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Panamera wagon ranks among 10 most significant designs from Paris auto show

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, Oct. 24
blogs Luca Ciferri is Editor-in-Chief at Automotive News Europe.
 
The gloomy European market outlook and a worsening price war were the dominant topics of discussion at last month's Paris auto show, but the Mondial de l'Automobile – as the French call their home show – also delivered a number of significant new products.
Here is an alphabetical listing of the 10 designs/design ...
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A European car factory where times are good

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, Oct. 19
blogs Paul McVeigh is managing editor at Automotive News Europe.
 
At Kia's car factory in Zilina in Slovakia, which lies in the heart of middle Europe, there is no sign of the crisis gripping the region's auto industry.
When I visited the plant earlier this week, workers were busy carrying out their tasks purposefully and with smiles on their faces. They have reason to be happy. While the ...
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VW Golf, McLaren concept were Paris Web winners

Posted 3:30 am U.S. ET, Oct. 18
blogs Douglas A. Bolduc is managing editor at Automotive News Europe.
 
Volkswagen's seventh-generation Golf and McLaren's P1 supercar concept were the big Web winners from the Paris auto show this month, according to a study.
The Golf was the media favorite as it was mentioned in nearly 1,600 online stories from journalists covering the show, according to UK-based Kantar Media. The Peugeot Ony ...
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VW Golf debut may not be a big deal

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, Sept. 27
blogs Paul McVeigh is managing editor at Automotive News Europe.
 
The debut of its latest generation Volkswagen Golf at the Paris auto show today may be the last time there is such a big hype about Europe's best-selling car.
Looking at the global picture, the Golf is now VW's third most important vehicle counted by units produced, according to Ferdinand Dudenhoeffer, head of the Center for Automotive Research at the Univ ...
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Lexus may be profitable in Europe in two years

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, Sept. 27
blogs Bruce Gain is an Automotive News Europe correspondent in France.
 
Toyota expects its Lexus brand to make money soon in Europe despite a very tough competitive environment and an unfavorable yen/euro exchange rate.
"Lexus can be profitable in two to three years even though production will remain in Japan," said Didier Leroy, the CEO of Toyota Motor Europe, on the sidelines of the Paris aut ...
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Missing Stefan Jacoby

Posted 3:30 am U.S. ET, Sept. 27
blogs Douglas A. Bolduc is managing editor at Automotive News Europe.
 
PARIS -- The news that Stefan Jacoby suffered a mild stroke last week provided a somber reminder that life doesn't always respect our plans. I heard about the Volvo CEO's troubles on Monday while preparing materials for an interview we had planned for today at the Paris auto show.
I will miss speaking with Jacoby because he ...
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Missing Stefan Jacoby

Posted 3:30 am U.S. ET, Sept. 27
blogs Douglas A. Bolduc is managing editor at Automotive News Europe.
 
The news that Stefan Jacoby suffered a mild stroke last week provided a somber reminder that life doesn't always respect our plans. I heard about the Volvo CEO's troubles on Monday while preparing materials for an interview we had planned for today at the Paris auto show.
I will miss speaking with Jacoby because he's always ...
     Continue reading "Missing Stefan Jacoby" » Sep 27, 2012 3:30 am U.S. ET
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Ah, the good old days in France

Posted 3:51 pm U.S. ET, Sept. 26
blogs Lindsay Chappell is the Mid-South bureau chief for Automotive News
 
NASHVILLE -- The past is a foreign country, a writer once said -- they do things differently there.
Ditto for France.
As the Paris auto show takes off this week, one thing that probably won't get talked about much in English is the recent news that the French government has informed top ...
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GM's Opel gets serious about minicars while the rain falls

Posted 2:46 pm U.S. ET, Sept. 26
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GM's Opel has created a competitive entry into the minicar segment -- an important niche in Europe, not so big in the United States.
DAVE GUILFORD:  PARIS -- Apparently the folks at Opel are accustomed to working through difficulties and distractions.
Opel showed its Adam minicar on the eve of the Paris auto show, assembling journalists in the covered outdoor dining area of a restaurant next to the Centre Pompidou, with cars in the adjoining square. The presentation was ...
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Will the Chevy Trax add to Opel's woes?

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, May 15
blogs Paul McVeigh is managing editor at Automotive News Europe.
 
On the day that Opel workers demonstrated against potential plant closures and job losses, Chevrolet's announcement that it will launch a new subcompact SUV called the Trax might be seen as adding insult to injury.
Managers and workers at General Motors' money-losing European unit complain bitterly that GM restricts the bra ...
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Will the Chevy Trax add to Opel's woes?

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, May 15
blogs Paul McVeigh is managing editor at Automotive News Europe.
 
On the day that Opel workers demonstrated against potential plant closures and job losses, Chevrolet's announcement that it will launch a new subcompact SUV called the Trax might be seen as adding insult to injury.
Managers and workers at General Motors' money-losing European unit complain bitterly that GM restricts the bra ...
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Will buyers like the name Adam for Opel's new Fiat 500 rival?

Posted 12:01 am U.S. ET, May 9
blogs Nick Gibbs is UK correspondent for Automotive News Europe.
 
Opel/Vauxhall's decision to name its new minicar Adam has not been well received.
"Straight out of the drawer marked 'silly names,' " was one of the harsher comments on Twitter. "First Renault Zoe. Now Vauxhall Adam. Did someone give car companies a baby names book for Christmas?" was another.
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