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Articles in November 2005 issue of Automotive News Europe

• Germany gets auto-friendly ministers: Gabriel served on VW supervisory board.(Volkswagen supervisory board)
  by Meiners, Jens
• Auto industry is world's No. 1 media buyer; Carmakers outspent nearest competitor by more than [euro]5 billion.(News)(Brief Article)
• Kroymans lowers GM-car sales goal.(General Motors)(Brief Article)
  by Hamprecht, Harald
• Setubal could be VW niche-car plant.(Volkswagen)(Brief Article)
  by Stein, Jason
• Confidential.(Briefs)
• Japanese carmakers want Europe's module expertise.
  by Ciferri, Luca
• 3Q sales gains ease slump in c. Europe.(Sales)(Central European )(Brief Article)
  by Snyder, Jesse
• Material costs slash Valeo earnings.(Suppliers)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• Supply line.(Bosal expands with AvtoZAZ)(Wescast wins European business)(Brief Article)
• Mercedes will drop by-wire brake system; Automaker's decision leaves Bosch technology without future customers.
• Central Europe is focus of production changes.
  by Snyder, Jesse
• How much actual research is in auto r&d?(Opinion)
• Ford combats raids on designers.(News)(Column)
  by Wilson, Amy
• Katoh made Denso No. 1 in A/C.(News)(Column)
  by Oliveira, Paulo Soares de
• Marchionne is Fiat's Ghosn.(Opinion)(Column)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Hyundai plans to stay No. 1 in Russia; Korean automaker fights Toyota, local difficulties.(News)
  by Thorpe, Norman
• C&A cutbacks hit Europe units.(Suppliers)(Collins and Aikman Corp.)(Brief Article)
  by Higgs, Richard
• Mercedes starts production trials for new GL class; Mercedes doubles its G force.(GL class premium SUV)(Brief Article)
  by Chappell, Lindsay
• Ferrari adds sales unit for Asia-Pacific.(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• GM Daewoo expands design staff; Studio in Korea will develop 5th-generation Corsa.(General Motors)(Brief Article)
• Stop the debate, Piech has won.(Ferdinand Piech appointed as chairman of Volkswagen group)
  by Snyder, Jesse
• Bill Ford picks brother-in-law as key aide.(News)(Column)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• TRW says cutbacks will continue.(Suppliers)(Column)
  by Wernle, Bradford
• French must keep focus.(Opinion)(Brief Article)
• Russian steel giant expands in southeast US; New venture will supply expanding auto production.(Suppliers)
• Peugeot slashes 1007 production.(Brief Article)
  by Saint-Seine, Sylviane de
• Clock ticking for Daewoo plant; Renault, GM, Ford have shown interest in Romanian factory.
  by Frink, Lyle; Stein, Jason
• VW pulls Phaeton from US market; Sales of competitor to 7 series, S class to continue in Europe.(News)
• Nissan may bring next Cube to Europe; Japan-only model would boost brand's small-car lineup.(News)
• Trying to avoid a cold.(General Motors downsizing)(Brief Article)
• Brain drain: Why are so many talented executives leaving Ford?(News)(Column)
  by Wilson, Amy
• GM Daewoo gears up to build its first SUV.(News)(Brief Article)
• Sports car could expand Saab's lineup.(News)(Column)
  by Oliveira, Paulo Soares de
• News Digest.
• BMW will cut Mini production; Oxford plant gets [euro]150m investment for station wagon.(News)
  by Bauer, Felix E.
• Dealers want more brands, not new territory; Germans ignore end of EU location clause.(automakers authorized dealers)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Confidential.(Briefs)
• Pischetsrieder's plight; VW boss has plenty on his plate as rough year comes to a close.
  by Meiners, Jens; Stein, Jason
• GM Daewoo's first SUV is the Captiva; VM Motori diesel will be available.(Brief Article)
  by Thorpe, Norman
• Mini won't change brand's iconic look; Maximizing the Mini: Brand will add a two-seat racer and perhaps a family car to its lineup but don't expect Mini to make any radical design changes.
