French new car sales lose ground

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The automobile market in France is currently soft for French car makers. New car registrations are up by 1.8 percent but down by 3.3 percent for PSA Peugeot-Citroen of France and down by 5.4 percent for Regie Nationale des Usines Renault also of France. The French automobile makers seem to be concentrating on turning a profit rather than increasing market share.

Motor vehicles and car bodies, Forecasts, trends, outlooks, Market share, Economic aspects, Automobile industry, Regie Nationale des Usines Renault, Peugeot S.A., Company market share, Company business forecast/projection, Company forecasts, Industry forecasts, Industry overview

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Safran's mobile-phone woes overshadow its solid results

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Net proft for France's Safran S.A. rose 62% to 215 mil euro, but operating losses for the conglomerate's mobile phone business totaled 94 mil euro due in part to a 49% decrease in handset sales. Total sales for Safran, a union between electronics firm Sagem and state-owned jet engine manufacturer Snecma, rose by 4.7% to 5.73 bil.

ELECTRONIC & OTHER ELECTRIC EQUIPMENT, Communications, Broadcasting and Telecommunications, Telephone Communication, Aircraft engines and engine parts, Telecommunications services industry, Telecommunications industry, Aircraft engine industry, Communications industry, Electronics industry, Societe d'Applications Generales d'Electricite et de Mecanique, Societe Nationale d'Etude et de Construction de Moteurs d'Aviation

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