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Exports and Imports
Euro weakness, exports lift southern Europe car outputMarch 6, 2015 06:01 CET
While southern Europe is experiencing at best a patchy economic recovery, the outlook for the region's carmakers is a little less bumpy thanks to the weak euro, cheaper oil and labor reforms. Fiat, Ford and GM have boosted output in Spain and Italy....Read More »
Mexico auto output, exports rise in January 3:18 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 9, 2015
Mexico auto production and exports rose to record levels for the month of January, the Mexican Auto Industry Association said today, boosted by strong demand in the United States and Canada....Read More »
U.S. auto exports hit record in 2014 3:02 pm U.S. ET | Feb. 6, 2015
U.S. exports of automotive parts and vehicles soared 4.5 percent to $159.5 billion in 2014, breaking a record for the fourth straight year....Read More »
Free-trade lobbying efforts rev up 12:01 am U.S. ET | Feb. 2, 2015
In his State of the Union address last month, President Obama asked Congress to grant his administration wide power to negotiate free-trade deals without too much meddling from lawmakers. For the auto industry's stakeholders, it was like a boxing bell signaling the next round in a high-stakes global fight....Read More »
Volvo may expand export markets for China-built cars beyond U.S.Jan. 16, 2015 11:36 CET
Volvo, which will start shipping the S60L sedan to the U.S. later this year, says it could add additional export markets in the Asia-Pacific region and elsewhere. The automaker may also consider future exports of a large china-built sedan, dubbed internally as the S90....Read More »
Volvo mulls U.S. plant; Chinese-made 'strategic flagship' may be exported to U.S., report says 1:22 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 11, 2015
Volvo is considering building an assembly plant in the United States and also may export a "strategic flagship" sedan made in China to the US, people familiar with the Chinese-owned automaker's plans told Reuters....Read More »
Mexico's light-vehicle output, exports hit record in 2014 8:29 pm U.S. ET | Jan. 8, 2015
Mexico's light-vehicle output in 2014 rose 10 percent from 2013 to a record 3.22 million units, while exports increased 9 percent to an all-time high of 2.64 million vehicles, a trade group said....Read More »
China launches pilot 'parallel imports' for foreign carsJan. 8, 2015 10:53 CET
China will allow selected dealers to import without the consent of foreign carmakers in a move that analysts warn could lead to a weakening of foreign automakers' control over pricing....Read More »
FROM HANDICAP TO HANDY SOLUTION
Ghosn: Nissan will fill gaps with Japanese imports 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 24, 2014
As Nissan Motor Corp. pushes to boost U.S. market share and cut reliance on Japanese imports, it's clear which goal takes priority: selling more vehicles. Even if it takes more imports to do it. Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn says the devalued yen has made his Japanese plants an acceptable solution to augment North American production as the company stretches for a 10 percent U.S. market share....Read More »
South Korea embraces European imports. Yes, South Korea 12:01 am U.S. ET | Nov. 24, 2014
Here is a fairly stunning statistic: South Koreans, long viewed as among the most nationalistic of car buyers, are on track to spend more on vehicle imports from Europe this year than their country takes in from its own vehicle exports....Read More »
RICHARD TRUETT
Assembly redo: How Mercedes' Sprinter dodges chicken tax 11:15 am U.S. ET | Nov. 18, 2014
A curious exercise in automobile manufacturing takes place daily inside the old, 350,000-square-foot Western Star truck plant here that is now owned by Daimler....Read More »
Mexico auto output, exports rise in September 11:35 am U.S. ET | Oct. 6, 2014
Mexican auto production and exports rose in September compared with the same month last year, the Mexican Auto Industry Association said on Monday....Read More »
EU asks WTO to rule on dispute with Russia over van exportsSept. 15, 2014 16:15 CET
The EU wants the World Trade Organization to rule on its dispute with Russia after Moscow imposed tariffs on vans imported from Germany and Italy. The EU said Russia is illegally protecting its own producers....Read More »
Japan exports fall despite favorable yen 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 15, 2014
Japan's auto exports finally may be decoupling from the yen after decades of yo-yoing up and down with exchange rates....Read More »
EDITORIAL
Cancel Chinese invasion; cue the Volvo sedan 12:01 am U.S. ET | Sept. 8, 2014
Next year, the Volvo S60L long-wheelbase sedan will become the first mainstream vehicle built in China to be sold in the U.S. That's hardly the wave of inexpensive vehicles from China's domestic automakers that many feared just a half decade ago....Read More »
New and premium models boost UK car exports to July recordAug. 21, 2014 10:44 CET
The UK has reported record car exports for July as production rose by nearly 3 percent year-on-year last month because of new models and strong sales of top-end vehicles....Read More »
Russia may ban car imports if West applies new sanctions, report saysAug. 18, 2014 11:54 CET
Russia may ban car imports if the West applies additional sanctions on Moscow over its involvement in Ukraine, a daily newspaper reported....Read More »
Russia bans state purchase of foreign-made cars to aid local automakersJuly 15, 2014 13:16 CET
Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a ban on Russian state and municipal purchases of foreign-manufactured cars to support local producers....Read More »
BMW's gamble on U.S. factory provides export windfallJuly 13, 2014 06:01 CET
BMW's U.S. factory in South Carolina -- its first test of full-scale auto production outside of Germany -- has become a bona fide success. The plant is integral to the luxury brand's efforts to protect profit margins and remain ahead of rivals....Read More »
BMW bet on S.C. plant pays off with export windfall 12:01 am U.S. ET | July 12, 2014
BMW's first test of full-scale auto production outside of Germany has become a bona fide success after initial hiccups. The factory in Spartanburg, S.C., -- already the nation's biggest light-vehicle exporter -- is integral to the luxury brand's efforts to protect profit margins and keep ahead of rivals Audi and Mercedes....Read More »
Volvo plans to export China-made cars to U.S., Russia next year, executive saysJune 17, 2014 11:26 CET
Volvo plans to start exporting Chinese-made cars to the United States and Russia as early as next year, a company executive said. The S60L sedan will be exported to the United States and the XC90 SUV to Russia....Read More »
U.S. wins WTO dispute with China over auto imports 11:16 am U.S. ET | May 23, 2014
In a victory for automakers exporting vehicles from the United States to China, the World Trade Organization ruled that Chinese duties on U.S.-made cars and trucks violated international trade rules....Read More »
Russia to limit state procurement of imported cars, report saysMarch 24, 2014 16:17 CET
Russia plans to restrict state procurement of imported cars in a move aimed at helping domestic carmakers to weather a slump in demand, a report said....Read More »
Ford, Canadian union criticize South Korea trade deal 8:00 am U.S. ET | March 12, 2014
A new free trade agreement with South Korea will throw a wrench into Canada's auto sector recovery, Ford and Canadian union leaders warned on Tuesday, highlighting the pressure on an industry already struggling with competition from Mexico....Read More »
Canada to phase out tariffs on Korean vehicles under trade pact 2:04 am U.S. ET | March 11, 2014
Canada concluded negotiations on a free-trade deal with South Korea that it says will phase out tariffs on cars made by Korean companies such as Hyundai....Read More »
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