The Netherlands based underwriter Aegon will purchase Ukraine based insurer Fidem Life, further boosting its capabilities in the developing Central and Eastern European market. Aegon has been trading in the region since 1992 and presently ...
White/white pearl dominates the global automotive color popularity ranks for the second consecutive year,according to the 2012 DuPont Automotive Color Popularity Report,released today.Black/black effect moves into second place in the global ...
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French vegetable processor Bonduelle has booked an increase in full-year earnings, with sales growth outside of Europe offsetting weakness on the continent while cost cutting initiatives and lower financing costs boosted the bottom line. ...
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Indian Tata Steel announced that they will cut jobs across Britain as part of a restructuring plan. The company will cut 580 jobs at its Port Talbot plant in south Wales and 12 steel finishing and processing sites in England and Wales. ...
Insurance broker Willis Group Holdings has hired Nils Arne Fagerli as CEO of Willis Norway effective immediately. Based in Oslo, Fagerli will report to Adam Garrard, Willis International CEO of Europe. Garrard said, "With a wealth of ...
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The deal, announced this morning, will give Graphic Packaging a stronger foothold in the European market and will add to its beverage cartons operations. For Contego, the sale of the business – which has sites in Leeds and ...
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Japanese car maker Nissan has recorded the sales of 300,000 units in Europe, up 3.5%, during the initial five months of 2012. During the January-May 2012 period, the carmaker's average share of the European market was approximately ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen has released the details of its redesigned Golf hatchback in the German city of Berlin, prior to its debut at the upcoming 2012 Paris Motor Show in France. Built on the new c, the hatchback for the European ...
Volkswagen Passenger Cars has reported a 4.3% increase in its deliveries to 492,500 vehicles in September 2012, compared to 472,100 vehicles for the same period in 2011. The company claims that deliveries of the division crossed four ...
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to Semprus BioSciences' vascular access catheter, designed to provide peripheral access to the central venous system. Using Semprus Sustain technology, the ...
Ethan Allen,the American style and interior design center,continued its international expansion with the opening of Design Centers in Montreal and Brussels.The new addresses in Montreal and Brussels bring the number of international Ethan ...
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German luxury carmaker Mercedes Benz has launched the new GL-Class SUV for the European market. According to the carmaker, the GL-Class is offered in three variants which include, the GL 350 BlueTEC 4MATIC powered by V6 diesel engine, ...
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US-based automaker Ford has started the production of its new Kuga sport utility vehicle(SUV)at its Valencia facility in Spain,for deliveries in the European market. The new SUV is offered with a choice of either 150PS or 180PS EcoBoost ...
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Toyota Motor Europe (TME) and PSA Peugeot Citroen (PSA) have signed an agreement that will see the PSA supply light commercial vehicles to TME from mid 2013. Under the agreement, PSA will produce a Toyota-branded medium-sized van based on ...
Japanese automaker Nissan is planning to build a new medium-duty truck for the European market at its Avila plant in Spain by the end of 2013. The company will invest about EUR100m for developing the model and facilitate plant and local ...
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