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ZMZ Launches Pilot Production of Euro-4 Engines
12/14/2011 - 11:15
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Car factories
The Zavolzhye Engine Plant (ZMZ), a member of Sollers Group, has commenced pilot production of Euro-4 petrol engines |
Škoda Produces 1,500,000th Octavia II
12/13/2011 - 15:06
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Car factories
The anniversary vehicle – a white Octavia Combi GreenLine – rolled off the assembly line at the company’s main plant in Mladá Boleslav today |
Sumitomo to Set Up Diesel Particle Filter Plant in Poland
12/13/2011 - 14:52
News category:
Suppliers
Japanese Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd. will start production of aluminum titanate diesel particulate filters (DPF) at its subsidiary Sumika Ceramics Poland Sp. z o.o. in 2013 |
Volkswagen to Increase Welding Capacity at Bratislava plant
12/13/2011 - 14:21
News category:
Car factories
Volkswagen plans to invest €1.1 billion in building a new welding shop at its Slovakian plant in Bratislava |
Renault Duster Enters Production at Avtoframos
12/12/2011 - 15:09
News category:
Car factories
Avtoframos has launched serial production of the Duster crossover, which became the fifth model produced at Renault’s Moscow plant |
UAZ to Boost Output by 10% in 2012
12/12/2011 - 14:13
News category:
Car factories
The Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant (UAZ) plans to manufacture 70 thousand vehicles in 2012, about 10 percent more than the 62.7 thousand vehicles it will produce in 2011 |
Daimler to Sell 65% Stake in MBtech Group
12/09/2011 - 10:36
News category:
Car factories, Suppliers
France’s AKKA Technologies has announced the acquisition of a 65% stake in German company MBtech Group. Daimler remains a long-term partner in MBtech Group with 35% of the shares |
Cooper Tire Acquires Assets of Trayal
12/08/2011 - 18:26
News category:
Suppliers
United States based Cooper Tire & Rubber Company announced today it has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Trayal’s existing tyre plant in Krusevac, Serbia |
Moscow to Sell Its Stake in Avtoframos
12/08/2011 - 18:05
News category:
Car factories
The Moscow government intends to sell its 5.4 percent stake in OAO Avtoframos, Alexei Ulyanov, the Deputy Head of the Moscow Department of Science, Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship announced |
PSA May Launch Second Vehicle Assembly Operation in Russia
12/08/2011 - 10:17
News category:
Car factories
French carmaker PSA Peugeot Citroën is reportedly considering setting up an additional car production facility in Russia, which would be the company’s second plant in the country |