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Scania makes a breakthrough into the Chinese city bus market

12/28/2007 3:00 AM EST  -   Scania
Scania is now delivering 25 articulated buses meeting the Euro 4 emission requirements to the public transport company in Changzhou in the Jiangsu province in eastern China. Scania won the contract on account of its emission technology, low operating cost and long service life.
The delivery was made as a result of the agreement between Scania and Chinese bodybuilder Jiangsu Alfa Bus, signed in the presence of...

THE ACQUISITION OF GMS IS COMPLETED

12/28/2007 1:41 AM EST  -   Kongsberg Automotive Holding ASA
The closing of the acquisition of GMS is done and
the money is transferred tonight Norwegian time.

Settlement of specified balance sheet accounts
will be done per 31 December 2007 in accordance
with an agreement between the parties.

The transfer of the GMS employees will
operationally take place 1 January 2008.

Trond Stabekk
CFO

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Kongsberg Automotive is headquartered in
Kongsberg, Norway and has more...
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Scania praised for showcasing truck drivers

12/27/2007 3:30 AM EST  -   Scania
Scania has won the European Excellence Award 2007 in the Automotive and Transport Category for drawing attention to the truck driving profession through its Young European Truck Driver (YETD) competition. The awards are given to companies that have carried out especially successful projects, campaigns and other fruitful work in the communications field in Europe.
"It is fantastic that through Scania Young...

FINANCIAL CALENDER 2008

12/27/2007 2:09 AM EST  -   Kongsberg Automotive Holding ASA
Please find attached the Financial Calender 2008 of Kongsberg Automotive Holding ASA.
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The new-generation SLK: More powerful, more economical, more intenseStuttgart, D...

12/21/2007 10:17 AM EST  -   Veho Group
The new-generation SLK: More powerful, more economical, more intenseStuttgart, Dec 21, 2007

– The Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class Roadsters have long captured the hearts of sports car enthusiasts. Incorporating around 650 newly developed parts, the SLK models of 2008 are even more dynamic and now offer an even more emotionally charged driving experience. Key visual enhancements include new-look front and rear sections as...

Dates for financial information

12/21/2007 9:49 AM EST  -   Mekonomen
Mekonomen has set the following dates regarding financial information during 2008.

Information Period Date
Year-end report January-December 2007 February 15, 2008
Three-months report January – March 2008 May 16, 2008
Six-months report January – June 2008 August 20, 2008
Nine-months report January – September 2008 November 4, 2008


For further information, please contact:
Gunilla Spongh, CFO, Mekonomen...

Autoliv’s CFO to Become Partner in Private Equity Firm

12/21/2007 5:30 AM EST  -   Autoliv
(Stockholm, December 21, 2007) - - - Mr. Magnus Lindquist, Vice President of Autoliv Inc. and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has decided to resign from his position with the Company and to accept an offer to become a partner in Triton, a European private equity firm with operations in the U.K., Germany and Sweden. His contractual notice period is six months. He will therefore remain in his current...

Autoliv’s CFO to Become Partner in Private Equity Firm

12/21/2007 5:14 AM EST  -   Autoliv
(Stockholm, December 21, 2007) - - - Mr. Magnus Lindquist, Vice President of Autoliv Inc. and the Company’s Chief Financial Officer (CFO), has decided to resign from his position with the Company and to accept an offer to become a partner in Triton, a European private equity firm with operations in the U.K., Germany and Sweden. His contractual notice period is six months. He will therefore remain in his current...

Autoliv Tremonton Receives 2007 Best Plant Award from IndustryWeek

12/20/2007 3:55 AM EST  -   Autoliv
Annual award program recognizes the 10 best manufacturing facilities in North America (Stockholm, December 20, 2007) - - - Autoliv Tremonton has been selected as one of North America’s Top Ten Best Plants by IndustryWeek, the leading manufacturing management magazine. The plant, located in Tremonton, Utah, produces initiators for airbag and seatbelt applications.

Truck deliveries January-November 2007

12/20/2007 2:30 AM EST  -   Volvo
Total deliveries of trucks from the Volvo Group’s four truck companies through November this year amounted to 209,426, which is an increase of 4%, compared with the year-earlier period. Deliveries from Nissan Diesel only include the period April to November 2007. Excluding Nissan Diesel, deliveries amounted to 177,492 a decrease by 12%, compared with the year-earlier period.