Automotive Market Statistics, May 2013

Passenger Car Industry Overview In Japan: Eu Agrees To Open Talks On Free Trade Deal With Japan

Industry news
1 minute ago
by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha

BRUSSELS , Nov 29, 2012 (BSS/AFP) - European Union trade ministers on Thursday agreed to launch negotiations on a potentially giant free trade deal with Japan despite concerns from European automobile-makers, EU diplomats said. A decision to give the EU executive, the European Commission , a mandate to launch the talks, which could take several years, was "just agreed" by the bloc's 27 t...

Industries : Passenger Car
Countries : Japan

Transporter Production Statistics In Asia: Adb To Give $48m To Help Smooth Transportation Of Goods On B'desh, Bhutan, Nepal

Company news
1 minute ago
by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha

B'desh, Bhutan , Nepal DHAKA , Nov 29, 2012 (BSS) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide 48 million US dollars to help goods movement more smoothly in , out of Bangladesh , Bhutan , , Nepal , by overhauling time-consuming, costly, , often opaque customs procedures that are inhibiting intra-regional trade. "Removing the many non-tariff barriers which curr...

Industries : Heavy Truck and Bus
Countries : Nepal, Bhutan

Passenger Car Industry Statistics In China: Falling Aluminium Prices Hit Rusal Profits

Industry news
1 minute ago
by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha

HONG KONG , Nov 12, 2012 (BSS/AFP) - Russian aluminium giant Rusal posted a 3rd-quarter loss of US Dollars 118 million on Monday, blaming Europe's economic turmoil , China's slowdown for sinking global demand for the metal. "The growth in the global demand for aluminium moderaQ3ird quarter of 2012 due to slower economic activity in China , the persistent impact of the ...

Industries : Passenger Car
Countries : China

Motorcycle Production Capacity In India: Auto Assembly Plants To Employ Women Workers

Company news
1 minute ago
by Pakistan Press International

Women are not a common sight in automobile assembly plants anywhere in the world , in fact most automobile , bike plants in India - including the largest Maruti Suzuki's Gurgaon factory , Hero Honda's Dharuhera factory - are nearly all-male bastions. But auto companies are coming around to the view that women employees on the shop floor, particularly where the assembly lines are aided , ...

Industries : Motorcycle
Countries : India

Passenger Car Price Statistics In Australia: Mclaren Cuts To The Chase

Industry news
8 hours ago
by News Ltd.

British luxo-sports brand delivers US Dollars 100000 discount LUXURY automobile buyers in Australia are paying too much, as reported by the British exotic brand that has just slashed US Dollars 100000 from its local pricetags. Top-end sports automobile maker McLaren, which rivals Ferrari , Lamborghini, has even promised refunds to existing owners at trade-in time. Its move to cut nearly 25 per cent from its Aust...

Industries : Passenger Car
Countries : Australia

Passenger Car Price Data In Australia: Mclaren Cuts To The Chase

Industry news
8 hours ago
by News Ltd.

British luxo-sports brand delivers US Dollars 100000 discount LUXURY automobile buyers in Australia are paying too much, as reported by the British exotic brand that has just slashed US Dollars 100000 from its local pricetags. Top-end sports automobile maker McLaren, which rivals Ferrari , Lamborghini, has even promised refunds to existing owners at trade-in time. Its move to cut nearly 25 per cent from its Aust...

Industries : Passenger Car
Countries : Australia

Light Truck And Van Sector In Monaco: Monaco Rv Production To Move To Decatur After Sale

Industry news
14 hours ago
by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

2013-05-17 --After Monaco in Wakarusa ships its last order sometime in August, the RV production facility, , the 520 jobs its provided, will be gone. Navistar incorporated officials said Thursday that Allied Specialty Vehicles (ASV) has purchased Navistar RV assets. The sale includes the manufacturing operations for Monaco , Holiday Rambler brand RVs in Wakarusa , for Navistar's R-V...

