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18 mai 2007

Aluminum demand is slipping

Aluminum demand is slipping
With the financial reporting season in full swing, the Metals Insider newsletter says there is a common theme emerging from US fabricators of aluminum products—reduced buying and inventory destocking caused by a 5% year-on-year decline in shipments. Data...
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30 août 2007

China's Auto Industry: Roaring Ahead

China's Auto Industry: Roaring Ahead
China's Auto Industry: Roaring Ahead From Business Week Since the mainland overtook Japan as the world's second largest car market, local automakers are increasingly competitive and cutthroat The word Longbridge was once synonymous with all that was great...
19 mars 2007

BMW Eyes Sharp Increase In U.S. Production By 2010

BMW Eyes Sharp Increase In U.S. Production By 2010
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) - Automaker BMW AG hopes to increase the number of cars it builds in the United States to more than 200,000 annually by 2010, Chief Executive Norbert Reithofer said Thursday. Speaking to analysts at BMW's headquarters in Munich,...
16 avril 2007

"Made in China" Cars Looking for Marketing Network in the United States

"Made in China" Cars Looking for Marketing Network in the United States
The Chinese automaker, Billiance Auto is looking to set up shop in the United States, now. The company was the first Chinese carmaker to hold an exhibition overseas...in Geneva, one of the most important events in the global car industry. Three cars were...
20 juin 2007

Aluminum prices are poised to slide

Aluminum prices are poised to slide
The slight downward trend in aluminum prices persists. And, “from the fundamental, seasonal and technical standpoint (the predictable components of this market), aluminum prices should continue to head slightly lower,” forecasts Harbor Intelligence in...
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11 mars 2007

DaimlerChrysler good to go with Chery

DaimlerChrysler good to go with Chery
It looks like teeny tiny (and tinny) Pentastars could be coming. They could even be good. Tme will tell, as the DaimlerChrysler supervisory board has given its blessing to teaming up with China's Chery Motor Company. The Chinese government still needs...
8 mars 2007

Dodge's mini car to be Chery A1?

Dodge's mini car to be Chery A1?
China Car Times says that Chinese Web site Autohome is reporting Dodge will re-badge Chery's A1 mini car for sale around the world. According to China Car Times, the A1 is a QQ3 renamed for export. The new name is supposedly intended to avoid any further...
16 mars 2007

Volvo Construction Investing $160 Million In Swedish Components Factory

Volvo Construction Investing $160 Million In Swedish Components Factory
Volvo Construction Equipment said Friday it will invest nearly $160 million in its Component Division in Eskilstuna, Sweden, over the next three years. The Component Division develops and manufactures power trains for Volvo construction equipment. The...
18 mars 2007

Ford CEO: Challenge Is Significant, But We Have A Plan

Ford CEO: Challenge Is Significant, But We Have A Plan
Ford Motor Company CEO, Alan Mulally, told Congress Wednesday that it has a plan to turn around the troubled car-marker, as well as how to work towards lowering greenhouse gases. “As you know, Ford is facing significant challenges in North America and...
16 avril 2007

New Chinese Brand Debuts at Geneva Auto Show

New Chinese Brand Debuts at Geneva Auto Show
As if China didn't have enough car brands, over a hundred, competing for buyers, there is a new brand that debuted at the Geneva Auto Show...the Huachen. Huachen is made by Brilliance from Auto China and marks the first time a Chinese automaker has attended...
1 mai 2007

Materials inflation accelerates

Materials inflation accelerates
Raw materials inflation is becoming very worrisome for buyers, according to Institute for Supply Management, whose prices-paid index increased to 73.0 in April from 65.5 in March and 59.0 in February. Readings above 50 point to expansion in activity in...
4 mai 2007

Velozzi concept

Velozzi concept
Velozzi, a California-based research and development laboratory, is dedicated to prove an environmentally-friendly vehicle needn't be quirky and odd. With that in mind, the company has created a technological marvel that will compete for the Automotive...
4 mai 2007

