Automotive News Europe

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Articles in July 2003 issue of Automotive News Europe

• Gingo goes after low-price rivals.(Fiat S.p.A.)(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Tough-guy CEO is changing Fiat.(Giuseppe Morchio)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Germans should report CEO pay.(Column)(Brief Article)
• Smart is ready to add a crossover to lineup.(News)(Smart's new ForFour model)
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Confidential.(News)(meshed briefs on auto makers)
• Passenger-car division CEO.(News)(Peugeot 206, has been Europe's best-selling new car for two years under Frederic Saint-Geours)(Brief Article)
• Piech's modular plan reaches fruition; Common modules offer flexibility beneath the skin and help make brands more distinctive.(News)(Volkswagen AG moves from platforms to common modules, as planned by Ferdinand Piech)
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Lignage base for new C6.(News)(Brief Article)
• Ryder helps GM to focus on making cars.(Suppliers)(supply in-line sequencing center )(Brief Article)
  by Wright, Chris
• new maserati quattroporte at Frankfurt.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• So much for the global automobile.(catering for mass markets )
  by Crain, Keith
• November launch for CityRover.(News)(also MG Rover Group Ltd.'s Streetwise)(Brief Article)
  by Feast, Richard
• Bosch nears diesel filter decision.(News)
• TI splits into global product units.(Suppliers)(TI Automotive)(Brief Article)
  by Chew, Edmund
• Diesel boom may benefit Dualtronic.(Suppliers)(BorgWarner Inc.)
  by Chew, Edmund
• Five-door hatch due in 2004 is first of Astra derivatives.(News)(Opel AG)(Brief Article)
  by Hamprecht, Harald
• PSA/Peugeot-Citroen.(News)
• Ford may create boss for Europe and PAG.(Ford Motor Co. is considering candidates to oversee Ford of Europe and Premier Automotive Group)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• Fiat retains Panda title for new mini.(News)(changes Ginto to Panda)(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• news digest.(Webasto Aktiengesellschaft Fahrzeugtechnik restructuring; response to the BMW 5 series at German dealers)(Brief Article)
• Late News.(meshed briefs)
  by Ostle, Dorothee; Saint-Seine, Sylviane de; Weernink, Wim Oude
• Late News.(briefs)
  by Chew, Edmund; Weernink, Wim Oude; Wernle, Bradford
• FRANKFURT DEBUT FOR THE 6-SERIES COUPE.(BMW)(Brief Article)
• The brains behind the new block exemption move on.(News)(European Union's Eric van Ginderachter and Sven Norberg)(Brief Article)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• Using China to squeeze suppliers.(Brief Article)(Column)
• Chief financial officer.(News)(Holger Harter, Porsche AG)(Brief Article)
• NEW LUXURY CITROEN DUE IN 2005.(News)(Brief Article)
• Buy factors vary widely in Europe.(News)
  by Britt, Bill
• Carmakers want glass innovations; Suppliers respond to demand for high-tech roofs and windshields.(News)
  by Chew, Edmund
• OEM motorsports executive.(News)(Franz-Josef Paefgen, Bentley Motor Cars)(Brief Article)
• 5 years ago; The top stories from Automotive News Europe's August 3, 1998 edition - and how they developed.(News)(meshed briefs)(Brief Article)
• Sale speculation fuels surge at Faurecia.(News)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de
• Satinet: Citroen's future is mainstream not avant-garde.(News)(Claude Satinet, Automobiles Citroen S.A.)
  by Eschment, Wolfgang
• Finally, X-type gets a diesel.(News)(Jaguar PLC)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• Koreans big winners in 1st half.(market share)(Brief Article)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• supply line.(News)(briefs)(Brief Article)
  by Frink, Lyle
• Works council boss criticizes VW.(News)(Klaus Volkert lobbies for better Volkswagen AG and Audi AG production management)
  by Krogh, Henning
• Rotary engine returns to Europe in RX-8.(News)(Mazda Motor Corp.)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• QAD helps Johnson Controls tighten links with second tiers; THE AUTO industry thrives on innovation and these days most of the innovating is done at the supplier level.(Suppliers)
  by Chew, Edmund
• PSA maximizes use of 3 platforms; Flexibility is key as Peugeot and Citroen preserve identities while sharing 'hidden' parts.(News)(PSA/Peugeot-Citroen)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de; Weernink, Wim Oude
• BMW ready with HUD system.(Suppliers)(Siemens VDO Automotive AG automobile head-up display unit)
  by Wright, Chris
• Lancia Ypsilon.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Volkswagen plans a BMW 5-series rival.
