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6.1 Million Cars in Austria
Stock 2010: over 6 million motor vehicles for the first time; Austrians own 4.4 million passenger cars.
March 29, 2011
KTM in the Black Again
After serious losses in 2009, the Austrian motorcycle manufacturer records rising sales and operating profits again.
March 25, 2011
Pankl: Operating Profits Rising
Pankl Racing Systems AG confirms preliminary figures for the 15-month period 2009/10. EBIT doubled. sales remained stable.
March 22, 2011
Magna Europe in Euphoria
The Austrian-Canadian automotive supplier intends to increase car production significantly.
March 6, 2011
Volkswagen Acquires Automobile Trading Business of Porsche Holding Salzburg
Next major step towards the creation of the integrated automotive group of Volkswagen and Porsche
March 3, 2011
Strong Increase in Sales for austriamicrosystems
austriamicrosystems reports financial results for fiscal year 2010. With net profits of € 23.1m, he company managed the turnaround.
March 2, 2011
Takeover of the Austrian Porsche Holding
The majority owner VW could soon take over the Austrian part of the Porsche Group. The price is € 3.3bn.
March 1, 2011
Pankl Racing Systems AG: Doubling Profits, Stagnating Sales
The Austrian component supplier´s EBIT doubled both in the 12-month and 15-month periods. In 2011, Pankl intends to raise sales by 10%.
February 22, 2011
Record Sales for Würth Austria
The German supplier group recorded strong revenue growth. However, the operating result fell short of expectations
February 22, 2011
Sales Increase at Frauenthal
The Austrian component supplier, which is listed on the Viennese Stock Exchange, could improve its financial data moderately.
February 16, 2011
ATB: Contradictions on Rumored Layoffs
A-Tec's subsidiary ATB denies media reports about alleged dismissals at the Styrian location.
February 13, 2011
Magna Pushes its Presence in Emerging Markets
The Austrian-Canadian automotive supplier intends to expand its international presence in the BRIC countries.
February 12, 2011
Car Registrations Rising Considerably
January 2011: New passenger car registrations in Austria increased by 22.5%.
February 10, 2011
A-Tec: Bad News from China
Because of a joint venture gone insolvent in China in 2008, there are unpaid claims for about € 15m against the Austrian A-Tec.
February 8, 2011
Miba AG Expands Management Board
Norbert Schrüfer will be appointed CEO of Technologies Group. F. Peter Mitterbauer, Jr., will take over the position of CEO of the Miba Friction Group.
February 2, 2011
Miba Enters into a Joint Venture in India
The Austrian Miba Sinter Group expands its global network with a sintered components manufacturing facility in India.
February 2, 2011
Engel Expands in China
Engel, the Upper Austrian machine builder, benefits from the economy and intends to triple the capacity of the Shanghai location.
February 1, 2011
Pankl: Acquisition of US-company
The Austrian technology company Pankl Racing Systems AG increases its stake in Californian aerospace subsidiary from 75% to 100%
January 29, 2011
Polytec: CEO Reduces own Shares
Polytec´s CEO Friedrich Huemer reduced stake for a partial refinancing of the buyback of properties.
January 29, 2011
GM Powertrain-Austria Celebrates its 20 Millionth Transmission
The Austrian General Motors subsidiary also invested € 50m in the five-speed transmission production in 2010.
January 28, 2011
Record Sales for BMW Austria
The German car manufacturer was able to set a new sales record in Austria last year. The engine plant also reports record sales.
January 27, 2011
Magna Steyr Expands Production in Graz
The German carmaker group BMW has a further model of the British brand "Mini" manufactured in Austria.
January 27, 2011
Strong Increase in Sales at AT&S
The Austrian technology group records sales amounting to € 365m in the first nine months 2010, which is a plus of 34%.
January 26, 2011
Magna Expands Styrian Plants
The automotive supplier invests around € 30m for capacity expansion of in two Austrian locations to accept new orders.
January 22, 2011
Polytec Reduced Net Financial Debt by more than 50%
The Austrian component supplier closed an agreement about the repayment of the restructuring loan and records a strong increase in profitability in 2010.
January 21, 2011
Bright Outlook For Magna
The Canadian/Austrian automotive component supplier today announced its financial outlook and expects a significant increase in sales as well as profits.
January 14, 2011
Record of New Car Registrations
The number of registrations of new passenger cars registered an increase in Austria of 2.9% compared with 2009, with a total of 328,563 vehicles.
