Flourishing in France

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France’s diesel engine sector is in bullish mood following the announcement that major new investment flowing into the country from Germany and Japan.

‘France’s thriving automotive market has the second-highest percentage of diesel engines in Europe – 71 per cent of new cars registered are diesel-driven – making it a strategic location for engine-related research and investment,’ said Philippe Favre, President of Invest in France.

Recent investors in France include German automotive-equipment maker Robert Bosch, which will invest €65m in its Rodez factory in southern France from the end of 2007 to manufacture new-generation common-rail injectors.

Japanese automotive-parts maker Ibiden will also invest €16m in its Courtenay factory in central France to launch a third production line for diesel particulate filters (DPF) for diesel engines. The production line is expected to be operational by January 2009.

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