Spain

Falling fleet sales drag down Spain's car sales in May

June 3, 2013 13:12 CET
Spanish car sales fell 2.6 percent in May, reversing a rise of 11 percent in April.... Read More »

 

BMW will recruit trainees from Spain's pool of young jobless

May 30, 2013 06:01 CET
BMW is planning to recruit unemployed young Spaniards to work in Germany in a program that could be expanded to Italy or Greece... Read More »

 

Ford aid from Spain probed by EU antitrust regulators

May 15, 2013 12:19 CET
European Union antitrust regulators will investigate whether a 25.2 million euro ($32.71 million) grant given by Spanish authorities to Ford's factory in Valencia breached EU state aid rules.... Read More »

 

Sales rebate helps to boost Spanish new-car sales

May 3, 2013 12:28 CET
Spanish car sales rose 11 percent in April, boosted by a calendar effect and a sales rebate program.... Read More »

 

GUIDO REINKING

Will VW give new Seat boss time to succeed?

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 26, 2013
Juergen Stackmann, new boss of VW's Seat brand, must discover what the ailing brand really stands for.... Read More »

 

Nissan will move Primastar van output to France from Spain, report says

April 10, 2013 18:31 CET
Nissan plans to move production of the Primastar van from Spain to Renault's Sandouville plant in France, sources said, helping its French alliance partner keep a pledge to raise domestic output in return for union concessions.... Read More »

 

GM workers in Spain accept wage freeze to boost competitiveness

April 9, 2013 18:34 CET
General Motors workers at the company's Opel plant in Spain accepted a two-year salary freeze as part of a labor deal aimed at boosting competitiveness against other European factories.... Read More »

 

BRUCE GAIN

Automakers rethink cockpits to help save lives

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 5, 2013
Automakers are rethinking the way they design car cockpits to reduce cognitive overload as more sophisticated infotainment systems risk increasing driver distraction, a problem that has been linked to an increasing number of fatal accidents.... Read More »

 

SALES

Weak March dashes recovery hopes for European carmakers

April 3, 2013 08:37 CET
European car sales shrank again in March, threatening more losses for carmakers in the region after a dismal 2012, according to figures and forecasts. With euro-zone unemployment at a record high, forecaster LMC Automotive sees this year's sales dropping 3.1 percent in western Europe to 11.4 million vehicles.... Read More »

 

Spain's car sales fell 14% in March

April 1, 2013 12:38 CET
Spanish car sales fell nearly 14 percent in March. Industry association Anfac said a government subsidy scheme aimed at boosting sales was working despite the slump.... Read More »

 


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