After the acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover, Indian auto companies rank high in the global M&A pecking order. Merchant bankers are learnt to have approached both the Tatas and Mahindras for General Motors’ (GM) iconic brand, Hummer.
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Economic Times

Detroit automakers and Chrysler in particular nearly erased the North American productivity gap with their Asian rivals in 2007 thanks to worker buyouts, leaner plants and other improvements, but they still make less money per vehicle because of higher costs, according to the Harbour Report on manufacturing released Thursday.
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Economic Times

They call it black gold and its price is on the rise, true to its name. Relentless buying by energy starved countries, is pushing up the prices of coal in the global markets. More specifically, the price of Indonesian coal has shot up from around $53 a tonne in May 2007 to $121 now, thereby reflecting an increase of a whopping 128% in a year.
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Times of India

In older times when sugarcane was a big success in Indian agriculture, a lot of sugar mills had mushroomed to buy the produce. Every farmer was busy cultivating sugarcane to make a quick buck. As a result of which other crops were neglected and there was so much sugarcane that prices nose dived and the farmer could not even break-even. Leave aside the race to make money; the survival of the farmers was at stake. The market was spoiled.
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Economic Times

The automobile industry expressed concern that the fuel price hike announced on Wednesday could impact sales in the short-term....

Economic times

America’s decades-long love affair with monstrously large vehicles may finally be coming to an end, US automakers have predicted in the wake of a sharp drop off in sales amid high fuel costs.
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Economic Times

The hike in petrol, diesel prices will fuel a slowdown in the auto industry in the short-term , feel car majors like Maruti, Hyundai and Honda. And, it may spell good news for consumers in terms of lower prices and greater discounts from car makers, who will try to offset the negative impact on the industry, which is already hit by higher interest rates and tighter retail financing....

Economic Times

Japanese car manufacturers aim to counter the twin challenges of climate change and spiralling oil prices with a range of affordable hybrid cars, which run on both petrol and electricity.
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Economic Times

German luxury car maker Audi on Tuesday said it would launch its A4 sedan in July.

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Economic Times

Soon after signing the deal to take over Jaguar and Land Rover, Tata chairman Ratan Tata confirmed that the two marques will retain their "distinctive identities" under the new ownership.

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Economic Times