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<title><![CDATA[Ford sees Thai operations as export hub for southeast Asia]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 05 May 2013 18:34:15 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MUMBAI (Bloomberg) -- Ford Motor Co.'s factories in Thailand are capable of producing eight times more vehicles than it sells. With help from a Thai government program, the automaker plans to make sure the excess capacity doesn't become a liability like at its plants in Europe. While Thailand is ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Western China generates growing auto sales in a high-growth market]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:28:55 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) -- Each time An Fu Ford, a dealership in the western Chinese city of Chongqing, sells a car, workers fire a confetti cannon, showering the parking lot with colorful scraps of paper. There's a lot of paper to sweep up these days. Car sales in western China are expanding twice as ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM planning deals in China to reach 5 million sales goal, report says]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:14:48 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (Bloomberg) -- The Chinese auto industry is overdue for consolidation and General Motors Co., with local partner SAIC Motor Corp., is interested in acquiring ailing automakers, people familiar with the companies' thinking told Bloomberg. GM, already the top foreign carmaker in China, aims ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM replots emerging market strategy, hedges on China partner]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 27 Jan 2013 09:09:06 EST]]></pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Chinese automakers' Europe, U.S. export plans clouded by recalls in Australia]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 21 Aug 2012 07:13:45 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BEIJING (Bloomberg) -- An Australian recall by China's two biggest car exporters -- Great Wall and Chery -- for potential cancer-producing asbestos parts may threaten plans by Chinese automakers to expand into Europe and the United States amid intensifying competition at home. Australia was to be ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China automakers' export plans clouded by asbestos recall]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 15 Aug 2012 12:34:23 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BEIJING (Bloomberg) -- An Australian recall by China's two biggest car exporters for potential cancer-producing asbestos parts may threaten plans by Chinese automakers to expand into the United States and Europe amid intensifying competition at home. Australia was to be the "testing area" for ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Alfa's long-awaited U.S. re-entry takes shape]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20120628/ANE/306279822/1303]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 28 Jun 2012 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[MILAN (Reuters) andndash; There's plenty riding on the success of Fiat's planned relaunch of Alfa Romeo in the United States, from a justification of the Chrysler acquisition to the business reputation of its CEO Sergio Marchionne. No wonder the company is taking its time to get it right. Fiat has ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How the Koreans will surprise everyone in China]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 28 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[At last year's Shanghai auto show, Volkswagen CEO Martin Winterkorn was captured on tape behind the wheel of a Hyundai, impatiently asking his aides: "How come they can do it?" That's a question more and more people are asking these days because the Koreans consistently do things that look ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[For Hinrichs, CEO road runs through China]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 21 May 2012 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT -- Some industry handicappers put Joe Hinrichs second in line behind Mark Fields to succeed Alan Mulally as CEO of Ford Motor Co. But it's possible the youthful president of Ford's Asia-Pacific and Africa region already has the most important job in the company. It's Hinrichs' task to ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ford bets $4.9B to erase also-ran status in China]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BEIJING -- When Qi Rui shopped for his first car, the Beijing government worker asked his friends for advice. Most of them drove Buicks from General Motors Co., China's largest foreign automaker. Only one friend drove a Ford. Qi bought a Buick Excelle, the top-selling car in China. "They are all ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM readies Cadillac assault in China]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20120422/GLOBAL03/304229931/1131]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 22 Apr 2012 13:49:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[BEIJING (Bloomberg) -- As General Motors Co. executives celebrated the opening of a special pavilion in Beijing to woo luxury customers away from Audi, a subtle message about the brand stood on display: a scale model of Cadillac's U.S. presidential limousine. GM is betting Cadillac's 110-year ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[How Jeep can make a comeback in China]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The Chinese SUV market has recorded explosive growth, with nearly 2 million units sold in 2011. To put that in perspective, China's SUV market alone is larger than total annual sales in Italy or Korea. But Chrysler's Jeep brand delivered only 22,294 vehicles last year, relegating the proud brand to ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's auto industry is already here]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20120102/OEM01/301029984/1131]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Jan 2012 00:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When I come to the United States for a visit, the question I am most often asked is: When will Chinese automakers come to American shores? My answer takes most people by surprise: "China's auto industry is already here," I say. "You just don't notice it. The Chinese are hiding in plain sight." But ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Beijing has come to Detroit's backyard]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20111228/GLOBAL03/111229926/1131]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 