Automotive News Europe

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Articles in April 2004 issue of Automotive News Europe

• Bernhard should evaluate M-B plan.(Opinion)(globalization strategy)(Brief Article)
• Rover V8 returns; Rear-drive car built alongside front-drive models.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• GM Europe won't make profit until it is more efficient.(Opinion)
• Continental sees growth of active safety systems; German supplier predicts big jump in ESP installation rate.(Suppliers)(Brief Article)
• PSA will build Peugeot 206 successor in Slovakia; Small car is built in western Europe, Mideast, S. America.(News)(Peugeot S.A.)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de
• Sogefi considers more US expansion.(Talk From The Top; Emanuele Bosio of Sogefi)(Interview)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Suppliers to the Fiat Idea.(Suppliers)(Brief Article)
  by Chew, Edmund
• 5 years ago.(News)
• Spain and Portugal try to combine forces as an alternative to eastern Europe.(News)
• GM relies on digital imagery as clay fades.(News)(General Motors designers will work in linked, virtual reality studios by the end of the year)
• Iveco's China syndrome.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Germany will lose more supplier jobs; Eastern Europe, Asia will continue to gain positions, study shows.(Suppliers)
  by Florecke, Klaus-Dieter; Gotz, Armin; Rother, Franz
• M-B technology sets course for US diesels; Urea is seen as solution to 2007 emissions rules.(News)(Daimler-Benz AG)(emissions system)
  by Truett, Richard
• Land Rover to go alphanumeric in US; New Discovery will get a different name for North America.(News)(Land Rover UK Ltd.)(Brief Article)
  by Rechtin, Mark
• F1 can hurt brand image.(News; media scrutiny of Formula One racing offers opportunities and disadvantages for automakers )
  by Snyder, Jesse
• Late News.(Brief Article)
• Automakers face more steel price increases; Cost for crucial material has risen 30% in 6 months.(News)
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Suzuki launches revival plan; Japanese brand has hired Italian company to refresh its lineup.(News)(Suzuki Motor Corp.)
• BMW plans 1 series for US after 2005.(News)(Bayerische Motoren Werke AG)(Brief Article)
• Denso sees Europe as a place to grow.(Talk From The Top)(president and CEO of the Japanese parts and systems supplier)(Interview)
• Letter to the Editor.(Letters)(Letter to the Editor)
• Industry by numbers.(News)(Brief Article)
• International suppliers hope for more sales to new Mitsubishi; Earlier expansion of supplier base never materialized.(News)
• Seat wants to cut 600 jobs.(News)(Sociedad Espanola de Automoviles de Turismo S.A.)(Brief Article)
  by Oliveira, Paulo Soares de
• Acura boosts power on RL's V-6, adds awd.(News)(Honda's new engine)(Brief Article)
• 5 years ago.(News)(Brief Article)
• BMW pushes run-flat tires.(Bayerische Motoren Werke AG)(Brief Article)
  by Meiners, Jens
• Saab to tackle SUV market with 9-7X.(News)(General Motors, new automobile)(Brief Article)
• Fiat has long way to go to be profitable.(News)(Fiat Auto)(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Kia pushes ahead on Slovak assembly plant; Plans include local engine production, but no transmissions.(News)(Brief Article)
• News Digest.(Briefs)(Dollar, investments hurt Ferrari profit)(Brief Article)
• VW hits trouble in the US.(News)(Volkswagen AG)(Brief Article)
  by Kisiel, Ralph
• Nissan faces engine dilemma; Lack of V-6 diesel keeps successful models from Europe.(News)
• Suppliers are urged: 'Come to China'; Pressure increases to set up in fastest-growing auto market.
