http://www.just-auto.comLatest Emerging markets industry news - from just-auto.com© 2009 All content copyright just-auto.com. Published by Aroq Ltd.Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:55:34 GMTSat, 21 Nov 2009 01:55:34 GMTjust-auto.com - RSS feedjust-auto.comhttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss20Major suppliers to Tata's Nano are being identified and targeted by global OEMs seeking to make their own low-cost cars, according to an Indian media report.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102153Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:19:00 GMTFord Motor Co is looking to plough 2 billion reais (US$1.15 billion) of investment into its Brazilian operations between now and 2015, it was reported today.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102163Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:47:00 GMTKia has developed its own Gasoline Direct Injection engine based on the new Theta II family of units that will be used in the next generation of Kia vehicles. The company said the project had been developed at a cost of 170 billion won (£88 million) over a 46 month-long research period.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102160Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:14:00 GMTMichelin is planning to expand its production capacity and distribution network in Russia despite current difficulties caused by severe economic recession.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102154Fri, 20 Nov 2009 09:28:00 GMTRussian truck maker Kamaz said it plans to increase production by 8%-10% next year.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102158Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:03:00 GMTTroubled Peugeot Automobile Nigeria (PAN) says it has finished work on the 307 production line designed to replace the outgoing 406 model range.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102149Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:29:00 GMTIf you turned the Jodrell Bank radio-telescope on its side and filled it with cornflakes to create one colossal breakfast bowl, you would still have fewer cornflakes than there are kilobytes residing in just-auto's automotive research archive. Dave Leggett dives in to the cornflakes, sorry kilobytes, in search of a few interesting factoids to brighten your Friday arvo (links are to articles freely available to all).http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=101965Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:11:00 GMTExecutives from Geely, the prospective new owner for Volvo Cars, have met with representatives from the firm's labour unions.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102143Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:50:00 GMTTata Motors has said it will begin exporting its Thai-made pickup truck to markets across the ASEAN trade block from next year, after import duties on local automotive products are cut to zero between the trade block's four main automotive markets in January.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102130Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:07:00 GMTHonda Motor launched the Indonesian-made Freed small MPV in Thailand on Wednesday, taking on the Toyota Avanza which has been on the market for five years and is also produced in Indonesia.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102134Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:48:00 GMTTrelleborg has inaugurated a new plant in São José dos Campos outside São Paulo. The facility manufactures high-performance seals for such items as aircraft and passenger cars, as well as for industrial applications.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102127Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:42:00 GMTGAZ has switched to a six-day working week, the company has said.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102141Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:53:00 GMTTaiwanese media report says that Chery is going to announce plans to set up its global electric vehicle (EV) R&D centre in Taiwan.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102138Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:30:00 GMTRussian carmakers AvtoVAZ, GAZ, and Sollers want the government to limit imports of cars produced by GM Uzbekistan, the joint venture between General Motors and Uzbek automaker Uzavtoprom, according to local media reports.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102136Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:56:00 GMTFollowing the recent launch of its first own brand 'Luxgen', Yulon has unveiled a second brand, 'Tobe' - and the first car is a rebadged Geely.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102116Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:07:00 GMTToyota's global vehicle sales rose 5% in October to about 640,000 units marking the first year-on-year increase in 15 months.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102112Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:08:00 GMTRussian automaker GAZ posted a net profit of 2.868 billion roubles in January-September on its component operations.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102124Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:15:00 GMTRussian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has said he believes the Russian government's bailout plan for truck maker Kamaz had been successful - especially the public procurement of Kamaz trucks.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102117Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:24:00 GMTVolvo Car Corp will retain the rights for its licensed technologies, while its Chinese bidder Geely will get the right to use the technologies, according to a spokesman for the Chinese carmaker speaking to Shanghai Securities News.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102096Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:44:00 GMTToyota Motor Thailand has said that total market sales for Thailand in October were 53,271, an 8.8 percent rise from the same time last year, with the passenger car sector jumping 23.4 percent to 22,747 units.http://www.just-auto.com/article.aspx=102106Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:39:00 GMT