Headlines for [DAI.GE]

• Today 04:44am
  (IT) Italian Nov Light-truck vehicle sales 16.7K units (-32% y/y)
  
• BMW.GE Today 04:00am
  BMW AG Reports Nov sales 96.6K vehicles (-25% y/y) - Nov Mini sales stood at 15K units (-21% y/y) - YTD sales stood at 1.32M units (-1.8% y/y)
  
• Yesterday 04:12am
  (UK) Nov UK New Car registrations -36.8% y/y; YTD registrations -10.7% y/y - SMMT- SMMT calls for urgent action to ease auto credit situation - Note: M/M registration is the worst decline since 1980
  
• F.IT 12/3/2008 05:47am
  Fiat S.p.A Alfa Romeo CEO: Expects to see sales 'hold up' in FY09- Confirms 2009 launch of new low cost, low emissions car - The launch will take place despite Fiat temporarily halting production because of a more...
  
• 12/3/2008 04:31am
  (GE) German VDA: 2009 passenger car market to decline to the lowest level since the German reunification in 1990- Sees production and export of passenger cars in Germany to decline significantly in more...
  

Industrials sector headlines

• WAT Today 08:17am
  Waters Corp Price target cut to $50 from $62 at Merrill Lynch
  
• PLL Today 08:16am
  Pall Corp Price target cut to $32 from $36 at Merrill Lynch
  
• MTD Today 08:16am
  Mettler-Toledo International I Price target cut to $95 from $111 at Merrill Lynch
  
• CMI Today 08:02am
  Cummins Inc To cut at least 500 jobs (about 3.5% of workforce); cites global slowdown- Reduction by end of the year; cites deterioration in US economy and many other key markets - Decided to offer voluntary more...
  
• SON Today 08:00am
  Sonoco Products Co Cuts Q4 EPS $0.48-0.52 v $0.60e ($0.60-0.64 prior), FY08 EPS $2.23-2.27 v $2.36e ($2.36-2.40 prior)- Guides FY09 EPS $1.95-2.05 v $2.43e - Plans on closing 15 plants internationaly - Spending cuts more...