GERMANY: UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK OVERSHADOWS FRANKFURT ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW

Record ID: 648795

  • Title: GERMANY: UNCERTAIN ECONOMIC OUTLOOK OVERSHADOWS FRANKFURT ANNUAL INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW
  • Date: 11th September 2003
  • Summary: (EU) FRANKFURT, GERMANY (SEPTEMBER 10, 2003) (REUTERS) 1. VARIOUS OF VISITORS AT FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW (IAA) 2. VISITORS LOOKING AT PORSCHE CAYENNE ON DISPLAY 3. CHRYSLER 300 C TOURING CONCEPT ON REVOLVING STAGE 4. FRONT OF CHRYSLER 5. VARIOUS OF FORMULA-1 CARS ON DISPLAY 6. BMW 530d ON DISPLAY 7. VISITORS LOOKING AT VIDEO SCREEN 8. VIDEO ANIMATION ON MONITOR 9. MERCEDES M-CLASS CLIMBING DOWN ARTIFICIAL HILL 10. DRIVER PERFORMING SKIDDING TRAINING 11. DAIHATSU ON DISPLAY 12. INTERIOR OF DAIHATSU 13. NISSAN FUEL CELL VEHICLE ON DISPLAY 14. VW LUPO SUN FUEL ON DISPLAY 3.09 15. PETROL STATION PRICE CHART TO SHOW LOW COST OF (FLUID) GAS 16. PETROL PUMPS 3.27 17. OPEL ASTRA WITH OPEN HOOD 18. SIGN READING I RUN ON (FLUID) GAS 19. BACK OF FIAT PUNTO 20. CLOSE-UP OF TANK IN BACK 3.45 21. SOUNDBITE (German) ALBERT KOBBE, PROJECT MANAGER FOR NATURAL GAS-FUELLED CARS, AT GERMAN ASSOCIATION FOR GAS AND WATER COMPANIES, SAYING "If I were to have a wish free towards carmakers, it would be that they offer a larger product range and different models (of natural fuel powered cars). There are too few small cars. The Fiat Punto was shown at the fair for the first time for example." 4..01 21. VISITORS LOOKING AT ENGINE 22. PROTOTYPE CAR ON DISPLAY 23. VISITORS AT FRANKFURT INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW 4.37 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 26th September 2003 13:00
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  • Location: FRANKFURT, GERMANY
  • Country: Germany
  • Reuters ID: LVA159POZ2Z8L14IQJM536DGHVI3
  • Story Text: An uncertain economic outlook has overshadowed the
    shiny new models at Frankfurt's annual International Motor
    Show
    Doors to the world's largest automobile exhibition
    opened to the media for a second day on Wednesday
    (September 10), one day before German Chancellor Gerhard
    Schroeder officially opens the 60th Frankfurt International
    Motor Show (IAA).

    As photographers and camera crews scrambled for best
    position around the new models on display, news emerged
    that pretax profits of the luxury Audi unit of Europe's
    biggest car maker Volkswagen would be lower this year.

    Audi did however forecast higher earnings and sales
    volumes in 2004.

    According to the IAA, the show will include 125 world
    premieres, 60 of which will be new developments by
    automotive manufacturers, as well as 13 European premieres
    and 35 German premieres.

    But not everyone is happy with what is on display.

    Albert Kobbe who is the Project Manager for Natural
    Gas-Fuelled Cars, at the German Association For Gas And
    Water Companies, said, "If I were to have a wish free
    towards carmakers, it would be that they offer a larger
    product range and different models (of natural fuel powered
    cars). There are too few small cars. The Fiat Punto was
    shown at the fair for the first time for example."
    The 60th Frankfurt International Motor Show is open to
    the public from September 11-21, 2003.


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