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Suzuki seeks arbitration over Volkswagen divorce
Nov 23, 2011 21:53 EST
Japan's Suzuki Motor on Thursday sought arbitration with the International Chamber of Commerce over its attempt to end an alliance with Volkswagen.
Fiat overhauls plans for US return as car sales fizzle
Nov 23, 2011 18:15 EST
Efforts to bring the Fiat auto brand back to the United States after a 27-year absence are being overhauled amid faltering sales of its Fiat 500 subcompact vehicle.
Italy's shadow economy moves into political spotlight
Nov 23, 2011 08:39 EST
NAPLES, Italy (Reuters) - In the busy Naples square where she works, 18-year-old Arianna is a familiar sight as she darts back and forth from a cafe bearing trays with espresso and pastries.
Pressure mounts on Finmeccanica chairman to quit
Nov 23, 2011 06:29 EST
MILAN (Reuters) - Pressure mounted on Finmeccanica Chairman Pier Francesco Guarguaglini to quit on Wednesday over a corruption probe that has engulfed Italy's defense conglomerate and exposed a growing rift in the company's top ranks.
Eurozone debt crisis unnerves Balkan states
Nov 19, 2011 23:59 EST
The eurozone debt crisis is stoking growing fears of spillover in the small and vulnerable economies of the Balkans, with stricken Italy and Greece close neighbours and major trade partners.
Suzuki cuts ties with Volkswagen
Nov 18, 2011 09:35 EST
Japan's Suzuki Motor said Friday it had ended its alliance with Volkswagen and demanded the German auto giant sell back its stake in the Japanese carmaker by November 2012.
Insight: Automakers race to lose weight
Nov 18, 2011 07:52 EST
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U.S. proposes to double auto fuel economy by 2025
Nov 17, 2011 01:45 EST
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration proposed on Wednesday doubling auto fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, a White House energy priority that has come under scrutiny in Congress.
Factbox: Berlusconi's gaffes, quips and pranks
Nov 08, 2011 16:13 EST
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, who has announced that he will step down after a new stability package is approved in parliament, has a sense of humor that often lands him in trouble. Here are some of his memorable quotes.
October auto sales up, but concerns deepen
Nov 01, 2011 17:44 EDT
DETROIT (Reuters) - Auto sales rose in October due to pent-up demand for cars and trucks although the gains failed to offset concerns that financial crisis in Europe could derail the industry's slow recovery.
Chrysler CEO wants one wage rate for UAW workers
Oct 28, 2011 09:55 EDT
(Reuters) - The two-tier wage system for unionized workers is not a "viable structure" for Chrysler Group LLC, and the U.S. automaker said it would like to find a long-term solution by the next round of labor talks in 2015.
Fiat, Fiat Industrial preference, saving shares soar
Oct 28, 2011 04:59 EDT
MILAN (Reuters) - Preference and savings shares in Italian auto maker Fiat SpA <FIA.MI> and truck and heavy machinery maker Fiat Industrial SpA <FI.MI> soared on Friday after the two groups announced plans to convert these share classes into ordinaries.
Chrysler drives Fiat profit higher
Oct 27, 2011 17:43 EDT
MILAN (Reuters) - Fiat-Chrysler's third-quarter trading profit was well above forecasts at 851 million euros, with U.S. automaker Chrysler contributing as much as two-thirds of it and helping offset weak European sales.
UAW says Chrysler workers ratify contract
Oct 26, 2011 20:37 EDT
DETROIT (Reuters) - Unionized workers at Chrysler Group LLC ratified a four-year labor pact on Wednesday, closing out the first round of talks since two of the three Detroit automakers nearly collapsed and took federal bailouts in 2009.
UAW says Chrysler workers ratify contract
Oct 26, 2011 20:37 EDT
DETROIT (Reuters) - Unionized workers at Chrysler Group LLC ratified a four-year labor pact on Wednesday, closing out the first round of talks since two of the three Detroit automakers nearly collapsed and took federal bailouts in 2009.
UAW says workers approve Chrysler contract
Oct 26, 2011 19:05 EDT
DETROIT (Reuters) - Unionized workers at Chrysler Group LLC ratified a four-year labor pact on Wednesday, closing out the first round of talks since two of the three Detroit automakers nearly collapsed and took federal bailouts in 2009.
Two large UAW locals vote for Chrysler contract
Oct 24, 2011 20:18 EDT
DETROIT (Reuters) - Workers at two of Chrysler Group LLC's largest plants voted to approve a tentative four-year labor contract between the company and the United Auto Workers union, a union official said on Monday.
TomTom shares surge on strategy shift
Oct 24, 2011 07:08 EDT
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - TomTom, the Dutch navigation equipment and digital map maker, is switching focus away from the cash-bleeding personal navigation devices that made it a household name to its auto and mapping services to restore growth and profits.
Witness: The journey that took me to a Tunisian voting booth
Oct 23, 2011 11:48 EDT
The following account of the events leading up to Sunday's election in Tunisia, "The journey that took me to a Tunisian voting booth," was written by Tarek Amara, who has been a Reuters correspondent in Tunisia since 2004.
Gaddafi asset hunters face legal mazes
Oct 21, 2011 11:16 EDT
LONDON (Reuters) - Libya's new leaders will have to dig deep to find billions of dollars in cash and assets that Muammar Gaddafi and his family stashed around the world, and then will face daunting legal hurdles to recover them all, experts said on Friday.
