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Business events scheduled for the coming week
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Mar 07, 12:58PM CST
MONDAY, March 10
Car makers pack premium features in small packages
By COLLEEN BARRY - AP - Mon Mar 03, 7:04AM CST
GENEVA (AP) — European carmakers are putting their longest ever market slump in the rear view mirror, shifting from survival to revival as they head into the Geneva Auto Show with dozens of car premiers, particularly for small models packed with premium features.
Business events scheduled for the coming month
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Feb 28, 12:23PM CST
Monday, March 3
VW recalling 600,000 Caddy vehicles
AP - Thu Feb 27, 8:09AM CST
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Volkswagen AG says it's recalling some 600,000 Caddy delivery vehicles worldwide to repair a problem with their rear doors.
French automakers seek to catch up in China
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Tue Feb 25, 2:14AM CST
BEIJING (AP) — French automakers Renault and Peugeot are looking belatedly to China to revive their flagging fortunes but picked a tough time to try to expand.
China's Dongfeng, French state invest in Peugeot
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Wed Feb 19, 7:42AM CST
BEIJING (AP) — Loss-making French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen is getting a 3 billion-euro ($4.1 billion) lifeline backed by Chinese investors and the French taxpayers in a deal that will see the company's founding family hand over control after more than two centuries at the helm.
5 ways China's slowdown will ripple across globe
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Tue Feb 11, 6:04AM CST
BEIJING (AP) — The reaction was slow in coming, but financial markets and corporate bosses have been jolted awake to China's relentless growth decline and are scrambling to cope with wrenching changes in global business.
Volkswagen's US workers will vote on union
By DEE-ANN DURBIN - AP - Mon Feb 03, 2:52PM CST
DETROIT (AP) — Workers at Volkswagen's only U.S. factory will decide next week whether to be represented by the United Auto Workers union.
Toyota tells dealers to stop selling 6 models
AP - Thu Jan 30, 5:29PM CST
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota has told North American dealers to stop selling six popular models with heated seats because the fabric doesn't comply with U.S. safety codes and potentially could catch fire.
Seat fabric may force Toyota recall in US, Canada
AP - Thu Jan 30, 5:33AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. is in discussions with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about a possible recall in the U.S. and Canada covering several car models, including the popular Camry, for a problem with seat fabric.
Toyota world's top selling car maker for 2nd year
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Thu Jan 23, 6:13AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota remained the top-selling automaker for a second year in a row, beating U.S. rival General Motors by some 270,000 vehicles in 2013, and set an ambitious target to sell more than 10 million vehicles this year.
BMW sets sales record, tops German luxury rivals
By DAVID McHUGH - AP - Mon Jan 13, 5:54AM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Luxury carmaker BMW AG has posted record sales for 2013, keeping its No. 1 spot in the market for high-priced cars against its German competitors Audi and Mercedes.
Volkswagen sales up nearly 5 percent in 2013
AP - Sat Jan 11, 4:49AM CST
BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen AG said Saturday that it delivered a record 9.5 million cars and commercial vehicles last year, a 4.8 percent increase, as growing Chinese and North American demand compensated for a slight decline in Europe.
Mercedes, Audi enjoy record sales in 2013
AP - Fri Jan 10, 7:20AM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German luxury car makers Mercedes-Benz and Audi enjoyed record sales last year, boosted by rising demand in the United States and China.
VW replaces head of struggling US division
By DAVID McHUGH and TOM KRISHER - AP - Thu Dec 12, 1:29PM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Automaker Volkswagen said Thursday it was replacing the head of its U.S. division, which has struggled to reach sales goals.
Nissan looks to no-frills China brand for revival
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Thu Dec 05, 8:19PM CST
HUADU, China (AP) — His Chinese sedan was a disappointment. So when truck driver Xie Yanzhen needed to replace it, he turned to Venucia, a 2-year-old no-frills brand launched by Nissan and a Chinese partner.
VW recalls 800,000 vehicles over fuse problem
AP - Thu Nov 14, 1:07PM CST
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Volkswagen AG issued a global recall Thursday for 800,000 of its Tiguan models, saying it needs to replace a problematic fuse that can cause the cars' lights to fail.
China announces VW recall of 640,000 vehicles
AP - Thu Nov 14, 5:45AM CST
BEIJING (AP) — China's government on Thursday announced the second recall of Volkswagen vehicles this year, a setback for the German automaker following a March report by state TV that criticized its quality standards.
Toyota profit jumps 70 percent despite sales slip
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Wed Nov 06, 3:48AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota's quarterly profit soared 70 percent, and the world's top-selling automaker raised its earnings forecast, as cost cuts and the weaker Japanese yen compensated for slightly weaker vehicle sales.
