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Luxury car makers caught up in crisis, BMW issues profit warning
- 2008-08-01
FRANKFURT AFP — The German luxury car maker BMW joined rival Daimler on Friday in warning it would miss its 2008 targets, a sign that high-end manufacturers have been caught by the international financial crisis. BMW said it could not give a full-year outlook after its first-half pre-tax profit...
Fuel-rich Texas also reeling from gasoline sticker shock
- 2008-06-24
ODESSA, Texas AFP — Just six months after Lupe Alvidrez bought a brand new pickup truck for his wife, he drove back to Odessa, Texas to buy her a small car to drive instead. After looking at their fuel bills, he realized they would save about 300 dollars a...
Green car bonus to push French budget into red: report
- 2008-06-18
PARIS AFP — An initiative which rewards buyers of environmentally friendly cars and penalises those who buy high pollution vehicles could cost the French government 200 million euros, the business daily Les Echos reported Thursday. France introduced the bonus-malus (bonus-penalty) system this year, giving a tax break for the...
Scottish driver Franchitti injured in NASCAR crash
- 2008-04-26
TALLADEGA, Alabama AFP — Scotland's Dario Franchitti was injured Saturday in a crash early in the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing NASCAR Aaron's 312 race here on Saturday. Franchitti, last year's Indy-car series champion but a rookie in the closed-cockpit stock cars that are the most popular...
No solace for Bond stuntmen after second crash
- 2008-04-23
ROME AFP — The shooting of the latest James Bond film "Quantum of Solace" is proving dangerous for stuntmen after a second crash Wednesday in just five days left one daredevil in intensive care. The accident happened when the car used by two stuntmen rammed into a filming lorry...
Second elderly woman guilty in 'Black Widows' murder case
- 2008-04-17
LOS ANGELES AFP — One of the so-called "Black Widows" was found guilty Thursday of murdering a homeless man to collect millions of dollars in life insurance, after her 75-year-old friend was convicted a day earlier. The 12 Los Angeles jurors found Olga Rutterschmidt, 77, guilty in the death...
Aussie racer Power, Spain's Servia join Indy-car racing league
- 2008-03-12
INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana AFP — Australia's Will Power and Spain's Oriol Servia, both Champ-car veteran racers, were named drivers for a new Indy-car team Wednesday in the wake of the merger of US open-wheel rivals. The KV Racing Team will be co-owned by former Champ-car co-owner Kevin Kalkhoven and former...
Japanese carmaker celebrates landmark NASCAR win
- 2008-03-10
HAMPTON, Georgia AFP — A non-US automaker captured a victory in US top-level stock car racing for the first time since 1954 when Toyota driver Kyle Busch won here Sunday for the Japanese car maker. Not since Al Keller drove a Jaguar to victory lane 54 years ago at...
US lawmakers back energy bill to reduce oil consumption
- 2007-12-14
WASHINGTON AFP — The United States was poised to adopt measures to reduce its dependence on foreign oil after the Senate on Thursday passed a bill that would raise fuel efficiency rules for vehicles and boost ethanol production. The bill won overwhelming support from both parties in 86-8 vote...
Daimler wraps up first part of share buy-back plan
- 2007-12-11
FRANKFURT AFP — German car maker Daimler said Tuesday it had wrapped up the first tranche of a vast share buy-back programme with the purchase of around 3.48 billion euros (5.12 billion dollars) worth of its own stock. The programme is aimed at wooing shareholders after several rocky years...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| David Guiraud | Vice President |
| Claude Perret | Director, HR |
| Denis Hiault | Director, Info |
| Jean-Pierre Vignolle | Director General |
| Jocelyne Bulke | Assistant Director |
| Michel Tourmen | Director, Finance |
| Yves de Saint Jacob | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications |
| Luke Hunt | |
| Michael Mainville | Correspondent |
| Dan Jung | Multimedia Editor |
| Peter Wutherich | Editor |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Pierre Louette | Chairman & CEO |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Chairman & CEO | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Executive Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Vice President | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, HR | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Info | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director General | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Assistant Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Finance | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Director, Multimedia Business Development & Communications | Current |
Luke Hunt has worked as a journalist for 20 years, primarily with Agence France-Presse, and is a routine contributor to World Politics Review. In addition to covering the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan, he has extensive experience in Asia and the Middle East. He served as AFP bureau chief in Phnom Penh and Kabul. Currently based in Hong Kong, Hunt's work has appeared in many international newspapers and on international networks including CNN, the BBC and ABC in his native Australia. He has an academic background in military studies and economics.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Agence France-Presse | Correspondent | Current |
| Global Radio News Ltd. | Current | |
| San Francisco Chronicle | Moscow-Based Freelance Correspondent | Former |
| The Gazette | Reporter | Former |
| The Prague Post | Reporter | Former |
Array
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Dan Jung | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| International Center for Journalists | Master | Current |
| Agence France-Presse | Editor | Current |
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