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Tougher CO2 emission limits could get EU on road to growth, study says
… luxury carmakers, has pressed for supercredits, which the European Commission says would dilute its plans. British-based consultancies Cambridge Econometrics and Ricardo-AEA, using Commission and industry data, found that more fuel-efficient cars and …
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Study: Customers turn to social media for service
… media, in marketing and service. Looking at social media marketing, an area that has been studied in detail by several consultancies , the study identifies Ford, Nissan, Toyota, Lexus, Kia, Hyundai, Fiat and Cadillac as top social media performers …
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November U.S. auto sales predicted to rise 12% from year ago
… Sandy cut sales in late October and early November, and this month should show a 12 percent increase from a year before, consultancies J.D. Power and Associates and LMC Automotive said today. November auto sales have been rising each week, and there …
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Renault's electric spy affair foreshadows likely rise in corporate espionage
… French defense firm might use versus an Italian defense firm would be useful for a British company, for example. Security consultancies such as Stratfor say that if the Renault theft were carried out by China, and did target investment strategy rather than …
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Casesa, Lincoln International form M&A alliance
New York consultancy Casesa and Co. and Chicago-based investment bank Lincoln International today announced they have formed a strategic alliance.
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Consultants: Germany will avoid deep auto job cuts
Corporate consulting firm McKinsey says it does not expect a massive long-term drop in employment in the German auto industry. "We expect that the number of jobs will remain at the same level because worldwide demand is growing," McKinsey automotive analyst Christian Malorny told Automobilwoche .
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Morgan Stanley's Jonas sees huge growth in BRIC markets
European automakers will increasingly find growth and profitability in emerging markets such as Brazil, Russia, India, and China, Adam Jonas, head of Morgan Stanley's global automotive practice, said. Jonas said rising new-car sales in the so-called BRIC emerging markets are "more than compensating
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When it comes to car design, Italy is king
TURIN -- A bright spot for Italy is its successful design and engineering consultancies . As a country with few raw materials, Italy developed a tradition of craftsmanship. Centuries of adding value to finished goods …
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Work wanted -- recognition, too
… assignments are still mainly limited to face-lifts -- adapting a car designed overseas to Chinese tastes. But Chinas design consultancies are maturing, along with the auto industry itself. IAT, now in Beijing, was founded in 2002 in Japan by two Chinese …
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Work wanted — praise, too
… assignments are still mainly limited to face-lifts — adapting a car designed overseas to Chinese tastes. But China's design consultancies are maturing, along with the auto industry itself. IAT, now in Beijing, was founded in 2002 in Japan by two Chinese engineers …
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Study: Brands can fare better with buyers than prospects
Several vehicle brands that score well on measures of sales satisfaction do a below-average job of appealing to prospective buyers, a new market research study concludes. The difference, the study's author says, is that measures such as the J.D. Power Sales Satisfaction Index include only consumers
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China threatens European engineering firms
… European competitors charge." TJ Innova was founded in 1999. Hunter estimates that there are about 30 design and engineering consultancies in China and that his company is the largest. TJ Innova employs 1,000 people at its nine subsidiaries. The company works …
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Tata taps Europe for quality upgrade
… broad range of skills is available in the area from many sources vehicle manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers and engineering consultancies . We have recruited across that whole spectrum. Hickman said the center also will move from its current base on the campus …
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SAE matches retired, out-of-work experts with short-term work
… requests for help. "We're not a McKinsey, a Pricewaterhouse or one of those ventures," says Schilke, referring to consultancies McKinsey & Co. and PricewaterhouseCoopers. "We want to get in and get out." Schilke, a retired General Motors engineering …
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Automakers tap consumer brains
… Several European academics are working with carmakers on basic neuromarketing research. Some US researchers have established consultancies that are already advising carmakers about marketing. In Germany, the DaimlerChrysler Research Center has funded several …
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A Pied Piper of the Internet, Brill is leading GM managers to a new understanding
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Meet Dale Brill, e-GM's dean of e-commerce. Brill is a change agent, a self-described business culture revolutionary.
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Auto consolidation won't damage our business, says FEV
… Walzer says FEV is not always in direct competition with them. 'Since our specializations differ from other European engine consultancies , we cannot always be compared to them,' he said. 'Internal combustion engine research and development is our core business …
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HYUNDAI PLANS MAJOR R&D EXPANSION IN EUROPE
… to do that by helping with the necessary training - and helping them to make money.' Hyundai has already appointed two consultancies , CTPM Ltd, based in London, and Automotive Service Consultants Inc., in Birmingham, Alabama, USA, to train dealers …
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PERSONNEL
… been given the task of re-establishing the company as one of the world's leading race car manufacturers and engineering consultancies . BENTELER - Thomas Palumbo has been named vice president of sales and marketing. He was previously sales director, responsible …
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FIRMS COMBINE ON EMISSIONS
… Aston-Martin Lagonda before splitting off as a separate company, is one of Europe's leading automotive engineering consultancies , with special strengths in engine and alternative fuels engineering. Engelhard Corp. is a world-leading provider of …
