Czech carmaker Skoda moving up

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Skoda Auto has invaded the cutthroat small-car market in Western Europe with surprising success. Armed with new, VW-based models, low prices and positive reviews from automotive magazines, Skoda is winning market share as far away as Sweden and England. The turnaround has become a model of Western investment in Eastern Europe. Not only did it churn out an $87 million profit for parent Volkswagen in 2000, but also it helped boost the Czech Republic's economy and steer it toward membership in Western Europe's economic union.

Strategy & planning, Czech Republic, Automobile Manufacturing, Autos, Micro & Submicro, Skoda Auto

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Stopover a must: USA has no direct flight to Berlin

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Berlin, Germany, has no modern airports and business-class passengers that airlines need to provide non-stop airline flights to the US. The city has three inadequate airports, namely Tegel and Tempelhof in the former West Berlin and Schonefeld in the former East. To address the problem, Berlin is planning to build a $2-billion airport expected to be completed in 2007. The Berlin-Brandendburg International Airport, which will be constructed on the site of Schonefeld airport, is designed to handle 17 million travelers.

Germany, Services information, Airport Operations, Airports

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