From AUTOMOBILES 5:59pm

Bentley misses out on incentives

Volkswagen unit unable to reap rewards from credit

From AUTOMOBILES 5:21pm

Building blocks to cut output costs

Modular strategy used to create brands from common components

From AUTOMOBILES 5:21pm

Modular is way forward for suppliers

Magna designs, makes and ships completed parts to carmakers

From CONSTRUCTION 3:03pm

Building disputes taking longer to settle

Groups shed jobs and report low levels of business activity

From AUTOMOBILES May 17, 2013

EU car sales inch into positive territory

Early Easter helps carmakers end 18-month downward trend

An employee works on the assembly line of the new Great Wall Motor's Car plant in the village of Bahovitsa ©AFP From LEX May 17, 2013

European cars: sputtering sales

New car registrations are up, but the market has not fully revved up yet

From ENERGY May 17, 2013

Caterpillar settles with former ERA owners

US company secures $135m cut to purchase price of Chinese group

McLaren Formula One driver Jenson Button of Britain drives during the first practice session of the Spanish F1 Grand Prix at the Circuit de Catalunya in Montmelo, near Barcelona on May 10 2013 ©Reuters From AUTOMOBILES May 16, 2013

Honda set for F1 return with McLaren

Japanese carmaker to supply engines from 2015

May 16, 2013

Invensys to spend £600m on acquisitions

Sale of rail unit allows engineer to return £625m to shareholders

Nissan's Car Manufacturing Plant In Sunderland ©Getty From UK May 16, 2013

UK car manufacturing rises 17% in April

Industry remains bright spot in British economy

From TECHNOLOGY May 16, 2013

China in innovation challenge to Europe

Continent’s business leaders voice fears

From LEX May 15, 2013

John Deere: warmer outlook

Company suffers dip, but future of farming equipment makers looks strong

May 15, 2013

ThyssenKrupp losses deepen on writedown

German group hit by €683m loss on US and Brazil plants

May 15, 2013

John Deere cuts equipment sales forecasts

Shares fall even as group reports better quarterly result

May 13, 2013

ABB technology chief steps down

Swiss engineer hit by second executive departure

From GLOBAL ECONOMY May 13, 2013

UK manufacturing sector regains footing

Companies rank Britain third in terms of expected future profits

May 12, 2013

Rotork’s famous sons

May 12, 2013

Rotork chief springs to tap new openings

Valve actuator one of UK’s most rated industrial stocks

May 10, 2013

ABB chief Hogan steps down

Head of Swiss engineer resigns unexpectedly

From WORLD May 10, 2013

Singapore death inquiry prepares to open

Coroner to consider whether US engineer was killed or took his own life

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