Canada trade minister hopeful on South Korea talks ( Sat, 22 Nov 2008 21:08:09 +0100) TORONTO, Nov 22 (Reuters) - Canada's trade minister said on Saturday he was hopeful his country could make progress in successfully completing negotiations Read more
UPDATE 1-Bush admin: no immediate emergency automaker aid ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:10:58 +0100) WASHINGTON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - The Bush administration would not offer emergency federal aid to the struggling U.S. automobile industry if it encounters Read more
Britain's Brown dampens June election speculation ( Fri, 21 Nov 2008 17:56:36 +0100) By Matt Falloon LONDON, Nov 21 (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown dismissed speculation on Friday he would call an election in June to capitalise Read more
Ukraine PM offers to quit to form new coalition ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:06:15 +0100) By Yuri Kulikov KIEV, Nov 20 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko issued a fresh appeal to Ukraine's politicians on Thursday to form a new "grand Read more BMW Introduces Electric Mini Cooper in LA ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:59:04 +0100) A total of 500 Mini Es will be manufactured and then leased to private and corporate consumers under a special pilot program. Leases will be for one year, with an extension option. Read more
Mini, XB, Fit take top residual awards ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:00:00 +0100) The 2009 Mini Cooper, Scion XB and Honda Fit are especially likely to hold their value three years from now, according to the company that sets residual values for the auto industry. Read more
WRAPUP 1-Automakers detail electric car plans at LA show ( Thu, 20 Nov 2008 03:28:11 +0100) *Major automakers commit to electric cars in coming years *Nissan sees 10 pct of sales from electric cars by 2020 *BMW to begin leasing electric Mini Read more INTERVIEW-Smart sees flat 2009 US sales amid slump ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:12:57 +0100) *Smart sees 2009 U.S. sales at least even with 2008 *Lower gas prices haven't hurt U.S. sales By Nichola Groom LOS ANGELES, Nov 19 (Reuters) - Minicar Read more UPDATE 8-Aluminium hits 3-yr low, copper off on stock builds ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:08:47 +0100) * Aluminium revisits 3-year low on auto industry concerns * Rising stock weigh on copper, aluminium and tin * Analysts expect to see higher aluminium Read more Obama picks chief of economic policy team ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 18:17:00 +0100) Daniel Tarullo, a Georgetown University professor mentioned as a possible "auto czar" in the Obama administration, will lead the Obama transition effort's economic policy team. Read more
Toyota Slates December Downtime, January Cuts in North America ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:53:19 +0100) The auto maker will cut in half Sienna minivan production in Princeton and eliminate the second shift on its Tacoma pickup line at NUMMI as of January. Read more
German ministry - up to GM to assess offer for Opel ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 12:44:17 +0100) BERLIN, Nov 19 (Reuters) - The German Economy Ministry declined to comment on Wednesday on Bonn-based SolarWorld AG's offer to acquire carmaker General Read more
Canada minister off to Detroit, Washington on aid ( Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:17:17 +0100) OTTAWA, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Canadian Industry Minister Tony Clement will meet executives from the Big Three auto firms in Detroit on Wednesday and officials Read more UPDATE 1-Merkel's SPD rival stumbles at election race start ( Tue, 18 Nov 2008 21:09:47 +0100) (Adds foreign ministry official on Steinmeier's talks with car workers, paragraph 10) By Kerstin Gehmlich BERLIN, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Read more Investor Merckle refrains from seeking state backing ( Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:00:07 +0100) * Merckle decides against state guarantees -ministry * German regional state had mooted loan guarantees * Merckle in talks with banks over stop-gap loans-sources Read more Berlusconi rules out "for now" Italy auto sector aid ( Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:55:27 +0100) TRIESTE, Italy, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi ruled out "for now" state measures to help the country's auto sector. "We'll Read more ANALYSIS-Merkel's SPD rival stumbles at election race start ( Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:51:29 +0100) By Kerstin Gehmlich BERLIN, Nov 18 (Reuters) - Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier's bid to become Germany's chancellor has quickly run into problems Read more
UPDATE 1-Sweden outlines gloomy economic fcasts for 2009-10 ( Mon, 17 Nov 2008 13:45:51 +0100) (Adds detail, background) STOCKHOLM, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Swedish Finance Minister Anders Borg outlined two gloomy economic scenarios on Monday, both involving Read more
Germany doesn't want blanket auto sector aid-FinMin ( Mon, 17 Nov 2008 09:38:16 +0100) BERLIN, Nov 17 (Reuters) - Any support the German government can provide to industry will be judged on a case-by-case basis, the finance minister said Read more
UPDATE 1-Germany warns on state aid ahead of Opel talks ( Sun, 16 Nov 2008 16:54:17 +0100) * Germany says no blanket aid for crisis-hit industries * Economy minister against rescue for auto sector * Finance minister says may need to help parts Read more UPDATE 1-Conservative Canada taking fiscal stimulus slowly ( Sun, 16 Nov 2008 01:20:16 +0100) (Adds prime minister, finance minister, on stimulus, autos) By Randall Palmer WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Canada says it will play its part in a global Read more German govt calls meetings on car industry aid ( Sat, 15 Nov 2008 14:54:05 +0100) FRANKFURT/BERLIN, Nov 15 (Reuters) - Germany has called for meetings of ministries, regions and producers to discuss aid for the car industry as calls Read more WRAPUP 1-Joint US-Canada auto bailout seen as a possibility ( Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:27:37 +0100) By Jeffrey Jones and John McCrank WINNIPEG/TORONTO, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Canada's industry minister said on Friday that a co-ordinated U.S.-Canada bailout Read more US-Canada auto bailout may make sense-Can. minister ( Fri, 14 Nov 2008 23:23:54 +0100) WINNIPEG, Manitoba, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Canada's industry minister said on Friday that a co-ordinated U.S.-Canada bailout package for the struggling auto Read more WRAPUP 1-Bush admin split on housing, Congress eyes autos ( Fri, 14 Nov 2008 22:20:56 +0100) By Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Bush administration officials clashed over how to handle the U.S. housing crisis, while Congress readied Read more
Ukraine PM offers to quit to form new coalition 
INTERVIEW-Smart sees flat 2009 US sales amid slump 
German ministry - up to GM to assess offer for Opel 
Berlusconi rules out "for now" Italy auto sector aid 
UPDATE 1-Germany warns on state aid ahead of Opel talks 
