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Archived News - September 2008

  • Tuesday's News - Deere, Ashok Leyland, Thailand
    September 30, 2008 -- Deere and Ashok Leyland to Form Construction Equipment Joint Venture in India; Foreign automakers race to set up in Thailand

    Sep 30, 2008

  • Monday's News - PSA Peugeot-Citroen, Lockheed Martin
    September 29, 2008 -- PSA Looks to Eastern Europe for New Engine Plant-Report; U.S. Army Places $152 Million Order for 12 Additional Lockheed Martin EQ-36 Counterfire Target Acquisition Radars; Contract Option in Addition to Five EQ-36 Radars Now in Production

    Sep 29, 2008

  • Friday's News - Airbus, General Motors, Bailout Loan
    September 26, 2008 -- -China Focus: Airbus hopes to join in China's large plane project: CEO; Business Briefing / AUTOS; GM to build engines in new factory; U.S. House Approves $25 Billion Automotive Industry Bailout Loan, an Industrial Info News Alert

    Sep 29, 2008

  • Thursday's News - Ford, Rockets, Helicopters
    September 25, 2008 -- Production launch for Fiesta; Starship enterprise goes boldly in search of profit; U.S. FIRM TO EXPAND COPTER PARTS PLANT IN SOUTH KOREA

    Sep 25, 2008

  • Wednesday's News - Robert Bosch, General Motors
    September 24, 2008 -- Bosch to invest $2B in region; GM receives more than USD130m in tax incentives from Michigan

    Sep 24, 2008

  • Tuesday's News - Malaysia, Manufacturing Grants, ZAP
    September 23, 2008 -- Japanese invited to make hybrid cars in Malaysia; Manufacturing cash injection; Uruguay Grants Land for ZAP Electric Vehicle Assembly Facility

    Sep 24, 2008

  • Monday's News - AMO ZiL, Aisin Sekei
    September 22, 2008 -- Latvia: ZiL factory in Jelgava to be launched in 2009; Toyota Supplier to Build New Casting Plant

    Sep 22, 2008

  • Friday's News - Chery Automobile, Hyundai Motor, Ford
    September 19, 2008 -- CHINESE CAR MAKER CHERY EYES PHILIPPINES ASSEMBLY PLANT; HYUNDAI MOTOR TO BUILD US$600 MLN AUTO PLANT IN BRAZIL; Romania Grants 143 Mln Euro in State Aid to U.S. Ford Motor Co

    Sep 19, 2008

  • Thursday's News - Caterpillar, UC Rusal, Tesla Motors
    September 18, 2008 -- Caterpillar to build dump truck plant in Novosibirsk; Rusal bets $3USb on China demand; Tesla is en route to San Jose; An incentive package prompts the electric car maker to build its plant and offices there.

    Sep 18, 2008

  • Wednesday's News - MAN, Kia
    September 17, 2008 -- Germany's MAN Eyes New Russian Plant, Report; Russia: Petersburg-based Hyundai plant to assemble Kia

    Sep 17, 2008

  • Tuesday's News - Mercedes, Japan, Kia
    September 16, 2008 -- Hungary: Kecskemet purchases land for Mercedes factory; JAPANESE TRUCK MAKERS EXPAND PRESENCE IN EMERGING ECONOMIES; Slovakia Likely to Beat Hungary Over Key Automotive Investment Project

    Sep 16, 2008

  • Monday's News - Integrity Automotive, Kia
    September 15, 2008 -- Electric Car Factory Breaks Ground in Kentucky for Joint Venture Between ZAP and Integrity; Kia to Invest 110 mil. Euro in Slovakian Engine Plant-Report

    Sep 15, 2008

  • Friday's News - Okaya Power, ZF Friedrichshafen
    September 12, 2008 -- Japanese battery maker Okaya to build $11US mln plant in India; ZF Partners with Chrysler for Marysville Axle Plant

    Sep 15, 2008

  • Thursday's News - Chrysler, Nissan, Grupa Famur
    September 11, 2008 -- Chrysler, Nissan confirm production deal; Famur to Build New Factory In Katowice

    Sep 11, 2008

  • Wednesday's News - Bulgaria, Estonia, Joint Venture
    September 10, 2008 -- Austria's voestalpine Signs MoU with Bulgaria To Build 5.0 Bln Euro Steel Mill in Black Sea Region; Estonia: Flebu Properties to invest; NISSAN, ASHOK LEYLAND LOOK TO BEEF UP MANAGEMENT FOR LCV JV

    Sep 10, 2008

  • Tuesday's News - China Steel Australia, Sollers
    September 9, 2008 -- China Steel Aust on target for Chinese plant expansion; Governor: Sollers plans to build assembly plant in Khabarovsk

