Industry Developments
Spain
After a bout of positive year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in 2010, Spanish vehicle production returned to negative growth territory in 2011, declining almost 1.6% y-o-y to 2.35mn units,...
2012-03-07United Kingdom
Japan's Nissan Motor has chosen its UK-based Sunderland plant for the production of its new small hatchback model - currently named Invitation - in a project which will see the company...
2012-03-06Germany
Encouraged by its expectations of a close to 7% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in replacement tyre sales in Asia and a 3% growth in the NAFTA region, Germany's Continental has revealed...
2012-03-05Brazil
After a robust 12% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in its revenue - to EUR16.5bn (US$21.8bn) in 2011 - German truck maker MAN's expects its 2012 revenue to decline slightly, on the back...
2012-03-02France's PSA Peugeot Citroën and US-based General Motor Company (GM) have announced the creation of a global alliance to help them save some US$2bn a year within the next five years...
2012-03-01Brazil
Chrysler, the US-based car manufacturer, has opened new Mopar distribution centres in Argentina and Brazil, as part of its strategy of expanding into emerging markets. The development,...
2012-02-29United Kingdom
UK parts supplier GKN has attributed its 15% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in pre-tax profit to GBP417mn during 2011 to the sustained growth in demand for premium vehicles globally...
2012-02-28Austria-based motorcycle manufacturer KTM Power Sports posted a robust 22.4% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in sales, to 81,200 units, and a 13.4% y-o-y increase in its turnover, to...
2012-02-23United Kingdom
Encouraged by the robust performance of British premium subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) during the first nine months of its financial year 2011/12 (FY11/12), India's Tata Motors...
2012-02-22European carmakers Volkswagen (VW) and PSA Peugeot Citroën are eyeing some cheaply priced loans under a three-year programme called the longer-term refinancing programme (LTRO), which...
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