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New car sales hit the brakes in Europe as incentive plans hit the end of the road Despite a late surge in sales at the end of 2009, car sales in Europe will still fall by 10% this year as subsidy plans for scrapping old vehicles are withdrawn, stalling a resurgence in Uzbekistan plans plastics production investment Uzbekistan plans to invest €19 million in the construction of an industrial plastics production plant in the south eastern city of Kokand. The project is part of a major regional industrial development scheme for Kokand. Spyker Saab plan includes $550 mln from the EIB The business plan aimed at turning Saab around, put forward by Dutch carmaker Spyker, is plausible, an assessment presented early last week to the Swedish government said, official reported. The assessment, conducted by the Swedish GM’s Opel asks Germany for 1.5 billion euros handout General Motors, which hemmed and hawed on selling its European subsidiary Opel before changing its mind, has officially applied for 1.5 billion euros ($2.1 billion) in state aid from Germany to help it restructure its February 11 - Today in History  The spiritual life of Europe changed today, in 1531, when Henry VIII became head of the Church of England, in 1790 the Quakers petitioned the US Congress to abolish slavery, the response wasn´t too positive, Putin’s Lada Niva has a German engine Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has installed an Opel motor in his four-wheel-drive Lada Niva. Putin on 25 January revealed the secret of his car’s power - the more powerful motor from Opel, the European Last-second save for Saab, GM sells Swedish brand to Spyker sports cars  After what looked like a long death watch for the more than 60-year-old iconic automaker Saab, its American owner General Motors reached a deal to sell the company to Dutch-based automaker Spyker Cars, putting a Ecclestone prepares new cash bid for Saab Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone remains in the hunt to buy Saab from General Motors despite reports touting Dutch sportscar maker Spyker as the sole remaining bidder, The Local reported on 18 January. Swedish businessman GM announces Antwerp Opel shutdown General Motors announced on 21 January in a press conference that the Antwerp factory of Opel in Belgium will be shut down. Following an economic thunderstorm that has shaken the automobile industry to it’s foundations over Saab resumes production after shutdown Production resumed on 11 January at ailing Swedish carmaker Saab’s main plant in south-western Sweden after a four- week shutdown over the holiday season. Saab’s owner, US giant General Motors (GM), previous Friday said it EU carmakers hit India auto show with compact cars  It’s probably little surprise given the economy and cares about gas-guzzling carbon emitting big cars, but small cars drew most of the attention Tuesday at the Indian auto show as carmakers, including those from the General Motors announces 900 redundancies in Spain Practically putting an end to the market speculations, General Motors Europe recently confirmed that 900 jobs will go in its factory in Spain, news agencies reported. The number was same as that expected in the Berlin and Madrid to work closely on Opel jobs issue The German and Spanish governments recently unveiled plans to work closely to avert major job losses and factory closures at General Motors’ European division Opel. Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero and German Chancellor GM clock is running, time is running out for Saab Saab has until January 1 to have a new owner or General Motors will shut it down. Officials from the Swedish carmaker who went to Detroit to meet with GM officials got that news the Bidder for GM’s Saab pulls out, is it the end of the line for the icon ?  The sale of iconic Swedish carmaker Saab, now part of the American General Motors ranks, was halted after the potential buyer said it had pulled out of talks, casting the future of the loss-making group GM says German Opel factories will stay open, jobs  While there was disheartening news for workers at one of the American car giant General Motors’ European subsidiaries, Saab, which lost a buyer, there was better news – some potentially - for another GM imprint GM leaders feud could put German aid to Opel at risk  The fallout from General Motors decision to keep its German subsidiary Opel, instead of selling it to a team of a Canadian auto parts manufacturer, Magna, and the Russian Sberbank, has spread to a disagreement Electric cars and sustainable development = a future  NEW YORK – The key to climate change control lies in improved technology. We need to find new ways to produce and use energy, meet our food needs, transport ourselves, and heat and cool our A misled Merkel takes a swipe at GM over its Opel U-turn  German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who put her political reputation on the line and said her government would dish out billions of euros to help a beleaguered Opel automaker stay in business, has lashed out at Bitter former GM Europe chief Tata’s man for Nano?  The former European chief of General Motors (GM), Carl-Peter Forster, who took harsh shots at his employer for changing its mind in deciding not to sell its European subsidiary Opel – which could cost 10,000 |
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