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* China - Will export -- for other brandsShanghai,China -Automotive World (UK), by Alysha Webb -12 April 2007: -- China is often called the world's workshop... now, it looks set to become the world's workshop for low-cost vehicles. But those vehicles won't necessarily have Chinese names on them. They would be badged General Motors, Ford or Chrysler... Much depends on the outcome of the Chery-Chrysler experience, Chery Automobile Co. has agreed to make cars for the Chrysler group to export worldwide... His argument makes sense. Chinese automakers' production quality is rising quickly. The smart ones are hiring the likes of J.D. Power and Associates and McKinsey & Co. to help them figure out what needs fixing... Roland Berger Strategy Consultants recently sent me a study, "The Early Bird Catches the Worm." It estimates the market in the United States for cars costing less than $10,000 (77,369 yuan) will be 700,000 by 2012... The study suggests that Chinese manufacturers will meet the demand. But I bet a lot of them will have familiar brand names in the United States and Europe...
Health * USA - How Germy Is Your Car?
NY,USA -Forbes, by Allison Van Dusen - 5 April 2007: -- If you're like most people you spend at least a few hours a day in the car--whether it's commuting to and from work, running to the grocery store or picking up the kids from a soccer game, you probably don't think too much about your car's cleanliness... Research shows otherwise. Charles Gerba, a professor at the University of Arizona who has been researching germ hot spots for years, showed in a 2006 study that our cars are littered with bacteria--and in a few places you might not expect... The dashboard, for instance, turned out to have the second-largest amount of microorganisms present. While often untouched, its vents may draw bacteria via the air circulation system. The fact that it's usually the warmest spot in a car, since the sun shines directly on it, also promotes germ growth, says Gerba, who worked on the study with University of Arizona research specialist Sheri Maxwell... (Pictures: How Germy Is Your Car?)
* Germany - It's Rush Hour for Germany's Auto Industry
Philadelphia,PA,USA -KnowledgeThe Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania -April 2007: -- For the last couple of years, auto analysts and others have focused most of their attention on the troubles in Detroit, home of General Motors and Ford, two American car companies that have been struggling to regain their footing in the auto industry. But what has been going on in Wolfsburg, the headquarters of Volkswagen, a quintessential German automaker, and in Stuttgart, headquarters of DaimlerChrysler, a German-American hybrid? Quite a bit, actually... Knowledge@Wharton looks at the situation at VW, now that Porsche has upped its ownership stake in the company, and also at Chrysler, acquired by DaimlerBenz nine years ago in a partnership deal that may finally be coming to an end...
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