Industries : Light Truck and Van
Countries : Monaco

Tire Industry In Europe: First Quarter 2013 Continental Ag Profits Conference Call - Final

Industry news
17 hours ago
by CQ Transcriptions LLC

Presentation OPERATOR: Dear ladies , gentlemen, welcome to the Continental AG First quarter results 2013. At our customer's request, this conference will be recorded. (Operator Instructions). May I now hand you over to Mr. Rolf Woller , who will lead you through this conference. Please go ahead, sir. ROLF WOLLER , HEAD OF IR, CONTINENTAL AG : Many thanks. A very welcome on this Friday afterno...

Industries : Tire
Countries : Europe

Tire Deals And Alliances In The United States: Independent Tire Dealer Rolls Out New Promotions

Company news
18 hours ago
by PR Web

St.Louis, Missouri (PRWEB) 2013-05-17 With over 200 locations from St. Louis to Kansas City , Independent Tire Dealer is known as an Market leader in affordability , customer service. Offering the lowest prices to their customers, they cut out the middleman, , pass the savings on directly to the consumer. As a group of independent dealers ITD has joined together to have the col...

Industries : Tire
Countries : United States

Electric Vehicle Technology Trends In Canada: Harper Government Declares Funding To Tackle Climate Change

Industry news
19 hours ago
by Marketwire - Canada

OTTAWA, ONTARIO --(Marketwired - 2013-05-17 ) - The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State (Science , Technology), today announced that 7 innovative environmental projects will benefit from more than US Dollars 32 million in research fu5g over five years through the new Climate Change , Atmospheric Research (CCAR) initiative. The funding will support teams composed of university re...

Industries : Clean Vehicle
Countries : Canada

Syngenta Opens Unique Us Dollars 72 Million Advanced Crop Lab

Company news
20 hours ago
by PR Web

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. , USA (PRWEB) 2013-05-17 ? 1st of its kind research facility ? Green Globes Certified for sustainability ? New facility will help solve crop stresses of drought , insect pressures Syngenta unveiled its new crop research facility during a grand opening celebration today at the Industry player?s RTP Innovation Center. The 1st of i...

Industries : Clean Vehicle
Countries : United States

Electric Vehicle Key Players In Europe: Climate Change Policy Must Balance Need For Competitive Energy Prices, Cefic Leaders Say

Industry news
20 hours ago
by PR Web

Brussels (PRWEB UK ) 17 May 2013 Competitively priced energy will be essential if the European Union is to deliver jobs , growth alongside progress in combating climate change, EU chemicals Market group Cefic said today at a business event in Brussels . Speaking during the European Business Summit in Brussels , Cefic leaders urged policymakers to balance climate policy objectiv...

Industries : Clean Vehicle
Countries : Europe

Transporter Trade Statistics In Azerbaijan: Cargo Transportation Slightly Increases In Azerbaijan

Industry news
21 hours ago
by Trend News Agency

Azerbaijan , Baku , May 17 / Trend, A. Akhundov / Some 13.37 million tons of cargo were transported by vehicles through the territory of Azerbaijan in January- April 2013 , which is 0.01 % more than in the same period of last year, the Azerb...

Industries : Heavy Truck and Bus
Countries : Azerbaijan

Automobile Engine Market Figures In The United States: Yara Opens New Def Terminal In Chesapeake Va

Industry news
21 hours ago
by Penton Business Media

Yara North America incorporated has opened a new diesel exhaust fluid (DEF) storage terminal in Chesapeake VA . The fully operational storage facility will provide fleets , retail outlets throughout the Mid-Atlantic area increased access to Air1 DEF, an operating fluid used by diesel-powered vehicles equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to meet EPA 2010 emissions regula...

Industries : Automobile Engine
Countries : United States

Heavy Truck And Bus Market Overview In Germany: Ecvision Partners With Tuv Sud For Product Testing Data Integration

Industry news
21 hours ago
by Marketwire

ISELIN, NJ -- (Marketwired) -- 05/17/13 -- ecVision®, the leader in supply chain collaboration solutions for retailers , brands, declares its partnership with TÜV SÜD, 1 of the world's foremost product testing companies with labs around the world, to integrate its cloud-based supply chain collaboration platforms enabling users to seamlessly build, request , receive ...

