In an early warning of a possible return to a downturn in February, Kimiyasu Nakamura, head of Nissan's joint venture in China, Dongfeng Motor Co.

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In early February, the Center wrote to every Board member of the Ford Motor Company cautioning against this joint venture.

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Incidentally, Smith won his way onto the fast track at GM by working with Toyota Motor Co. to establish a joint factory in California, and also by running GM Europe.

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Maruti Suzuki, a joint venture between Maruti and Japan's Suzuki Motor Corporation, has a 50% share of India's booming car market.

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Qoros made its debut at the Geneva International Motor Show, and the Chinese-Israeli joint venture plans later this year to release in China and Eastern Europe the first of seven vehicles built at a factory near Shanghai.

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Volkswagen has two passenger vehicle-making joint ventures in China: one with Shanghai-based SAIC Motor Corp.

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The third generation smart fortwo electric drive features a 55 kW magneto-electric motor - the first product from the EM-motive joint venture founded together with Bosch - which ensures that it is as agile and lively as ever.

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"Ford Motor Company is to be commended for its sensitivity to the vital national security interests at stake in this joint venture, " the Center's Director, Frank J.

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