28 Dec 2011 10:35:51 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When I come to the United States for a visit, the question I am most often asked is: When will Chinese automakers come to American shores? My answer takes most people by surprise: "China's auto industry is already here," I say. "You just don't notice it. The Chinese are hiding in plain sight." But ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[China's Chery JV takes aim at Europe's car market]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20111130/ANE/111129912/1131]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI - Chery Quantum Auto Co., a joint venture between Chery Automobile and investment firm Israel Corp, unveiled the design of its first car, which it hopes will allow it to export made-in-China cars to Western Europe. The 50-50 joint venture between Chery Automobile and Israel Corp. was set ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Don't bet on a successful Saab bailout]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20111114/GLOBAL/111119962/1131]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 14 Nov 2011 14:09:58 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Your boss at headquarters is curious: "If this bailout succeeds, Saab will end up in Chinese hands. Will it work out?" If the anatomy of the deal is any indicator, the outlook is iffy -- at best. "Anatomy of the deal?" First, you have Saab, a long-neglected and quirky company that had nearly been ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A GM chief's lesson in Chinese capitalism]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20110822/OEM01/308229997/1131]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Aug 2011 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now that China is the world's largest auto market, it is an uncomfortable fact that China is unknown territory for many Western auto executives. At last, a study guide is available. This summer Wiley and Sons is publishing American Wheels, Chinese Roads: The Story of General Motors in China, ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[A GM chief's lesson in Chinese capitalism]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20110802/GLOBAL03/308039989/1131]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 02 Aug 2011 14:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Now that China is the world's largest auto market, it is an uncomfortable fact that China is unknown territory for many Western auto executives. At last, a study guide is available. This summer Wiley and Sons is publishing American Wheels, Chinese Roads: The Story of General Motors in China, ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Saab-Pang Da deal faces sobering regulatory test]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20110605/OEM/110609933/1131]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 05 Jun 2011 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NEWS ANALYSIS: Pang Da's $157 million pact with Dutch firm Spyker to keep its Saab brand on life-support faces the sobering reality of one remaining, but knotty issue -- winning the blessing of the Chinese government.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM poised to reclaim the global auto sales lead from Toyota]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20110503/ANE/305039978/1131]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 03 May 2011 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES -- General Motors Co., less than two years after declaring bankruptcy, is poised to reclaim the global auto sales lead from a Toyota Motor Corp. rattled by both natural disasters and reports of slipping quality. More surprising is that GM may retain the top spot after auto-parts ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Shanghai draws cars and CEOs by the horde]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20110419/GLOBAL03/304199646/1131]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:19:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) -- To see how Shanghai's auto show has grown with the nation's now world-leading vehicle market, just watch the bosses. While General Motors Co. Chief Executive Officer Dan Akerson spoke in New York today on the eve of that city's international auto show, his peers are on the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Warren Buffett's China car deal could backfire]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20110313/GLOBAL/110319964/1131]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 13 Mar 2011 00:01:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[More than any winning presentation at the Detroit auto show, more than any statistics or innovations, investor Warren Buffett's imprimatur put Chinese automaker BYD on the map -- instantly making it the most serious Chinese contender among those seeking to sell an all-electric car in the U.S. ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Audi, Mercedes, BMW rely on China as Germany stalls]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20100816/ANE/100819939/1131]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI (Bloomberg) -- BMW AG, the world's largest luxury carmaker, Volkswagen AG's Audi unit and Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz brand are making up for faltering sales at home by selling more cars in China even as industrywide demand cools in the world's largest auto market. Audi sold 53 percent more ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Honda, Volvo plan green car launches in China]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20100423/GLOBAL03/100429924]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 23 Apr 2010 00:00:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Honda and Volvo are both planning to launch clean-energy cars in China, joining a growing crowd of domestic players developing such models to take advantage of expected generous government incentives. From leading Chinese auto group SAIC Motor Corp. to rising star Geely Automotive Holding, ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[The Chinese are coming! (years from now)]]></title>
<link><![CDATA[http://www.autonews.com/article/20090202/OEM/302029636]]></link>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 02 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Chinese cars, a hot topic at recent NADA conventions, languished on the back burner this year. The word in New Orleans last week was that dealers shouldn't expect to sell Chinese-made vehicles here anytime soon.]]></description>
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