Citations with the tag: AUTOMOBILE industry
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- Car finance sales leap in second quarter.
Smith, Richard // Credit Management; Oct97, p10Reports on the increase in the number of new car sales on finance in Great Britain in the second quarter of 1997. Comparative figures from Equifax HPI; Similar increase in used car finance sales; Gains by the commercial vehicle finance market.
- Jump in new car finance sales.
Smith, Richard // Credit Management; Jan1998, p10Announces an increase in new car finance sales in Great Britain in the third quarter of 1997 as compared with that of the same period of 1996. Factors influencing the rise in car sales.
- Automotive plant.
Smith, Richard // Professional Engineering; 01/29/97, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p5Reports on the construction of a new automotive plant in Great Britain for Stadco Takao Europe.
- Hybrids ride demand boom.
Smith, Richard // Professional Engineering; 01/29/97, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p10Reports on the success of car-truck hybrids made by American automobile manufacturers. Volume of sales on the overseas market; Launching of new models.
- Warning signs ahead for British cars.
Kimberley, William // Professional Engineering; 02/12/97, Vol. 10 Issue 3, p14Focuses on changes in the automobile industry in Great Britain. Improvement on car sales; Dominance of foreign manufacturers; Reduction on the market share of the top three manufacturers; Investment plans of Japanese manufacturers; Position on the international market; Need of a complete...
- How small firms can gain from an industry revolution.
Greek, Dinah // Professional Engineering; 09/17/97, Vol. 10 Issue 17, p31Discusses how globalization puts power into the hands of small motor industry suppliers. Consolidation trend; Issue addressed at the Autofocus conference organized by the Motor Industry Research Association; Search for partnerships with high-quality local suppliers.
- Minister moves on scrap cars.
Greek, Dinah // Professional Engineering; 02/11/98, Vol. 11 Issue 3, p4Focuses on the appeal made by Consumer Minister Nigel Griffith to the car industry to change the way vehicles are designed, manufactured and scrapped. Aims of the appeal; Reference to the number of car scrapped in Great Britain yearly; Information on the accord signed by Griffith, with the...
- Warning signs.
Vasilash, Gary S. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Aug97, Vol. 109 Issue 8, p8Comments on the possible impact of changes in the automobile industry on automotive factory workers. Factors that may influence the survival of an automobile manufacturer; Impact of the highly competitive automobile market; Excerpts from William Wolman and Anne Colamosca's book `The Judas...
- August in the French auto industry.
Vasilash, Gary S. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Aug97, Vol. 109 Issue 8, p36Reports on news developments related to the automobile industry in France as of August 1997. Renovation of automobile manufacturing plants; Maintenance and repair of automobile-making equipment; Installation of new equipment.
- Assembly plants: How they compare.
Vasilash, Gary S. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Aug97, Vol. 109 Issue 8, p54Presents an overview of the study of assembly plant productivity in North America in 1996. Top ten car and truck assembly plants; Labor cost per vehicle; Trends in automobile design; Increased automobile production capacity.
- In other news...
Vasilash, Gary S. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Oct97, Vol. 109 Issue 10, p42Presents news items about the automotive industry. Includes use of Dassault Systemes' CATIA CAD/CAM/CAE software for the design of new vehicles from the Rover Group; Concerns over the softening of the United States car market; Work on a hydrogen-powered bus at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
- In other news.
Vasilash, Gary S. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Feb98, Vol. 110 Issue 2, p46Reports on developments related to the automobile industry as of February 1998. Includes construction of Toyota Motor Corp. plant in France; Standardization efforts at Fiat Auto; Robotic alliances; Air tool efforts of Atlas Copco AB.
- World class vehicle launch timing.
McAlinden, Sean S.; Smith, Brett C. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Feb98, Vol. 110 Issue 2, p66Part I. Reports on challenges faced by the industry in launching automobiles. Impact of production capacity on product launch; Schedule management of product launch; Marginal costs of vehicle launch; Launch performances of major players.
- In other news.
McAlinden, Sean S.; Smith, Brett C. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Mar1998, Vol. 110 Issue 3, p58Presents brief reports related to automotive manufacturing and production. Includes Society of Automotive Engineers' election of Ronald K. Leonard as president; Coopers Industries' acquisition of Lucas Electrical Systems; Essex Specialty Products Inc.'s opening of a plant in Brazil; Award of...
- Delphi on technology.
Smith, Brett C. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Apr98, Vol. 110 Issue 4, p14Focuses on the results from the technology volume of the Delphi 9, Forecast and Analysis of the North American automobile industry. Issue of globalization of automotive design engineering; Description of the global around-the-clock CAD/CAE in automobile engineering; Challenged\s faced by the...
- In other news.
Smith, Brett C. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Apr98, Vol. 110 Issue 4, p42Reports on developments in the automobile industry as of April 1998. General Motors' purchase of 100 licenses of EASi-CRASH software system from EASi Engineering; Cincinnati Milacron's purchase of Wear Technology Inc. and Northern Supply; Companies that have achieved QS-9000 certification.
- Introducing APS: Getting production in lock step with customer demand.
