http://marketpublishers.com/lists/news_55.html Transportation news en-us 2008-12-02 15:06:01 GMT 2008-12-02 15:06:01 GMT http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3807/news.html General Motors Corp. rose in New York trading after House Speaker Nancy Pelosi urged Congress to pass an auto-industry bailout, embracing the premise that GM is too big to be allowed to fail. In calling for an emergency aid plan, Pelosi... 12.11.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3771/news.html New registrations of cars in Germany, Europe's largest auto market, fell at a double-digit rate in October, the VDIK industry association of import brands in Germany said on Monday. A spokesman said that initial data showed the market was... 03.11.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3746/news.html Boeing Co. said early Wednesday it anticipates the China market for new aircraft will grow to $390 billion over the next 20 years. Altogether, the Chicago manufacturer expects the Asian country to purchase 3,710 planes before 2028. By then,... 29.10.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3734/news.html Volkswagen shares surged 93pc to €1,005 in early trading as short sellers scrambled to cover positions for a second day. Porsche triggered the stampede yesterday after announcing it controlled just over 74pc of VW shares through a 42.6pc... 28.10.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3728/news.html Porsche, the German sports carmaker, is poised to seize full control of Volkswagen after taking its holding in Europe's biggest motor manufacturer close to 75%. Stuttgart-based Porsche said yesterday it had raised its direct stake in VW this... 27.10.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3705/news.html Nissan, the Japanese carmaker, is to halt production at its Sunderland plant for a fortnight as falling demand and the economic downturn prompt cutbacks across its global operations. Japan's third-largest carmaker will also shorten working... 21.10.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3606/news.html Bayerische Motoren Werke AG, Ford Motor Co. and France's Renault SA said a slump in car sales may be more prolonged than manufacturers have anticipated. Auto markets won't recover until at least the middle of next year, BMW Chief Executive... 02.10.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3463/news.html New car sales have fallen to the lowest level since 1966, as consumer confidence plummets.New car sales have fallen to the lowest level since 1966, as consumer confidence plummets. The credit crisis, fears of a recession and growing... 05.09.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3363/news.html Ryanair has warned it could make an annual loss of up to 60 million euros (£47.4m) if oil prices stayed high and it continued cutting fares. The budget carrier said net profits in the three months to the end of June had fallen by... 28.07.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3338/news.html German carmaker Volkswagen posted record first-half sales thanks to a boost in deliveries to China. Global deliveries were up 5.8% to 3.27 million vehicles, with China taking 531,600 vehicles, an increase of 23.6%. This was the... 21.07.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3325/news.html Consumers used to buy small cars for a simple reason: they were cheap. A decade ago, many budget-minded shoppers turned down even options like air-conditioning, power windows and compact disc players to keep the price low. Now people of all... 17.07.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3294/news.html Russia surpassed Germany as Europe's biggest auto market in the first half as sales rose 41 percent to 1.65 million cars, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP said, reported The Bloomberg. Spending on autos increased 64 percent to a record $33.8... 09.07.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3280/news.html Strong demand for new models at home and in Russia, Brazil and Argentina raised PSA Peugeot Citroen sales 4.6% to 1,845,000 in the first six months, reported The BBC. Europe's second biggest carmaker said it maintained its global sales... 08.07.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3255/news.html Chrysler has announced plans to cut its production of minivans in the US as rising fuel costs have pushed consumers to switch to smaller vehicles, reported The BBC. One plant in St Louis will close and another will go from two shifts to... 01.07.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3253/news.html U.S. auto sales probably dropped again this month as consumers spurned pickup trucks and sport- utility vehicles because of soaring gasoline prices and couldn't find enough fuel-efficient cars, reported The Bloomberg. The decline to the... 30.06.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3236/news.html Mazda Motor Corp., a third owned by Ford Motor Co., paid 6.3 billion yen ($58 million) in back taxes after the Hiroshima tax bureau disputed the company's timing of booking expenses, reported The Bloomberg. The carmaker made the payment... 26.06.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3182/news.html Japanese car manufacturer Honda has begun the first commercial production of a zero-emission, hydrogen fuel-cell powered vehicle, reported The BBC. The four-seater, called FCX Clarity, runs on hydrogen and electricity, emitting only water... 16.06.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3158/news.html Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian's offer to buy 20 million Ford shares at a premium was fifty times oversubscribed, reported The BBC. Mr Kerkorian's offer to pay $8.50 a share drew interest from investors offering to sell 1.02bn shares - half the... 11.06.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3152/news.html Volvo AB, the world's second-largest truckmaker, and MAN AG, Europe's third-largest, fell after UBS AG analysts downgraded their shares to ``sell'' from ``neutral'' on concern vehicle deliveries will drop 10 percent next year , reported The... 09.06.2008 http://marketpublishers.com/lists/3118/news.html Carmaker Nissan is to build a new model at its Sunderland plant, securing jobs at the site which employs 4,700 people, reported The BBC. The car, an addition to the Nissan range, will use the free plant capacity created when production of... 03.06.2008