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Little is known of RHJ's plans for Opel, though the automaker's Ghent, Belgium, plant might have been a priority for RHJ.

Automaker Audi, like much of its industry, was considered half dead just a year ago.

Volkswagen CEO Stefan Jacoby revealed the German automaker is considering bringing a version of the Up to the U. S. market.

Workers are allowed to strike Ford Motor, the only U. S. automaker to avoid bankruptcy and a federal bailout two years ago.

The White House said on Monday the U. S. government had no desire to run a domestic automaker despite the potential controlling interest.

As part of Toyota's global expansion plan, the automaker's streamline production, so one part will fit multiple car models around the word.

Even Japanese automaker Toyota saw its sales fall thirty-four percent in the United States in November from a year ago.

A GM spokesman said the automaker does not comment on board meetings as a matter of policy.

He said none of the potential bidders for Saab have come forward with the financing needed to restructure the money-losing automaker.

The Dearborn , Michigan, automaker is still trying to reduce its dealership count - just at a lower rate than GM and Chrysler.

The White House said Thursday night no decision had been made about how much either automaker will receive.

An executive at a local automaker producing battery electric vehicles said he welcomed new entrants into the market.

The automaker says that this latest push is on top of the $2. 2 billion it has invested over the last nine years.

Toyota is the largest automaker in the world - when auto sales drop this much, they're bound to see a drop in profits.

Porsche is not the biggest automaker in the world, yet the size of its investment in the Panamera could be the envy of many.

Reeling from criticism over the flame surfacing of the last Z4, the automaker took a more holistic, conservative approach to the redesign.

The Opel Astra takes its place in Europe's largest and most competitive segment where no automaker is really giving any ground.

Toyota spokesman Mike Michels said the automaker was moving towards announcing a remedy for the Prius brake glitch.

The only alternative to approving the sale would have been the immediate liquidation of the automaker, reports Automotive News.

Ford has jumped back into the black. How was the automaker able to make the turnaround so quickly without an fusion of cash from Uncle Sam?

Peper said the automaker will continue to be competitive in offering incentives to consumers.

The automaker did not release any specifics, but it's not likely the double bubble roof will make it to production.

Now it might be the turn of a Chinese automaker to take over some of Detroit's unwanted brands.

Ford was the only major US automaker not to file for federal bankruptcy protection this year.

Troubled U. S. automaker Ford reported its first sales increase in nearly two years last month. The sales boost came at the start of a U.

Limiting those losses is a goal of every automaker, with huge efforts directed toward tiny returns.

Hyundai is wrapping up a great sales year with nine top safety picks, the most of any automaker this year.

The Korean automaker unveiled the wind-assisted version of the Soul, with sales to begin next month.

The credit line is expected to be finalized in the next two weeks, about a month before the automaker files for its IPO, a source said.

Subaru was the sole automaker this year that had a winner in every vehicle class in which it competes.

The automaker is said to be planning a plug-in electric version of its forthcoming next-generation XJ luxury sedan.

Meanwhile, GM and the U. S. autos task force worked through the weekend on a restructuring expected to send the automaker into bankruptcy.

Mercedes-Benz is also the only automaker to have three vehicles in the top ten with BMW and Lexus placing two each.

The meeting was ostensibly to discuss a potential acquisition of the German automaker.

Ford, the only U. S. automaker operating without emergency government support, played down the concerns.

By redesigning the roofs of the Hyundai Tucson and Kia Sportage, the Korean automaker was able to earn a good rating for both.

DaimlerChrysler is the only international automaker able to produce both commercial vehicles and passenger cars in China.

Talks are currently continuing with the automaker's supplier base and the company's new partners to secure additional short-term funding.

The automaker also added to its cash reserves in the quarter, another sign of its improving financial stability.

One problem, though: The Chinese automaker has no models salable in the United States. They don't meet U.

Innovation might come standard on a Chrysler, at least as far as the automaker's advertising is concerned, but the G37 has its share.

It was a milestone event for the Hefei-based automaker in its strenuous bid to expand export business.

The people said the U. S. government is expected to reduce its stake in the automaker from 61 percent to around 43 percent in the sale.

But with GM's decision to discontinue the Pontiac brand, the automaker decided to stop selling the Vibe.

The timing could be right for Porsche, too, as the German automaker is coming up on some pretty hefty bills.

But neither the government's safety agency nor the automaker apparently recognized at the time how broad the dangers would turn out to be.

