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Ford sale opens door to strong new competitor
Ford's sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors opens the door for a formidable new competitor in Europe and the rest of the world. This is the first time a company that's based outside Europe or the US is buying, all at once, a couple of established European brands, a major engineering operation and a viable car manufacturing plant. [SUB] March 31 06:01 CET
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Who's in charge at Volkswagen group?
Any day now Porsche will take majority control of Volkswagen group. Porsche's move will end speculation over the ownership structure at Europe's largest automotive group. What it will not do is answer the big question on many people's minds: Who actually runs Volkswagen? [SUB] March 17 06:01 CET
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Craiova case demonstrates EU's ineffectiveness
The EU Competition Commission ruled last week that Romania set an unfairly low price for the Craiova plant it ended up selling to Ford. The fine: Ford must pay Romania an additional €27 million. The EU's decision is unlikely to discourage EU members from offering big subsidies to attract major new investments. [SUB] March 3 06:01 CET
OPINION
Give BMW some time -- but not too much
BMW's five-month-old restructuring plan has come under criticism. It's seen as short on detail, slow to start bearing fruit and controversial in its impact on supplier partners. That's all true, but major reorganizations take time and BMW is making the right decisions. [SUB] Feb. 18 06:01 CET
