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"FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times.support@ft.comFri, 9 May 2008 19:10 BSTMon, 12 May 2008 04:45:47 BSTNewspapers15http://news.ft.com/cms/d1f3ce1a-6bbe-11da-bb53-0000779e2340.gifhttp://www.ft.com/companies/autos(PICS-1.1 "http://www.classify.org/safesurf/" L gen true for "http://www.ft.com/" r (SS~~000 1))http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62f2f560-1dee-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/62f2f560-1dee-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlThe launch of an environmentally friendly roadster has been marred by a cloud of litigation featuring accusations of intellectual property theft and unpaid billsFri, 9 May 2008 19:10 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19fc01b2-1dad-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/19fc01b2-1dad-11dd-983a-000077b07658.htmlThe South Korean carmaker has suspended a plan to produce pick-up trucks in the US due to falling demand for gas-guzzling vehicles amid record high oil pricesFri, 9 May 2008 18:17 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e347d40-1d3a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/1e347d40-1d3a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlGeneral Motors will contribute up to $200m to help settle the work stoppage at American Axle, which has disrupted the US carmaker's production and operations at other suppliersFri, 9 May 2008 03:23 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f570ec4e-1d1c-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f570ec4e-1d1c-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlFranz Fehrenbach, chief executive of Bosch, said the German group would spend far more than the €800m ($1.2bn) it spent last year on deals as it attempts to expand Thu, 8 May 2008 22:38 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf1685ec-1d2a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/bf1685ec-1d2a-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.html BMW has set a record with its profit-sharing bonuses, paying each of its 78,000 workers in Germany an average of €5,600 – €437m in total. Such payments among German carmakers reveal much about their profitabilityThu, 8 May 2008 21:34 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6148d86-1ccc-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f6148d86-1ccc-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlHit by a stronger yen, lower demand in the US and high raw material costs, Toyota is expecting net profit to fall 27 per cent in the final quarter Thu, 8 May 2008 18:54 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57fb1caa-1d1c-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/57fb1caa-1d1c-11dd-82ae-000077b07658.htmlFord chairman Bill Ford has welcomed the recent investment by reclusive billionaire Kirk Kerkorian - through his Tracinda holding company - in the 105-year-old Detroit carmakerThu, 8 May 2008 17:54 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ccc99ed2-1c4d-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ccc99ed2-1c4d-11dd-8bfc-000077b07658.htmlCerberus Capital Management, the US private equity group, said it has had talks with China's sovereign wealth fund about possible co-operation Wed, 7 May 2008 17:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4dfdf3ac-1bc4-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/4dfdf3ac-1bc4-11dd-9e58-0000779fd2ac.htmlAs record fuel prices compound economic problems that depress car sales, carmakers are turning to unusual strategies to move vehicles off dealership lotsWed, 7 May 2008 03:26 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f58570f0-1877-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f58570f0-1877-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlAston Martin's boss makes no and makes no bones about scouring the globe to find the best materials for the quintessentially British sports carFri, 2 May 2008 20:50 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f0fb380-1878-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/2f0fb380-1878-11dd-8c92-0000779fd2ac.htmlThe way European legislation targeting CO2 emissions is structured puts luxury carmaker Aston Martin at a particular disadvantage, says chief executiveFri, 2 May 2008 20:07 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/953dbc78-17a2-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/953dbc78-17a2-11dd-b98a-0000779fd2ac.htmlWith stakes in Chrysler and General Motors, Kerkorian has made a speciality of investing in Detroit car companies. He needs to commit for the long term at FordThu, 1 May 2008 18:30 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6653fdac-16d8-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/6653fdac-16d8-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlToyota signalled potential ambitions in aerospace as it committed Y7bn ($67m) to help fund the first Japanese-made passenger jet Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:39 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a087e5d4-16eb-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/a087e5d4-16eb-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlFiat finally had its investment grade rating restored by a second large ratings agency after months of haranguing by Sergio Marchionne, the Italian industrial group's chief executiveWed, 30 Apr 2008 22:32 BSThttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e370b5b4-16ab-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlhttp://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/e370b5b4-16ab-11dd-bbfc-0000779fd2ac.htmlAmerica's largest carmaker predicts difficult second quarter as soaring oil prices suppress auto demandWed, 30 Apr 2008 19:25 BST