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Industry / Mexico
Mexican parts maker Metalsa has completed its buyout of nine manufacturing facilities of Ohio-based rival Dana in its quest to become one of the world's largest suppliers of structural components for light commercial vehicles. BMI research shows that the company exports as much as 90% of its total production to the US and boasts a strong client base including the likes of Chrysler,...
2010-03-10Industry / United States
Hybrid and diesel vehicles are increasing in popularity in the US despite higher prices compared with gasoline-fuelled cars. This could lead to a potential 49% market share for alternative...
2010-03-09Industry / Brazil
German truck maker Mercedes-Benz has equipped itself for a 15% increase in its production capacity, to 75,000 units, at its São Bernardo do Campo facility in Brazil, after receiving...
2010-03-08Industry / South Korea
South Korea has launched a wirelessly charged electric vehicle ahead of its bid to become a world-leading manufacturer in the green automotive
2010-03-10Companies / Germany
German carmaker Daimler has offloaded its 5.34% stake in Tata Motors, marking what industry experts see as an end to the long partnership between the two companies. The sale, which...
2010-03-09Industry / India
Indian commercial vehicle manufacturer Ashok Leyland is to inject INR30bn (US$655mn) over three years into a joint venture with Japanese carmaker Nissan Motor as well as US equipment...
2010-03-08Industry / Slovakia
France's PSA Peugeot Citroën is set to become the market leader in Slovakia, company spokesperson Peter Švec believes, after it increased production by almost 10% year-on-year (y-o-y), to 203,732 units, during 2009.
2010-03-10Industry / Turkey
Ford Otosan, a joint venture between US carmaker Ford Motor and Turkey's Koc Holding, will invest US$150mn this year, as it expects to bag a 14% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in its...
2010-03-08Industry / Russia
The Russian government will invest nearly RUB180bn (US$6bn) in the domestic autos industry as a part of its broader RUB1,790bn (US$60bn) plan to transform the sector into a technologically...
2010-03-05Industry / Egypt
Egyptian carmaker GB Auto claims its profits will double to almost US$100mn in 2010 as it focuses on exports to the Middle East and Africa (MEA) and starts selling vehicles in
2010-03-10Industry / Israel
China's BYD Auto is to begin marketing hybrid and electric cars in Israel from 2011, after becoming China's fastest growing carmaker in 2009, AutomotiveWorld.com
2010-03-09Industry
General Motors Company (GM)'s east African joint venture saw static sales over 2009 as Egyptian and South African consumers helped sustain total sales at 151,578 units, Capital FM...
2010-03-08Industry / Germany
Germany's Volkswagen (VW) has added another challenge for the year 2018, which already happens to be its deadline for overtaking Japan's Toyota Motor as the global market leader in vehicle sales. VW's chairman, Martin Winterkorn, has revealed that the company is looking to make quick strides into the hybrid and electric vehicle (HEV) segment and is aiming 'to become the market...
2010-03-09Industry / India
India's Apollo Tyres has temporarily suspended plans to build a new plant in Europe and will instead look to step up production at its Vredestein Banden facility in the Netherlands,...
2010-03-04Industry / Germany
Volkswagen (VW)'s chairman, Ferdinand Piech, has once again raised the possibility of the much speculated three-way truck alliance between VW, Germany's MAN and Swedish truck maker...
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