British sportscar manufacturer Aston Martin has received bids from Mahindra & Mahindra and Investindustrial to acquire half of its business. London based private equity fund Investindustrial offered about $401m but Indian automaker ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen is planning to invest about EUR50.2bn in its global automotive division and development of new technologies through 2015 in a bid to meet the challenges of the uncertain European market. Volkswagen Board of ...
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Business Line reported that armed with favorable credit ratings, Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd would hit the debt market with INR 500 crore borrow plan in the Q4. Sources said that the proposal would be placed before the RINL board for ...
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Mylan Laboratories, formerly Matrix Laboratories, has gained final FDA approval for its abbreviated new drug application (ANDA) of Atorvastatin Calcium Tablets of strengths 10mg, 20mg, 40mg and 80mg. The company begins immediate shipment ...
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French automaker Renault has signed a new three year framework agreement with elevator and escalator firm KONE to supply a full range of vehicles in several European countries starting 2013. KONE has selected Renault due its product ...
Car rental company Hertz has completed the acquisition of Dollar Thrifty Automotive Group (DTG), the holding company of Thrifty Car Rental and Dollar Rent A Car. In late August 2012, Hertz has agreed to acquire Dollar Thrifty for $87.50 ...
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PTI reported that Vedanta group firm Sesa Goa may have to resort to imports of iron ore for feeding its 625,000 tonnes pig iron plant in Goa, expanded from 250,000 tonnes in August 2012, due to a mining ban in the state. Mr PK Mukherjee ...
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The closure of its particleboard mill in Knowsley in the UK in mid-September placed an additional burden on earnings reported by Sonae Industria, which were already on the decline. According to its interim report for the third quarter, ...
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US based automaker Ford will unveil two new Fiesta versions at Auto Guangzhou 2012 in China. The new versions include, all-new Ford Kuga and all-new Ford EcoSport, which will expand the company's SUV lineup. Ford Kuga, the Emergency ...
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Shanghai General Motors, a joint venture of US carmaker General Motors (GM) and Shanghai Automotive Industry (SAIC) Motor, has unveiled the first China-built Sail Springo electric vehicle (EV) at the ongoing Auto Guangzhou 2012 event in ...
Italian tire manufacturer Pirelli has revealed a plan to invest EUR105m in its Romanian plant over the next five years to boost production. The investment will be complemented by EUR 35m aid from Romanian government which will be used to ...
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Nigeria - Solution Media and InfoTech Ltd, a high-tech multimedia company specialising in sound, stages, laser multimedia, lighting, tent and digital print in Nigeria, recently staged an evening of live entertainment to demonstrate the ...
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has entered into a drug discovery alliance with Yale to design a potential new class of medicines that degrade disease-causing proteins. Under the collaboration, GSK integrates its expertise in medicinal chemistry ...
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German automaker MAN Truck & Bus has signed an agreement to deliver concrete pump chassis and other special-purpose vehicles to Chinese construction machinery manufacturer SANY Heavy Industries. As per the deal, both the firms will step ...
An investment volume of € 26.8m has been estimated for the expansion of plant 7 of Julius Blum at the location of Dornbirn-Wallenmahd. This ensues from a report in Blum Blättle, a publication for company employees. Preparation ...
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