As General Motors is attempting to prove, streamlining the number of brands in an automaker's portfolio could be the way of the future.

GM CEO Fritz Henderson said yesterday during a conference call with reporters that the automaker is open to a move to save cash.

Although the news for Chrysler is encouraging, the ailing automaker isn't quite out of the woods yet.

GM sales chief Mark LaNeve said the month-end June promotion had cost the automaker an additional $400 on the average vehicle.

Until this year, the automaker had been losing market share consistently for a decade.

This was the year that just about every major automaker got real about electric cars.

If the automaker issues more shares to its creditors, existing shares would essentially drop to penny stock level.

The news comes a few weeks after Geely, the No. 2 domestic automaker, reportedly made a bid for Ford's Sweden-based operation, Volvo.

The automaker expects positive cash flow in 2010, but does not expect it to be as strong as the second-half cash flow.

Market sentiment was unchanged amid signs that the automaker bailout is now in the hand of the Senate.

On Tuesday the automaker moved to dismiss the federal lawsuits that have been consolidated under a judge in Santa Ana.

The automaker has enjoyed a strong 2010 on solid performance in emerging markets, particularly China and India where it produces vehicles.

Various media reports out of Japan say Toyota, the country's top-ranked automaker, will announce its first-ever operating loss next week.

Standard & Poor's equity analyst Efraim Levy also cut Toyota to a "hold" rating from a "buy, " citing the automaker's "tarnished image. "

When results are announced on Tuesday, analysts expect the Detroit automaker's operating profit will be two and a half times Fiat's.

As the automaker pushes fresh new products and updated designs, Kia is hoping to attract younger buyers with the help of new names.

The Japanese automaker Toyota is also formulating its own recovery strategy for the American market.

The automaker faces objections and questions from its creditors committee, a group of dissenting bondholders and others.

These steps are intended to leverage the offerings of the world's third largest automaker as it looks to increase sales and market share.

Geely executives visited Saab's Trollhattan headquarters in recent weeks, followed quickly by a bid for the Swedish automaker.

A variety of suspension options are being made available, from standard lowering kits to a control unit for the automaker's Airmatic system.

Wale reiterated the U. S. automaker's interest in raising its stake in the venture but made no further comment on the issue.

The automaker recently signed a deal with the UAW that will see production continue at its underutilized Normal, Illinois, plant.

The automaker, which produces Jettas and New Beetles in Puebla, Mexico, says that the stoppage is not due to the recent swine flu outbreak.

Despite the global economic downturn, the nation of China is still on track to become the world's largest automaker by this year.

Mitsubishi Motors Corp President Osamu Masuko has said the automaker plans to buy more Korean parts.

Geely, an independent automaker that has struggled to raise its profile in overseas markets, has long coveted a stronger foothold in Europe.

There have been no reported accidents by either problem. The automaker will repair all potentially affected vehicles free of charge.

U. S. automaker General Motors says its expansion plans are on track in India despite the troubles it faces in the United States.

Richard works for an American automaker which transferred the couple and their three children from Miami to Shanghai almost three years ago.

And it's not a nation any automaker can ignore: China passed the U. S. as the No. 1 vehicle market in the world two years ago.

At the same time, Toyota (TM), the world's largest automaker, plunged into a crisis of its own.

The dealership is losing its cars and trucks made by the U. S. automaker Chrysler.

German automaker Volkswagen and Chinese automaker BYD have agreed in principal on a partnership to develop electric and hybrid vehicles.

The deal marks the first attempt by a major U. S. automaker to use China as a manufacturing base to serve world markets.

So product strategy has become one of the core contents of an automaker.

Set to debut this summer, according to the British luxury automaker, the Grand will replace the Arnage in the automaker's lineup.

It was the Japanese automaker's first decrease in four months.

The latest is Chinese automaker Geely, which recently made some noise buying Volvo and produced its version of the famous London cab.

M. public relations chief announced the song expressed the automaker's feelings about operations in the region as being there to stay.

High labor costs, and increased supply with wavering demand, have led to the automaker's current state.

Taiwan automaker Yulon is the first EV customer and thereby an entry point into the big mainland market if cross-strait relations flower.

The automaker opened the Russian plant last month in St. Petersburg at a ceremony attended by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

The German automaker created a cutting-edge two-place roadster called Vision ConnectedDrive.

The German automaker created a cutting-edge two-place roadster called Vision ConnectedDrive.

