Wednesday, November 7, 2007

Today's Automaker News-June 07,2007


ToyotaChina sales jump in May, mulls new factory
TOKYO (Reuters) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said sales in China jumped 87 percent in May, driven by the popular Camry sedan, and it was discussing a second car factory with Guangzhou Automobile in anticipation of continued strong growth in demand. ( Detail...)



VWrejects report it is near deal with Proton
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -- Tie-up talks between troubled Malaysian carmaker Proton and Volkswagen are nearing conclusion, with the German firm likely to take management and equity control of key Proton operations, a Malaysian newspaper. ( Detail...)



Report: Skoda plans to boost 2007 output
PRAGUE (Reuters) --- Skoda Auto, the Czech unit of Volkswagen AG and the country's biggest company, will boost this year's output to 616,000 cars from an earlier planned 580,000 to meet demand, Skoda board member Martin Jahn said. ( Detail...)



Taurus tag line: 'Safest car in America'
Ford Motor Co.will launch the new Taurus this summer with the tag line: "Rated Safest Car in America." Last month, the Taurus and its sibling, the Mercury Sable, earned the highest scores possible in crash tests conducted by the National Highway ( Detail...)



Navistar files another lawsuit against Ford
Navistar International Corp. today said it has filed a lawsuit against Ford Motor Co., seeking damages for breach of a diesel engine contract for the Ford F-150 pickup trucks. ( Detail...)



Honda'spartner in China sees boost in car sales through May
HONG KONG (Reuters) -- Denway Motors, Honda Motor Co. Ltd.'s partner in China, increased car sales by 6.3 percent in the first five months of 2007 to 107,400 vehicles, senior executives said today.( Detail...)



Chrysler groupsales outside North America rise 24% in May
FRANKFURT (Reuters) -- Chrysler group's vehicle sales outside its core North American market rose 24 percent last month to 20,553 units, its best-ever May for foreign sales, the automaker said today. ( Detail...)



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