  by Kranz, Rick
• VW auto spending will decline over the next three years; Projections amount to lowest level since 1995.(News)
• Leaner Visteon could threaten Bosch in the US.(Suppliers)(Column)
  by Sherefkin, Robert
• Chery close to picking European distributors; Chinese automaker in talks for Greece, Germany, Spain.(News)
  by Webb, Alysha
• Visteon plans cuts in European operations.(Suppliers)(Column)
  by Lewin, Tony
• Opel may launch a two-door Antara; Frontera replacement will launch as a five-door SUV.(sport utility vehicles)(Brief Article)
  by Stein, Jason
• Dodge charges into Europe; High-selling US brand targets male buyers.
  by Meiners, Jens
• Next Stilo will be only a 5-door; Grande Punto 3-door, next Multipla will fill gaps in the range.(Fiat Stilo )
  by Ciferri, Luca
• G class saved; Mercedes doubles its G force.(News)
  by Meiners, Jens
• Fiat will unveil SUVs in Bolgona.(News)(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Q7 will differ from its platform mates; Audi SUV's sourcing is a step away from Porsche, VW versions.(News)(Brief Article)
• Mini targets new customers; Brand boss says Mini Traveller aimed at couples with kids. Maximizing the Mini: Brand will add a two-seat racer and perhaps a family car to its lineup but don't expect Mini to make any radical design changes.(Brief Article)
  by Kranz, Rick
• Zetsche plans to break down barriers between Mercedes, Chrysler; German premium brand will share more with US volume cars.(News)
• Supply line.(Briefs)(Brief Article)
• Santana turns to making windmill parts; Non-auto parts deals delay crisis for Spanish independent automaker.(News)
  by Oliveira, Paulo Soares de
• High r&d, greater profits; UK data: innovation shifts from carmakers.(research and development)
  by Lewin, Tony
• 5 years ago.(News)
• Suppliers to the new Fiat Grande Punto.(Fiat Powertrain Technologies)(Brief Article)
  by Graham, Alex
• Czech officials try to turn cabbage patch into plant site; Creating site for Hyundai depends on wooing landowners.(News)
  by Frink, Lyle
• Berge to import Fiats into Mexico; Spanish distributor to take over country from General Motors.(News)
• Honda CEO: We need CO2-free vehicles.(chief executive officer )(Interview)
• Bertone prepares to build a Mini; Maximizing the Mini: Brand will add a two-seat racer and perhaps a family car to its lineup but don't expect Mini to make any radical design changes.(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Marchionne says Fiat is now market-oriented.(Talk From The Top)(Column)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• Lost auto jobs won't come back; 42,000 new carmaker layoffs simply part of industry restructuring.
  by Weernink, Wim Oude
• Opel plans OPC expansion; Automaker will extend performance lineup to include more models.(Opel Performance Center)
  by Stein, Jason
• Correction.(Correction Notice)
• VW will pull niche vehicles from its 'hat'; Bernhard's strategy leads to new variants.
  by Oliveira, Paulo Soares de; Stein, Jason
• Fiat, GM boost output of diesel engine; Polish-built 1.3-liter engine set to reach 800,000 units a year.(Brief Article)
  by Ciferri, Luca
• How Valeo once tried to lure Ghosn.(L'Outsider book by Noel Goutard )(Book Review)
• Personnel.(Volkswagen appoints Hans-Helmut Becker )(Volkmar Denner and Peter Tyroller join management board of Robert Bosch)(Peter Schwibinger appointed by Carcoustics International )
• Industry by numbers.(News)
• How it works.(Technology)(Column)
  by Kisiel, Ralph
• 2006 Congress to be in Vienna; VIP tour of Magna Steyr's Graz plant is part of program.(News)
• D/C launches Chinese finance arm.(DaimlerChrysler)
• Germany gets auto-friendly ministers: Tiefensee helped bring BMW and Porsche to Leipzig.
  by Meiners, Jens
• Suppliers to the new Volvo C70.(Suppliers)(Brief Article)
  by Graham, Alex
• Peugeot shakes up sales team.(News)
• 5 years ago.(Automotive News Europe 2000 issue )
• Will automakers tune in to Galileo?(Technology)(Column)
  by Kisiel, Ralph; Kranz, Rick
• BMW drops SMG transmission on Z4.(automated manual transmissions)(Brief Article)
  by Meiners, Jens
• Lancia could revive right-hand drive; Italian brand mulls return to UK, Japan, open India, Thailand.(News)
  by Ciferri, Luca