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<title><![CDATA[PSA will close randd site to reduce spending]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 22 May 2013 03:49:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PSA/Peugeot-Citroen will shut a French research and development facility as part of a program to reduce spending. No jobs will be eliminated in the closing of the complex in the Paris suburb of Meudon-la-Foret, PSA spokeswoman Cecile Damide said today. "We are consolidating our industrial sites so ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[French car orders fall 0.5% in April, survey says]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 09:06:59 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PARIS (Reuters) -- The decline in French car orders slowed to 0.5 percent last month, showing signs of stabilization in the auto market, according to a dealership survey by trade publication La Lettre Auto K7 . The fall compares with decreases of 6 percent in March, 5.5 percent in February and 3.5 ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Dongfeng-PSA sales rise 37% in April on new models]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 May 2013 02:49:33 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PSA/Peugeot-Citroen's China joint venture with Dongfeng Motor Corp. increased sales 37 percent in April to 45,303 units on demand for new models. The company said its robust sales were due to two models introduced in China this year -- the stretched Citroen C4 and the Peugeot 3008. Deliveries at ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Estimated Europe registrations by make, April and YTD]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 11:11:02 EDT]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[PSA workers end 4-month strike over car plant closure]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 09:05:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PARIS (Reuters) -- Workers at a PSA/Peugeot-Citroen factory near Paris have agreed to end a four-month strike in protest against the planned closure of the plant. The staff on strike will return to work this week, said Jean-Pierre Mercier, who represents the CGT union at the Aulnay plant. He said ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[European car sales post 1st gain in 19 months]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 05:19:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MILAN, Italy (Bloomberg) -- European car sales rose for the first time in 19 months as a gain in consumer sentiment in countries using the euro led to rebounds in Germany and Spain. Registrations in April increased 2 percent to 1.08 million vehicles from 1.06 million cars a year earlier, the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Europe car sales rise for first time in 19 months]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 02:34:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MILAN (Bloomberg) -- European car sales rose for the first time in 19 months on strong demand in the UK and a rebound in Germany, amid signs that governments may take measures to stem a contraction in the economy of the countries using the euro. Registrations in April increased 2 percent to 1.08 ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Russian car sales down 8% in April]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 17 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MOSCOW (Reuters) -- Russia's year-on-year car sales fell 8 percent in April after a decline of 4 percent in the previous month, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) said. "Typically for the Russian market, April sales exceed March level ... This year we see basically no uplift, showing the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Musk's magic touch on Wall St.]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- In the land of auto giants, Tesla Motors is a Lilliputian, a fledgling electric-car manufacturer with uncertain prospects. But by one measure Tesla stands among the big boys. The company's $8.8 billion stock market value at the end of last week exceeded Fiat's $7.8 billion and was ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Microsoft wants to become key player in auto software]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[REDMOND, Washington -- Having reshaped a big piece of the world's economy around its Windows software, Microsoft now wants to do the same thing in the car business. What the software giant sees there says as much about the future of cars as it does about itself. Pranish Kumar, group program manager ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Citroen reinvents itself]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Peugeot and Citroen have suffered for years because car buyers have trouble distinguishing one brand from the other. Citroen CEO Frederic Banzet says his automaker will address that problem by using its DS line to capture premium customers and its C-line to win over buyers who want an "optimized ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kia aims to conquer with new Carens]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MONTE CARLO -- Kia aims to break European automakers' leadership in the medium minivan segment with its new Carens. Kia believes the Caren's will win buyers from rival brands because the minivan combines a sleek look with a roomy interior and practical storage features. The Carens' low profile is ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM makes progress on Europe turnaround]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 04:40:27 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[General Motors is making progress in restructuring its money-losing Opel/Vauxhall unit in Europe but there is still a long way to go. That was the verdict of analysts after GM reported Thursday that its first-quarter pretax loss in Europe narrowed to $175 million from $294 million a year earlier. ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[ANE monthly e-magazine goes live Monday]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The new issue of the Automotive News Europe monthly e-magazine goes live on Monday, May 6. For our cover story, we went to Maranello, Italy, to talk with the people who helped make LaFerrari the company's fastest, most technologically advanced and most expensive supercar ever. The issue also ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Opel to cut CO2 by 27% with new powertrains]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DUDENHOFEN, Germany andndash; General Motors subsidiary Opel/Vauxhallandnbsp;says new powertrains will cut its average CO2 output 27 percent by 2020, helping the automaker comply with tougher EU emissions regulations. With 13 new engines, Opel will renew 80 percent of its engine portfolio between ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Audi and Cadillac target young Chinese buyers]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 03 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI -- Not long ago, a black stretch version of the Audi A6 was the unofficial ride of choice for Chinese government bureaucrats. Even today, rows of the cars are visible outside Shanghai's municipal training school, where the officials receive instruction and attend meetings. Last year, ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PSA faces EU antitrust probe of restructuring plans]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 May 2013 06:19:20 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BRUSSELS -- European Union antitrust regulators are investigating whether a 7 billion-euro ($9.24 billion) guarantee granted by French authorities to PSA/Peugeot-Citroen complies with EU state aid rules and also ensures the automaker's long-term viability. The European Commission said it needs to ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[French car sales decline slowed in April]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 May 2013 04:38:26 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PARIS (Reuters) -- France's car sales decline slowed to a 5.2 percent drop in April, raising hopes that auto demand may be about to stabilize. April registrations fell to 157,859 cars last month from 166,552 a year earlier, the CCFA industry association said today. Sales for the first four months ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM, PSA study alliance on vans outside Europe, report says]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 02 May 2013 03:59:15 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PARIS (Reuters) -- General Motors Co. and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen are studying an alliance to sell large commercial vans outside of Europe, a French newspaper said. The partnership would allow PSA to boost sales volumes and reap royalty revenues, according to Les Echos . For GM, the partnership would ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Faurecia, China's Changan form JV to make interior parts]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 01 May 2013 07:28:05 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI -- French supplier Faurecia has formed a joint venture with China's Changan Automobile Group that will build two factories to produce instrument panels, door panels, consoles and other interior components. The partners will invest 293 million yuan ($47 million) and will construct factories ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[VW eyes China growth to ease pain in Europe]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT (Bloomberg) -- Volkswagen Group expects profit to grow in China this year as Europe's biggest automaker looks to remain resilient to a recession in its home region. VW plans to grow faster than total auto demand in China, which is set to increase 6 percent to 8 percent this year, the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[PSA unions back job-cuts plan, French plant closure]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PARIS (Bloomberg) -- PSA/Peugeot-Citroen has received backing from a majority of its unions to move forward with a plan to eliminate 11,200 jobs and close a French factory, the central plank of the French carmaker's efforts to halt ongoing losses. Five of the six main PSA unions favored the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[European execs see hope in China]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Shanghai auto show proved again that China is the promised land for automakers, particularly European companies bracing for a sixth straight year of declining car sales in their home region. None of the European executives I spoke with at the show was too concerned that China's car sales are ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Audi and Caddy target young Chinese buyers]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI -- Not long ago, a black stretch version of the Audi A6 was the unofficial ride of choice for Chinese government bureaucrats. Even today, rows of the cars are visible outside Shanghai's municipal training school, where the officials receive instruction and attend meetings. Last year, ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Renault hopes for China plant approval by summer]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 27 Apr 2013 06:59:20 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[PARIS (Reuters) -- Renault hopes to receive final approval from Beijing by the summer to build its first plant in China, CEO Carlos Ghosn said. Ghosn said French President Francois Hollande's visit to China this week would help the carmaker over the administrative hurdles. "Renault already has a ...]]></description>
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