Author: Automotive News Breaking News Feed
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Panasonic discusses acquisitions, alliances with auto suppliers
Panasonic is in talks with automotive parts makers for possible acquisitions or alliances as Japan’s No. 2 television producer seeks to expand the components it delivers to vehicle manufacturers.
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Inventories highest since 2005, which will test automakers’ pricing discipline
Automakers entered their year-end sales push last month with the most cars and trucks on U.S. dealer lots in eight years, a buildup that’s poised to test the industry’s newfound pricing discipline.
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Alfa’s revised plan focuses on new rwd/awd architecture
The revised Alfa Romeo plan that Fiat boss Sergio Marchionne is expected to announce next April focuses on a new rear-wheel- and all-wheel-drive architecture that the automaker hopes will boost Alfa’s global presence.
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Marchionne will unveil 4th relaunch plan for struggling Alfa
Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne hopes that betting billions of euros on Alfa Romeo in his fourth relaunch plan will help reverse a decade of losses and six years of collapsing sales at the sporty brand.