Industries : Heavy Truck and Bus
Countries : Germany

Passenger Car Industry In Europe: European Car Sales Post 1st Gain In 20 Months

Industry news
23 hours ago
by dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH

Berlin (dpa) - European automobile sales posted their 1st gain in 20 months, rising 1.7 per cent in April compared with the same month last year, the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association (ACEA) said Friday. A total of 1.038 million new automobiles were registered in the European Union in April, the ACEA said. Registrations had slumped to an historic low of 1.021 million in April last yea...

Industries : Passenger Car
Countries : Europe

Heavy Truck And Bus Industry In The United States, Brazil And Colombia: Propex Joins U.s. Acting Secretary Of Commerce Rebecca Blank For Infrastructure Trade Mission In Brazil, Colombia And Panama

Industry news
23 hours ago
by PR Newswire

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. , 2013-05-17 /PRNewswire/ -- Propex Operating Company, LLC joins U.S. Acting Secretary of Commerce Rebecca Blank , along with 19 other infrastructure-focused companies for a business development trade mission to Sao Paulo, Brazil ; Bogota, Colombia ; , Panama City, Panama which began May 12 through May 18, 2013 . The governments of these regions hav...

Industries : Heavy Truck and Bus
Countries : Brazil, United States, Colombia

Truck Trade Statistics In Azerbaijan: Azerbaijan Reduces Import Of Trucks

Industry news
23 hours ago
by Trend News Agency

Azerbaijan , Baku , May 17 / Trend E. Ismayilov / In January- March 2013 , Azerbaijan imported 1,475 trucks, which is 18 % less than in January- March 2012 , Azerbaijani State Statistics Committee told Trend on Friday. As the Committee said, the value of trucks imported into the region during the re...

Industries : Light Truck and Van
Countries : Azerbaijan

Passenger Vehicle Market Position: Ijg Reports On Vehicle Sales

Company news
23 hours ago
by All Africa Global Media

IJG securities have compiled a report on vehicle sales for the Q1 of the year. as reported by the report, new vehicle sales for the month of April increased 1.2 % month on month to 1,139 units. They accredited the improvement on account of a 6.2 % increase in commercial vehicle sales which was partially offset by a 4.4 % contraction in passenger vehicle sales. Year-to-date figures show 4,2...

Industries : Passenger Car

Motor Vehicle Industry Overview In Canada And The United Kingdom: Statscan

Industry news
23 hours ago
by Canadian Press, The

OTTAWA _ Statistics Canada says wholesale sales grew 0.3 per cent in March to US Dollars 49.1 billion , mainly due to higher motor vehicle sales. The agency says in volume terms, wholesale sales w...

Industries : Automobile Engine
Countries : Canada, United Kingdom

Passenger Car Market In Europe: European Auto Sales Rebound, But With An Asterisk

Industry news
23 hours ago
by New York Times Digital

PARIS ? European auto sales broke an 1eight-month losing streak in April, Market data showed on Friday. But don?t pop open the Champagne just yet: the increase was mostly a trick of the calendar. New automobile registrations in the 27-nation European Union rose 1.7 % in April from a year earlier, the 1st increase since September 2011 , the European Automobile Manufacturers? Association...

Industries : Passenger Car
Countries : Europe

Passenger Car Industry In Europe: European Auto Sales Rebound, But With An Asterisk

Industry news
23 hours ago
by New York Times Digital

European auto sales broke an 1eight-month losing streak in April, Market data showed on Friday. But don?t pop open the Champagne just yet: the increase was mostly a trick of the calendar. New automobile registrations in the 27-nation European Union rose 1.7 % in April from a year earlier, the 1st increase since September 2011 , the European Automobile Manufacturers? Association reported f...

Industries : Passenger Car
Countries : Europe

Passenger Car Market In Europe: European Auto Sales Rebound, But With An Asterisk

Industry news
23 hours ago
by New York Times Digital

European auto sales broke an 1eight-month losing streak in April, Market data showed on Friday. But don?t pop open the Champagne just yet: the increase was mostly a trick of the calendar. New automobile registrations in the 27-nation European Union rose 1.7 % in April from a year earlier, the 1st increase since September 2011 , the European Automobile Manufacturers? Association reported f...

