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EUROPE AUTOMOTIVE
Too lax? - Auto certifications in Germany
Is the Volkswagen scandal an isolated affair? Environmental organizations say no. For years, they've said that automobile tests and certifications are too lax, and it's long been evident that diesel vehicle emissions are too high ...   Read on...
New Strategic Investment Targets in the Turkish Automotive Sector - 2015
The Turkish automotive sector should aim for new strategic investments in the upcoming years to achieve its high targets. In an environment where the product features and production technologies are expected to develop to a new ...    Read on...
Autos: Europe Build Rises Above Estimates in Q3
Total European production rose 8% in September. Build expanded 4% in Q3, above our estimate for a 1% gain and roughly consistent with supplier expectations. Mix items all tracked ...     Read on...
Additional Europe automotive articles
- Turkey: Automotive Industry Monthly Report (Sep. 2015)
- UK car production 'could reach record level by 2020'
- Auto industry calls for a balanced real driving emissions proposal
- Autos: Western Europe Demand Rises Above Estimates in Q3
- Growth forecast for the East European Trailer Market
 
MEXICO SUPPLY CHAIN
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"Bridging Cultures to Drive Performance in Mexico Automotive Supply Chain"
Half-day Workshop by Sam Yankelevitch will present methodologies for incorporating lean concepts such as standard work, PDCA, root cause analysis and A3 thinking to improve intercultural communication. Participants will learn how to avoid misunderstandings and reduce waste rooted in language, culture and distance.   Learn more ... 
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MANUFACTURING, ECONOMY & SUPPLY CHAIN
Immigration Crisis in EU is Disrupting Air Cargo Supply Chain 
The global air cargo supply chain is feeling the impact of this ongoing challenge. The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has called on world leaders meeting at the United Nations this week to work together to find ...   Read on...
EU corporate disclosure law will enhance supply chain efficiency
In September 2014, the Council of the European Union adopted the directive on disclosure of non-financial and diversity information by certain large companies. This means by 2017, environmental, social and employee-related ...     Read on...
European Additive Manufacturing Group Launches Introduction to Additive Manufacturing Technology
The European Powder Metallurgy Associations, European Additive Manufacturing Group (EAMG), through the work of its chair persons, Adeline Riou, Erasteel, and Claus Aumund-Kopp, Fraunhofer Institut - IFAM have combined their ...     Read on...
Additional manufacturing, economy and supply chain articles
- It's Time to Worry About the European Economy
- Additive Manufacturing in Europe may lose leading role
- Moedas: Europe's industries have to go digital   
   
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St. Louis University'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... 

HUMAN RESOURCES & TALENT MANAGEMENT
Refugees a 'godsend' for future German growth
Sony Kapoor from the Re-Define economic think tank believes population decline is the single-biggest challenge to German growth. He told DW TV that integrating Syrian refugees makes sense both economically and morally ...  Read on... 
Learning from Switzerland's Apprenticeship Model
One of our biggest priorities at the Department of Labor is creating a skills superhighway that enables workers to get good jobs, and businesses to find good workers. A four-year degree is one pathway to the middle class, but it's not the ...  Read on...
Proposed Revisions to the EU Pension Directive in Progress
The EU Commission is working toward issuing a revision of its 2003 Occupational Pension Funds Directive (also known as the IORP* Directive), which laid down basic governance requirements for occupation ...     Read on... 
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Additional HR and talent management articles
- France: Macron Law implemented on 8 August 2015
- UK: Reforms to the Taxation of Non-UK Domiciled Individuals
- Portugal: Personal Income Tax Reform
- France: New Law Requires Funding of Defined Benefit Pension Plans
- Italy: Jobs Act labor reforms continue
- ECB Says Eurozone Housing Prices Have Turned Corner  
 

 

HOT TOPICS
Forget NAFTA, the TPP is the new 'gold standard' of global trade
It will take years before the benefits of the Trans-Pacific Partnership, and its possible drawbacks, find their way into the Canadian economy.One thing for sure is that much of what we gained from the North American Free ...    Read on...
European Court of Justice invalidates U.S.-EU Safe Harbor agreement
Negotiated under the European Commission's Data Protection Directive, the U.S.-EU Safe Harbor allowed United States companies to self-certify compliance with European Union (EU) data protection law standards allowing for the ...    Read on...
Frequently Asked Questions on the Advocate General's Opinion on the US-EU Safe Harbor Program
What did the Advocate General decide regarding Safe Harbor?    Read on...

 

EUROPE UPDATE: GLOBAL HEADLINES
After initial shock, Germans rally behind VW
Source: Deutsche Welle

Why More Losses Are Likely for Ford in Europe
Source: Motley Fool

Inside the futuristic-looking German factory where BMWs are made
Source: Business Insider

Autonomous Driving Takes Back Seat as Connected Car Rules Prepared in EU
Source: EurActiv

German Manufacturing Stutters as Concerns Over Europe's Biggest Economy Grow
Source: The Wall Street Journal

EUROPEAN AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY: EXPANDING SALES
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ADDITIONAL ARTICLES
 
- Making it happen - Central European North-South Infrastructure Corridor
- UK: FCA's guidance on its concurrent competition powers: The obligation to report competition law infringement and other takeaway points
- India has agreed to fast-track German business deals
- Russia is preparing for a wave of bankruptcy filings
- La Rioja, Madrid and Navarre are best places for doing business in Spain, WBG report finds     

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