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<title><![CDATA[Porsche to keep U.S. ad account with Cramer-Krasselt]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 19:16:59 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Porsche, after a six-month review of advertising agencies, has opted to keep its creative advertising account for the United States parked at Cramer-Krasselt, the incumbent agency that has held the account since 2007. The search was launched nearly six months ago, and was narrowed down to five ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kogai takes reins of Mazda's comeback]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[TOKYO -- Mazda Motor Corp.'s CEO designate, Masamichi Kogai, had a big hand in creating the more stable, profitable carmaker he inherits. But formidable challenges lie ahead. The manufacturing and purchasing specialist spent the last four years overhauling the export-reliant carmaker's ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Celebrating Europe's Rising Stars]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[The future of the European automotive industry looks bright because of the strength of the young executives who are making huge strides forward. Automotive News Europe will honor 18 of these talented executives in Paris on June 12. From automakers to suppliers, manufacturing to design, logistics to ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Audi plans 90% local sourcing in Mexico]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 20 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In September, Bernd Martens took over Audi purchasing as a member of the Audi management board. Martens, 47, gave Automotive News' German-language sibling publication, Automobilwoche, a look at how he and his team explored sourcing in Mexico. In six years, the planned factory in San Jose Chiapa ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mazda problem solver Kogai gets a new job: CEO]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[TOKYO -- After Japan's devastating March 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Mazda Motor Corp. CEO Takashi Yamanouchi needed someone to sort out and reinforce the carmaker's shattered supply chain and production system. He chose Masamichi Kogai, a manufacturing and purchasing specialist. Now, Kogai, 58, ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Progress in supplier relations stalls]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 13 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT -- John Henke is a tough grader. Henke, CEO of Planning Perspectives Inc. in suburban Detroit, says North America's six major automakers made zero progress improving relations with suppliers over the past year. Henke, who released his annual study of 441 suppliers today, boiled his results ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ford’s Hinrichs: ‘We’ve Learned Lessons From the Last Few Years’]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Fri, 10 May 2013 15:51:26 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA['Talk From the Top' With Ford’s Joe Hinrichs]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Profit and Praise for Tesla (5/9/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 08:40:46 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Start-up EV maker ends string of losses, Model S wows Consumer Reports; new CEO for Mazda; Lexus pushes 'fun' factor.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Kia Europe boss sees growth despite tough market]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Kia Europe President Brandon Yea believes the brand will continue its growth in the region this year despite tough economic conditions. Kia is sticking to its target of boosting annual sales to 420,000 by 2016 in the EU and EFTA markets from 338,000 last year. The brand's vehicle sales were up 3.5 ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mazda names production chief Kogai next CEO]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Thu, 09 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[TOKYO -- Mazda Motor Corp. has appointed Masamichi Kogai its next CEO. The production and purchasing specialist replaces Takashi Yamanouchi, who led the carmaker to its first annual profit in five years. The promotion takes effect pending approval at the Japanese company's June 25 annual ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Mazda names production chief Kogai next CEO]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 08 May 2013 22:57:25 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[TOKYO -- Mazda Motor Corp. has appointed Masamichi Kogai its next CEO. The production and purchasing specialist replaces Takashi Yamanouchi, who led the carmaker to its first annual profit in five years. The promotion takes effect pending approval at the Japanese company's June 25 annual ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Heat Is on VW Dealers (5/6/13)]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 15:04:35 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[U.S. retailers grow frustrated as company guns for sales goals; Chrysler supplier crackdown; 3 years later, batteries.]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Stair-steps targets: 'Irrational,' erratic and disruptive]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[It's time to stop the stair-step madness. Dealers report that some manufacturers have ramped up their use of stair-step incentives. Several major retailers, including some of the largest dealership groups in the country, say stair-step programs are worse than they were last spring, when the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Chrysler: No minority buying, no bids]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT -- Chrysler Group is serious about spending more with minority-owned suppliers and has penalized four Tier 1s that aren't following its lead. The four lost the ability, at least temporarily, to bid on future contracts. Chrysler wouldn't name them or say if they have improved enough to ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ford takes long look at launches]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 06 May 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. is modifying its vehicle-launch procedures to catch problems earlier, said Joe Hinrichs, Ford president of the Americas. The changes come after quality problems hobbled several important launches of Ford vehicles, including the Ford Escape and Lincoln MKZ. "We've done a ...]]></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[Dealers grouse that stair-step plans are causing more pain than last year]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Stair-step programs, the incentive plans that drive many dealers crazy, are causing more grumbling than they were a year ago. Several major retailers, including some of the largest dealership groups in the country, say stair-step programs are worse than last spring, when the programs set off ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Automakers pitch green cars for saving money, not the planet]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sun, 28 Apr 2013 08:23:55 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES (Bloomberg) -- Nissan Motor Co. is joining General Motors Co. and Tesla Motors Inc., the largest U.S. sellers of rechargeable autos, in promoting the money-saving benefits of battery-powered cars over saving the planet. Nissan said last week it is readying new advertisements for the ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Nissan to pitch cost savings of Leaf EV in new ad push]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:34:20 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Bloomberg) -- Nissan Motor Co. is readying a new U.S. ad campaign for its battery-powered Leaf hatchbacks that puts more emphasis on saving money than on saving the planet. Advertisements for the revamped 2013 Leaf are intended to expand its appeal beyond environmentally conscious ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Daimler lowers 2013 profit goal after first-quarter earnings drop 56%]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:19:21 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[FRANKFURT (Bloomberg) -- Daimler cut its 2013 profit forecast after its quarterly earnings fell 56 percent, burdened by Europe's slump and weaker Mercedes-Benz sales in China. First-quarter earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) declined to 917 million euros from 2.1 billion euros a year ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[As retirement approaches, Publisher Peter Brown honors some of the best, and worst, automotive adventurers]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 22 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[In five years, we will have fuel cell vehicles out of the lab and on the road, a big fleet of cars burning cheap compressed natural gas, and new cars with so many active-safety features that you can't crash them. Unless we don't. In this surprising and fluid industry, peopled by geniuses and ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[GM plans to add four more plants in China]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Sat, 20 Apr 2013 08:03:29 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[SHANGHAI (Reuters) -- General Motors Co. plans to add four new plants in the next three years in China to bring its production capacity to 5 million vehicles a year, the head of GM China said at the Shanghai auto show. Bob Socia, head of GM China, said on Saturday that the company and its joint ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Ex-Hyundai Europe boss to run VW India]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 16 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Volkswagen Group has promoted Gerry Dorizas, its veteran head of sales in India and a former chief of Hyundai Europe, to run its overall operations in the country. Dorizas, 52, began his sales career in 1987 in his native Greece working for the computer company Nixdorf. In 1992, he transferred to ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[COMMENTARY: DeLorean's name still gets tongues wagging]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[After all these years, it's still interesting to read about John DeLorean and his wonderful, wacky stainless steel sports car project. It has been more than 30 years since the factory in Belfast, Northern Ireland, was shuttered and eight years since DeLorean died, at age 80, after having been ...]]></description>
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<title><![CDATA[Suppliers hustle to fill orders]]></title>
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<pubDate><![CDATA[Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:01:00 EDT]]></pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[As automakers in North America crank up production, suppliers that chopped capacity during the recession have become a critical bottleneck. Automakers and suppliers are suffering glitches: Hyundai Motor Co. is leery of adding assembly plants globally because its suppliers are unprepared for higher ...]]></description>
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