Global M&A value for the first nine months of 2018 hits third-highest level on record

Western Europe and North America M&A value up year-on-yearPE/VC value increases in CEE The volume and value of global mergers and acquisitions (M&A) declined in the third quarter of 2018, according to M&A information collected by Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics company, and the leading publisher of company information. In all, there were...

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Leading transfer pricing and valuation experts form Valentiam Group

A team of leading Transfer Pricing and Valuation professionals has recently formed Valentiam Group to provide independent and innovative services. The new company comprises specialists trusted by the corporate tax departments and tax advisors of many of the world’s leading corporations. The founding partners, who previously were affiliated with...

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Innovation boosts Europe's lead as global investment destination

78% of investors expect increased investment in Europe over next five yearsEurope’s perceived stability and commitment to sustainability declines Europe’s attractiveness as an investment destination is on the rise compared to 2017, as the majority of global investors are more likely to invest in both the EU and the UK after Brexit, according...

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Latin America M&A at new lows

One deal boosted PE and VC value significantly The volume and value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) targeting companies in South and Central America totalled 156 deals worth an aggregate USD 12,029 million in the third quarter of 2018, according to information collected by Bureau van Dijk, a Moody’s Analytics company, and the leading publisher...

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GGI (Geneva International Group) appoints Stefano Loconte as Global Chairperson of the Trust & Estate Planning Practice Group

GGI Geneva Group International, a worldwide alliance of well-established and experienced accounting, consulting and law firms that are committed to providing clients with specialist solutions for their international business requirements, has appointed Mr. Stefano Loconte (pictured) as Global Chairperson of the Trust & Estate Planning Practice...

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Automation

Toyota presenta el Corolla rediseñado con estilo atlético

El Corolla de duodécima generación fue creado en la Nueva Arquitectura Global de Toyota que, según el fabricante, combina nuevos enfoques de diseño, ingeniería, ensamblaje y materiales.Read More

Toyota, Mazda break ground on Alabama assembly plant

The Toyota-Mazda manufacturing joint venture said it planned to begin construction next month of its giant $1.6 billion assembly plant in Alabama, with hopes of launching production in 2021.Read More

VW to spend $50.2 billion on electric, autonomous vehicles by 2023

Volkswagen Group said it will spend 44 billion euros ($50.2 billion) on electric vehicles, digitalization, autonomous driving and new mobility services by 2023. The 44 billion euro plan is 10 billion euros ($11.Read More

Kia lanza incentivos para lograr meta de ventas en México

CIUDAD DE MandEacute;XICO - Kia tiene la meta de vender 100 mil unidades este aandntilde;o y para lograrlo estandaacute; echando a andar su maquinaria financiera.Read More

AutoNews Now: VW CEO on talks with Ford: Merger 'never' discussed

VW CEO on Ford talks: Merger 'never' discussed; Tesla Model 3 orders begin in China; Where Volvo's Polestar sees opportunity; How gasoline fuels Toyota's efficiency push.Read More

Elon Musk's infamous tweet creates legal morass for Tesla

Elon Musk's infamous tweet saying he'd secured funding to take Tesla private did so much damage to so many different kinds of investors that he should have multiple class-action suits, lawyers said.Read More

Tesla launches vehicle reservations in China

Tesla has started taking orders for its Model 3 sedan in China for a deposit of 8,000 yuan ($1,153), according to the electric carmaker's China website.Read More

VW corrects its EV commitment plans

Volkswagen Group corrected a key figure used by CEO Herbert Diess in an interview with Automotive News to describe the extent of the automaker's plans for electric vehicles.Read More

VW gastará 50 mil millones de dólares en autos eléctricos, autónomos para 2023

Volkswagen dijo el viernes que gastará 44 mil millones de euros (unos 50 mil millones de dólares) en automóviles eléctricos, digitalización, conducción autónoma y nuevos servicios de movilidad para 2023.Read More

VW will spend $50 billion over 5 years on electric, connected and self-driving car tech

VW Group is significantly raising investment plans for the next five years in the race to keep up with the shift to electric and self-driving cars, as well as new services in connected vehicles.Read More

Elon Musk will be back on Tesla's assembly line this month

Tesla CEO Elon Musk said he will walk the entire Model 3 production line on Nov. 27 and 28. He said all assembly areas need to be able to support making 1,000 cars per day.Read More

Why Toyota is slowing down Camry production

Toyota is slowing down production of the Camry, the top-selling car in the U.S. for 16 years running, underscoring the ongoing slump besetting sedans.Read More

First Shift: As new Corolla debuts, Toyota plans Camry slowdown

As new Corolla debuts, Toyota plans Camry slowdown; Diess to oversee VW China?; AAA: Automated 'pilot' tech misleading consumers; Vauxhall's Brexit choice.Read More

Polestar targets China despite Tesla competition

Volvo's performance subbrand Polestar expects to get as much as half of its sales from China, but is not underestimating the stiff competition it faces from Tesla in the world's biggest auto market.Read More

Vauxhall's Ellesmere Port Astra plant faces Brexit closure risk

Two UK factories may be too many for British automaker Vauxhall, whose owner PSA is weighing its options in case of a dip in car demand post-Brexit.Read More

VW invests in electrification, seeks to strengthen alliances with battery makers and rival automakers

VW's top board is due to vote on a multibillion-euro investment plan, including steps to retool three German plants to mass produce EVs and to explore alliances with battery partners and competitors.Read More

VW CEO Diess will succeed Jochem Heizmann as China chief next year

VW Group CEO Herbert Diess will take responsibility for the automaker's China operations from Jochem Heizmann, who is retiring, Reuters reported.Read More

VW tools German plant for Tesla-fighting electric cars

Volkswagen will invest $1.4 billion to revamp a plant in eastern Germany into Europe's largest electric-car factory, giving chase to a global move into affordable zero-emission vehicles.Read More

Ex-Bosch engineers aim to strengthen self-driving car software

A company formed by two veteran Bosch engineers is seeking to make the open-source software that powers many experimental self-driving cars safe and reliable enough to be used in commercially available vehicles.Read More

Honda recuperó buen nivel de producción en México, afirman

Arturo González Palomino, presidente de la Asociación de Distribuidores de Automotores del Estado de Guanajuato, asegura que la planta de Honda en Celaya, que se inundó en el mes de junio, ya está regularizando su producción.Read More