Siemens swings to net loss on tax expense from VDO sale
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Fiscal fourth-quarter net loss for German electronics firm Siemens AG totaled $108.3 mil, due primarily to a tax expense connected to the selling of its VDO automotive electronics business. Group profit, however, more than doubled, and sales rose 9.4%. New orders increased by 21%.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2007
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BMW, Daimler buck trend of falling auto registrations
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German auto makers Daimler AG and BMW AG posted a 7.7% and 13% increase respectively for new-car registrations in January 2008, despite a 0/3% shrinking of the overall European new-car market for the same month.
Publication Name: Wall Street Journal. Europe
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0921-9986
Year: 2008
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