• Nissan faces labor strife in Spain; 3,000 workers plan strike to protest 160 scheduled layoffs.(News)
  by Oliveira, Paulo Soares de
• Feast or famine for German firms.(Opinion)(contrasting performance in the German auto industry)
• Ghosn takes charge of Nissan's US operations; North American execs will report directly to Nissan CEO.(News)(Carlos Ghosn)(Nissan Motor Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
  by Treece, James; Yamaguchi, Yuzo
• Safety is car buyers' top concern, survey says; Suppliers say passive systems like airbags are just the first step.(News; Society of Automotive Engineers 2004 World Congress)
  by Miel, Rhoda
• Opel, Saab may get Zeta models.(News)(General Motors expects to produce several hundred thousand vehicles annually from the automaker's new rear-drive Zeta car architecture)(Brief Article)
• Scaglietti is a leap ahead for Ferrari; Italian sports-car maker freshens its image, technology.(News)
  by Rechtin, Mark
• Honda says Chinese rival stole SUV plan.(News; Honda Motor Company Ltd. sues Hebei Shuanghuan Auto Co.)(Brief Article)
• Police probes Ford warranty unit; Problems uncovered in automaker's UK used-car operation.(Ford Motor Co.)(Warranty Holdings Corp.)(Brief Article)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• New CLEPA head will challenge OEMs; Head of supplier association says trust has broken down.(News)(Comite de Liaison de la Construction d'Equipements et de Pieces d'Automobiles (European Association of Automotive Suppliers) )
  by Wernle, Bradford
• Demel, Peugeot, Cesarini to speak at Montreaux Congress.(News)(Automotive News Europe Congress)(Brief Article)
• Valmet seeks new contracts.(News)(Valmet Automotive Inc.)(Brief Article)
  by Meiners, Jens
• PAG still a work in progress for Fields; Common electrical architecture is possible in 5 years.(News; Mark Fields; Premier Automotive Group)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• Volvo lesson helped Renault to forge successful alliance with Nissan.(Opinion)
• Late News.(Fiat hires VW US quality chief)(Brief Article)
• Europeans promote plastic valve covers.(Suppliers)
• Confidential.(News)(Who owns Ferrari)(Revive the Trabant?)
• Toyota moves fast to get new Corolla Verso ready; Seven-seater minivan designed in France, built in Turkey.(News)
• Suppliers bolster their new EU base; New EU members get investments now, but farther east tempts.(News)
• VW overtakes Mercedes-Benz as Germany's most-trusted brand; German carmakers lead in 10 of 14 European countries.(Volkswagen AG)
  by Riciutti, Alex
• Nissan plans to export pickups.(News)(Nissan Motor Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
  by Yamaguchi, Yuzo
• VW Brussels plant will build Audi A3.(News)(Volkswagen AG)(Brief Article)
  by Krix, Pia
• Ferrari enters Russia.(News)(Ferrari S.p.A.)(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Volvo ad sparks record dealer visits.(News)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• PSA's Folz warns against 'fuzzy galaxy'.(News)(Peugeot S.A., Jean-Martin Folz)
• German automakers join forces to beat China logistics challenge; DaimlerChrysler, VW and BMW set aside rivalries to cooperate.(News)
• Hyundai SUV here in July.(News)(Hyundai Tuscon)(Brief Article)
  by Chang, Peter
• eBay Motors sees growth in top markets; German and UK sites sell hundreds of vehicles a day.(News)
  by Ricciuti, Alex
• Leipzig plant has first BMW supplier park; 1,500 of the plant's 5,500 employees will work for suppliers.(News)(Bayerische Motoren Werke AG)
  by Frink, Lyle
• Suzuki will add 6 new cars.(News)(Suzuki Motor Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• Confidential.(News)
• June 8: China Congress.(News)
• Bosch increases spending on r&d; Outsourcing trend boosts demand for research, engineering.(Talk From The Top)(management board member Bernd Bohr)(Interview)
• Auto industry at halfway point as EU expands.(Opinion)
• Buyers inspect UK's Mayflower.(Suppliers)(receivers for Mayflower are seeking buyers for the company's three separate businesses; Mayflower Vehicle Systems)(Brief Article)
  by Chew, Edmund
• The Astra enters a new dimension.(three-dimensional poster is being used to market the new Opel Astra in Germany)(Brief Article)
• Martinez Serra is de' Silva's savior.(News)(head of design management, Audi brand group)(Interview)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Supply line.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
  by Frink, Lyle
• Life is an adventure for Mazda chief.(Dan Morris, Mazda Europe President and CEO)(Interview)
  by de Oliveira, Paulo Soares
• Audi's US target is a stretch; German automaker aims to more than double sales by 2008, helped by new models.(News)(Brief Article)
• Kia wants no unions.(News)(Brief Article)
• The questions are just starting over EU's expansion to 25.(News)(the new EU is more about future potential than immediate sales.)(Brief Article)
• Top German suppliers boost US sales.(Suppliers; Robert Bosch GmbH; ThyssenKrupp AG)
  by Jewett, Dale; Sherefkin, Robert
• VW implements ForMotion cost-cut plan.(News)(Volkswagen AG)(Brief Article)
  by Krogh, Henning
• Korea gives automakers a tax break.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Chang, Peter
• Top 10 sellers in western Europe.(Sales)(Brief Article)
• European Ad Awards contest.(News)