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RUSSIA: GAZ plans investment wave as profits soar
18 May 2012
Cash rich van maker GAZ Group is planning a 16bn rouble spend on investment projects over the next 18 months.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Autonomous motoring
11 May 2012
Most popular news article this week: an interview with Nady Boules, director of General Motors' electrical and control integration research skunkworks. He told how the automaker sees the pathway, timeframe and costs in moving through semi- to fully autonomous driving - the automaker has begun road testing prototype Cadillacs capable of semi-autonomous driving. GM calls the system ‘Super Cruise’.
JAPAN: Nissan Q4 profit jumps 33%
11 May 2012
Nissan’s profit jumped 33% year on year in the last quarter of its fiscal year to 31 March, 2012 and the carmaker predicted a 28% rise for the year ahead, driven by strong sales and the global launches of 10 new models.
COMMENT: Germany can afford it
11 May 2012
Well, that was unexpected. Normally, the last thing safe, conservative, can we even say staid, German politicians do is pitch head first into domestic wage negotiations, preferring to stay grandly above the fray until the dust settles.
US: Nissan breaks ground for engine JV with Daimler
10 May 2012
Nissan's US unit has broken ground for a second engine plant at the automaker's complex in in Decherd, Tennesee. It will produce I4 petrol engines for Infiniti, and Mercedes-Benz C-class cars assembled at Daimler's plant at Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
INDIA: Audi plans 50% capacity hike
8 May 2012
Volkswagon group unit Audi plans to increase capacity at its Indian plant by 50%, local chief Michael Perschke said, as it plans to become the country's biggest luxury vehicle brand.
GERMANY: BMW, Hyundai propose tie-up for engines - source
4 May 2012
BMW and Hyundai are discussing an alliance to develop engines and share other technology, a German report said.
GERMANY: BMW cautious on 2012 outlook despite strong Q1
3 May 2012
Good financial results for the first quarter of 2012 has made BMW cautiously optimisitic but finance head Frederich Eichiner isn't yet willing to hike the profit forecast for the year.
GERMANY: Daimler extends Bernhard’s contract
30 April 2012
Wolfgang Bernhard, head of manufacturing and purchasing for Mercedes-Benz Cars and the company’s vans division, has had his contract extended to February 2018 by Daimler’s supervisory board.
GERMANY: Daimler Q1 net profit up 20%
27 April 2012
Daimler has booked first quarter net profit up 20% year on year after unit sales rose 9% to 502,100 vehicles and group revenue reached EUR27.0bn.
April 2012 management briefing: OEM financial summaries (Ford, GM and Fiat-Chrysler)
27 April 2012
In this month's management briefing, Rob Golding runs his financial rule over the financial position of the automotive industry's major OEMs. In this instalment: Ford, GM and Fiat-Chrysler.
BRAZIL: Mercedes car build to return via Alliance?
26 April 2012
Daimler CEO Dieter Zetsche has told Brazilian journalists the company is most likely to resume car manufacturing in Brazil through its partnership with Renault-Nissan.
BEIJING SHOW: Historic list of world premieres
25 April 2012
The final list of world premiere concepts and production models which appeared for the first time at AutoChina 2012 on the 23 and 24 April media preview days.
BEIJING: Luxury automakers optimistic on growth
23 April 2012
Premium car makers are confident of growth in China continuing a while yet even as overall market expansion slows.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Alliances and new Asian product
20 April 2012
The first fruits of Daimler's tie-up with Renault attracted a lot of reader interest this week - the rebadge of the latter's Kangoo to create the Citan. Actually, dismissing this as just a rebadge is a bit unfair, the new Merc also gets its own dashboard and a substantial nose restyle, a liitle more effort than when the big Sprinter was shared with VW and Dodge.
INDIA: New Daimler truck plant ready for September SOP
19 April 2012
Daimler has opened a new truck factory in the south Indian auto hub of Chennai. The centrepiece of its INR44bn (US$850m) investment in India will build Bharat Benz models designed for the local market, competing with Tata Motors Ltd, as well as the specialist Mercedes Actros line.
GERMANY: Abu Dhabi to exit Daimler stake
19 April 2012
Abu Dhabi is to exit its investment in Daimler, according to a German magazine.
GERMANY: Mercedes entering compact van segment
17 April 2012
One little game than can be played with new van announcements, given the number of joint ventures here in Europe, is where is it from? Any guesses on the provenance of the new third string to the Mercedes-Benz van bow - the Citan?
April 2012 management briefing: OEM financial summaries (VW, BMW, Daimler)
17 April 2012
In this month's management briefing, Rob Golding runs his financial rule over the financial position of the automotive industry's major OEMs. In this instalment: Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler.
JAPAN: German carmakers to increase diesel imports
16 April 2012
German carmakers are to challenge the domination of hybrids in Japan’s green vehicle market with the introduction of more diesels.
SWITZERLAND: Nissan announces arrival of first DC quick chargers
10 April 2012
Nissan said the first of 400 units of its direct current quick charger, which will be installed at key locations across Europe, had arrived on the continent.
NEW YORK PREVIEW: Historic list of world premieres
10 April 2012
The final list of world premiere concepts and production models which appeared for the first time at the New York auto show's press days.
CHINA: Daimler and BYD EV concept to debut at Beijing show
5 April 2012
A new electric vehicle brand, Denza, will make its debut at the Beijing show later this month. It's the name chosen by BYD Daimler New Technology (BDNT), the 50-50 joint venture between Daimler and BYD for its EVs, due to be launched next year. The JV was launched in 2010 with an investment of US$95m.
GERMANY: Mercedes in good condition but could do better
4 April 2012
Daimler is in good shape but “it’s not there yet”, board chairman Dieter Zetsche told shareholders in Berlin.
US: Nissan won't cut Japanese output
4 April 2012
Nissan Motor president Carlos Ghosn has said the automaker would keep its domestic production levels despite the yen's appreciation.
GERMANY: Luxury carmakers remain on roll outside Europe in March
4 April 2012
German luxury car makers have reported further sales increases in March, helped by strong demand in China and an accelerating recovery in the US while Europe continued to shrink.
INDIA: Renault expands capacity, to export engines
3 April 2012
Renault has just increased Indian production capacity and plans to export locally-made engines.
INTERVIEW: Retiring CLEPA CEO Lars Holmqvist: Part 2
3 April 2012
Retiring European automotive supplier association CLEPA CEO Lars Holmqvist, has championed his body's cause at the heart of the EC in Brussels for the past eight years. In the second of his interviews with Simon Warburton at CLEPA headquarters in the Belgian capital, Holmqvist outlined how the economic crisis had affected automakers and suppliers as well as his plans to spend more time on his Swedish farm.
GERMANY: Daimler denies Ducati reports
3 April 2012
Daimler has dismissed Italian newspaper reports and said it has no interest in acquiring premium motorbike maker Ducati.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: GM Europe plants breathe a little easier
30 March 2012
Another week has whizzed by - along with our summer, apparently - without the disastrous announcement from General Motors Europe that had been in the offing following the Opel supervisory meeting on Wednesday.
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