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Companies / United States
After leaving its bankruptcy status behind in 2007, US automotive parts supplier Dana has shown an improvement in its performance for the first quarter of the year. Revenues were up by 8% year-on-year to US$2.31bn in Q108, compared with US$2.14bn in the previous year. Meanwhile, net income of US$685mn contrasted with a loss of US$92mn in Q107. The downside when looking ahead to...
2008-05-16Companies / United States
South Korea's Hyundai Motor has put its plans to build pick-up trucks in the US on hold, as light truck sales in the country continue to tumble. Hyundai had planned to produce the...
2008-05-14Companies / Canada
General Motors Canada has announced the closure of its transmission plant in Windsor, Ontario due to the lack of a new product to introduce at the plant. In a statement made to the...
2008-05-13Industry / China
China's Chery has shipped the first batch of vehicles to Argentina from its joint venture with Oferol of Uruguay and Argentina's Socma. Chery has a majority stake in Chery-Socma Uruguay, which began producing vehicles at the Uruguayan plant in 2007 with a staff of 130 people. The plant has an annual production capacity of 25,000 units, although a network of dealers has yet to...
2008-05-16Companies / China
Japan's Toyota has announced that growing demand for its vehicles in China has led to the expansion of one of the plants owned by the company's joint venture with First Automotive...
2008-05-15Companies / India
Indian motorcycle manufacturer Bajaj Auto and the Renault-Nissan alliance have formalised a joint venture to produce a budget small car to rival Tata's Nano. Bajaj will own a 50%...
2008-05-13Industry
New car sales showed mixed results in Eastern European countries. Whereas countries like Russia and Ukraine showed positive growth, the prospects for Hungary, Latvia and Croatia do not look particularly impressive. New car sales in the region have been vulnerable to particular economic conditions in individual countries.
2008-05-16Companies / Russia
The Russian government has stated that it does not intend to sell its 38% stake in truck maker Kamaz, following reports that investment company Troika Dialog was planning to increase...
2008-05-09Companies
Faurecia is planning to expand its Czech operations in response to strong demand from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with plants in Central and Eastern Europe and in an effort...
2008-05-08Companies / Turkey
US carmaker Ford's Turkish subsidiary has raised its production expectations for the year, following investment of US$115mn in an expansion for its facilities. After previously announcing that Ford Otosan would produce 310,000 units in 2008, the bar has now been raised to 330,000 units, while the 2009 target of 360,000 units still stands.
2008-05-16Companies / Israel
French carmaker Renault has taken further steps towards its project to produce an electric car with Israeli partners, with representatives visiting the country to examine the technology...
2008-05-15Companies / Iran
Iranian automotive spare parts manufacturers are owed unpaid debts of around US$1bn by vehicle manufacturers, according to an industry association. The Society of Automotive Spare...
2008-05-14Industry / United Kingdom
UK-based car distributor and retailer Inchcape looks confident for 2008 after it recorded a 5.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in pre-tax profit in sterling terms in
2008-05-16Companies / Germany
After two years of relative protectionism, Bosch seems to be in an aggressive mood in 2008. With strong forecasts for 2008, the company is heading for major acquisitions in Asia and...
2008-05-15Companies / United Kingdom
Dutch luxury sports car maker Spyker has signed a co-operation agreement with Britain's Lotus Cars to share parts and technology. The pact was announced in Zeewolde, Holland and is...
2008-05-15
