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Fun at work: Making people happy all over the world is my dream job, says Alexander Kjerulf
Living in Copenhagen, Kjerulf presents, consults and conducts workshops on happiness at work and conferences with clients including DaimlerChrysler & Tata.
Airbus production head to resign
Airbus says a top executive in charge of engineering and manufacturing for the European aircraft maker is to be replaced by an as yet unnamed successor early next year.
Mitsubishi announces $325 mn US plant
Mitsubishi Power Systems says it will build a $325 million plant near Savannah, Georgia, to manufacture and service large steam and gas turbines used by power plants.
Foreign MNCs can now carry forward losses
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Nissan, Chrysler in talks for car, truck supply
Nissan Motor and Chrysler are in talks to supply each other with vehicles as they seek to expand their market share in North America amid tightening competition, a Japanese daily reported.
Top 10 Indian firms' R&D expense 1/10th of top global investor
Top 10 Indian firms, put together, invested 477 million euro last year for R and D, less than one-tenth of the world's biggest R and D investor Pfizer. Making it by faking it
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BAE Systems wins Australian army deal
British defence group BAE Systems said on Friday it has been chosen as the preferred bidder to supply trucks to the Australian army in a deal expected to be worth up to 653 million pounds ($1.33 billion, 941 million euros).
Eicher Motors soars 12% on stake sale buzz
Eicher Motors shares zoomed ahead on reports that European automobile major Volvo is in advanced negotiations to acquire majority stake in the company.
Mitsubishi back on track with new models
Mitsubishi Motors lost about three-fourths of its market value in 2004 amid vehicle recalls linked to two fatal crashes. Now, the shares may rise as much as 34% as its sales growth outpaces Toyota Motor’s.
German cars off their prime
German cars are too big, costly and polluting. The challenge is now from Toyota and Chinese upstarts like Chery and Geely.
Now, get a luxury car with smaller installments
Luxury car companies hope the finance options and some aggressive packages will help roll in big numbers. In the volume car market 60% of luxury cars are financed.
Ex-Home Depot boss at Chrysler helm
Chrysler's new private owners say they have picked former Home Depot boss Bob Nardelli to head the No. 3 US automaker in its effort to return to financial health.
BMW wants to step up cooperation with Mercedes
BMW wants to intensify cooperation with its fellow German luxury car maker Mercedes, a top BMW executive said.
Kerkorian keen to bond with Chrysler
Billionaire Kirk Kerkorian, who offered to buy DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler unit for $4.5 billion earlier this week, said he wants “a true partnership” with the company’s workers and union members.
Magna, Cerberus, Blackstone lead the race for Chrysler
Magna International, Cerberus Capital Management and a team led by Blackstone Group and Centerbridge Partners are frontrunners to buy DaimlerChrysler’s Chrysler unit, two people familiar with the talks said.
Airbus rescue plan under fire
Airbus unions in France on Friday ordered a one-day strike for next week to protest planned job cuts and plant disposals at the European aircraft maker.
US automakers head for union showdown
As financial losses mount, US automakers are headed for a showdown with the United Auto Workers union in contract negotiations this summer.
DaimlerChrysler to get $221m from insurers
DaimlerChrysler will recover about e168 million ($221.5 million) from insurers in settling a dispute over the costs of a US class-action lawsuit in 2003.
Made in China E-class may hog limelight at Beijing show
Top world automakers were set to showcase new models at a Beijing auto show this weekend, each vying for a share of the booming Chinese car market.
DaimlerChrys net falls 37% to $681m
DaimlerChrysler’s third-quarter profit fell less than analysts estimated as higher earnings at the Mercedes and truck units eased a loss at Chrysler.
Germany wants stake in EADS, minus headaches
In the political minefield of national egos at the heart of EADS, the German government seems undecided about how best to shore up its interests without being left to foot the bill, should the aerospace giant’s finances deteriorate.
Airbus may have to sell production sites: Gallois
Airbus may have to sell some production sites as part of its restructuring plans, the planemaker’s new head said in remarks published on Wednesday.
KfW to buy Daimler-Chrys’ EADS stake next year
German government officials and the state-owned redevelopment bank KfW are preparing a contract for the bank to buy a stake in European aerospace giant EADS early next year, the Financial Times reported.
France, Germany look to solve Airbus crisis on equal terms
The leaders of France and Germany have insisted that the crisis at Airbus be resolved on equal terms in response to alarm in Germany that restructuring at the troubled plane-maker could harm its interests.
France, Spain nervous on Airbus jobs, recast plans
France and Spain expressed anxieties about restructuring plans at troubled planemaker Airbus on Wednesday, amid speculation of thousands of job cuts following delays to the A380 superjumbo.
EADS plans to end dual management system
Franco-german shareholders in EADS would think about ending a dual management system at the embattled aerospace group if a shake-up at its Airbus subsidiary proved successful, a leading British daily reported on Wednesday.
Toyota vrooms past Big 3 in US auto sales
Toyota Motor continued to reap benefits from its fuel-efficient lineup in September, even as lower gas prices took some pressure off domestic automakers, which have long relied on pickups and sport utility vehicles for most of their sales.
Bush to meet auto's Big 3 on fuel saving
President George W Bush will hold a twice-postponed summit with executives of the Big Three US automakers after the November election on fuel saving technology and other issues, the White House said on Tuesday.
It's Toyota's hybrid vs big auto
General Motors, DaimlerChrysler & Bayerische Motoren Werke (BMW) will spend more than $1bn combined to make a shared gasoline-electric system.
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