Mitsubishi Evo

Mitsubishi Evo
After numerous Evo concepts, Mitsubishi has finally released more details on the tenth-iteration of its Lancer Evolution sporting saloon. Photos released by Mitsubishi show the new Evo clearly differs from the Prototype X. Subtle changes have been made...
4 mai 2007

Maserati GS Zagato

Maserati GS Zagato
This is a the one-off Maserati GS Zagato commissioned by the entrepreneur Paolo Boffi and due for its public debut at the Concours d'Elegance at the Villa d'Este, Italy on the 20th April, a year after the debut of the Zagato-designed Ferrari 575GTZ. This...
19 avril 2007

Steel prices are increasing briskly

Steel prices are increasing briskly
By Tom Stundza Purchasing April 18, 2007 Sheet steel prices have moved upward from $508/ton in February and probably will be around $600 June—which won’t be as high as the $640/ton the mills have targeted. The analysts have been forecasting as high as...
19 avril 2007

Alloying and Plating Metals : Buyers will pay even more than they planned in 2007

Alloying and Plating Metals : Buyers will pay even more than they planned in 2007
By Tom Stundza Purchasing March 1, 2007 "Price containment has been a challenge," a senior buyer of nonferrous metals reports from Florida. "The upward pressure is growing." He's correct, according to market analysts, who have changed their minds and...
4 mai 2007

Duesenberg Torpedo Coupe

Duesenberg Torpedo Coupe
When you think of Duesenberg the name typically evokes imagery of classic automobiles whose history dates back to the early 1900s. But now a new and thoroughly modern creation is being developed by the nearly century old firm. The new Duesenburg Torpedo...
4 mai 2007

Spadaconcept Codatronca

Spadaconcept Codatronca
Hot on the heels of RUF's recent announcement, Italian coachmakers Spadaconcept have released pictures of the Codatronca based on the latest Chevrolet Corvette, with sinister styling echoing the donor's shark-themed C3 incarnation. Formally the most striking...
4 mai 2007

Chery Shooting Sport concept

Chery Shooting Sport concept
Chinese manufacturer Chery will be presenting the Shooting Sport concept at the Shanghai Motor Show this week. The Shooting Sport was designed and constructed by Torino Design in Italy, as with the recent Coupe and SUV shown at the Beijing Motor Show....
6 mars 2007

CVT, A New Favorite on Automotive Market

CVT, A New Favorite on Automotive Market
source: China AutoMotive News "Continuously Variable Transmission (CVThttp://english.cnautonews.com/) is the ideal vehicle transmission device and is the development direction of automobile transmissions. There will be no problems in widely promoting...
19 juillet 2007

Aluminum price forecasts vary widely

Aluminum price forecasts vary widely
Bank and brokerage-based analysts generally agree that primary aluminum ingot will average $1.23/lb in world markets this year—up from the $1.16 average in 2006 on the London Metal Exchange But, there’s no consensus yet for the 2008 LME global price—with...
21 mars 2008

Import cutback by China to loosen copper supply

Import cutback by China to loosen copper supply
World copper supply may loosen this year if Chinese analysts are correct in predicting that the country’s net copper imports may fall by 10% this year from 2007 to 1.22 million metric tons. Meanwhile, short-term copper prices have tumbled to a three-week...
12 mars 2007

China will get Dodge vehicles this year

China will get Dodge vehicles this year
The rumors, innuendo and leaks surrounding the sale of Chrysler and its brands haven't stopped DCX's plans to move into emerging markets around the globe. During the second half of 2007, Dodge will enter the Chinese marketplace, although it hasn't been...
8 mars 2007

Profits are up, but is there still cause to worry about VW?

Profits are up, but is there still cause to worry about VW?
We've been all over the Geneva Motor Show the past couple of days and there's an awful lot to report in terms of new concepts and product unveilings. Europe's biggest fish of all, Volkswagen, hasn't had a grand-slam show, but they've unveiled the new...
1 mars 2007

Chinese Automotive Market 2010

From Mercer Management Consulting http://www.altassets.com/casefor/countries/2005/nz6592.php Private equity practioners will discover that brand management and customer retention, not production strategies, will decide who wins the battle for the Chinese...
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