Stankovic back in Austrian league after Italian adventure

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Vice champions Austria Vienna said today (Fri) they had agreed with striker Marko Stankovic on a two-year deal.The 24-year-old Austrian joins the side coached by Karl Daxbacher from Italian Serie B club US Triestina.Stankovic, who performed for the Austrian national team once in a friendly against Turkey in November 2008 (2-4), played for Bundesliga club […]

Magna ends Graz plant part-time scheme

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Thousands of workers at Magna’s Graz plant are back in full-time work as the car industry supplier registered a sharp increase in orders.Around 4,500 staff were put into an 18-month part-time model to avoid sackings.Workers’ Union official Thomas Stoimaier said today (Fri): “The company’s order situation is currently very good and this is why it […]

Road to Liberty through Innovation

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By John Morris in Washignton DCInnovation was the buzz word at this year’s SAE World Conference at Detroit, 13-15th April 2010 which saw a very strong Austrian presence through main congress sponsors AVL and MAGNA, the Austrian automotive suppliers.  US company FORD announced a joint venture with the Styrian company MAGNA to produce the battery […]