The FINANCIAL -- The Toyota Division’s strong April sales performance (160,493 units for 13.1 percent increase compared to April 2011) was helped in large part by the release of its latest hybrid products that created high levels of consumer demand.

The FINANCIAL -- Tata Consultancy Services, a global provider of IT services, consulting and business solutions, announced that it maintained its number one position in the Nordic region for the third consecutive year in the annual KPMG Nordic Region Service Provider Performance and Satisfaction study.

The FINANCIAL -- Mercedes-Benz will soon be extending its family of trucks by a new member, the new Mercedes-Benz Antos – a model series designed specifically for heavy-duty short-radius distribution transport use.

The FINANCIAL -- Statoil ASA, together with partners Eni Norge AS and Petoro AS, has established a plan for further exploration drilling in the Skrugard area.

The FINANCIAL -- The licensees of Norway’s Johan Sverdrup discovery will select a development concept in the fourth quarter of 2013, and aim to start production in the last three months of 2018.

The FINANCIAL -- Hydro wants to raise the bar in customer service and local support in order to become the preferred supplier of aluminium tubing and fin stock for heat transfer applications in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry.

The FINANCIAL -- The Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle/Vance & Hines team remains undefeated in 2012 as rider Ed Krawiec won his second NHRA Pro Stock Motorcycle event of the season and regained the series points lead at the 32nd Annual Summit Racing Equipment NHRA Southern Nationals at Atlanta Dragway.

The FINANCIAL --  Infiniti, the luxury vehicle brand of the Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. has signed a memorandum of understanding with Magna Steyr, an operating unit of Magna International, for the assembly of a future luxury entry level Infiniti compact vehicle.

The FINANCIAL -- Board GmbH has won Frost & Sullivan’s “2012 Growth Leadership Award” in the category of medium and heavy-duty commercial vehicle telematics.