    Sep 09, 2008

  • Monday's News - Alumco, Dowding Industries, Whirlpool
    September 8, 2008 -- Alumco and CPC sign MoU to set up AED100m aluminium plant in Algeria; Dowding Pursues Wind Turbine Machining with Massive MAG Machine Tools; Michigan Manufacturer Meeting Large-Part Machining Needs of Wind Power, Construction, Mining and Agriculture Industries; Whirlpool Corporation Announces Strategic Sourcing Leadership Changes; Mark Brown Announces Retirement; John Miller Appointed SVP Global Strategic Sourcing

    Sep 08, 2008

  • Friday's News - Rolls-Royce, Mexico, Sandvik
    September 5, 2008 -- Company News - Rolls-Royce sets up civil nuclear unit; Mexico touts US opportunities; Sandvik insists demand has stayed strong despite climate; ENGINEERING

    Sep 05, 2008

  • Thursday's News - Ford, CVTech Group, GT Solar International
    September 4, 2008 -- $80M boost for auto industry; Harper announces lifeline for mothballed Ford factory in Essex; CVTech Group Inc. announces an investment of $3.5 million for the construction of a new plant for its subsidiary CVTech-AAB Inc.; LDK Solar Signs Polysilicon Reactor Agreement With GT Solar for an Estimated Value of $32 Million

    Sep 04, 2008

  • BAE Systems Wins $11.64 Million Contract
    WARREN, Mich., Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Army has awarded a $11.64 million contract to BAE Systems, York, Pa., for incorporation of the approved engineering change proposal on the Bradley automated fire extinguishing system for 419. The contract was awarded by the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive & Armaments Command, Warren, Mich. For more information about US Fed News contract awards please contact: Myron Struck, Managing Editor/US Bureau, US Fed News, Direct: 703/866-4708, Cell: 703/304-1897, Myron@targetednews.com

    Sep 03, 2008

  • Daimler Launches Luxury Buses in India; Could Invest in Engine, Transmission Plant
    Germany's Daimler AG, which owns Mercedes-Benz, has launched an inter-city luxury bus in India that will compete with Swedish rival Volvo's offerings in the fast-growing market, according to theBusiness Standard. The report notes that the company is also considering the establishment of an Indian manufacturing plant to build engines and gearboxes, into which it could invest between 2,500 crore rupees ($560US million) and 3,000 crore rupees. "We are yet to figure out when the entire bus building operation, including the development of engine and gearboxes, will happen in India. However, we are looking at a possibility to set up a manufacturing unit over the next three to five years", Harald Landmann, who is in charge of Mercedes-Benz Bus division, was reported as saying.

    Sep 03, 2008

  • General Dynamics Awarded 64.6 Million Euros for 100 RG-31 MK5E Vehicles by the Spanish Army
    VIENNA, Austria, Sept. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas has been awarded a 64.6 million Euro ($102 million) contract by the Spanish Government to supply RG-31 Mk5E mine protected vehicles for the Army. General Dynamics Santa Barbara Sistemas is one of four companies that comprise General Dynamics European Land Systems.

    Sep 03, 2008

  • Tuesday's News - General Motors, Russia, Russian Nanotechnology Corporation
    September 2, 2008 -- GM Considering India as Global Small-Car Hub; GM to Build Next-Generation Astra in Russia; Rosnanotekh, Saturn to build 1 bln rbl tools plant in Yaroslavl Reg

    Sep 02, 2008

  • GM Considering India as Global Small-Car Hub
    General Motors (GM) is said to be looking at making its Indian operations a hub for small-car production, reports Dow Jones Newswires. The president and managing director of local unit General Motors India, Karl Slym, told the news service at the opening of the new Talegaon facility that, "Eventually, we can scale the capacity to 300,000 units a year at this facility depending on market demand", adding, "We are considering this [plant] as an export hub for small cars."

    Sep 02, 2008

  • GM to Build Next-Generation Astra in Russia
    General Motors (GM) has said that it intends to manufacture the Opel Astra at its new Russian production facility in St Petersburg, according to anAutomotive Newsreport. The head of GM's Russian operations, Chris Gubbey, said, "I see Astra as giving us a very strong boost. It is a very strong model." Gubbey would not put a timescale on the beginning of Astra production in Russia, although he expressed his hope that GM would achieve similar success with the model to that Ford has enjoyed with the Focus, which has been manufactured at Ford's plant in St Petersburg since 2005.

    Sep 02, 2008

  • Rosnanotekh, Saturn to build 1 bln rbl tools plant in Yaroslavl Reg
    The Russian Nanotechnology Corporation, aircraft engine manufacturer NPO Saturn, and Gazprombank expect to invest a total of 1 billion rubles in the construction of a plant to produce metal cutting tools with nanostructured coating in the Yaroslavl Region, the press office of Saturn said Tuesday.

    Sep 02, 2008


 
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