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| Mar.26 |
 England |
Tata buys Jaguar in $2.3bn deal  | Ford has sold its luxury UK-based brands Jaguar and Land Rover to India's biggest vehicle maker Tata | | |
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| Jan.9 |
 New Delhi |
Tata Motors unveils bargain car| Tata Motors has unveiled the world's cheapest motor car Tata Nano at India's biggest car show | | |
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| Dec.19 |
 Germany |
German ire at EU fine on car CO2| Chancellor Merkel has opposed European Union plans to cut pollution from new cars, saying it was 'not economically favourable' | |
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| Nov.1 |
 Detroit |
Chrysler to cut 10,000 jobs in US| The car giant has announced plans to cut at least 10,000 jobs, months after it was bought by a leading private equity firm | |
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| Aug.9 |
 USA |
Recalled: 255,000 Chinese tires A tire importer claims the tires were defective because they lack a safety feature that prevents tread separation
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| Feb.6 |
European Union |
Car industry facing 18% CO2 cut | The European Commission is proposing forcing to make an 18% cut in CO2 emissions from new cars by 2012 | |
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| Jan.25 |
Detroit |
Ford hit by record $12.7bn loss Ford has reported the biggest annual loss in the embattled carmaker's 103-year history. Ford has plans to cut 45,000 jobs
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| Feb.10 |
Germany |
Volkswagen to cut 20,000 workers The carmaker is restructuring plans that are set to run until 2009. The shares jumped 8% to 54.79 euros
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| Nov.21 |
Detroit |
Car giant GM to cut 30,000 staff General Motors is to cut 30,000 jobs in N. America under a restructuring drive that aims to revive the company
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| Sep.8 |
 Peru |
  Road to link S America's oceans A stretch of road will connect South America's Pacific and Atlantic coasts
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New Harry Potter book hits shops
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| Apr.19 |
Detroit |
GM loses $1.1bn as car sales slow Flagging sales and the cost of employee healthcare pushed General Motors to a net loss of $1.1bn
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| Apr.10 |
England |
MG Rover gets £6.5m loan lifeline The government has offered a loan to prevent redundancies being made at car manufacturer
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| Apr.7 |
England |
End of the road near for MG Rover The future of 6,000-strong workforce is in doubt amid expectations the car maker could soon go into administration
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| Mar.20 |
New Jersey |
Shamed car maker DeLorean dies DeLorean, aged 80, whose car company near Belfast collapsed, died of complications after a recent stroke
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Bush to ask 87 billions more for Iraq
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| Jul.21 |
 Brazil |
Volkswagen cuts 4,000 jobs German car maker is to cut jobs from its Brazilian arm, to counter weak sales
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| Feb.17 |
 London |
Congestion charge cuts traffic levels The scheme is seen as a huge political gamble by London Mayor Ken Livingstone
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| Dec.8 |
 Uzbekistan |
Key bridge to reopen to Afghanistan Bridge will speed up aid to war refugees
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