* France - Peugeot Sevelnord jobs 'not assured' amid GM deal
Paris,France -AFP/Vietnam Investment Review -Mar 06, 2012: -- French auto manufacturer Peugeot has no guarantees on jobs at its Sevelnord plant after announcing an alliance with US giant General Motors, Industry Minister, Eric Besson, said on Monday... Besson told in an interview that during discussions with the head of PSA Peugeot Citroen, Philippe Varin, Varin had underscored the group's intention to reaffirm its industrial base in France... Besson subsequently told AFP he was speaking specifically about the Sevelnord auto plant near Valenciennes, northern France, and not about PSA plants in general...
* USA - Lexus Again Tops J.D. Power And Associates Customer Service Index
Thousand Oaks,CAL,USA -The Car Connection, by Kurt Ernst -Mar 14, 2012: -- For the fourth consecutive year, Lexus (the luxury vehicle division of Japanese automaker Toyota), has topped all other luxury brands on the the J.D. Power and Associates Customer Service Index (CSI) survey, achieving an overall score of 861 on a 1,000 point scale. Not only is that well above the segment average, but it reflects the highest score in the survey, across all industry segments... The 2012 CSI study compiles data from both owners and lessees of 2007 to 2011 model year vehicles, to determine their overall satisfaction with the dealer service experience. Among luxury brands, Lexus out-performed second-place Cadillac (who scored 852) and easily beat the luxury segment average of 835 points...
* China February Auto Sales Up 24.5%
- China Association of Automobile Manufacturers declared Friday, March 9th March that China auto sales rose 24.5% year-on-year to reach 1.57 million units in February this year. February saw total sales of 1.21 million sedans, sport utility vehicles and multi-purpose vehicles sold in China... Read more
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* First production Coda Sedan rolls off the line
- Just days, after receiving its official EPA numbers the first Sedan from Coda Automotive has rolled off the line at the company's facility in Benicia, CA. The first Sedans will come with a 31-kWh battery pack and are priced (before rebates) at $37,250, a figure that Coda says makes it the least expensive electric vehicle per mile of range available today... Read more
* AMP Electric Vehicles Qualify for Federal Tax Credit
- AMP joins list of plug-in electric drive motor vehicle manufacturers, including Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, Tesla, Toyota, and 13 EV manufacturers in all, qualifying purchasers for $7,500 tax credit when purchasing an AMP Electric Vehicle... Read moreLabels: automakers news, electric vehicles EV
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