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Kansas City UAW plant workers reject Ford contract

Union workers at Ford Motor Co's Kansas City assembly plant overwhelmingly rejected proposed contract changes that include a no-strike provision on wages and benefits, the local president said on Monday.

India's Tata Motors Q2 net more-than-doubles

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Tata Motors Ltd, India's largest vehicle maker, beat forecasts as profits more-than- doubled on improved margins due to lower input prices and a recovery in demand as the financial crisis loosened its grip.
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Five Ford UAW plants back contract; vote continues

Workers at five Ford Motor Co U.S. plants represented by the United Auto Workers have backed a contract aimed at bringing the automaker's labor costs in line with rivals General Motors Co and Chrysler.
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Utilities pledge to be ready for plug-in autos

If electric cars plug in at rates hoped for by automakers in the coming years, there will be enough power to serve them, the biggest U.S. electric utilities industry group vowed on Wednesday.
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Obama team was divided on Chrysler rescue-Rattner

The Obama administration was deeply divided over whether to fund Chrysler's restructuring in bankruptcy and whether the automaker could survive to repay the investment, according to a former senior official.
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United Tech results top Wall Street forecasts

Diversified U.S. manufacturer United Technologies Corp reported a 17 percent drop in third-quarter profit, that nonetheless beat Wall Street estimates, as cost-cutting helped offset slumping demand.
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BAIC says man accused of trade theft on leave in U.S.

A Chinese national accused of stealing trade secrets from Ford Motor Co was employed by Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp , China's fifth-biggest automaker, but was in the United States on personal leave when he was arrested, BAIC said Monday.
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Exiled China tycoon in U.S. clean vehicle plan

Yang Rong, a Chinese automobile tycoon who fled the country after being accused of economic crimes, said he plans three multi-billion-dollar U.S. plants to make 3 million clean-technology vehicles per year by 2017.
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SAIC, GM in talks on cooperation in India: source

SAIC Motor Corp , China's biggest automaker, is in talks with its partner General Motors to explore new business opportunities that include India, a source with knowledge of the matter said on Friday.
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Chinese man arrested in U.S. for stealing Ford docs

A Chinese man who formerly worked at Ford Motor Co has been arrested and charged with stealing trade secrets, including sensitive design documents, from the automaker, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.
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Ford switch recall expanded by 4.5 million vehicles

Ford Motor Co is expanding its largest ever recall -- involving faulty cruise control deactivation switches that have caused fires -- by 4.5 million vehicles, regulators and company officials said on Tuesday.
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Ford posts record China vehicle sales

Ford Motor Co said its China vehicle sales in the third quarter jumped 79 percent from a year earlier as Beijing's stimulus policies bolstered auto demand.
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Dollar Thrifty cuts Chrysler purchases, costs

Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group Inc (DTG.N) said on Monday it would slash its 2010 car rental purchases from Chrysler and that its average fleet costs had stabilized at levels it hoped to maintain next year.
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China auto market likely to slow after record 2009

Chinese car sales soared to a record in recent months on government incentives, but the same money tap that turbocharged sales could easily be turned off in 2010 if Beijing frets about an overheating economy.
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Ford and UAW nearing agreement on contract changes

Ford Motor Co (F.N) is getting close to a deal revising its contract with the United Auto Workers, according to a person briefed on six-week-old talks in which the automaker has aimed to gain concessions the union has already granted to GM and Chrysler.
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Tata Motors raises $750 million to pay down Jaguar debt

Tata Motors Ltd (TAMO.BO), India's largest commercial vehicle maker, said it raised $750 million by issuing global depositary receipts and convertible bonds to pay down debt taken on for its acquisition of the loss-making Jaguar and Land Rover brands last year.

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