Feb.
9, 2006
France:
PSA on the lookout for diesel hybrid partner
AWKnowledge (subscription), UK -
20 minutes ago
PSA Peugeot-Citroën is looking for a partner among suppliers and
other automotive manufacturers for its ambitious plan to
market diesel-electric hybrids
US:
Mitsubishi launches new 258hp Galant Ralliart
AWKnowledge (subscription), UK -
25 minutes ago
Mitsubishi Motors North America (MMNA) has launched its new high-performance
2007 Galant Ralliart model at the 2006 Chicago Automotive
Show.
France:
Ghosn outlines Renault Commitment 2009
AWKnowledge (subscription), UK -
30 minutes ago
... that Renault will become, in the framework of the Alliance,
a great company with sustainable high performance in the global
automotive industry," Ghosn said. ...
New
Volvo Global Online Marketing platform live
SourceWire (press release), UK -
59 minutes ago
Volvo Cars HQ, based in Gothenburg, Sweden and part of FMC's
luxury car division the Premier Automotive Group (PAG) has
rolled out a new global marketing asset ...
Russia:
Renault Trucks signs letter of intent with RusPromAvto
AWKnowledge (subscription), UK -
1 hour ago
Renault Trucks has signed a letter of intent with Russian automotive
group RusPromAvto regarding the manufacture of truck engines in
Russia. ...
France:
PSA Peugeot Citroën profits plunge 37.5%
AWKnowledge (subscription), UK -
1 hour ago
... Sales in the automotive division decreased marginally
to €45.07bn (US$53.96bn) from €45.24bn (US$54.17bn) in 2004 due
to lower sales of new vehicles and ...
Intier
Automotive ‘to close South Gloucestershire plant’
Auto Industry, UK - 2
hours ago
An official of the GMB trades union told the BBC on 7 February that
the Intier Automotive interior components plant in Bitton,
near Bristol, is to close by ...
EXCLUSIVE:
INDONESIA: Automotive import tariffs coming down
just-auto.com (subscription), UK -
2 hours ago
The Indonesian ministry of finance plans to further lower automotive
sector import tariffs from this month, as part of a broader review
of its duties and ...
PwC
Automotive Institute surveys dual clutch market
Auto Industry, UK - 2
hours ago
... However, current PwC Automotive Institute analysis
indicates that the penetration rate of DCTs will be noticeably lower
than the optimistic forecasts of some ...
Car
makers accelerate Wi-Fi adoption
What PC?, UK - 3 hours
ago
A growing focus on portability and consumer electronics has bolstered
demand for wireless technologies in the western European automotive
industry, according
Thailand:
Toyota exports triple
AWKnowledge (subscription), UK -
4 hours ago
... SUVs. The company expects automotive exports (including
all vehicle manufacturers) from Thailand to reach 520,000 units
this year. ...
Suzuki’s
global expansion plans
AWKnowledge (subscription), UK -
4 hours ago
... The new SUVs will be built at CAMI Automotive
Inc, a joint venture factory with GM in the Canadian province of
Ontario. Suzuki halted ...
Life
after GM ownership: the highs and lows for spun-off suppliers ...
AWKnowledge (subscription), UK -
5 hours ago
... AAM claims to produce about one-third of the forgings
produced every day in the North American automotive market
and a 37% share of the US$7.6bn driveline ...
Japan:
Nissan developing global strategic model
AWKnowledge (subscription), UK -
5 hours ago
... it plans to develop models for these markets makes complete
sense and would definitely fit into its global strategy", noted
one Tokyo-based automotive analyst.
CAS-Supply
and Demand Issues Fuel China’s Automobile - Steel and ...
Newswire Today (press release), UK -
17 hours ago
... newswire/ - Point Roberts, WA, 02/08/2006 - Suppliers
and participants Mittal Steel, PUDA Coal, SORL Auto Parts, and China
Automotive Systems benefit from China ...
AUTOMOTIVE:
Union “disappointed” with Ford restructuring
Manufacturer.com, UK - 18
hours ago
Predictably, UAW President Ron Gettelfinger and Vice President Gerald
Bantom, who directs the UAW National Ford Department, have registered
strong
AUTOMOTIVE:
“Cadillac Corolla” unlikely, but they’ll shop at ...
Manufacturer.com, UK - 18
hours ago
... is more likely among suppliers than carmakers themselves,
according to Christopher Benko, director of the PricewaterhouseCoopers
Automotive Institute in Detroit ...
Sweden
plans to be world's first oil-free economy
Nuclear Engineering, UK - 20
hours ago
... The plans are being developed by a committee of industrialists,
academics, farmers, automotive manufacturers, civil servants
and others, who will report to
US:
Ford to keep only two Visteon plants
just-auto.com (subscription), UK -
21 hours ago
The facilities are grouped under the umbrella subsidiary Automotive
Components Holdings and represent “a good business value proposition,”
according to Ford ...
GERMANY:
Bosch increases turnover and earnings
just-auto.com (subscription), UK -
22 hours ago
... stronger growth. Four percent growth in the Automotive
Technology division in 2005 was supported by the diesel systems
business. In ...
CamelBak
Acquires Southwest Motorsports Enterprises, Inc.
PR Newswire UK (press release), UK -
22 hours ago
... Martina Hutchinson, Southwest Motorsports founder and
president, took a great design idea from the automotive marketplace
and leveraged it into a successful ...
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