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South African manufacturing expands

South African manufacturing production grew in January, indicating recovery from last year’s recession

VW profits fall

Europe's biggest carmaker, Volkswagen (VW), saw net profits fall 80 percent last year to 960 million euros

UK manufacturing dips

Official figures reveal a sharp fall in manufacturing output during January

Japanese machinery orders fall

Japanese core machinery orders fell 3.7 percent in January, as demand from non-manufacturers weakened, the government has said

EADS reports 2009 results

EADS, the owner of Airbus, slumps to a loss

Confusion over Fujitsu boss’s departure

There is confusion today around the real reasons why Fujitsu’s former President Kuniaki Nozoe stood down in September

Strong growth in the Lego Group continued in 2009

Toy maker Lego sees profits soar in 2009 as classic product lines perform well

GM's Vice Chairman Robert Lutz to step down in May

Lutz to retire May 1 after 47 years in the auto industry, Manufacturing Digital can reveal

Ford outsells GM

Ford has reported a jump in U.S. sales last month, selling more cars than rival GM

AstraZeneca to shed UK jobs

Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca says it plans to close its Charnwood site, Manufacturing Digital can reveal

GM to increase funding for Opel restructuring

General Motors says it will spend 1.9 billion euros to restructure its European unit Opel, tripling the funding available to turn the firm around

UK manufacturers growing in confidence, says EEF

Manufacturers are looking to the future with greater confidence about the prospects for recovery, the Engineering Employers Federation (EEF) has said

China manufacturing grows less than forecast, HSBC China PMI shows

HSBC’s China Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index moderated in February from January's record growth

GKN “optimistic” about manufacturing pick-up

GKN, one of Britain's largest manufacturers, narrowed its losses considerably last year and is becoming increasingly confident about the outlook of its markets

Mitsubishi signs UK wind turbine deal

The company will invest 100 million pounds in a wind turbine project in Britain, creating hundreds of manufacturing jobs

GM to wind down Hummer

GM is to wind down operations of its Hummer vehicles after Chinese sale collapses

Akio Toyoda apologises for faults

Toyota's President has apologised to the U.S. Congress and American Toyota owners for safety problems that led to deaths and worldwide recalls

European governments reach A400M agreement

European governments have reached an agreement on sharing the costs of the A400M military transport plane

Toyota boss to face U.S. politicians today

The president of Toyota will face tough questioning from U.S. politicians today as their probe into safety problems at the firm continues

Akio Toyoda to face U.S. politicians today

GSK to build new UK biotech plant

Move will see many new jobs created

South Korea remains world’s fifth largest automaker; takes record share of industry

South Korea's share of the world's car market rose to a high of 5.7 percent last year as the global economic crisis hit production in other countries, data from the Korea Automotive Manufacturers Association shows

South Korea takes record share of global car industry

West Midlands auto supply chain too reliant on JLR says new report

A new study on the effects of the recession on the West Midlands automotive supply chain shows a worrying over-reliance on Jaguar Land Rover following several casualties in the sector

Lloyds Banking appoints specialist to manufacturing division

Lloyds Banking Group has announced the appointment of Chris Chambers as Relationship Director for its Corporate Markets manufacturing division

Chris Chambers, Relationship Director, manufacturing division

Toyota saved $100m through ‘negotiated’ recall

Toyota Motor Corp is said to have saved $100 million by negotiating a limited recall of cars, according to documents sent to a U.S. congressional committee

Daimler cancels dividend, reports 2.6 billion euro loss

Daimler, the luxury German carmaker which makes Mercedes Benz, said, however, that it still expects a pre-tax profit of 2.3 billion euros for 2010

Teesside Cast Products mothballing to begin

The mothballing of the Corus steel plant in Redcar is due to begin today

Caterpillar joins climate coalition exodus

The firm joins oil companies ConocoPhillips and BP America in quitting the USCAP coalition

BAE suffers profits dip

The failure to win a U.S. vehicle contract costs UK defence giant BAE Systems, which has reported a sharp fall in profits

Accenture positioned as leader in Gartner Magic Quadrant for SAP outsourcing

Accenture has been positioned in the leaders' quadrant of Gartner's 2009 SAP outsourcing market report "Magic Quadrant for SAP Outsourcing, North America”

Bombardier Aerospace to open service facility in Macon

Company also signs 10-year maintenance agreement with Atlantic Southeast Airline

US manufacturing production up 1%

US industrial production increased more than expected in January, the Federal Reserve has said

ERP software provider TGI to unveil new features for Enterprise 21 ERP software

TGI will debut new features for its Enterprise 21 ERP application at the company’s annual users conference in May. How will it benefit your operations?

ERP software has proven benefits in the factory

Toyota to fit new brake-override system on cars

Japanese carmaker Toyota has said it is to fit all of its new models with a brake-override system, as it continues to repair a reputation damaged by millions of car recalls over safety fears

Kraft fourth-quarter profit triples

U.S. food conglomerate Kraft Foods has said fourth-quarter profit more than tripled as sales in developing countries continues to rise

Market potential: Bike to the future?

466 million electric two-wheel vehicles to hit the road by 2016, says expert

Ikoo Electric - the shape of things to come?

Corus plant to be mothballed by the end of the week

The mothballing of the Teesside Cast Products blast furnace at Redcar, where some 1,700 jobs are due to be lost, will begin at the end of the week

Tata Motors appoints former head of GM Europe as group CEO

Carl-Peter Forster, the former head of GM’s European operations, has been named the CEO of Tata Motors, the company said today

Toyota stung by further recalls

Toyota voluntarily recalls certain Tacoma pickups for defect in drive shafts made by Dana

Toyota recalls some Tacoma pickups on safety fears

Michelin posts 2009 results

Full-year profits hit by declining sales; tyre manufacturer warns of “uncertainty” in the market

ThyssenKrupp posts first quarter profit as demand for steel grows

ThyssenKrupp AG has reported a quarterly profit for the first quarter of 2009/2010 as the steelmaker benefits from reduced costs and increased demand

ThyssenKrupp Executive Board Chairman and CEO, Dr. Ekkehard Schulz

Bridgestone lifts projections for FY2009

Bridgestone Corp. has revised its earnings forecast for the fiscal year ended December 31, citing lower-than-expected costs

U.S. manufacturing consumption falls year-on-year in December

New data reveals a year-on-year drop in U.S. manufacturing consumption for December 2009, but it was up 22.9 per cent from November

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