NEWS

GM to Trim N. American Production

12/4/2012

General Motors Co. says it will make unspecified reductions to output in North America and adjust its marketing in response to bloated inventories of fullsize pickup trucks.

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12/4/2012

What do you call a 10-year-old software company with $2.8 billion in sales, 13,000 employees and more than 70,000 customers worldwide?

Manufacturing Still Shrinking in Europe

12/3/2012

Factory activity in the eurozone contracted for the 16th consecutive month in November, but it shrank at a slower pace than the month before, according to London-based Markit Economics.

Volvo Outlines €8.5 Billion Product Overhaul

12/3/2012

Volvo Car Group, which announced earlier this year it will spend €8.5 billion on new products and capacity, says about half the total will be invested in Sweden.

Volvo Details $11 Billion Spending Plan

12/3/2012

Volvo Car Group, which announced earlier this year it will invest $11 billion on new products and capacity, says about half the total will be spent in Sweden.

China's Manufacturing Grows for First Time in a Year

12/3/2012

Factory activity in China, which contracted in October, expanded slightly last month, according to the HSBC China Manufacturers Purchasing Managers Index.

Car Sales Jump 15% in America

12/3/2012

Automakers sold 1.14 million light vehicles in the U.S. in November compared with 994,700 units a year earlier, paced by a 43% surge in small-car demands, according to Autodata Corp.

American Auto Market Surges 15%

12/3/2012

Carmakers sold 1.14 million light vehicles in America in November compared with 994,700 units a year earlier, paced by a 43% surge in small-car demand for small cars, according to Autodata Corp.

U.S. Auto Sales Jump 15%

12/3/2012

Carmakers sold 1.14 million light vehicles in the U.S. in November compared with 994,700 units a year earlier, paced by a 43% surge in small-car demand, according to Autodata Corp.

American Factory Activity Contracts

12/3/2012

U.S. manufacturing shrank in November as employers curbed hiring and investment because of uncertainty about the country's budget crisis, according to the Tempe, Ariz.-based Institute for Supply Management.