FRANKFURT, Dec 2 - Daimler is moving roughly a fifth of the production of its upcoming C-Class volume model from its Sindelfingen plant in Germany to its US factory in Alabama starting in 2014 to compensate for a weak dollar.“From a strategic and ec
BMW is planning to increase its car production in China sharply to take advantage of the surge in demand in what is now the world’s largest car market.BMW’s joint venture with state-controlled Brilliance Automotive will lift capacity at its existing
DAKAR - The cereal crop will decline sharply in Chad, Niger and Mauritania in 2009-2010 because of drought, the permanent Inter-state Committee to Fight Drought in the Sahel announced on Tuesday. Compared with last year, drops in cereal productio
INGERSOLL, Ontario - General Motors Co said on Monday it would invest C$90 million to boost production at a joint venture plant in Canada where it builds two popular crossover utility vehicles. GM also said it would bring back about 150 laid-off w
Chevron, the second-biggest US oil company, on Friday reported nearly 11 per cent growth in net oil-equivalent production – a rise far above that of its peers. After years of criticism by analysts for poor execution even after exploration successes,
ConocoPhillips, the third-biggest US oil company, reported a 71 per cent drop in third quarter earnings to $1.5bn, or $1 per share, but pointed to an uptick in production that highlighted its restructuring efforts. Conoco’s focus on organic growth,
SWIFTWATER, Pa. - The federal government originally promised 120 million doses of swine flu vaccine by now. Only 13 million have come through. As nervous Americans clamor for the vaccine, production is running several weeks behind schedule, and heal
WASHINGTON - A top-ranking official of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says production of a vaccine for swine flu virus is behind schedule and people should take precautionary steps to prevent its spread. Dr. Anne Schuchat (SHU'-kit)
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