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Import brand CEO.(News)(Stephen Odell, Mazda Motor Corp.)(Brief Article)
• VW adds capacity in China.(Brief Article)
  by Webb, Alysha
• Faurecia's Chrysler deal puts pressure on Lear, JCI.(News)(Johnson Controls Inc.)(Brief Article)
  by Miel, Rhoda
• Renault in Douai.(News)(Megane and Scenic production info)(Brief Article)
• Pedestrian safety is new priority; Design of new cars in Europe will change because of new front-end impact legislation.(News)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de
• D/C hopes Crossfire will boost Chrysler in Europe.(News)(DaimlerChrysler AG)(Brief Article)
  by Ostle, Dorothee
• Internet proves a powerful sales tool for automakers.(News)
  by Britt, Bill
• Group CEO.(News)(Louis Schweitzer led Regie Nationale des Usines Renault into purchase of Nissan Motor Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• Chief designer.(News)(Dirk van Braeckel, of Bentley Motor Cars, designed Bentley GT Coupe)(Brief Article)
• General Motors.(News)(Listing of car models including debut, production plant, 2002 sales and modular platform)
• Renault tops automaker group - and it's all thanks to Nissan.(News)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de
• confidential.(News)(marketing campaigns for Lancia Ypsilon, BMW 5 series and Maybach)(Lamborghini Automobili product development)(Mazda RX-8 pricing strategy)
• Hyundai to pick site within 6 months.(Brief Article)
  by Wright, Chris
• Europe's fastest growing brand? It's Kia.(News)(Kia Motors Europe)
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Strike hits GKN hard.(News)(metalworkers strike affects GKN Driveline)(Brief Article)
  by Krix, Pia
• Supplier takes lead role in pushing navigation systems.(Suppliers)(Navigation Technologies)(Brief Article)
  by Chew, Edmund
• Steer-by-wire advances at ZF.(Suppliers)(ZF Lenksysteme)(Brief Article)
  by Graham, Alex
• inalfa roof system is key to five-in-one pluriel.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Graham, Alex
• Supplier division CEO.(News)(Wolfgang Ziebart, Continental Automotive Systems Division )(Brief Article)
• Ford wants to simplify UK production.(moves Freelander production from Solihull to Halewood, England)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• Supplier group CEO.(News)(Hermann Scholl heads Robert Bosch Industrietreuhand KG)(Brief Article)
• Purchasing executive.(News)(Tommaso Le Pera, of GM Fiat Worldwide Purchasing, handles purchasing for Fiat S.p.A. and for General Motor Cars)(Brief Article)
• Sales and marketing executive.(News)(Karl-Heinz Kalbfell of BMW directed the Mini brand strategy)(Brief Article)
• Delphi has 'no interest' in takeovers.(News)(Delphi Automotive Systems Corp.)(Brief Article)
  by Treece, James
• 'Unconventional' launch for Ypsilon.(News)(Lancia S.p.A)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• 5 years ago; The top stories from Automotive News Europe's July 20, 1998 edition - and how they developed.(News)
• Nissan's welding lines cause a few problems.(News)(Renault's Douai plant)
  by Kochan, Anna
• Supplier park modules.(News)
• But still no decision on launching Dodge.(News)(DaimlerChrysler AG has not decided to introduce Dodge in Europe)(Brief Article)
  by Ostle, Dorothee
• Nissan base for next SM5.(News)(Nissan Motor Company Ltd. chosen as supplier for Renault-Samsung Motors Co.)(Brief Article)
  by Chang, Peter
• The father of the Phaeton.(news)(Werner Wilhelm, Volkswagen AG)(Interview)
  by Morton, Ian
• Product development executive.(News)(Remi Deconinck oversaw the development of the Megane II)(Brief Article)
• EMH rises to No.1 on the chart.(News)(European Motor Holdings PLC)(Brief Article)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de
• Opel set critical quality goals for Signum; New 'limousine' of the Vectra range is full of bold supplier innovations.(News)
  by Graham, Alex
• Delphi manages underperforming businesses.(Suppliers)(Delphi Automotive Systems Corp. creates Automotive Holdings Groups)(Brief Article)
  by Chew, Edmund
• Mobile desks have benefits.(Suppliers)(Brose Fahrzeugteile GmbH)(Brief Article)
  by Chew, Edmund
• Bosch uses 607 for tests.(News)(Peugeot 607s fitted with diesel particulate filters)(Brief Article)