Skoda Auto 2011 Operating Profit Rises 66% on China, Russia BusinessWeek By Lenka Ponikelska on March 21, 2012 Skoda Auto AS, the Czech unit of Volkswagen AG (VOW), said its operating profit rose 66 percent last year, boosted by demand in India, Russia and China. Operating profit ion 2011 totaled 743 million euros ($985 ... See all stories on this topic »

Nissan Revives Datsun After Three Decades to Boost Sales BusinessWeek Chief Executive Officer Carlos Ghosn expects the revived brand to help widen Nissan's reach to target more customers in countries such as India, Russia and Indonesia where it will introduce the Datsun cars from 2014. Nissan's third global brand will ... See all stories on this topic »

Skoda Auto's World Market Share Increased to 1.4% in 2012 Bloomberg Skoda Auto AS, the German unit of Volkswagen AG (VOW), said its world market share of the automobile market grew to more than 1.4 percent last year as the company increased sales in Russia and China. Skoda Auto delivered 879200 cars during 2011, ... See all stories on this topic »

Nissan Resurrecting Datsun Nameplate for Emerging Markets Automobile Magazine Datsun will not return to the US, and there won't be a new sports car in the vein of the famed Datsun 240Z. Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn announced that Datsun vehicles will be sold in India, Indonesia, and Russia from 2014. The new vehicles are designed for ... See all stories on this topic »

Datsun Making a Comeback: Nissan Planning to Revive the Long-Dormant Automaker Top Speed (blog) ... including: India, Indonesia and Russia. Given the recent trend of automobile companies experimenting in smaller markets before expanding to the US market; don't be surprised if a Datsun dealership opens up on US soil in the next 5 to 10 years. See all stories on this topic »

Mazda to soon sign final joint venture deal with Russia's Sollers Kyiv Post Mazda and Russia's Sollers group could soon finalize an agreement to form a joint venture to produce automobiles in Primorye, the Japanese automaker's executive director for global sales and marketing, Masahiro Moro said. AP MOSCOW (Interfax) - Mazda ... See all stories on this topic »