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EUROPE AUTOMOTIVE
KPMG's Global Automotive Executive Survey 2015
The KPMG Global Automotive Executive Survey is an annual assessment of the current state and future prospects of the worldwide automotive industry. To download 40-page report ...   Read on...
Industry Overview: The Automotive Electronics Industry in Germany
Germany - The Shaping Future of the Automobile.Germany occupies a unique position in the international automotive industry. The home of the world's first four-stroke internal combustion engine, around 5.4 million ...     Read on...
Autos: Europe Production Remains Solid Heading into 2015
European (EU27 + EFTA) production increased 4% in December. Production grew 1% in Q4, 100 basis points above our estimate. Production has now increased seven consecutive quarters, further de-risking the view that Europe ...    Read on...
Additional Europe automotive articles

- German carmakers herald EU-US trade deal
- Autos: Full-Year Western Europe Demand Expands for First Time in 7 Years
- Turkish minister invites D-8 countries to develop car brand
- German manufacturers increase US sales to nearly 1.4 million light vehicles
- Russian Automotive - Selected News (Jan. 2015) 

 

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MANUFACTURING & ECONOMY
Switzerland's special status in Europe is gone - the euro crisis is here
The abolition of the Swiss franc cap means the country is no longer a safe haven, and the consequences could be grave. On Thursday afternoon the president of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) announced that he would scrap a cap in ...   Read on...
How Europe is selling TTIP to American firms
Although the US government is negotiating the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership with the EU, many US businesses are not aware of this proposal. Now information sessions are being run to change this ...     Read on...
What Does Russia's Junk Rating Mean?
Standard & Poor's announced Monday that it downgraded Russia's sovereign debt to junk status. Here is a Q&A on the significance of the move. QUESTION: What is the immediate impact of S&P's action? ...    Read on...
Additional manufacturing and economy articles
- South East Europe: Economic recovery in some, but not all countries, says World Bank
- Turkish manufacturing sector slows down in January
- Spain manufacturing sector growth strengthens in January   
   

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SUPPLY CHAIN RISK
GBP and SLU's John Cook School of Business release new Certificate Course

SLU's Center for Supply Chain Management has selected Global Business Professor to produce and host their new online Certificate Course: Supply Chain Risk Management: Creating, Capturing & Delivering Value presented by Dana Hullinger, Director of Supply Chain Strategy with The Boeing Company ...    Read on... 

FINANCE, TAX AND M&A
Three German companies that were acquired by Chinese investors - A look behind the scenes

Without a doubt, out bound M&A deals of Chinese investors acquiring businesses in Europe and the U.S. are a major topic these days. Recent numbers show that 2014 is the first year in which outbound overseas investments surpass ...     Read on... 

Luxembourg revises tax ruling practice, transfer pricing rules

On 19 December 2014, the Luxembourg parliament adopted the 2015 budget and the first part of the package for the future introducing new tax measures for corporations. (The current corporate income tax rate of 22.47% (including ...     Read on... 

Additional finance, tax and M&A articles

- French finance laws adopted, including tax measures
- Germany: Shares Acquired at a Reduced Price - Federal Court decision regarding valuation
- New Rules Regarding Many Payments Made From Poland to Foreign Recipients
 

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EUROPE HUMAN RESOURCES
German Companies Need Talent-Based Hiring and Development

Only about four in 10 employees in Germany strongly agree that they have the opportunity to do what they do best every day. That's an improvement from five years ago, when just three in 10 employees could say the same.But it's still ...    Read on...

UK Recruiting Trends: 3 Must-know talent acquisition trends for 2015

LinkedIn's UK Recruiting Trends Report reveals 3 hot trends that every talent acquisition leader needs to know:- Industry overview: Recruiting budgets and volumes buck the trend of stagnation, heating up for the first time in 3 years ...    Read on...

Additional European human resources articles

- London: The Living Wage
- Poland: Tax Alert - Company Cars - New Income Tax Rules
- German labor market thrives despite eurozone crisis
- Skills Shortage Poses Threat to UK Businesses
- UK Government Takes Steps to Limit Claims for Backdated Holiday Pay
 

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EUROPEAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: EXPANDING SALES
Business Development Help in European and Russia for Automotive Suppliers

If you are seeking assistance in industry structure studies, cooperation and clustering and defining new strategies, FIER can assist. By working with specialist partners worldwide, FIER Automotive is able to offer support for your internationalisation plans in Western and Eastern Europe ...     Read on ... 

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EUROPE UPDATE: GLOBAL HEADLINES

  

Central European factory activity rises sharply in January
Source: Reuters

 

Europe's QE Programme Will Hit UK Manufacturers
Source: The Huffington Post

 

GM will suspend output at Russian plant
Source: Automotive News Europe

 

VW sells more than 10 million vehicles
Source: Deutsche Welle

 

Positive signs seen for 2015 as Europe rebounds from long downturn
Source: Automotive News Europe

 

The sales of Ford Sollershave shrunk by 40% in 2014
Source: A1Perform.com 

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ADDITIONAL RUSSIA AND OTHER ARTICLES

 

- New Rules for Branches and Representative Offices of Foreign Companies in Russia
- Here's why Russian businesses are in so much trouble
- Markets Price Russia as Riskier Than Pakistan
- Ukraine and the New Cold War: Compliance and enforcement risks rise in Eastern Europe
- Law - Made in Germany  

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