January 12, 2011
Red Bull Massively Invests in Upper Styria
The Austrian energy drink producer Red Bull re-opens the former Formula1 race track in Styria.
January 1, 2011
Stronach Sells Shares to Magna
The founder and long-time Chairman of the board of the Austria-Canadian Magna Group, Frank Stronach, only holds 5.14% now.
December 30, 2010
Polytec Sells Italian Subsidiary
Today Polytec Holding AG signed an agreement to sell 100% of the shares of Polytec Composites Italia (PCI) to Industrie Metallvakuum Ranger S.p.a. (IMR).
December 29, 2010
Critical Phase for A-Tec
Next Wednesday the insolvent company’s restructuring plan will be submitted. Afterwards, there will remain two weeks remain for the adoption of the concept.
December 28, 2010
HTI Gets New Financing Structure
The stock exchange listed automobile supplier HTI ends its moratorium. Of € 140m original debts, € 104m are left.
December 27, 2010
Order for Over € 100m for Voestalpine
The Austrian steel company receives an order for over € 100m by Daimler Trucks.
December 20, 2010
ATB Group Still Records Losses
The A-Tec division ATB publishes its results for the first nine months: declining sales and losses.
December 14, 2010
India: New Promising Market for Austrian Supply Industry
Car sales in India rise steadily by 30%. Indian vehicle and component manufacturers are increasingly showing interest in foreign technology.
November 23, 2010
Pankl Announces 2009/10 Results
The Styrian Engineering Company records a slight fall in revenues. EBIT grew by 94%.
November 22, 2010
Magna: Fight for Pininfarina Car Designer
Magna is interested in buying the renowned car body manufacturer and designer Pininfarina, but Indians and Chinese also have purchase intentions.
November 18, 2010
Pankl Announces Results for 2009/10
The Styrian company Pankl Racing Systems AG presented its preliminary results for the 12-Month period in fiscal year 2009/10. Revenues grew by 20.5 percent in Q4.
November 11, 2010
Magna: Significant Increase in Sales and Earnings
Magna International Inc. today reported financial results for nine months ended September 30, 2010.
November 5, 2010
Polytec: Withdrawal of RLB Oberösterreich?
According to market information, the Raiffeisen Landesbank Oberösterreich (Upper Austria) will separate from the auto supplier, who was badly hit by the crisis, but is writing black figures again.
November 4, 2010
Polytec Group Continues Upward Trend
The Upper-Austrian automotive component supplier is able to record rising earnings also in Q3 2010.
November 3, 2010
KTM is Back Again
With a surprisingly positive quarterly result, the motorcycle manufacturer KTM shows its old strength. All expectations have been exceeded.
October 22, 2010
MAGNA: Still No Battery Plant in Burgenland
All efforts towards the establishment of the plant seem in vain so far, although the prospects for success seemed quite good recently.
October 18, 2010
Magna-Steyr Member of the Board Apfalter becomes Europe Boss of the Magna Group
Apfalter stays on as Magna-Steyr CEO; Eibeck, as Europe Vice-President, is responsible for the Russian market
October 15, 2010
Production of BMW X3 Shifts From Styria to USA
In Graz, where the BMW X3 has been manufactured until now, production will focus on Minis.
October 14, 2010
Coface CEE Top 500 - Poland Largest Number of Companies in CEE
Poland has the largest number of companies in the Central and Eastern Europe Top 500 with 28.4%. Hungary ranks second with 16.6%, overtaking the Czech Republic, which is home for 13.8% of the CEE Top 500.
October 12, 2010
Slovakia: Changes in Automobile Production Trend
Manufacturers operating in Slovakia invest again. Total production in 2010 may reach over half a million vehicles. An opportunity for foreign suppliers.
October 12, 2010
Chip Manufacturer Infineon: Revalorization of the Development Center Graz
The German chip maker based in Villach is bundling competencies. All future research on tire pressure sensors will be made at the Infineon Development Center Graz with 250 employees.
October 8, 2010
AVL Opens Battery-Testing Lab in Shanghai
With the opening of its battery laboratory at AVL Shanghai Tech Center in China, the company has taken a further visible step on the path toward powertrain electrification in the area of battery development.
October 6, 2010
Vienna now has its own Expat Center
In Vienna, the first Expat Center in Austria was opened. The project was handled by the Vienna Business Agency (former WWFF).
September 30, 2010
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