Decades of mismanagement have seen revenues steadily decline, and an American public grow weary about the automaker's vehicles.

the automaker's truck division at the time of the accident.

The automaker is promising to repay billions in government loans ahead of a deadline.

A third and equally significant development has drawn less attention, namely the surging fortunes of South Korean automaker Hyundai.

Volvo may be headquartered in Sweden but the Ford-owned automaker is seeking loan guarantees from the Belgian government.

Toyoda was facing shareholders for the first time since the automaker's reputation crisis, AP reported.

The automaker bought the business from Troy, Michigan-based Delphi as GM's former parts unit emerged from bankruptcy in October.

That would leave Fiat to pick and choose what segments of the storied automaker it wants, these people said.

In 2000 the world's three largest automaker Ford Motor Company of the United States issued a global supplier of outstanding gold.

Department store sales and tax revenues in Nagoya where the automaker is based are also declining sharply.

We're still waiting to hear Rolls-Royce's official response. The BMW-owned British luxury automaker sells many cars in China.

Ahead of its New York International Auto Show launch next week, Japanese automaker has unveiled its all-new 2010 Legacy.

Apparently a patent application by the automaker was filed with accompanying schematics.

Honda, Japan's second-biggest automaker, is in better shape than its largest domestic rivals.

Grisky and GM "will look to secure an agreement with a specific buyer later this year, " the automaker's statement said.

Italian automaker Fiat is expected to sign on as a Chrysler partner sometime Thursday.

Once the automaker takes the new factory to its maximum capacity, its total output in India will expand fivefold to 300, 000 units annually.

The next Chinese firm to face the test is automaker Geely, which recently purchased Volvo from Ford.

Simplo has an initial understanding to work on passenger cars with saic, the big state automaker there.

The automaker has struggled to right itself, and its financial results have taken a severe hit.

Company officials said Wednesday that the automaker has taken a host of steps to beef up its quality controls since then.

For profits, the Japanese automaker relies on conventional trucks, including its popular Tundra pickup.

Much of the late day trading will depend on the evolving US automaker bailout package story.

According to a new report, the automaker is in the early stages of developing a successor the famous F1.

General Motors' U. S. sales may be crumbling under bankruptcy rumblings, but the Detroit-based automaker is still doing quite well in China.

Beijing is thought willing to sanction the much bigger $1bn acquisition of Volvo by Geely, the big private Chinese automaker.

Even before GM's plan was finished, the automaker's European labor unions predicted it was doomed to fail.

Troubled South Korean automaker Ssangyong Motor Co. applied for protection from creditors last Friday.

Geithner also defended President Barack Obama's decision last week to oust the chairman of ailing U. S. automaker General Motors.

But the boost could help Toyota in its race to become the largest automaker by worldwide sales, a title now held by GM.

German automaker Daimler has said it hopes to sell its Smart ED, an all-electric battery-powered vehicle later in the year.

Outside the U. S. , the automaker delivered robust sales in India, Russia, and Eastern Europe.

Saab official has cleared up yesterday's news that the Swedish automaker was being courted by nearly 30 individual parties.

The automaker is generating record-setting profits and enough cash to pay down substantial debt.

Last week saw the federal government become a majority shareholder in U. S. automaker General Motors, which filed for bankruptcy.

Chery, the Chinese automaker with a sweet-sounding name, is serious about entering the European market as quickly as possible.

So much so that "iPod integration" became a focus for almost every automaker and an important part of the car lexicon.

The automaker also strengthened the roofs of the Ford Flex, Lincoln MKT, Ford Fusion, and Lincoln MKZ.

The automaker's midsize Sonata also earned a marginal roof rating before it was redesigned.

It's unfortunate that the freshest look for the WRX has to come from fans, and not the automaker.

Instead, the automaker chose to focus on its existing 7-Series, in part with the new M Sport Package officially revealed last week.

He came up with the idea after finishing an internship at the Indian automaker.

It's built around tight links between an automaker and its multiple suppliers.

The judge declined to halt sales of the hybrids, and instead told the automaker to pay Paice $25 for every car.

Production in Cleveland had been idled in 2007; the automaker brought back about 250 employees to start building the engines.

Yesterday, a judge allowed the automaker to sell off its most unaffordable brands, its dealerships and plants.

The fine would be the largest civil penalty ever issued to an automaker by the government.

Pre-production cars are vehicles that allow the automaker to find problems before a new model goes on sale to the public.

