Automotive News Europe

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Articles in January 2002 issue of Automotive News Europe

• Microbus production decision due.
  by Kisiel, Ralph
• GT40 concept vehicle was 'built to be built'.
  by Jewett, Dale
• Simoldes unveils new plant plans.
  by De Oliveira, Paulo Soares
• Market for suppliers dries up.
  by Chew, Edmund
• Chrysler to focus on USA, not Europe.
  by Ostle, Dorothee
• Poor Fiat display overshadows carmaker share recovery.
  by De Saint-Seine, Sylviane
• De' Silva, Schreyer get VW design jobs.
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Vision GST to spur sharp rise in production at US plant.
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Renault expects flat sales in '02.
  by De Saint-Seine, Sylviane
• Peugeot's sales captain in Italy.
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Burns: GM won't buy Alfa from Fiat.
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Venture capitalist focuses on specialty suppliers ; Carlyle group of the USA sees profit in consolidating metal forgers and fabricators.
  by Chew, Edmund
• David Thursfield.
  by Rechtin, Mark
• Solstice took just 4 months to develop.
  by Guilford, Dave
• Saab to reinvent itself in USA with major marketing campaign.
  by Cantwell, Julie
• 5 years ago.
• A key member of the team.
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• supply line.
• Sweden's Bilia tops a strong performance from retailers.
  by De Saint-Seine, Sylviane
• Delphi to sell instruments unit.
  by Miel, Rhoda
• Ford says it is keen to stay in the sub-Fiesta segment.
  by Johnson, Richard
• Prototype usage may decrease.
  by Wright, Chris
• David Thursfield: Ford's low-profile star ; Ford of Europe's boss is a manufacturing guy at heart - and his quiet approach is starting to pay off as he leads the company's turnaround in Europe.
  by Rechtin, Mark
• Zetsche: US economy is tougher than we expected.
  by Ostle, Dorothee
• PSA won't use Michelin tires for 307.
  by De Saint-Seine, Sylviane
• Alfa Romeo is not switching to GM Sigma platform.
• As market share falls, Opel must get rid of dealers.
  by Wright, Chris
• Automotive News Europe Telematics Conference.
• Kia aims to create separate identity.
• BMW to update at Regensburg.
  by Kochan, Anna
• BMW could expand US plant.
  by Wilson, Amy
• Car sales rules may alter radically.
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• VW plans gradual reduction of dealers.
  by Wright, Chris
• Discovery production in jeopardy.
  by Rechtin, Mark
• Nervous car execs head for Brussels.
  by De Saint-Seine, Sylviane
• Cameras cut engine defects.
  by De Saint-Seine, Sylviane
• When Pinin met Henry Ford for lunch.
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Von Kuenheim deserves to be in the Hall of Fame.
• 5 years ago ; The top stories from Automotive News Europe's January 6, 1997 edition - and how they developed.
• Europeans ready to try sportwagons.
  by Kisiel, Ralph; Kurylko, Diana
• show briefs.
• 206 could become Europe's No. 1 ; Golf was last year's top seller but Peugeot's supermini is poised to take its crown in 2002.
  by Barton, Geoff; Weernink, Wim Oude
• Ford cutbacks will generally bypass Europe.
  by Rechtin, Mark
• late news.
• Fiesta goes modular.
  by Chew, Edmund
• supply line.
• Chrysler won't stop building cars in Austria ; Building PT Cruiser in Graz added almost E2,300 to cost of every car. But local sourcing makes Voyager attractive for Austrian production.
  by Ostle, Dorothee
• Confidential.
• Only Germany falls among big 5 markets.
• Suddenly, Jaguar has worries ; The X-type is missing targets, S-type sales are falling and Ford has killed a key platform.
  by Rechtin, Mark
• Cardoen sells in supermarkets.
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Spain's Santana Motor reshapes to survive.
  by Hayley, Julia
• Opel accelerates turnaround project.
  by Ostle, Dorothee
• Range Rover spurs better quality image.
  by Kohn, Joe
• INA shows private firms can acquire.
  by Chew, Edmund
• New Fiesta sparks assembly line changes.
  by Rechtin, Mark
• Lessons learned.
• Germany's CTS wins PSA hardtop contest.
  by De Saint-Seine, Sylviane
• Crossovers could be world cars, says Ford product boss.
  by Johnson, Richard
• Goschel, Leach to speak in Turin.
• Agnellis disagree on Fiat Auto's future.
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Car production rose in 2001.
  by Snyder, Jesse
• Mini mustn't become a 'fad,' says brand boss John Stoll.
• Renault quits the build-to-order quest.
  by De Saint-Seine, Sylviane
• ZF looks to increase US capacity ; German supplier's existing US manufacturing network can't cope with rising production demands.
  by Wilson, Amy
• show briefs.
• Autoeuropa factory wants new VW in 2005.
  by De Oliveira, Paulo Soares
• Audi overtakes BMW in Germany.
  by Ostle, Dorothee
• Ford feels pressure in the USA.
  by Crain, Keith
• Auto stocks rally after September slump.
  by De Saint-Seine, Sylviane
• Editorial: Don't talk Fiat out of car business.
• German 'culture' beats low-wage sites.
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Crisis causes sales collapse in Argentina.
  by Sedgwick, David
• BMW could source Silver Seraphs from Volkswagen.
  by Crate, James
• Nissan shifts to euro-priced parts.
  by Kochan, Anna
• Jeep targets `milennials'.
• Valeo says restructuring will be mostly over by summer.
  by De Saint-Seine, Sylviane
• French carmakers' SUV plans differ.
  by De Saint-Seine, Sylviane
• Lutz: Cadillac could build plant in Europe.
  by Kranz, Rick
• Fiat delays launches of 2 new MPVs.
  by Ciferri, Luca