Gould, Lawrence S. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; May98, Vol. 110 Issue 5, p54Presents information on advanced planning and scheduling (APS), which relates to manufacturing databases, in the automotive industry. Reference to materials requirements planning (MRP), manufacturing resource planning (MRP II), and enterprise resource planning (ERP); Detailed information on the...
- Driving demand.
Robinet, Michael E. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Jun98, Vol. 110 Issue 6, p30Presents information on the automobile industry within the United States and Canada pertaining to the demand for light-vehicles within these markets. Factors influencing this trend; Impact this trend will have on North American automobile sales; Details on light truck production; Information on...
- In other news...
Robinet, Michael E. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Jun98, Vol. 110 Issue 6, p42Presents various information related to the applications and developments made within the automobile industry. Names of companies that have received QS-9000 certification; Announcement made by Tree Machine Tool Company Incorporated; Adept Technology Incorporated's acquisition of RoboElektronik...
- How to machine light metals.
Dejong, Colleen // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Jun98, Vol. 110 Issue 6, p60Presents recommendations that can help automobile manufacturers utilize machining aluminum and magnesium. Comments from John S. Klimach, president and chief executive officer at Ex-Cell-O Machine Tools Incorporated; Benefits of using spindles. INSETS: Nothin' but yet;Not quite medal?.
- Steady as it goes.
Robinet, Michael E. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Jul98, Vol. 110 Issue 7, p24Presents information on forecasts for the 1998 North American production of light vehicles. Details on the production of passenger cars for 1997; Challenges facing the automobile industry; Scrapping of 100,000 vehicles from the Nissan company schedule.
- In other news.
Robinet, Michael E. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Aug98, Vol. 110 Issue 8, p48Presents news briefs relating to the automobile equipment industry in the United States, published in August, 1998. Details on a joint venture orchestrated by the Civilian American and European Surface Anthropometry Resource (CAESAR) and Visteon company; How United States plastics companies will...
- The Quick & the Dead.
Vasilash, Gary S. // Automotive Manufacturing & Production; Oct98, Vol. 110 Issue 10, p8Comments on issues pertaining to the automotive industry. Citing of Detroit Diesel company's development of its 4.0-liter engine and Visteon Automotive Systems' overall approach to being a supplier; Reference to the book, `Clockspeed: Winning Industry Control in the Age of Temporary Advantage,'...
- Don't let the auto industry die.
Fenn, Peter // Hill; 11/19/2008, Vol. 15 Issue 127, p37The article discusses the possible impacts of the crisis in the automobile industry in the U.S.
- AKRON BEACON JOURNAL.
Fenn, Peter // Hill; 12/8/2008, Vol. 15 Issue 131, p14The article presents the view of the "Akron Beacon Journal" regarding the assistance of the federal government to the major automobile companies in the U.S.
- Auto manufacturers re-evaluating supply chain.
Chappell, Lindsay // Rubber & Plastics News; 6/30/2003, Vol. 32 Issue 24, p21With Japanese, German and South Korean automakers expanding aggressively in North America, change is popping around the industry. To handle the pace, in some cases the vehicle companies are bringing in new suppliers and in other cases asking existing vendors to try new things. This trend will...
- A bigger Europe, a bigger market.
Feast, Richard // Automotive News Europe; 1/13/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p3Reports that the expansion of the European Union in 2004 will shift the axis of the European automobile industry toward central Europe. View of automobile makers on the change; Factor that fueled the rise in vehicle manufacturing in central Europe after the 1989 collapse of the Berlin Wall in...
- Foreign sales to lift sagging EU market.
De Saint-Seine, Sylviane; Wernle, Bradford; Ostle, Dorothee // Automotive News Europe; 1/13/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p3Reports that European automobile makers are hoping emerging markets, central Europe, China and Latin America can improve an otherwise bleak outlook for 2003 at home. Uncertainties confronting the automobile industry; Expectation of most executives and analysts from the car market in Europe in...
- late news.
Wernle, Bradford; Wilson, Amy; Kranz, Rick // Automotive News Europe; 1/13/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p3Presents news on the automobile industry in Europe as of January 13, 2003. Retirement of General Motors Design Chief Wayne Cherry in September 2003; Plan of General Motors to sell the Hummer H2 and several Cadillac models in Europe; Increase in Swiss supplier Rieter's shareholding in Spanish...
- Confidential.
Wernle, Bradford; Wilson, Amy; Kranz, Rick // Automotive News Europe; 1/13/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p11Presents news on the automobile industry and trade in Europe as of January 13, 2003. View of General Motors' Bob Lutz on crossover vehicles that combine features of sport utilities, station wagons and minivans; Information on the Brera coupe from Alfa Romeo; Incentive offered by British...
- Importer takeovers open up Spain, Portugal for others.
De Oliveira, Paulo Soares // Automotive News Europe; 1/13/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p13Reports that several major European and Japanese automobile makers are taking direct control of their distribution in Spain and Portugal. Toyota's market share in Portugal; Goal of Salvador Caetano IMVT in Iberian Peninsula; Reason Grupo Berg� is investing in Hyundai imports.
