Harman International Industries Incorporated (HAR) is seeing significant growth opportunities in Asian markets, particularly China and India. President, Chairman and CEO Dinesh C Paliwal recently stated that the company expects its earnings from China to exceed $1 billion over the next five years. Revenue from India is expected to reach $250 million during the same time period.  Management also announced the opening of a new R&D center in the Huang Pu commercial district of Shanghai yesterday, which is expected to complement its existing manufacturing facilities in Suzhou and Shenzhen. We think this is an effective way of reducing costs, as R&D engineers typically command higher pay than manufacturing personnel. The company’s current workforce in China is approximately 1000.  Simultaneously, the company launched its latest generation, scalable automotive infotainment system, which has been designed over the past year in Asia, Europe and the US. The product will ...

MWW Automotive Group [[MWWC.OB]], a full-service global design, engineering and manufacturing firm providing customized accessories for leading international vehicle manufacturers, recently announced that the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Modelworxx GmbH, in Munich, Germany has entered into an agreement with ABT Sportsline GmbH for worldwide distribution of its Volkswagen and Audi products.

Modelworxx has developed and is manufacturing a diverse line of innovative high-tech running boards for a variety of automobiles, including Audi, KIA, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Opel, Toyota and Volkswagen. As a leading supplier of customized OE accessories for the global automotive industry, ABT Sportsline GmbH is one of the world’s largest distributors of Volkswagen accessories and performance tuning of Volkswagen vehicles. Under the terms of the agreement, ABT Sportsline will carry the entire Modelworxx product line and also select U.S. -designed and manufactured products for worldwide distribution.

Gerold Haas, chief executive officer of Modelworxx, stated, “We are happy to have

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MWW Automotive Group (MWWC.OB) Enters into Distribution Contract with “ABT Sportsline GmbH” for Worldwide Distribution

MWW Automotive Group (MWWC.OB), a full-service global design, engineering and manufacturing firm providing customized accessories for leading international vehicle manufacturers, recently announced that the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Modelworxx GmbH, in Munich, Germany has entered into an agreement with ABT Sportsline GmbH for worldwide distribution of its Volkswagen and Audi products.

Modelworxx has developed and is manufacturing a diverse line of innovative high-tech running boards for a variety of automobiles, including Audi, KIA, Mercedes, Mitsubishi, Opel, Toyota and Volkswagen. As a leading supplier of customized OE accessories for the global automotive industry, ABT Sportsline GmbH is one of the world’s largest distributors of Volkswagen accessories and performance tuning of Volkswagen vehicles. Under the terms of the agreement, ABT Sportsline will carry the entire Modelworxx product line and also select U.S. -designed and manufactured products for worldwide

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