Perhaps worst of all, GM found itself knocked from its perch as No. 1 automaker worldwide, a devastating blow to already plummeting moral.

The U. S. automaker postponed the sale last week because of the new law, Dow Jones Newswires reported last week.

Ariel, a small-scale British automaker is well-known for the lightest and most exciting Atom two-seater sports car in the world.

BYD, China's fastest-growing major automaker, will be a test case for whether the government values corn and wheat over industry.

It also contest the Michigan automaker was unlawfully given a loan from the Treasury's Troubled Asset Relief Program.

The U. S. government will likely forgive the $19. 4 billion already loaned to the Michigan automaker.

Reports suggest that VW will soon surpass General Motors as the second biggest automaker in the world after Toyota Motor Corporation.

The move dealt a blow to Japan's leading automaker, whose brand name has historically been synonymous with quality.

The automaker will also focus on new automatic transmissions and further weight reductions.

The US automaker reportedly reported on nearly one billion-dollar profit for the third quarter of this year.

Lamborghini may not be the greenest automaker on the planet, but the Italian automaker has vowed to clean up its act by 2015.

Taking a look at the current 30, an obvious possibility is subbing in another automaker.

Lexus recently used Blurb, an on-demand publisher, to print 1, 800 copies of a book promoting the automaker's green practices.

About 7. 3 million vehicles have been recalled in the United States, the automaker's biggest market.

Proton, largely unknown to Americans, is a Malaysian automaker and parent company of Lotus.

The automaker says it will pay for up to 12 months of payments.

He sells polycarbonate scraps from the disk making process to an automaker for tail lights.

Chrysler Chief Executive Bob Nardelli said this week that he was not preparing the struggling automaker for sale.

In 2007, a Chinese student working at car parts maker Valeo was sentenced to prison for obtaining confidential documents from the automaker.

The bankrupt Detroit automaker decided to shed the loss-making division after it could not find a buyer.

German automaker Daimler, parent of Mercedes, is finally starting to fill those orders.

Tata Motors (TTM), India's largest automaker, has opened an assembly operation in South Africa.

For the following decade, the automaker had no homegrown brands.

All automaker's skipping the Tokyo show have cited a lack of funding for the decision.

The automaker will officially announce its first quarter results on Thursday.

At the Nornth America International Auto Show in Detroit yesterday the world's largest automaker introduced the Chevrolet Volt concept car.

Italian automaker Fiat says it's closed the deal to take over Chrysler's good assets, forming a new company.

Although the Japanese automaker had two 2011 models that earned top safety picks, its Acura vehicles were overlooked this year.

Dan Kapp, director of powertrain research and advanced engineering at Ford, doesn't see valve throttling in the automaker's future.

Fifty e6 cabs, made by the Warren Buffett-backed automaker, hit the roads in the city three months later.

Now, the exclusive Italian automaker has announced it will be developing a hybrid system for future models.

The automaker has recalled 8. 1 million vehicles for both sets of problems around the world, including 5. 5 million in the United States.

The Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker said it is also paying $255 million in deferred dividends to another trust held by other investors.

The giant German automaker marked the anniversary of the riding car by calling it "the most important precursor to individual mobility. "

Two models from the Japanese automaker won top picks from the insurance institute.

Toyota Motor Corp. , the world's largest automaker, is targeting Maruti Suzuki's dominance with the Etios compact debuting this month.

Pininfarina now offers a complete suite of services that can take an automaker's project from a blank sheet of paper to final delivery.

Early results look good: The automaker posted its first annual profit in six years.

GM can now fund part of VEBA with equity, which could save the Detroit automaker about $20 billion.

Here are the 2011 safest cars, listed alphabetically by automaker.

The automaker will begin the project at the end of October.

The Japanese automaker said about 8, 700 middle and senior managers would be affected.

Click past the jump for the automaker's press release on the most recent delay.

That figure represents about 12 percent of the automaker's hourly workforce.

CEO Sergio Marchionne, who recently won the bidding for Chrysler, was intent on creating the world's second-largest automaker.

The automaker plans to import cars from China starting in 2011, according to a GM plan circulating in Congress.

Before you even realize there is a problem, the car has sent ane-mail detailing the trouble to the automaker's Internet site.

GM's Asia-Pacific CEO, Nick Reilly, said that the automaker is seeing signs of growth in some Asia Pacific countries.

Virtually every automaker reported increased showroom traffic because of the program.

The troubled US automaker filed for bankruptcy last week.

