Latest Sweden Automotive News
- Heavy-vehicle maker Volvo reports big jump in income 25 Jul 2008 08:09 GMT
... Stockholm - Swedish heavy-vehicle maker Volvo on Wednesday reported a 25 ... for the Volvo group, excluding the Ford-owned car division. Net sales were up 13 per ...
- Thomson Financial Europe AM at a glance share guide: Stocks fall; bonds up 25 Jul 2008 05:46 GMT
... after a steeper-than-expected decline in existing home sales and worries about the financial sector chilled ... crude prices sent oil stocks lower, while car makers also weighed on sentiment after Renault made ... government representatives and national competition authority SCANDINAVIA Sweden June trade balance Petroleum Geo-Services Q2 results YIT ...
- Autoliv laying off up to 3,000 workers 25 Jul 2008 04:45 GMT
... Autoliv laying off up to 3,000 workers Published: ... Wednesday, July 23, 2008 12:11 a.m. MDT Swedish auto safety systems maker Autoliv Inc. said Tuesday ... reduce costs, in the wake of falling car sales in Europe and North America. The ...
- Results from European automakers confound gloomy expectations 25 Jul 2008 04:44 GMT
... and the truck maker Volvo, of Gothenburg, Sweden, warned of a tougher environment ahead as ... and is demanding considerable efforts from the automotive industry," the VW chief executive, Martin Winterkorn, ... this year. Volvo shares were down 1.75 Swedish kronor, or 2.3 percent, to close at ...
- WTTC mid-season review 25 Jul 2008 02:31 GMT
... regulations, Seat decided to field five turbo-diesel racecars for the whole season and with immediately ... Italian Gabriele Tarquini, Frenchman Yvan Muller and Swede Rickard Rydell. What now?: The turbo-diesel advantage over ... Euro Rs on a short calendar. The car is no match for the works team's ...
- Putting the accent on good communications 25 Jul 2008 01:16 GMT
... still does). ''[Back then] I was collecting automotive data for JATO Dynamic,'' he explained, ''and, ... sent Pascal off to Volvo HQ in Sweden which, in turn, flew him out to ... to work as retention manager at Volvo Swedish Motors. ''I came here because my roots ...
- New Approach to Developing Thermoelectric Materials Doubles Efficiency 25 Jul 2008 01:13 GMT
... New Approach to Developing Thermoelectric Materials Doubles Efficiency The ... engines. The application of TE material to automotive waste heat recovery systems is of interest ... Ohio State University; the Beckman Institute; the Swedish Bengt Lundqvist Minne Foundation; and NASA’s Jet ...
- RacePro Hands-On Impressions 25 Jul 2008 00:39 GMT
... We strap ourselves in and do a couple of ... Posted Jul 24, 2008 11:58 am PT Swedish game developer SimBin Studios is no stranger to ... suspension, and much more to get your car running just the way you want. Because ...
- Daimler cuts forecast as profit slips 25% 24 Jul 2008 23:35 GMT
... Trucks sales in the United States, where Daimler ... surge in registrations of its Mini small car. Car sales have fallen 10 percent in ... customers to hold off increasing fleets. The Swedish company's profit gained on increased demand in Europe ...
- Saab cars are an acquired taste 24 Jul 2008 23:28 GMT
... a small automobile and aircraft manufacturer in Sweden, Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget, started exporting cars to the United States. Its claim to ... tactile feel to the steering and the car follows driver inputs precisely around corners. But ...
- High-Tech Gear for Olympic Athletes 24 Jul 2008 22:56 GMT
... Beyond the double glass doors , out past ... same asymmetrical suspension you see in a Nascar stock car," Lussier says. "It's really quite ... other is made by the $7 billion Swedish materials-technology company Sandvik AB) had struck a near-perfect ...
- Global equities tumble as economic data bites 24 Jul 2008 21:49 GMT
... A raft of ominous economic indicators yesterday signalled that ... was just as bad, particularly in the automotive industry. Ford, stunned by abysmal sales of ... profits would exceed 7.7bn. Elsewhere in Europe, Swedish and Spanish unemployment rates soared, while business ...
- Analysis: Driven dynasties ' family companies profit from long view 24 Jul 2008 19:35 GMT
... for , one of the world’s largest car parts suppliers. Schaeffler, a hitherto little-known bearings maker ... important family dynasties – the Wallenbergs in Sweden, the Bamfords behind JCB in the UK and ... the finances. His brother-in-law is head of sales, his son works in the sales department ...
- Ford posts $8.7 billion 2nd-quarter loss 24 Jul 2008 19:35 GMT
... Bryce G. Hoffman / The Detroit News Ford ... as a sign of strength. But Ford's automotive operations in the United States continue to ... partially offset by unfavorable exchange rates. Ford's Swedish brand, Volvo, reported a second-quarter loss of ...
- Daimler Achieves EBIT of euro 2,053 Million in Second Quarter of 2008 24 Jul 2008 18:10 GMT
... -- Net profit of euro 1,395 million (Q2 2007: ... shares in Tognum AG from EQT, a Swedish financial investor, and an additional 2.2% through ... of 2008. Although the headwind for the automotive industry and also for Daimler has become ...
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