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Toyota chalks up record profit, vehicle sales
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Thu May 08, 4:02AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota chalked up a record annual profit and sales above 10 million vehicles for the first time, but forecast Thursday a slower year ahead as the momentum from a weak yen fades.
Business events scheduled for the coming week
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Apr 25, 12:58PM CDT
MONDAY, April 28
German court rejects case against ex-Porsche CEO
AP - Fri Apr 25, 7:37AM CDT
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has thrown out market manipulation charges against the former CEO and chief financial officer of Porsche over the sports car maker's failed attempt to take over Volkswagen AG in 2009.
GM boosting China production capacity to 5 million
AP - Sun Apr 20, 9:49AM CDT
BEIJING (AP) — The president of General Motors said Sunday that the company and local partners are boosting production capacity for GM-brand vehicles in China to 5 million.
Business events scheduled for the coming month
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Mar 28, 1:03PM CDT
TUESDAY, April 1
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.
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.
Toyota chalks up record profit, vehicle sales
By YURI KAGEYAMA - AP - Thu May 08, 4:02AM CDT
TOKYO (AP) — Toyota chalked up a record annual profit and sales above 10 million vehicles for the first time, but forecast Thursday a slower year ahead as the momentum from a weak yen fades.
Business events scheduled for the coming week
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Apr 25, 12:58PM CDT
MONDAY, April 28
German court rejects case against ex-Porsche CEO
AP - Fri Apr 25, 7:37AM CDT
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has thrown out market manipulation charges against the former CEO and chief financial officer of Porsche over the sports car maker's failed attempt to take over Volkswagen AG in 2009.
GM boosting China production capacity to 5 million
AP - Sun Apr 20, 9:49AM CDT
BEIJING (AP) — The president of General Motors said Sunday that the company and local partners are boosting production capacity for GM-brand vehicles in China to 5 million.
Business events scheduled for the coming month
By The Associated Press - AP - Fri Mar 28, 1:03PM CDT
TUESDAY, April 1
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.
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.
