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Canadian Auto Sales Drop 2%
2/4/2013Sales of cars and light trucks in Canada slid to 95,300 units last month from 97,500 in January 2012, according to Richmond Hill, Ont.-based DesRosiers Automotive Consultants Inc.
Fiat Aims to Complete Chrysler Purchase by Next Year
2/4/2013Fiat SpA, which owns 58.5% of Chrysler Group LLC, expects to buy the rest of the company by 2014 a year sooner than it previously forecast.
Fiat Aims to Own 100% of Chrysler by Next Year
2/4/2013Fiat SpA, which owns 58.5% of Chrysler Group LLC, expects to buy the rest of the company by 2014 a year sooner than it previously forecast.
Nissan to Build New Small Car in Spain
2/4/2013Nissan Motor Co. says it will invest €150 million ($204 million) in its assembly plant in Barcelona, Spain most of it to prepare to start production of a new compact car in July 2014.
Car Sales Slide in Germany
2/4/2013Registration of new cars in Germany dropped to 192,100 vehicles last month from 210,200 units in January 2012, industry group VDA reports.
GM Names New Labor, Engineering Chiefs
2/4/2013Jim Glynn, a 34-year General Motors Co. veteran, has been appointed vice president of North American labor relations.
Fiat Revives Study of Low-Price Brand
2/4/2013Fiat SpA is again considering whether to add a budget-priced vehicle line that would compete with Renault SA's Dacia brand in Europe.
Achates Power, AVL Plan Multi-Cylinder Opposed-Piston Demo Engine
2/4/2013Achates Power Inc. and AVL Powertrain Engineering expect to complete work by early-2015 on a highly efficient three-cylinder, two-stroke opposed-piston engine designed for military use, Green Car Congress reports.
Fiat Ponders a New Low-Price Brand, Again
2/4/2013Fiat SpA is again studying the option of adding a budget-priced vehicle line that would compete with Renault SA's Dacia brand in Europe.
Group Reports Plan to Boost Fuel-Cell Sales in U.K.
2/4/2013The U.K. could become the global leader in fuel cell vehicle development and boost sales of such cars to as much as 50% of the British market by 2050, predicts a joint industry-government report published earlier today.