(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 …
(Automobilwoche, 24th edition, 19th November 2007) Content: From the background of the different forms of passenger cars, the author brings forward the argument of the drastic sale slumps of -8 % in the January-September 2007 time period, whereas September alone holds the negative record with -11 %. According to this, especially compact cars, luxury cars and vans with over …
(Handelsblatt, No 219, 13th November 2007) Content: The author discusses the expectations that before the second quarter in 2008 there should not be reckoned with a considerable increase in turnover in the heavy goods vehicle sector, stating as background the current recession in turnover on the US-market for heavy goods vehicles. Yield targets and alternative impulse and …
(Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, WVE_1 No 260, 8th November 2007) Content: The market leader in the field of innovative heath treatment technologies Belte AG enters the field of non-automotive foundry activity by the takeover of the insolvent traditional company Huth & Gaddum. Thus, Belte AG continues to prove its loyalty to Germany as a location of industry and …
(Automobilwoche, 23rd edition, 5th November 2007) Content: The author describes that it is to be acted on the assumption that within the next 5-10 years, an increase of the plastic percentage within automobiles is to be reckoned with. This is mentioned especially by taking the background of newly developed polyamides into account, which possess stable characteristics with …
(Automobilwoche, 23rd edition , 5th November 2007) Content: The article describes by means of selected Indian producers their approach at the purchase of German and English metal-processing and metal-manufacturing companies. Thus, the Indians buy systematically know-how and market and produce at the same time quantity in their plants. In contrast, the Chinese strategy is being presented, and …
(Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, 2007) Content: BHP Billiton wants to take over Rio Tinto for 140 billion US-Dollar: new world market leader in mining-commodities increased the pressure on the steel groups.
(Automobilwoche, 20th edition, 24th September 2007) Content: PSA announces to shorten the model development of new passenger cars to approx. 30 % from the year 2009 to only 3 years. The goal is to also reduce the fixed costs by 30 % with the help of a rapid model change, bigger construction diversities and smaller volumes.Other OEMs will not …
(Automobilwoche, 20th edition, 24th September 2007) Content: The survey documents large differences in the productivity of big European passenger car plants. In compact cars, Nissan, Ford and Toyota are on leading positions in Germany and England. In case of small cars, there are Ford, Nissan and Citroen in Germany, England and France. The KW-Consulting-Group helps you to …
