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<title><![CDATA[Estimated Europe registrations by make, May and YTD]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:32:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Daimler-BYD JV says big China dealer group may sell Denza EV brand]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:46:26 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[HONG KONG/BEIJING (Bloomberg) -- Denza-brand electric cars built under a joint venture between Daimler and BYD Co., may be sold in stores owned by one of China's largest dealer groups. Zhongsheng Group Holdings, the partners said. Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co., a 50-50 joint venture ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[European car sales sink to 20-year low in May]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:15:29 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[European car sales fell to a 20-year low in May as rising unemployment caused by the euro region's recession reduced demand. Registrations dropped 6 percent to 1.08 million vehicles from 1.15 million a year earlier, industry association ACEA said today. The figure was the lowest for any May since ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Top 100 Suppliers]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Jaguar goes with edgy ads to tout new F-Type]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Rather than its traditional touting of genteel luxury and British roots, Jaguar is taking a walk on the wild side with the marketing of the new F-Type convertible. For the predominantly digital and TV campaign that began last month, Jaguar is partnering with celebrities and publications that it ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mitsubishi ad campaign takes on 2 vital missions]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- Mitsubishi's new ad campaign to launch its redesigned 2014 Outlander crossover -- built around the tag line "Find your own lane" -- also will have to help the brand find a route back to relevance in the U.S. market. Backed by a marketing budget that has been doubled for the current ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A special award to Bob Lutz]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[To the Editor: It's so nice that we have Bob Lutz around to psychoanalyze our industry's leaders ("Lutz on Wagoner: Smart, didn't make tough calls," June 10). Not long ago, Automotive News ran a story that someone had come across General Motors founder Billy Durant's spittoon (Final Assembly, May ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Another low-wattage week for EVs]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chalk it up as another rough week on the electric vehicle front: California-based Miles Electric Vehicles, which imports small, battery-powered electric cars from China, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization. The company, which was founded in 2004 by entrepreneur Miles Rubin, concentrated on cars ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stocks dip after strong May sales]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Light-vehicle stocks became leaner last month, falling to a 57-day supply on June 1 from 63 days on May 1. It was the first time inventories have fallen since the start of the year. Carmakers had 3,167,900 units in inventory on June 1, down from 3,245,400 on May 1. Strong May sales helped to thin ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[BMW tops Mercedes in quarterly U.S. vehicle registrations, Polk says]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 16 Jun 2013 07:59:20 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- BMW is trailing Mercedes-Benz in U.S. luxury vehicle sales so far this year, but it still exceeded its German counterpart in first-quarter new U.S. vehicle registrations. U.S. buyers registered 67,385 BMW vehicles through March this year, compared with Mercedes's 62,366, ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ford CFO's sustainability call shows profit part of green push]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 11:06:15 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co. Chief Financial Officer Bob Shanks' call today concerning the automaker's sustainability efforts shows that going green is falling into the laps of those who control purse strings at more of the world's largest companies. Shanks, 60, today discussed Ford 14th ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Tougher emissions goal will give Europe a technology lead, experts say]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 04:54:23 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PARIS -- Europe needs tougher vehicle emissions regulation to give it a technology lead, industry executives and political insiders said. "Smart" regulation would bring about safer, greener and more interconnected cars that would create technical leadership, said Jean-Marc Gales, head of CLEPA, the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Lutz on Wagoner: Smart, didn't make tough calls]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 14 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Bob Lutz and Rick Wagoner were cut from different management cloth, according to Lutz in his new book, ICONS AND IDIOTS: Straight Talk on Leadership. Lutz, as General Motors vice chairman, relied heavily on his instincts, while Wagoner, as GM CEO, was deeply data driven. The two executives didn't ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Certified used-vehicle sales, May and YTD]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:16:06 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercedes reloads E class to take on BMW, Audi]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 15:34:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz is rolling out a revamped E class line as it tries to win back the U.S. luxury sales crown from BMW. Daimler added more technology than would be typical for a mid-cycle refreshing of a vehicle line because it was available for the new S class, ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercedes rolls out S-class as production boss takes charge]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:50:49 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SINDELFINGEN, Germany (Reuters) -- Daimler's new Mercedes-Benz S-class sedan rolled off the assembly line for the first time today, coinciding with the first appearance of another important newcomer -- the company's head of production for Mercedes. Andreas Renschler addressed the media at the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mercedes rolls out S class as Bernhard is replaced by Renschler as production boss]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 14:50:49 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SINDELFINGEN, Germany (Reuters) -- Daimler's new Mercedes-Benz S-class sedan rolled off the assembly line for the first time today, coinciding with the first appearance of another important newcomer -- the company's head of production for Mercedes. Andreas Renschler addressed the media at the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Customer Incentives]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 12:38:01 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Dacia benefits from downsizing trend in Europe]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:00:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PARIS -- Dacia is the symbol of a new consumer trend for affordable cars in austerity-hit Europe, said Arnaud Deboeuf, Renault's entry-program director. "Dacia has lost its stigma as a low-cost brand and is now seen as a smart buy," Deboeuf told delegates at the Automotive News Europe Congress ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Daimler's Zetsche sees improved Q2 earnings on cost reductions at Mercedes]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 12 Jun 2013 08:04:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT (Bloomberg) -- Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche says earnings have improved in the second quarter on demand for new models and faster-than-anticipated cost reductions at the Mercedes-Benz passenger car unit. "We are progressing better than expected," Zetsche said of the cost-cutting plans. "We ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[U.S. car and light-truck inventories, on June 1]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 11:02:07 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Daimler reviews options for Li-Tec battery JV]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 11 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT (Bloomberg) -- Daimler says it is reviewing options for its battery-cell joint venture Li-Tec with Evonik Industries, including bringing in a new partner. The two companies formed the partnership at the end of 2008 to provide future Daimler electric vehicles with batteries and give the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada light-vehicle sales by nameplate, May and YTD]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:21:41 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Canada light-vehicle sales by make, May and YTD]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 13:19:32 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Few Daimler shutdowns]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 10 Jun 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT -- Daimler AG, following the lead of some U.S. automakers, will largely refrain from taking a traditional summer break at its car factories. Vehicles such as the revamped Mercedes-Benz E class are keeping assembly lines busy even as overall European auto demand slides to a 20-year low. ...]]></description>
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