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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)Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:03:23 +0000Wed, 11 Nov 2009 04:26:09 +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/ad299408-cdd9-11de-95e7-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ad299408-cdd9-11de-95e7-00144feabdc0.htmlCarlos Ghosn, Renault and Nissan chief executive, pledged that a low-cost car the group is planning to make with an Indian partner would be more economical to produce than the Tata Nano, the world's cheapest carTue, 10 Nov 2009 23:14:52 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/61d84b56-ce48-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/61d84b56-ce48-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlThe US carmaker promises a more independent European unit and vows to support it with fresh money after a series of meetings with its management and works councilTue, 10 Nov 2009 22:41:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a3602ade-ce30-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a3602ade-ce30-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlThe chief executive of Motors Liquidation Company, the 'bad' part of GM that remains under Chapter 11 protection, has the unenviable job of determining the fate of unwanted assetsTue, 10 Nov 2009 21:00:19 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6a0150a2-ce2a-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6a0150a2-ce2a-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlBridgepoint, Cinven, BC Partners and Clayton Dubilier & Rice are all expected to submit final offers next month valuing Europe's biggest vehicle reselling network at between £400m and £500mWed, 11 Nov 2009 03:03:23 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5766492-cd0e-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e5766492-cd0e-11de-a748-00144feabdc0.htmlChina's passenger cars sales in October surged 75.8% compared with a year earlier, extending the growth in recent months prompted by government incentivesMon, 9 Nov 2009 09:29:05 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7ce942e-ce63-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a7ce942e-ce63-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlCarlos Ghosn, chief executive of Renault and Nissan, yesterday pledged that a car the group is planning to make with an Indian partner would be cheaper to produce than...Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9854ee94-ce63-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9854ee94-ce63-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlThe problem General Motors surprised the business world by deciding not to sell its Opel and Vauxhall subsidiaries to Canada's Magna and Russia's Sberbank...Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/48e36b6a-ce63-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/48e36b6a-ce63-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlCarlos Ghosn, chief executive of Renault and Nissan, yesterday pledged that a car the group is planning to make with an Indian partner would be cheaper to produce than...Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/100ced48-ce63-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/100ced48-ce63-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlGeneral Motors yesterday promised a more independent Opel and vowed to support its European unit with fresh money as the US carmaker tried to calm the fury sparked by...Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/5aed5dee-ce62-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/5aed5dee-ce62-11de-a1ea-00144feabdc0.htmlAl Koch has an unenviable job. As chief executive of Motors Liquidation Company , the "bad" part of General Motors that remains under Chapter 11 protection, he must...Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9672d12-cca3-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a9672d12-cca3-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe departing head of General Motors in Europe, Carl-Peter Forster, is in talks with Tata Motors over a senior position at Jaguar Land Rover Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:28:37 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/bced9774-cc92-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bced9774-cc92-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlThe government is poised to invest £4.5m in a project to develop a small electric vehicle produced by Zytek Automotive Technology and Gordon Murray DesignSun, 8 Nov 2009 19:24:06 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/fcde62b2-cc76-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/fcde62b2-cc76-11de-8e30-00144feabdc0.htmlPart of the role of a new £40m Manufacturing Technology Centre will be to shore up a sector hit far worse by the downturn than forecasters expected. The damage has been particularly seismic in the manufacturing heartlands of the MidlandsSun, 8 Nov 2009 15:59:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/d73fbc84-cb1f-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/d73fbc84-cb1f-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlItalians loved the car and loved in the car. Francesco Guerrera bids benvenuta to the new Fiat 500 as the miniscule vehicle prepares to take on the monster trucks of the US highwaysFri, 6 Nov 2009 22:10:31 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d7ab56a-cacc-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4d7ab56a-cacc-11de-97e0-00144feabdc0.htmlCarl-Peter Forster, head of General Motors in Europe, is to leave the company just days after the US carmaker decided to hold on to its Opel/Vauxhall operations Fri, 6 Nov 2009 18:53:46 +0000