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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...
2010-03-09Industry
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...
2010-03-02Industry
German luxury carmaker BMW has taken a step forward with its 'Project I' with the announcement that it will produce its electric car range at its Leipzig facility in Germany.
2010-02-23Industry
European auto parts suppliers are showing signs of gradual improvements in their financial positions, with German pistons maker Rheinmetall reporting a quarter-on-quarter rise in...
2010-02-17Industry
The potential for heavy commercial vehicles (HCVs) in emerging markets has been once again highlighted by truck maker MAN, which posted a EUR51mn profit in its HCV
2010-02-16Industry
German luxury carmaker BMW will share parts of its 7-Series with its lower-priced sedan models as it moves ahead with its strategy to save costs, Bloomberg has reported. BMI points...
2010-02-15Industry
Germany's Volkswagen (VW) sold a record 6.29mn vehicles during 2009, up 1.1% year-on-year (y-o-y), on the back of its growing presence in emerging markets. Although any increase in...
2010-01-12Finance
German tyre maker and car parts supplier Continental plans to raise EUR1.1bn in rights issue between January 12 and 25 to help refinance its debt.
2010-01-07


