Statistics Canada reported Tuesday that sales in the manufacturing sector slipped 0.2 percent in January to $48 billion, the fourth decline in five months. Sales in January were down in the transportation equipment industry as well as the ...
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Sollers-Bussan, a Russia-based vehicle-assembly joint venture (JV) between auto maker Sollers and Japan’s Mitsui, has started the production of Toyota Land Cruiser Prado sport utility vehicle (SUV) at its Vladivostok plant in Russia. ...
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Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan has opened a paint plant in Smyrna, Tennessee in the US, which the company claims as its most advanced plant. The new 250,000sqft facility will be located adjacent to the company's vehicle ...
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The world premiere of the Nissan Resonance concept in Detroit has given us an early look at how the next-generation Nissan Murano crossover may appear when it launches in 2014. Possessing a futuristic design and a fuel-efficient hybrid ...
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Indian automobile manufacturer Maruti Suzuki is considering building its first vehicle assembly plant in Africa to boost exports. Maruti Suzuki India chairman R.C. Bhargava told Bloomberg that firm is in search of new markets and Africa ...
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PTI reported that Mahindra and Mahindra will commence production of tractors next month at its new facility at Zaheerabad in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh. Currently, M&M has its automobile plant spread over 343.36 acres of land at ...
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Business Standard reported that Mahindra and Mahindra will commence production of tractors next month at its new facility at Zaheerabad in Medak district of Andhra Pradesh. Currently, M&M has its automobile plant spread over 343.36 acres ...
the luxury vehicle brand of the Nissan has signed an agreement with Magna Steyr, an operating unit of Magna International, for assembling Infiniti's future luxury entry level compact vehicle. According to Infiniti the current agreement ...
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Swedish truck and bus manufacturer Scania has broken ground on a new vehicle assembly plant in Narasapura, Bangalore, India. Scania is planning to invest INR 2.5bn ($45.2m) in the new facility over the next three year period and the ...
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Japanese carmaker Nissan is planning to commence production of new 2013 Sentra compact car at its Canton Vehicle Assembly facility in Mississippi, US from the fourth quarter of 2012. According to the carmaker, it will hire additional ...
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Magna International has reported sales of $7.7bn for the second quarter ended 30 June 2012, an increase of 5%, compared to $7.3bn for the same period in 2011. For the second quarter of 2012, the company's net income totaled $349m, or ...
Mahindra & Mahindra's Sri Lankan partner Ideal Group is planning to build a new vehicle assembly plant in Sri Lanka. For setting up the new assembly plant, Indian partner Mahindra & Mahindra will provide support the Ideal Group through a ...
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US carmaker Ford Motor together with its joint venture Changan Ford Mazda Automobile, planning to invest additional $600m in China to boost its production capacity at its Chongqing facility by 350,000 vehicles per year. Ford's investment ...
Chinese automkaer Futian Automobile is planning to build a new utility vehicle assembly plant in Cameroon, west Central Africa. About $500m will be invested in the construction of the new plant, which will be located at Kirbi that include ...
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German carmaker BMW is planning to build a new assembly plant in Brazil, marking its entry into Latin America's luxury car market. BMW's move follows uncertainity after the Brazilian federal government begun imposing additional barriers ...
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