(Automobilwoche, 18th edition, 25th August 2008) Content: To ensure further growth, the Kolbenschmidt Pierburg – group relies on a series of new products for motor technology and electronics in 2008, as for example: new exhaust flaps, exhaust recuperation, pump concepts and extremely light materials.For 2008, the Kolbenschmidt Pierburg – group counts on a moderate organic growth …
(Unternehmen Region, 2nd edition /2008) Content: The growth cores „AL-CAST“ in Harzgerode and „Precision Cast“ in Leipzig are facilitating the CO2 –savings for the automobile industry. 2 new aluminium alloys have been developed which are much more stable and lighter as before – even at temperatures over 200 degrees Celsius. The alloys shall be used as local …
(Cast Metal & Diecasting Times, July/August 2008) Content: The article reports about the Euroguss Fair 2008 in Nuremberg which was the ideal venue for KW-Consulting- Group. On this occasion, the company informed its visitors from the die casting industry of its role as an industrial branch-focussed consultancy group. 40 high-specialised industrial consultants are provided from a single …
(Die Welt, 15th April 2008) Content: Volkswagen – Europe’s biggest automobile group – has sold 1,57 million automobiles to the worldwide clientele from January to March 2008. According to VW, this was 7 % more than before the one-year period. For the first time, Germany has been outplayed by China as biggest business market.The sales were increased by …
(Automobilwoche 4, 11th February 2008) Content: Romania is being favourised by Mercedes during its search for an additional production location for the follow-up generation of the A- and B-class. According to insiders, the balance tends to incline in the Romanian direction, although Poland is also being analysed as an alternative. The most current issue at Mercedes regards …
(Giesserei Praxis, 1-2 / 2008) Content: The prices for energetical and metalic resources will be moving further on a high stage, in view of the high demand, especially within Asia’s growth regions. A differentiated development is shown in detail: while the prices for crude oil are peaking further on – especially against the background of the political …
(Automobilwoche, 26th edition, 17th December 2007) Content: BMW increases the pressure on the contractors in the field of acquisition management, to boost the profit margin from 8 % to about 10 %, also by the retrenchment of a total of 6 billion €. The contractors are to bear the biggest part of the costs. For this, a special new executive …
(Wall Street Journal, 10th December 2007) Content: The author describes the 25 % takeover deal by the French OEM, who thus continues to increase rapidly.
(Handelsblatt, No 235, 6th December 2007) Content: The author describes the drastic decline of the sales figures in case of passenger cars in Germany. In 2006, the lowest domestic value since the reunification was reached, with marginal 3, 5 million vehicles. The fact that the German automobile plants operate at their full capacity – with a production figure …
(Automobilwoche, 24th edition, 19th November 2007) Content: The author visualizes the price pressure in the European contractor industry by means of selected component fields and outlines the expected average price reductions per year. At the top of the expected price reductions, there are especially aluminium wheels and kinematic parts in the interior with an average price decline …
