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• US: Congress wants auto industry plan
  Congressional leaders have told the Detroit Big 3 to present a detailed 'path to viability' plan ahead of a US$25bn emergency federal loan.
• UK: Honda to idle Swindon plant for two months
  Honda is to idle its Swindon, UK, car plant for two months next year as part of a global production cutback that it has announced 'in response to a dramatic change in the global automobile market'.
• UK: New Toyota Avensis off the line
  Production began today of the new Toyota Avensis at Toyota's Burnaston, UK, plant. It's a bit of manufacting sector good news in Britain amid plenty of gloom lately and that attracted government ministers to the occasion.
• US: Honda to slash production by 18,000 vehicles
  Honda Motor Co is to cut production in the US as falling sales and the country's economic turmoil continue to play havoc on the auto industry there. The news follows announcements of production cuts by the Japanese giant in the UK and on its domestic market.
• US: GM could face supplier cash calls
  Suppliers to GM may be seeking to tighten up on credit terms extended to their financially challenged customer.
• COMMENT: Volvo AB 'eyes acquisitions' (Volvo Cars?)
  It's an old truism that there are bargains around in recessionary times.
• GERMANY: It had to happen - Porsche gets a diesel
  A Porsche with a diesel engine? It is about to finally happen but no, we're not talking about a diesel unit crowbarred into a 911. From February next year, Porsche will offer a Cayenne with a diesel engine in Europe.
• UK: Car production down 25.1% in October
  UK car production declined by 25.1% to 114,058 units in October, the lowest October total since 1991.
• GERMANY: CO2 deal close but not done
  Talks between European governments on a deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions have made progress but have not yet reached agreement.
• US: Chrysler wants to revive GM merger talks
  Chrysler is interested in returning to merger talks with GM, according to a report in the Financial Times.
• RUSSIA: Daimler set to scale back Kamaz deal - reports
  Daimler looks set to scale back its plans to take a 42% stake in the Russian truck manufacturer Kamaz.
• JAPAN: Toyota to axe 3,000 temporary workers
  Toyota Motor Corp is to half the number of temporary workers it employs in Japan, its domestic market as sales continue to get worse.
• US: Engine makers ready for 2010 standards
  The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) has said that its members are on schedule and ready to meet the EPA's stringent 2010 emission standards for heavy-duty engines in the US.
• LA SHOW: Lexus debuts RX450h
  The Lexus RX450h has received its world premiere at the Los Angeles Auto Show. The new model goes on sale next year (summer in Europe).
• JAPAN: VW upbeat on Japanese car market
  The Japanese car market has bottomed and should avoid further declines next year according to a Volkswagen Japan exec.
• LA SHOW: Kia shows next gen fuel cell vehicle
  Kia has shown its Kia Borrego Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle (FCEV) at the Los Angeles International Auto Show.
• CANADA: Chrysler Canada seeks C$1bn
  Chrysler's Canadian unit has asked the Canadian and Ontario governments for C$1 billion in financial assistance to help it through the global economic crisis, according to a Canadian newspaper report.
• RUSSIA: Avtotor in assembly talks with three foreign automakers
  Avtotor is in negotiations with three further international auto manufacturers to produce cars from its plants, according to reports.
• LA SHOW: Mazda Kann is Design Challenge winner
  The design entry from Mazda R&D of North America has been chosen as the winner of the Los Angeles Auto Show's 2008 Design Challenge. This year's theme, Motor Sports 2025, asked nine of Southern California's automotive design studios to form their vision of the future by depicting a motor sports vehicle that predicts how auto racing will change by the year 2025
• EMERGING MARKETS ANALYSIS: Arrivederci Zastava - Fiat wastes no time in killing Yugo
  Serbia had hoped someone might 'do a Dacia' with Zastava. But Fiat's ambitious plans for the Serbian automaker have no room for sentiment, as Mark Bursa discovers.

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