- Koreans will never stop striving.
Wright, Chris // Automotive News Europe; 1/13/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p26Offers observation on Korean car companies. Plans of Hyundai group; Domestic market share of Hyundai and Kia; Major flaws of the automobile industry in Korea.
- Asian news digest.
Yamaguchi, Yuzo; Treece, James; Webb, Alysha // Automotive News Europe; 1/13/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p26Presents news on the automobile industry in Asia as of January 13, 2003. Plan of Nissan to begin limited marketing of fuel cell vehicles in Japan; Information on the Yaris supermini vehicles that Toyota will bring to Europe in 2003; Fourth assembly plant acquired by General Motors in China.
- news digest.
Yamaguchi, Yuzo; Treece, James; Webb, Alysha // Automotive News Europe; 1/13/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 1, p31Presents news on the automobile industry in Europe as of January 13, 2003. Bertrandt's car assembly plans; Estimated number of Maybach luxury sedans that have been ordered from Switzerland; Expansion plan of Skoda in major German cities.
- Europe car sales soar in Australia.
Wright, Chris // Automotive News Europe; 3/24/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 6, p8No abstract available.
- 0% virus could spread to Europe.
Wernle, Bradford // Automotive News Europe; 4/7/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 7, p1Reports on the popularity of zero percent financing among U.S. and European automobile manufacturers, as of April 2003. Attributions to the trend; Economic condition of the industry.
- late news.
de Saint-Seine, Sylviane; Winton, Neil // Automotive News Europe; 4/7/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 7, p3Presents news briefs on the automobile industry in Europe as of April 7, 2003. Growth of Italian new-car sales in March 2003; Fire accident on a car-transporting ship in the English Channel on April 4, 2003; Collaboration between Renault and Volvo.
- Confidential.
de Saint-Seine, Sylviane; Winton, Neil // Automotive News Europe; 4/7/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 7, p11Presents comments on issues concerning the automobile industry in Europe as of April 7, 2003. Leakage of Opel's five-year business plan to Germany's 'Capitol' magazine; Increase of sales of General Motors' Hummer brand; Installation of satellite navigation systems with voice guidance...
- Industry by NUMBERS.
de Saint-Seine, Sylviane; Winton, Neil // Automotive News Europe; 4/7/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 7, p11Presents statistics on the automobile industry in Europe.
- news digest.
de Saint Seine, Sylviane // Automotive News Europe; 4/7/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 7, p16Presents news briefs on the automobile industry in Europe as of April 7, 2003. Joint venture between Neumayer Holding and Ford Motor Corp.; Plan of Renault to export cars built in Argentina; Decision of Covisint chief executive officer Harold Kutner to retire by May or June 2003.
- One million-unit platform club grows.
Wernle, Bradford; Chew, Edmund // Automotive News Europe; 4/7/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 7, p17Reports on the increasing number of European automobile manufacturers considering global platforms shared by multiple brands and built in different continents, as of April 2003. Attributions to the trend; Impact on automobile suppliers; Predictions for the industry.
- Hyundai to gain most as Korea relaxes diesel rule.
Chang, Peter // Automotive News Europe; 4/7/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 7, p29Reports on the decision of the South Korean government to allow sales of diesel-powered passenger cars in the country starting January 2005. Impact of the move on the European penetration of Hyundai Motors, the country's dominant automobile manufacturer; Objective behind the decision; Price...
- China: Just a matter of time.
Crain, Keith // Automotive News Europe; 5/19/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 10, p10No abstract available.
- The auto industry needs its distinctive, miniature brands.
Johnson, Richard // Automotive News Europe; 5/19/2003, Vol. 8 Issue 10, p10No abstract available.
- A different decade.
Crain, Keith // Automotive News Europe; 11/08/99, Vol. 4 Issue 23, p10No abstract available.
- Economic Downturn Bites.
Crain, Keith // Latin America Monitor: Mexico Monitor; Jun2003, Vol. 20 Issue 6, p7Looks at the automobile industry of Mexico as of June 2003. Sales trends in 2003; Expansion of Toyota and Mitsubishi's presence in Mexico; Increase in export of auto parts in 2002.
- Driven by space.
van der Walt, Douw // Finance Week; 3/17/2003, p65Reports on the popularity of big cars in the motor vehicle industry in Australia. Major players in the automotive industry; Growth of car exports; Trading relationship with South Africa.
- There's potential.
van der Walt, Douw // Finance Week; 3/31/2003, p41Reports on the status of the passenger car market in South Africa. Decline in the official sales figures for vehicles in February 2003; Implication of the rand's performance on the automobile industry.
- Asia in the driver's seat.
Moloney, Bernadette // Asian Business Review; Dec96, p51States that massive movement on the car manufacturing front in Asia have seen many changes in the car industry. Car wars between Japan and the United States; Affirmations of Japanese assertion; Productions of Hyundai.
- Automotive growth slower than expected.
Moloney, Bernadette // Asian Business Review; Dec96, p14Reports on the slow rate of growth of the automotive market in Asia.
