AUTOMOTIVE PAINT – ASIA

BY JONATHAN THOMSONCARMAKERS have experienced tremendous growth in the Asia Pacific region recently, as China and India in particular generate new sales and manufacturing opportunities. General Motors recently announced that its 2005 first quarter production figures for the region were up by around 14% compared with 2004, with Ford and other leading manufacturers predicting similar growth. In January, Honda's Asian production went up by 32% compared to same month in 2004.Inevitably, such a shift in production has seen the larger automobile industry suppliers from ...


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