According to the monthly statistics released by the Turkish Automotive Manufacturers' Association (OSD), in 2012 motor vehicle sales in Turkey totaled 817,620 units, falling by 10.2 percent as compared to 2011. The contraction of the ...
Due to reasons that all know the Japanese car sales in China declined in 2012. The trend was proved by the official statistics of the major car manufacturers: sales of Nissan, Toyota and Honda decreased 3% to 5% respectively in 2012. ...
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According to the Italian automotive industry association Anfia, Italy's new car registrations amounted to 86,735 units in December, down 22.5 percent year on year. In the full year of 2012, Italy’s new car registration figure reached ...
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China Daily reported that if the lottery system allowing people to purchase automobiles in first-tier cities was expanded to all major cities across the country, it would be a big damper for the country's steel industry. China's steel ...
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The global sales of electric vehicles (EVs) are expected to reach 3.8 million by 2020, according to a new report from Pike Research. Pike Research senior research analyst Dave Hurst said that sales of EVs have not lived up to automakers' ...
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In the just-concluded Central Economic Work Conference,the central government launched a package of fist to promote consumption policy,then,for the glass industry,and what areas will be the Nuggets in 2010,the land? Keywords 1:Automotive ...
Sri Lanka, one of the key export destinations for Indian auto manufacturers, has raised import duty on vehicles, making companies jittery just as the government looks to take up the matter. Sri Lanka has increased import duty on ...
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CHINA'S monthly auto sales surged to the second-highest level this year in November, setting the world's largest auto market on the road to meeting record-high annual sales of 19 million units, the China Association of Automobile ...
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French manufacturing group PSA Peugeot Citroen will terminate a further 1500 jobs by 2014 due to continued financial woes,adding to the job cuts already announced in July. Bloomberg reports that Europe's second-largest carmaker,PSA ...
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Aston Martin has known more than a few owners over the years including the Ford Motor Company,who sold out to current owners Investment Dar and other investors in 2007 for$733 million. Now you can add private-equity firm Investindustrial ...
Swedish carmaker Volvo is planning to invest $11bn to develop new products and increase its manufacturing presence in the next few years. The company aims to acquire 20% of China's premium auto market by 2015 and to increase Chinese ...
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German carmaker Volkswagen along with its joint venture (JV) partner China First Automobile Group (FAW) is planning to build a new vehicle manufacturing plant in Wuhan, China. Currently, FAW-Volkswagen joint venture is in discussions with ...
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French car maker PSA Peugeot-Citroen is recalling about 97,000 cars in Brazil, over problems with seals in the motor. Due to the faulty seals, water can enter the motor, which could further lead to electrical problems and fires, reports ...
Infineon Technologies has introduced an LED driver IC that can deliver RGB ambient lighting in autos, while STMicroelectronics has a new LED bypass IC that can eliminate problems with a failed LED in safety-critical applications such as ...
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When Rapid Granulator AB first came to China in 2003, it thought it could cover most demands from the local market with older machines and technology. “But we couldn’t make any headway, ” said Bengt Rimark, global ...
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