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LATIN AMERICAN PAINT SECTORS ENCOUNTER CONTRASTING FORTUNES



THE COUNTRIES of Latin America may have strong cultural links, but their politics and economies have always varied and this is still the case with the paint and coatings sector. Whilst the whole region has experienced rising incomes over the past decade, this growth has been far from even and is currently under threat – for instance in Venezuela and Argentina, where interventionist governments have impeded trade.…

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EU CARS MEET CO2 REDUCTION TARGETS TWO YEARS BEFORE THE DEADLINE



Final statistics to be published by the European Environment Agency (EEA) in the fall are expected to confirm that the average CO2 emissions of new cars sold in the European Union (EU) in 2013 were already below the European Union’s (EU) 2015 required target.…

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EU SEES PROGRESS IN FREE TRADE NEGOTIATIONS WITH JAPAN



Japan has been delivering sufficient concessions in negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) with the European Union (EU) to ensure the talks continue, EU trade Commissioner Karel de Gucht has signalled to wardsauto.

Since the launch of talks last March (2013), he said Japan had agreed to adopt “the large majority of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) regulations as such.”…

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API PREDICTS GROWTH IN INDONESIAN TECHNICAL TEXTILES, BUT WANTS GOVERNMENT TO BOOST TRADE LINKS



Investment in the Indonesian textiles industry is set to remain stable this year, but with expansion in technical textiles, according to Ade Sudrajat Usman, chairman of the Indonesian Textiles Association (API).  Technical textiles – including medical textiles, geotextiles and agri-textiles – are a growing market and industry within Indonesia, with USD150 million worth of investment anticipated for 2014, according to Ade.…

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SOUTH AFRICA’S AUTO SECTOR STRUGGLES WITH INDUSTRIAL DISCORD, BUT MANUFACTURERS WILL STAY, SAY EXPERTS



Despite losing USD2 billion in sales during industrial action last year, and wage-related strikes being an annual specter, the lure of the sub-Saharan Africa market should ensure in South Africa car manufacturers do not divest from the country, according to industry experts.…

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EU TIGHTENS AUTO NOISE RULES, BUT ENVIRONMENTALISTS STILL UNHAPPY



WITH more than three in four residents of the European Union (EU) residing in cities and traffic volumes rising, the number of complaints linked to environmental noise in Europe has been increasing. That is why earlier this month, members of the European Parliament backed proposals from the EU executive, the European Commission, to reduce vehicle noise by 25% in cities by the year 2024.…

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EU COUNTRIES TO BE READY FOR EMERGENCY CALLS FROM CARS BY 2017



 

THE EUROPEAN Parliament, which represents the citizens of the European Union (EU) voted today (April 15) to introduce a mandatory system to handle emergency calls (eCalls) sent automatically by cars in case of a crash by 2017.

This decision was agreed in negotiations with the national governments back in March and endorsed today by MEPs (members of the European Parliament) in their last plenary meeting ahead of elections on May 22-25.…

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ECC-NET’S 2013 ANNUAL REPORT - NATIONAL UNIT ROUND UP



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The location of ECC Austria in central Vienna means many consumers drop by to receive advice or lodge complaints in person with the ECC’s five staff members. A top priority in 2013 was increasing public awareness about e-commerce fraud; a brochure aimed at combatting the problem was published and more than 600,000 were distributed throughout Austria.…

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SOUTH KOREA AUTOMAKERS PREDICT GROWTH IN DEMAND FOR KOREAN STEEL FOLLOWING CANADA TRADE DEAL



An official at the Korea Automobile Manufacturers Association (KAMA) has predicted to Steel First that the trade agreement struck between Canada and South Korea on Tuesday could increase demand for Korean-made steel.

The official, who had worked on the trade deal talks, explained that there were currently “no fixed plans” to create Korean car plants in Canada and also that any increased demand for Korean cars in Canada arising from the deal would probably not be met by the two Korean-owned plants in the USA (in Georgia and Alabama.)…

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ARGENTINA LUXURY CAR TAX PLAYS HAVOC WITH LOCAL AUTO MARKET



A NEW tax in Argentina is wreaking havoc for dealerships and consumers, and adding to the woes of manufacturers already grappling with onerous trade restrictions, including a new proposal to limit auto parts imports, part of the Peronist government’s protectionist economic policy.…

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