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Nissan takes lead with Thai-made March in Japan (AP)

AP - Nissan took the wraps off its new March subcompact Tuesday, which is being manufactured in Thailand for sale in Japan, underlining a trend for Japanese automakers to shift more production abroad.

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Fiat confirms new Panda will be produced in Italy (AP)

AP - Italy’s Fiat, which controls Chrysler Group LCC, will proceed with a euro700 million ($886 million) investment to move production of its new Panda compact from Poland to a plant near Naples despite an unresolved dispute with an Italian union, the automaker announced Friday.

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Troubled Toyota recalls about 92,000 cars in Japan (AP)

AP - Toyota started recalling more than 90,000 luxury Lexus and Crown vehicles Monday in Japan over defective engines — the latest setback for the automaker beset with quality problems.

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GM sees ‘massive’ opportunity for growth, profit: CFO (AFP)

AFP - General Motors see a “massive” opportunity for growth and profits in the expanding global automotive market now that it has radically cut its costs, the automaker’s chief financial officer said Tuesday.

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Volkswagen to shake up Porsche board: report (Reuters)

Reuters - Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) plans to shake up its management at Porsche SE (PSHG_p.DE), as it looks to strengthen its hold on the automaker, the Financial Times reported on Friday.

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German regions considering aid for GM’s Opel (AP)

AP - German Chancellor Angela Merkel was meeting Thursday with regional leaders to come up with ways to help GM’s Opel unit, after her economy minister rejected giving the automaker loan guarantees from a federal bailout fund.

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Honda says Chinese labor dispute has been settled (AP)

AP - Honda Motor Co. said a labor dispute at a parts plant that crippled the automaker’s production in China was resolved on Friday.

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Ford to eliminate Mercury brand (Reuters)

Reuters - Ford Motor Co will eliminate its Mercury brand which has seen sales and investment plunge in recent years, closing out a vehicle lineup created in the 1930s by Edsel Ford, the automaker said on Wednesday.

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Judge: Toyota must give documents to plaintiffs (AP)

AP - The judge presiding over hundreds of federal lawsuits against Toyota has ordered the automaker to give internal documents to lawyers suing the company over sudden acceleration problems.

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Chrysler adds 1,100 jobs at Detroit Jeep plant (AP)

AP - Chrysler Group LLC gave a big boost to the battered Michigan economy Friday when it announced plans to add about 1,100 workers to help build the new Jeep Grand Cherokee.

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