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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, 5 Dec 2009 02:00:00 +0000Sat, 5 Dec 2009 10:54:25 +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/ffdacd36-e105-11de-af7a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ffdacd36-e105-11de-af7a-00144feab49a.htmlThe global financial crisis has catapulted China into poll position as the world's largest auto market, and the financial strength of China's carmakers has made them bidders of last resort for some of the western world's favourite distressed auto assetsFri, 4 Dec 2009 19:06:24 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5cf2a8e-e0b6-11de-9f58-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a5cf2a8e-e0b6-11de-9f58-00144feab49a.htmlGeneral Motors is to give up a crucial 1 per cent of its China passenger-car venture to its partner SAIC, the state-owned Chinese automaker, as part of a deal that will launch the two companies on a new partnership ventureFri, 4 Dec 2009 18:56:30 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ef2ee9ec-e0e5-11de-9f58-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ef2ee9ec-e0e5-11de-9f58-00144feab49a.htmlThree days after sacking Fritz Henderson as chief executive, General Motors' acting CEO Ed Whitacre put his stamp on the US carmaker with a major management reshuffleFri, 4 Dec 2009 18:49:57 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/527c174e-e033-11de-8494-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/527c174e-e033-11de-8494-00144feab49a.htmlThe carmaker is moving parts of the production of its C-Class sedan to the US, exposing the mismatch between large domestic footprints and global sales of many German industrial companiesThu, 3 Dec 2009 23:37:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/62c75db0-dfc1-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62c75db0-dfc1-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.htmlPSA Peugeot Citroën is in talks with Japan's Mitsubishi Motors over a broad-based alliance which may include a capital tie-upThu, 3 Dec 2009 23:05:51 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f8c84416-e032-11de-8494-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f8c84416-e032-11de-8494-00144feab49a.htmlIn a sign that a full-blown partnership was more a discussion topic than a done deal, analysts wonder how the alliance might be structured and financed – and whether it made strategic senseThu, 3 Dec 2009 20:10:53 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7f6d2b8-e01f-11de-8494-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f7f6d2b8-e01f-11de-8494-00144feab49a.htmlThe US automotive company and China's SAIC are poised to announce a tie-up for the sale of vehicles in India Thu, 3 Dec 2009 15:57:57 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/6a5fd4e4-dfda-11de-9d40-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6a5fd4e4-dfda-11de-9d40-00144feab49a.htmlTokyo closed at its highest level for five weeks as exporters enjoyed further gains on the back of a fresh weakening of the yenThu, 3 Dec 2009 15:53:56 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1b690a4-e13e-11de-af7a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e1b690a4-e13e-11de-af7a-00144feab49a.htmlCarmakers were in focus as European shares finished the week strongly after two sessions of losses. France's Renault and Italy's Fiat led Europe's...Sat, 5 Dec 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b775178-e13e-11de-af7a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9b775178-e13e-11de-af7a-00144feab49a.htmlGeneral Motors has agreed to take control of its Canadian manufacturing venture with Suzuki, buying the Japanese group's 50 per cent share for an undisclosed sum,...Sat, 5 Dec 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/1188d568-e13e-11de-af7a-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1188d568-e13e-11de-af7a-00144feab49a.htmlJust three days after sacking Fritz Henderson as chief executive, General Motors' chairman and acting chief executive Ed Whitacre put his stamp on the majority US...Sat, 5 Dec 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a0cffca-e0bf-11de-9f58-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8a0cffca-e0bf-11de-9f58-00144feab49a.htmlNew car registrations were 57.6 per cent higher in November than a year ago as UK consumers rushed to take advantage of the scrappage scheme and beat next year's rise in value added taxFri, 4 Dec 2009 10:39:11 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac39dcac-e075-11de-8494-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ac39dcac-e075-11de-8494-00144feab49a.htmlEverybody has been waiting for months, if not years, for family-controlled Peugeot Citroën to do its big international deal. Yesterday, finally, the company came...Fri, 4 Dec 2009 02:00:00 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/3/03304750-dfed-11de-9d40-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/3/03304750-dfed-11de-9d40-00144feab49a.htmlIf past deals in the Japanese auto sector are any guide, Peugeot should think carefully before sealing a deal with Mitsubishi Thu, 3 Dec 2009 16:26:04 +0000http://traxfer.ft.com/cms/s/0/9208cc42-dfaa-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.html?o=%2Frss%2Fcompanies%2Fautomobileshttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9208cc42-dfaa-11de-98ca-00144feab49a.htmlManagement Blog (Stefan Stern): The replacement chief executive at General Motors, Fritz Henderson, has himself now been ousted. If we all purchased new...Thu, 3 Dec 2009 02:00:00 +0000