Automotive News Europe

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Articles in November 2003 issue of Automotive News Europe

• Shanghai Automotive: A study in business savvy; Its ventures create profits, build market.(News)
• General Motors, Avis sign fleet agreement.(News)(Brief Article)
• News Digest.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca; Stoffer, Harry
• Autowelt looks for franchise partners; German car dealer plans massive expansion of its networks.(News)(Autowelt AG)(Brief Article)
• GMAC is new name for European GM finance brands; Corporate effort to introduce single brand targets dealers.(News)(General Motors Acceptance Corp.)(Brief Article)
  by Britt, Bill
• The major players.(News)(China's major auto groups and their joint ventures)(Brief Article)
• Germany's Twin-Tec to enter filter aftermarket; Twin-Tec sees sales potential of 500,000 units in 2004.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Bolduc, Douglas A.
• Seat plans longer Altea.(News)(Brief Article)
• 5-series production timetable.(News)(BMW 5-Series)(Brief Article)
• EPA adds cloud to diesel future.(News)(Brief Article)
• EU automakers won't meet 2008 CO2 goals; ACEA boss Schweitzer calls tougher 2012 levels 'not practical'.(Louis Schweitzer)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de
• Auto industry the world's biggest buyer of advertising; 16 of the top 100 global marketers in 2002 were carmakers.(News)(Brief Article)
• Confidential.(News)(meshed briefs)
• Porsche offers incentives in USA; Reversing last year's pledge, automaker offers cash discount.(News)
  by Kurylko, Diana T
• GM-AvtoVAZ to build 2nd model.(News)(Brief Article)
• Carryover saves Alfa on GT; Carmaker plans to sell most models outside Italy.(News)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Future battlegrounds.(News)(projected 2005 sales of new models from Daimler-Benz AG and BMW)(Brief Article)
• Spain key to MG Rover.(News)(MG Rover Espana)(Brief Article)
  by Oliveira, Paulo Soares de
• GM, Fiat not in love but need each other.(Opinion)
• OEMs on the fast track.(News)(2003 Formula One Constructors' Championship standings for engine makers)(Brief Article)
• BMW takes control of sales.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• Carmakers, suppliers rush to recruit repairers; Block exemption changes leave shops with new options.(News)
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Land Rover looks at China expansion.(News)(Brief Article)
• Is it a battle for the environment, or for market share?(Column)
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Mazda will expand into niche segments; Carmaker plans to add new derivatives of four core platforms.(News)
  by Rechtin, Mark
• Suzuki concept targets the Mini; Suzuki Concept S2.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• So who is in line to succeed Jean-Martin Folz at PSA?(Opinion)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de
• News Digest.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca; Frink, Lyle; Webb, Alysha
• Renault may add a Formula One-inspired vehicle; Race team boss expects Ghosn to support a winner.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de
• Renault boss wants to bring 'winner' to the US market.(Talk From The Top)(Louis Schweitzer)(Interview)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de
• Fiat decision impacts Panda; No. 2 spot at stake if carmaker doesn't count new, old models.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Skoda expands east; Czech automaker grows in the Ukraine.(News)
  by Frink, Lyle
• Correction.(Correction Notice)
• Winners and losers.(News)(Fiat S.p.A.'s Italian plants)(Brief Article)
• Milestones.(News)(automobile industry developments in China from 1953 to 2003)
• Honda sets modest European growth targets.
  by Hamprecht, Harald
• Reynolds buys Germany's Incadea.(News)(Reynolds and Reynolds Co.)(Brief Article)
  by Kisiel, Ralph
• BMW keeps ad agencies competitive.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Britt, Bill
• Europeans, Japanese intensify hybrid, diesel debate.(News)
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Late News.(Ford Galaxy to be built in Belgium; General Motors opened engine plant in Australia)(Brief Article)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• Work-hours battle looms; German carmakers and suppliers set to clash with unions.(News)
  by Meiners, Jens
• Mazda wants to move higher.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Hamprecht, Harald
• FAW had an edge, now it struggles to sharpen it; Old government ties give it 'guanxi' but hinder performance.(News)(First Autoworks)
  by Treece, James B.
• Porsche moves further from its sports car roots.(News)
  by Meiners, Jens
• Hyundai boss increases his control; Korean carmaker fears DaimlerChrysler wants too much power.(News)(Chung Mong Koo)
  by Chang, Peter
• Italy X3s sell out.(News)(BMW X3 selling well)(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Toyota explores more vans in EU.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Oliveira, Paulo Soares de
• 5 years ago; The top stories from Automotive News Europe's November 9, 1998, issue - and how they developed.(News)(Brief Article)
• Nissan boosts sales; Sees gains in France; Germany is brand's weakest major market.(News)
  by Oliveira, Paulo Soares de
• Debugging the electronics; BMW 5 series undergoes extensive test of 500 units.(News)
  by Kochan, Anna
• Dealer giants by country.(News)
• Suppliers to the new Seat Cordoba.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Graham, Alex
• Renault aligns central European dealer contracts to EU rules.(News)(signs contract with Slovenian car dealers)(Brief Article)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de
• Denso looks for expansion beyond Japan; Supplier plans to increase the variety of products offered.(Suppliers)
  by Chappell, Lindsay
• Continental invests [euro]20m in Romania.(News)(Brief Article)
• Phaeton is $20,000 cheaper in the USA; VW bows to US dealer demand for a lower price on luxury sedan.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Kisiel, Ralph
• Personnel.(People)(appointments)(Brief Article)
• GM Daewoo's numbers.(News)(export projections for 2003)(Brief Article)
• Car Plants in South Africa.(News)(Brief Article)
• Opel raises Corsa output in Spain.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Oliveira, Paulo Soares de
• Survival of the fittest.(News)(in auto industry)(Brief Article)
• Ad champions.(News)(most honored advertisers in 2003)(Brief Article)
• Automakers expand in hot Chinese market.
  by Treece, James B.
• GM pushes for China capacity.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Gulford, Dave
• Faurecia/VDO joint venture gains strength.(News)(Faurecia and Siemens VDO Automotive AG renegotiated their joint venture)(Brief Article)
  by Chew, Edmund
• Seat may produce Tango; Seductive roadster would have limited production.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Oliveira, Paulo Soares de
• C-Max advertising directly criticizes rival's products; A squeak, rattle and jiggle gets the Ford campaign underway.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Britt, Bill
• Dingolfing hones BMW production methods; Aluminum, adhesives technology challenges German factory.(News)
  by Kochan, Ann
• US supplier breaks into ESP market; TRW Automotive has won its first major contract in Europe.(News)(electronic stability program )
• BMW to build crossover model.(News)(Brief Article)
• China starts to fight fake parts.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Webb, Alysha
• Suppliers to the new Volvo S40.(Suppliers)(Brief Article)
  by Graham, Alex
• Auto sales boost Brano.(News)(Brano Group)(Brief Article)
  by Frink, Lyle
• GM Daewoo may export 650,000 vehicles; Korean carmaker targets China and other Asian markets.(News)(Brief Article)
• Wagon uses new plant to attract more niche deals; Automotive supplier makes subassemblies for Peugeot 307 CC.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Graham, Alex
• Repairers want access to carmakers' technical data.(News)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de
• China's auto industry roars to life with world-beating growth rates.(Brief Article)
• Hummers will be sold in Iberia.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Oliveira, Paulo Soares de
• Czech car plant gets its first supplier.(News)(Lear Corp. opens plant in Kolin)(Brief Article)
• More plants needed by 2020.(News)(Brief Article)
  by McVeigh, Paul