Business events scheduled for the coming week
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Mar 07, 12:58PM CST
MONDAY, March 10
Car makers pack premium features in small packages
By COLLEEN BARRY - AP - Mon Mar 03, 7:04AM CST
GENEVA (AP) — European carmakers are putting their longest ever market slump in the rear view mirror, shifting from survival to revival as they head into the Geneva Auto Show with dozens of car premiers, particularly for small models packed with premium features.
Business events scheduled for the coming month
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Feb 28, 12:23PM CST
Monday, March 3
VW recalling 600,000 Caddy vehicles
AP - Thu Feb 27, 8:09AM CST
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Volkswagen AG says it's recalling some 600,000 Caddy delivery vehicles worldwide to repair a problem with their rear doors.
French automakers seek to catch up in China
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Tue Feb 25, 2:14AM CST
BEIJING (AP) — French automakers Renault and Peugeot are looking belatedly to China to revive their flagging fortunes but picked a tough time to try to expand.
China's Dongfeng, French state invest in Peugeot
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Wed Feb 19, 7:42AM CST
BEIJING (AP) — Loss-making French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroen is getting a 3 billion-euro ($4.1 billion) lifeline backed by Chinese investors and the French taxpayers in a deal that will see the company's founding family hand over control after more than two centuries at the helm.
5 ways China's slowdown will ripple across globe
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Tue Feb 11, 6:04AM CST
BEIJING (AP) — The reaction was slow in coming, but financial markets and corporate bosses have been jolted awake to China's relentless growth decline and are scrambling to cope with wrenching changes in global business.
Volkswagen's US workers will vote on union
By DEE-ANN DURBIN - AP - Mon Feb 03, 2:52PM CST
DETROIT (AP) — Workers at Volkswagen's only U.S. factory will decide next week whether to be represented by the United Auto Workers union.
Toyota tells dealers to stop selling 6 models
AP - Thu Jan 30, 5:29PM CST
DETROIT (AP) — Toyota has told North American dealers to stop selling six popular models with heated seats because the fabric doesn't comply with U.S. safety codes and potentially could catch fire.
Seat fabric may force Toyota recall in US, Canada
AP - Thu Jan 30, 5:33AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota Motor Corp. is in discussions with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration about a possible recall in the U.S. and Canada covering several car models, including the popular Camry, for a problem with seat fabric.
Toyota world's top selling car maker for 2nd year
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Thu Jan 23, 6:13AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota remained the top-selling automaker for a second year in a row, beating U.S. rival General Motors by some 270,000 vehicles in 2013, and set an ambitious target to sell more than 10 million vehicles this year.
BMW sets sales record, tops German luxury rivals
By DAVID McHUGH - AP - Mon Jan 13, 5:54AM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Luxury carmaker BMW AG has posted record sales for 2013, keeping its No. 1 spot in the market for high-priced cars against its German competitors Audi and Mercedes.
Volkswagen sales up nearly 5 percent in 2013
AP - Sat Jan 11, 4:49AM CST
BERLIN (AP) — Volkswagen AG said Saturday that it delivered a record 9.5 million cars and commercial vehicles last year, a 4.8 percent increase, as growing Chinese and North American demand compensated for a slight decline in Europe.
Mercedes, Audi enjoy record sales in 2013
AP - Fri Jan 10, 7:20AM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — German luxury car makers Mercedes-Benz and Audi enjoyed record sales last year, boosted by rising demand in the United States and China.
VW replaces head of struggling US division
By DAVID McHUGH and TOM KRISHER - AP - Thu Dec 12, 1:29PM CST
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Automaker Volkswagen said Thursday it was replacing the head of its U.S. division, which has struggled to reach sales goals.
Nissan looks to no-frills China brand for revival
By JOE McDONALD - AP - Thu Dec 05, 8:19PM CST
HUADU, China (AP) — His Chinese sedan was a disappointment. So when truck driver Xie Yanzhen needed to replace it, he turned to Venucia, a 2-year-old no-frills brand launched by Nissan and a Chinese partner.
VW recalls 800,000 vehicles over fuse problem
AP - Thu Nov 14, 1:07PM CST
BERLIN (AP) — Germany's Volkswagen AG issued a global recall Thursday for 800,000 of its Tiguan models, saying it needs to replace a problematic fuse that can cause the cars' lights to fail.
China announces VW recall of 640,000 vehicles
AP - Thu Nov 14, 5:45AM CST
BEIJING (AP) — China's government on Thursday announced the second recall of Volkswagen vehicles this year, a setback for the German automaker following a March report by state TV that criticized its quality standards.
Toyota profit jumps 70 percent despite sales slip
By ELAINE KURTENBACH - AP - Wed Nov 06, 3:48AM CST
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota's quarterly profit soared 70 percent, and the world's top-selling automaker raised its earnings forecast, as cost cuts and the weaker Japanese yen compensated for slightly weaker vehicle sales.