Car2Go, a subsidiary of German automaker Daimler, has taken this concept one step further.

The Detroit -based automaker was listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker GMM.

The following are key events in GM's history, including major deals and alliances by the No. 1 U. S. automaker.

General Motors, once the world's biggest automaker, also plans to close about 2, 500 dealerships by the end of next year.

The automaker set a May 26 deadline for its bondholders to reach a restructuring agreement.

Ford spokesman Mark Truby declined to comment on when the automaker's board would review the plans it will submit to Congress.

Perhaps the hardest-hit company is the world's largest automaker, Toyota.

The car was first shown when the automaker christened its new design studio and later displayed at 2008 Geneva Motor Show Show.

For those desiring even more road presence, the automaker will offer a 20-inch wheel option.

The VW-owned automaker showed off a Skoda Fabia Sport Design Concept that made generous use of red and black.

The automaker last sold similar debt in April, according to data compiled by Bloomberg News.

The automaker may miss its sales target forthis year even after lowering it, Toh wrote.

Sales for Honda were off 2 percent, the automaker's first sales decline since January.

The automaker plans to focus on 4 core brands in the US - Chevrolet, Cadillac, Buick and GMC.

The Dearborn , Michigan, automaker is also offering 0 percent interest on some new models.

The automaker hasn't finished below the industry average in the survey for five years.

The European luxury car maker Volvo was purchased by Zhejiang Geely Holding Group, an automaker that is relatively unknown outside of China.

Ford has been the world's most profitable automaker this year through September.

It says the lawsuit accused the automaker of failing to reveal that price concessions were given to some dealers.

The automaker discounted 15% from the price of a car.

According to the UK's Autocar , the German automaker will introduce the new A3 in the US in 2011.

The automaker launched its first comeback marketing push, a TV campaign featuring a $39, 000 Cabriolet convertible, in 1993.

Selling in big numbers is important because it helps cut costs and allows the automaker to offer products at affordable prices.

Critics, however, have suggested that perhaps the Italian automaker is biting off more than it can chew.

The No. 2 U. S. automaker also transferred warrants to purchase 362 million shares of Ford common stock at a price of $9. 20 to the VEBA.

For General Motors, the change came last year -- China passed the U. S. as the automaker's single largest market.

GM's Chinese partner, Shanghai Automotive Industrial Corp. , is the largest automaker in China.

Last year, Chinese automaker BYD announced it had plans to sell its 5-seat electric car, the E6, in the U. S. in 2010.

The automaker repaid $6. 7 billion in Treasury Department loans in April.

From January to August, the automaker sold about 1. 11m vehicles in China, up 49. 6% from a year earlier.

Toyota became the world's largest automaker in 2008.

Hyundai may not have a hybrid model in its current lineup, but the Korean automaker plans to make the jump to plug-in hybrids by 2012.

The automaker was hit with a record $16. 4 million fine in the United States for responding too slowly when the recall crisis erupted.

Despite GM's growth in China, Toyota Motor Corp. held onto the title of world's largest automaker.

QINGDAO, CHINA -- Last year, China surpassed the United States as the world's largest automaker.

The automaker lost money in 2008 and likely will again in '09.

Preferred shares of Volkswagen, Europe's largest automaker, retreated 4. 6 percent to 116. 05 euros, a two-month low.

Toyota, the world's No. 1 automaker, has a 20 percent stake in Toyota Tsusho.

The Munich-based automaker BMW, on the other hand, has found itself in a contrary position.

Last year BAIC, the Beijing automaker, acquired some assets of Saab from GM, with central government approval.

Volkswagen AG, Europe's biggest automaker, rose 2. 8 percent after saying it expects sales in China to grow as much as 15 percent next year.

GM, the biggest overseas automaker in China, said yesterday sales in the country increased 15 percent to 208, 353 units last month.

The world's top automaker was fined a record $16. 4 million in the United States for responding too slowly when the recall crisis erupted.

The automaker said last week that it would start recalling the same model in Japan from early this week.

The Japanese automaker is conducting road tests with the vehicles in Japan and the United States.

What is it? The latest model from a Chinese automaker hoping to establish a beachhead in America.

GM's U. S. market share slid to 19 percent in May, a record low for the embattled automaker that commanded 45 percent in 1980.

Toyota wasn't the only Japanese automaker to post a bigger-than-expected sales decrease;

Embattled automaker General Motors says it has reached a preliminary agreement to sell its Hummer brand. but

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