Automotive News Europe

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Articles in October 2003 issue of Automotive News Europe

• Kia plan hits a snag in Spain.(Brief Article)
• Volvo safety manager makes an impact; US government has honored Skogsmo for her collision reports.(News)
  by Rechtin, Mark
• Sliding-door Peugeot will challenge Mini; French carmaker has an answer to BMW's cult small-car brand.(News)(Brief Article)
• Talking cars nowadays is no longer as simple as ABC.(Opinion)(Column)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• China issues rules for foreign lenders; New regulations will boost country's booming market.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Webb, Alysha
• Toyota to export cars from UK to Japan; First Europe-designed Toyota to be sold in Japanese market.(News)(Brief Article)
• Total Shareholder Return Index.(News)(Brief Article)
• supply line.(Briefs)
• BMW chooses Leipzig for speed; Selection of plant site hinged on worker training, not wages.(News)
• Volkswagen gives poetry a try to connect with customers; Emotion is key to automaker's new marketing campaign.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Britt, Bill
• Ricardo chief expects tough times to continue.(News)(Rodney Westhead)
  by Chew, Edmund
• Analysts Roundtable meets in London.(News)
• GM sees a rebound in Europe, gains in China.(News)
• Hybrids, fuel cells to star at Tokyo show.(News)(Brief Article)
• Two ways to burn particulates.(News)(Brief Article)
• news digest.(News)(Grundig Car InterMedia System potential buyers )(automobile dealers' complaints unresolved)(Porsche AG buys CTS Fahrzeug Dachsysteme)(Brief Article)
  by Britt, Bill; Chew, Edmund
• Late News.(meshed briefs)(Brief Article)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de; Wernle, Bradford
• Dealers set to spread across Europe; Automobile sales could follow airline industry model.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• Volvo designer is a James Bond fan.(News)(Interview)(Biography)
• China plant may export engines; Shanghai plant will open in 2005; could grow to 300,000 units.(News)
• Industry by Numbers.(meshed briefs)(Brief Article)
• Cadillac steers toward right-hand drive; UK and Japanese markets targeted in bid to boost sales.(News)(Brief Article)
• Ford faces more problems at Genk plant; Workers wants Ford assurance it will not close Belgium site.
• Industry by numbers.(News)
• Second choice is not second-best.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
• Citroen's diplomatic boss in Italy.(News)(an interview with Citroen Italia CEO and COO Olivier Francois)(Interview)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• VW restructures sales and marketing; German carmaker to name top marketing executives and change sales areas.(News)(Volkswagen)(Brief Article)
  by Krogh, Henning
• Concept car causes dispute.(News)(Webasto complains about Karmann's Hyundai CCS concept car)(Brief Article)
• CTS opens US hardtop plant.(News)(Brief Article)
• Magna Steyr will take time on CEO search.(News)(Brief Article)
• Webasto venture wins convertible contract.(News)(Open Air Systems GmbH won four contracts in Europe)(Brief Article)
• Opel's image overhaul.(News)
• VW wants its Poznan tenants to work for others.(News)(Brief Article)
• No soap, but lots of new vehicles.(Column)(a discussion of the change in how automobiles are introduced)(Column)
  by Crain, Keith
• Demel won't take Steyr team to Fiat.
• GM may take over Niva sales; Asia, Europe could get sport-utility starting in 2004.(News)
• Battle for particulate filter market intensifies; Race is on to market diesel filters ahead of new emission rules.(News)(Brief Article)
• Suppliers at consolidation crossroads; Forecast for new round of mergers and acquisitions.(Suppliers)
• Herbert Demel: Key biographical details.(News)(Brief Article)
• Ghosn says only one boss at Renault.( Carlos Ghosn)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de
• What has changed.(News)(for carmakers, dealers and suppliers)(Brief Article)
• Letters.(Letter to the Editor)
• Confidential.(News)
• European truck tolls are challenging logistics firms.(News)
• Mercedes boss denies production cut claims.(News)(Brief Article)
• News Digest.(Briefs)
• Diesel tops gas engines in Italy; Lower cost of fuel, better performance push diesel success.(News)
• Service changes in France; Top suppliers reach out to repairers; aim to establish car service network.(News)
• Fiat counts on redesigned Ypsilon to spark new interest in Lancia brand; New features include improved audio, roof system and steering.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Graham, Alex
• News Digest.(Briefs)(automotive industry news briefs)
• Prices limit tech demand.(News)(Brief Article)
• Some dealers are on the edge of ruin, others look ahead to boom times; Dealer numbers to fall by 36% but some winners emerging.(News)
  by Auer, Georg; Keogh, Olive; Oliveira, Paulo Soares de
• Faurecia criticizes its T2 suppliers.(Brief Article)
• VW sees US sales boosting Phaeton; Mass-market brand battles resistance to luxury car in lineup.(News)
  by Kisiel, Ralph
• Ford remains ambitious despite job cuts.(Ford of Europe)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• personnel digest.(People)(Brief Article)
• Late News.(Brief Article)
• Renault may lose share in central Europe; EU expansion, Asian influence worries French carmaker.
• Thyssenkrupp adds [euro]300m steering unit.(News)(Brief Article)
• Mercedes-Benz and Armani unveil the latest fashion.(Daimler-Benz AG to create the CLK Giorgio Armani Design Car)(Brief Article)
• Bid to settle dispute at Equip; Carmakers, suppliers and parts firms at odds over new rules.(News)(Equip Auto show)(Brief Article)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylvaine de
• Rebadging cars is no way to develop brand values.(Column)
  by Feast, Richard
• Shifting gears.(News)(New Venture Gear Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Trade dispute affects Skoda plan in Russia; VW affiliate might try kit assembly plants to offset higher duties.(News)
• Correction.(Correction Notice)
• Daewoo-FSO rescue; Troubled Polish automaker to slash staff, rework books.(News)(Daewoo-FSO)
  by Frink, Lyle
• Standard sought for car electronics; Carmakers and suppliers to tackle complexity issues.(News)
  by Morton, Ian
• Big markets pump up September sales; Asian brands capture 1.7 points of market share in a year.(News)
• ANE honors logistics leaders.(News)
• Fiat: We don't need GM cash.(News)(Brief Article)
• Foreign companies can make car loans in China, but they face hurdles.(News)
• Total Shareholder Return Index; correction.(News)(Correction Notice)
• Personnel.(People)(Brief Article)
• Carmakers struggle amid slow economy.(News)(Brief Article)
• Block exemption battle sends a signal.(Opinion)(car industry's exemption from many EU competitive rules ended )(Brief Article)
• Opel ad campaign heads for key phase; Automaker will tout looks of new Astra compared to Golf.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Britt, Bill
• Ford drops plan to replace 2 van lines with 1 for Europe, USA; Cost, concerns about acceptance save Econoline and Transit.(News)
• Analysts believe Japanese carmakers' European growth potential may be exaggerated.(News)
• Consolidation seen in contract manufacturing.(News)(Brief Article)
• Opel program aims to refresh lineup; GM subsidiary to offer more diesel versions and premium approach.(News)
  by Kranz, Rick