed on a €25.8bn three-year investment programmeFri, 20 Nov 2009 19:54:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ef71a8a-d546-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9ef71a8a-d546-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlThe German truckmaker has bought a 25 per cent stake in China's largest lorry manufacturer, bought the top lorry business in Brazil and launched a joint venture in IndiaThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:23:21 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/eda9d8d6-d544-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/eda9d8d6-d544-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlCompanies on the continent are setting increasingly ambitious growth targets in emerging markets as they look to increase their revenues from such areasThu, 19 Nov 2009 20:23:20 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae9eb878-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ae9eb878-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlFu Qingyun is recently married and a poster bride for a turnround in the world platinum market, powered, as are so many other economic sectors these days, by China. Ms...Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1af29054-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1af29054-d63e-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlVolkswagenset itself on course to surpass Toyota as the world's largest carmaker yesterday when its supervisory board gave the go-ahead for the takeover of Porsche and...Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e493073c-d63d-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e493073c-d63d-11de-b80f-00144feabdc0.htmlVolkswagen yesterday said it would buy land, machinery and equipment from Karmann, the insolvent contract manufacturer that became one of the most prominent victims of...Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e7c89a0-d575-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2e7c89a0-d575-11de-81ee-00144feabdc0.htmlGeneral Motors' revelation this week that it is sitting on a pile of cash and will soon start repaying US and Canadian government loans masks a more sobering message...Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/7424dc0a-d3a9-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7424dc0a-d3a9-11de-8caf-00144feabdc0.htmlThe US carmaker says it plans to cut capacity by 20 to 25 per cent and headcount by 9,000-10,000 at its European bands Opel and Vauxhall, but denied it would engage in a 'bidding war' over jobs with European governments from which it is seeking aidTue, 17 Nov 2009 19:20:54 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a2f1786-d2b4-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a2f1786-d2b4-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe world's largest tyre company will set up in Chennai its first Indian manufacturing facility that is expected to generate at least 1,500 jobsTue, 17 Nov 2009 03:42:26 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d2d4c22-d309-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9d2d4c22-d309-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlAlvaro de Molina was ousted as chief of GMAC Financial Services after little more than 18 months as the lender remained locked in talks over a third government bail-outTue, 17 Nov 2009 00:02:07 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/78b26e6a-d2c1-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/78b26e6a-d2c1-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlPost-bankruptcy financials show a viable company but little chance of recouping bail-out investment.Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:41:29 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e75b840-d2e9-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5e75b840-d2e9-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThe one-off financial burden for this necessary restructuring has to remain with GM. Not with German and European taxpayers, writes Kurt Lauk Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:10:16 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a59726aa-d2a3-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a59726aa-d2a3-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlDaimler and Aabar's acquisition of 75.1% of Brawn GP means there will be a Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix works team for the first time in Formula One since 1955Mon, 16 Nov 2009 19:33:36 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf22fed2-d2de-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/cf22fed2-d2de-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.htmlThree months after an unusually swift journey through the bankruptcy courts, General Motors reported financial results showing it was in better shape than many had expectedMon, 16 Nov 2009 19:00:37 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/47e03e60-d2ae-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/47e03e60-d2ae-11de-af63-00144feabdc0.html General Motors reported a further loss in its first quarter since leaving bankruptcy, but said it would begin repaying its bail-out loans to the US and Canadian governments next monthMon, 16 Nov 2009 18:00:55 +0000