ANE DAILY: European car sales fall 6% in June; VW names new global marketing boss; Ghosn is optimistic Russia car market will rebound

Click here to open this newsletter in a Web browser       DAILY NEWSLETTER July 16, 2013 Follow Us:    European car sales fall 6% in June but market may be stabilizing European car sales fell by just over 6% in June to a two-decade monthly low as the region's weak economy hurt demand at Volkswagen, Opel, Fiat and PSA/Peugeot-Citroen. Bright spots were Ford, Dacia and Seat. ...  story  Published: July 16, 2013 08:19 European Central time VW names new global marketing boss Former Nissan Europe sales and marketing chief Thomas succeeds Stackmann Volkswagen named its UK chief, Simon Thomas, as head of global marketing for group and core VW brand. Thomas is a former head of sales and marketing at Nissan Europe. ...  story  Published: July 16, 2013 06:01 European Central time Ghosn sees growth in Russian car market Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn expects Russia's car market to overcome recent weakness because of low car ownership. He aims to capture 40 percent of the market with the help of AvtoVAZ. ...  story  Published: July 16, 2013 11:26 European Central time   Renault-Nissan will launch low-cost platform in 2015 Renault and Nissan expect to launch low-cost cars from a joint manufacturing platform in 2015, the same year the automakers are targeting joint savings of 3.5 billion euros. ...  story  Published: July 16, 2013 14:19 European Central time BMW's Reithofer sees western Europe car market staying tough well into 2014 BMW CEO Norbert Reithofer says he does not see a pick up in the western European car market before the second half of 2014. ...  story  Published: July 16, 2013 12:49 European Central time 2013 FRANKFURT AUTO SHOW Skoda aims Rapid Spaceback at young buyers Skoda aims to win younger buyers to the brand with the Rapid Spaceback, a new compact car that will compete against vehicles such as the VW Golf and Ford Focus. ...  story  Published: July 16, 2013 14:28 European Central time 2013 FRANKFURT AUTO SHOW Changan will debut SUV at Frankfurt auto show China's Changan Automobile will unveil a full-sized SUV, the CS75, at the Frankfurt auto show in September. The CS75's debut will be Changan's second appearance at the show. ...  story  Published: July 16, 2013 10:00 European Central time Ford's Tony Brown to retire in purchasing shuffle Engineering VP Hau Thai-Tang will be successor Ford purchasing chief Tony Brown is retiring and will be replaced by engineering chief Hau Thai-Tang. Birgit Behrendt, executive director of global programs and purchasing for the Americas, will become head of global programs and purchasing. ...  story  Published: July 15, 2013 15:13 European Central time / Last changed: 7/15/13 10:40 pm CET - correction Bosch shortens hours of 1,800 workers in Germany on weak demand Robert Bosch has cut the working hours of about 1,800 employees in Germany in response to weak demand for industrial and building technology. ...  story  Published: July 16, 2013 13:51 European Central time     Automotive News Europe's top 5 news stories of the week 1. Nissan revives Datsun brand with Go hatchback 2. 'Buy a car, get one free' discounting threatens European car rebound 3. How does the BMW i3 drive? Wow! 4. Lada aims to mimic Kia's success with style revolution 5. UK gov't, carmakers will invest 1 billion pounds in engine research   To view other breaking news stories throughout the day, visit www.autonewseurope.com If you wish to cancel your subscription to this newsletter click here Automotive News Europe is a division of Automotive News, located at 1155 Gratiot Ave., Detroit, Michigan, 48207