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European car sales sink to 20-year low in May
… Lancia/Chrysler registrations declined by 22 percent. General Motors Europe's volume also fell 11 percent with Opel / Vauxhall sales declining by 8 percent while Chevrolet registrations plummeted 23 percent. Renault Group sales dropped by 10 …
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Europe in the spotlight
… Chris Donkin welcomes the 2013 Rising Stars. From left: Gerard Morin, France automotive leader at PwC; Ian Hucker, a Rising Star honoree who is director, European fleet and commercial, Opel / Vauxhall ; and Group Publisher KC Crain.
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Chevy slumps in Europe as rival brands rise
… 20 manufacturers, behind BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Opel competition Analysts say overlapping products with GM's Opel and Vauxhall brands also hurt Chevrolet. IHS's Fletcher highlighted the overlap between models such as the Chevrolet Trax/Opel Mokka …
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Opel-Buick link to grow stronger
… will be all sorts of synergies, I believe, between Opel - Vauxhall and Buick." Opel began filling out Buick's lineup ..... global brand": three brands, including the British Vauxhall , that are sold in the world's largest markets on …
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Peugeot will double output of 2008 small SUV
… 154,461 last year. In the first four months of this year, segment-leader Nissan sold 38,383 Jukes, with the Opel / Vauxhall Mokka ranking second with sales of 25,853, according to market analysts JATO Dynamics. The newly launched Renault …
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Chevrolet slumps in Europe
… 20 manufacturers, behind BMW and Mercedes-Benz. Opel competition Analysts say overlapping products with GM's Opel and Vauxhall brands also hurt Chevrolet. IHS analyst Fletcher highlighted the overlap between models such as the Chevrolet Trax/Opel …
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Opel will replace Astra with Zafira at Ruesselsheim plant
… Workers at the British plant, operated by Opel sister brand Vauxhall , accepted wage cuts as part of a labor deal that will run ..... 160,000 cars a year, the company said. Combined Opel and Vauxhall new car registrations in Europe declined 5 percent to 279 …
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UK new-car sales rise for 15th successive month
… body's interim CEO. Ford has the two best-selling models, with its Fiesta subcompact and compact Focus, followed by the Vauxhall Corsa subcompact and Volkswagen's compact Golf. 'Best deals since 1979' John Leech, UK head of automotive at KPMG, says …
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Bentley executive will head UK industry body SMMT
… production in the UK. For example, the UK content of the Vauxhall Astra built at General Motors' factory in Ellesmere Port, is as low as 10 percent, Duncan Aldred, former head of Vauxhall and current acting head of sales for Opel, told Automotive …
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Check out the ANE monthly e-magazine
… June e-magazine also looks at two new products -- the Jaguar F-type and Chevrolet Trax, a sister model to the Opel / Vauxhall Mokka. The e-magazine is available to read on our Web site at www.autonewseurope.com , as well as on our iPhone …
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Automotive News Europe salutes Ian Hucker
… Stars awards. Every day until June 12 one of the 18 winners will be featured. Today's Rising Star is Ian Hucker, Opel / Vauxhall 's director of European fleet and commercial vehicles. For his full profile and profiles on all the other 2013 Rising …
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Chevrolet Trax joins Opel Mokka in growing segment
Chevrolet says the Trax will not compete with the Opel / Vauxhall Mokka, its sibling model, even though both small SUVs will offer the same engines and transmissions. There are enough visible …
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Automotive News Europe salutes Marcus Cox
… Stars awards. Every day until June 12 one of the 18 winners will be featured. Today's Rising Star is Marcus Cox, Opel / Vauxhall 's finance director for sales, marketing and aftersales. For his full profile and profiles on all the other 2013 …
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Opel keeps Bochum logistics center open to fulfill contract
… Tuesday's stoppage, said Einenkel. General Motors Co.'s European division, which includes Opel and its UK sister brand Vauxhall , narrowed its first-quarter loss to $175 million from $294 million a year earlier. GM's deficit in the region since …
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Estimated Europe registrations by make, April and YTD
… 25,302 * 19,835 28% * 90,162 * 76,492 18% RENAULT * 94,348 * 89,818 5% * 352,689 * 371,669 -5% Opel / Vauxhall * 69,040 * 67,625 2% * 279,409 * 294,615 -5% Chevrolet * 12,796 * 17,713 -28% * 45,706 * 67,702 …
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Celebrating Europe's Rising Stars
… Ford of Europe andndash; Finance Marcus Cox andndash; Opel / Vauxhall andndash; Finance Filiz Albrecht andndash; Mann ..... International andndash; Sales Ian Hucker andndash; Opel / Vauxhall andndash; Sales A Rising Star is an automotive executive …
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European car sales post 1st gain in 19 months
… declined 4 percent in April, led by a 28 percent plunge at the Chevrolet brand. The company's regional nameplates of Opel and Vauxhall increased their registrations 2 percent. Fiat S.p.A. posted a 10 percent drop, dragged down by declines at the Alfa …
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Europe car sales rise for first time in 19 months
… 317,546 354,629 -10.5 OPEL / VAUXHALL 6.5 6 ..... 325,248 362,498 -10.3 OPEL / VAUXHALL 6.4 6.4 69 ..... 303,609 339,988 -10.7 OPEL / VAUXHALL 6.4 6.5 65,017 64,448 …
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GM will move Opel Zafira production to German plant
… General Motors Co. will move production of the Opel / Vauxhall Zafira minivan to Ruesselsheim in Germany from its Bochum factory. Ruesselsheim and Vauxhall 's plant in Ellesmere Port, England, had been in …
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UK has best April car sales since 2008
… money on running costs. That cost-conscious approach was evident in April's best-selling models, with Ford's Fiesta, Vauxhall 's Corsa and Ford's Focus leading the pack. The SMMT said gasoline-fueled cars have seen their market share climb in …
