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Volvo Car Corp. CEO Stephen Odell will become CEO at Ford of Europe as part of sweeping changes at both automakers that will coincide with Ford’s pending sale of Volvo to China’s Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Ltd., the automakers announced today.

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Volkswagen AG, Europe’s biggest car maker, aims to more than double its sales in the United States within the next three to four years, the head of the company’s U.S. business said on Sunday.

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Ford of Europe’s new-car sales fell by just under 1 percent in October but climbed nearly 13 percent across its main 19 European markets, helped by scrappage schemes similar to cash for clunkers in the United States. Ford’s 8.

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Government-backed scrapping bonuses will slow the forecast decline in western Europe’s new-car sales this year, analysts say. Goldman Sachs and J.D.

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Government-backed scrapping bonuses will slow the forecast decline in western Europe’s new-car sales this year, analysts say. Goldman Sachs and J.D.

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Government-backed scrapping bonuses will slow the forecast decline in western Europe’s new-car sales this year, analysts say. Goldman Sachs and J.D.

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Europe’s new-car sales will continue their freefall in 2009. The only question is how steep the drop will be. Industry associations and automakers are revising their forecasts downward as sales in key European markets collapse.

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