Industries : Passenger Car
Countries : Europe

Passenger Car Market In Europe: European Auto Sales Rebound, But With An Asterisk

Industry news
23 hours ago
by New York Times Digital

European auto sales broke an 1eight-month losing streak in April, Market data showed on Friday. But don?t pop open the Champagne just yet: the increase was mostly a trick of the calendar. New automobile registrations in the 27-nation European Union rose 1.7 % in April from a year earlier, the 1st increase since September 2011 , the European Automobile Manufacturers? Association reported fro...

Industries : Passenger Car
Countries : Europe

Automotive Dealer Innovation Trends In The United States: Huge Parcel In Fremont Slated For Development

Company news
1 day ago
by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services

2013-05-17 -- FREMONT -- A realty firm has bought a big chunk of vacant land in Fremont that is expected to become a key piece of the East Bay city's economic mosaic with office buildings, research , manufacturing facilities, , retail complexes. Newport Beach -based Integral Communities, which develops mixed-use projects, bought the 150-acre site near Interstate 880 , Auto Mall Par...

Industries : Automotive Dealer
Countries : United States

Transporter Corporate Deals In The United States: Usa Compression Partners To Present At Naptp Investor Conference

Company news
1 day ago
by Business Wire

AUSTIN, Texas --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- USA Compression Partners, LP (NYSE: USAC ) today announced that the Partnership will be participating in the National Association of Publicly Traded Partnerships? 2013 MLP Investor Conference to be held May 21-23 in Stamford, Connecticut . Eric Long , President , CEO, , Jody Tusa , CFO, will be present...

Industries : Heavy Truck and Bus
Countries : United States

Passenger Car Industry In Europe And New Zealand: Euro Finds Strength Despite Significant Decline In Construction Output

Industry news
1 day ago
by FOREX Capital Markets LLC

EUROPEAN SESSION UPDATE: BoE?s Weale seems to maintain an anti-dovish view in comments about inflation , growth; us dollar rally continues? http://www.dailyfx.com/forex/fundamental/daily_briefing/daily_pieces/opening_comment/2013/05/17/Euro_Finds_Strength_Despite_Significant_Decline_in_Construction_Output.html The US Dollar rally has continued for another day, again finding the most stren...

Industries : Passenger Car
Countries : Europe, United Kingdom, New Zealand

Porsche First Quarter Deliveries Increase 21 Percent

Company news
1 day ago
by Datamonitor

Porsche AG , a manufacturer of a range of sports automobiles , sport utility vehicles, has reported that total deliveries for the Q1 ended 2013-03-31 were 37,009 units, an increase of 21 %, compared to 30,553 units for the Q1 ended March 31, 2012 . R...

Industries : Light Truck and Van

Utility Vehicle Production Capacity In The United States: Ge Capital Provides Financing To Support Growth Of American Sportworks

Company news
1 day ago
by M2 Communications

ENP Newswire - 17 May 2013 Release date- 16052013 - CHICAGO, IL - GE Capital's Commercial Distribution Finance (CDF) business announced today that it will provide inventory financing to motorsports dealerships that carry products manufactured by American SportWorks . American SportWorks produces LANDmaster utility vehicles , Zircon, Marauder , Black Widow branded go-carts in F...

Industries : Light Truck and Van
Countries : United States

Passenger Car Industry In The United States: Ford Escape, Fusion Accelerate 'super Sector' Share Gains

Industry news
1 day ago
by M2 Communications

ENP Newswire - 17 May 2013 Release date- 16052013 - DEARBORN, Mich. ,- Driven by strong sales of 2 of Ford's newest vehicles, the Ford Fusion , Escape, Ford's share of the 'super Sector,' comprised of subcompacts, compacts, midsize sedans , small utilities, stands at 13 % through the 1st 4 months of 2013 - representing a gain of 2 share points compared to the same period ...

Industries : Passenger Car
Countries : United States