Number Cruncher 4:53pm

Spirax to pay 100p special dividend

Move boosts steam equipment group’s shares

6:05pm

Melrose warns over energy arm slowdown

Chief says division is set for ‘quieter year in terms of profit’

From AUTOMOBILES 12:48pm

Continental warns on weak auto demand

European market weighs on car parts supplier

From AUTOMOBILES 6:06pm

Nissan seeks to overtake Toyota in Europe

Plan involves expansion of output at UK site

From LEX Mar 6, 2013

Toyota: unstructured thoughts

Reorganised management and simplified structure are sideshows

Mar 5, 2013

European truckmakers watch costs

Low-emission vehicle investments planned

From WORLD Mar 5, 2013

Jaguar Land Rover to create 700 jobs

Carmaker invests extra £150m in Wolverhampton factory

Mar 5, 2013

Meggitt buoyed by solid demand

Group lifted by need from energy and civil aerospace sectors

The new Volkswagen hybrid XL1 model car is displayed during a preview of Volkswagen Group ahead of the Geneva Car Show in Geneva ©Getty From AUTOMOBILES Mar 5, 2013

VW signals intent with futuristic XL1

Winterkorn bullish at launch of ultra-efficient vehicle

Toyota Motor Corp. signage is displayed at a dealership in Richmond, California, U.S ©Bloomberg From AUTOMOBILES Mar 4, 2013

Toyota targets Europe in sales drive

Plan comes amid gloomy outlook for market conditions

Case Study from MANAGEMENT Mar 4, 2013

Toyota’s gamble on the Prius

Innovation requires a long-term focus

Mar 4, 2013

Defiant Siemens chief comes out fighting

Löscher recovering his poise after a difficult year at the group

From SUPPORT SERVICES Mar 3, 2013

Serco shows its mettle in contract wins

All human life is in ‘biggest company you have never heard of’

From FINANCIALS Mar 3, 2013

Females add diversity to boards

Study dispels talent pool concerns

Mar 3, 2013

Buffett sees opportunity in uncertainty

Berkshire chief takes others to task for not investing

Mar 2, 2013

XP Power shares fall as profits decline

Sales in Europe and North America declined 10% and 7.3%, respectively

Feb 27, 2013

Decline in orders takes shine off Weir

Acquisitions lift Glasgow-based engineer group to record profits

From MANAGEMENT Feb 27, 2013

Design space: Wilton’s safer sledgehammer

A head that won’t fly off the handle

Mike Skapinker Michael Skapinker from MANAGEMENT Feb 27, 2013

Yahoo sets the trend with home work ban

Where might the technology group’s counter-intuitive move to make staff work in an office lead?

Feb 27, 2013

Goldwind echoes China’s turbine blues

Earnings slump as wind power industry continues to struggle

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