SYDNEY, Oct. 7 -- AsiaNet EXPORT OPPORTUNITIES... SYDNEY: Export opportunities for Australian motor industry manufacturers were highlighted by Peter Sturrock, Chief Executive of the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries in opening the Australian International Motor Show in Sydney today. www.asianetnews.net www.carsguide.news.com.au www.autodeadline.com DAIMLERCHRYSLER PREMIERE... SYDNEY: DaimlerChrysler Australia/Pacific has premiered in Australia its new 5-door premium car at the Australian International Motor Show - the smart forfour, with prices in Australia starting from $23, 900. VOLVO LAUNCH... SYDNEY: At the Australian International Motor Show, Volvo has unveiled its new premium concept car targeted towards female buyers, the YCC. NISSAN DEBUT... SYDNEY: Nissan's all-new Pathfinder concept vehicle makes its Australian debut at the Australian International Motor Show, Sydney in the first week of October. ROLLS ROYCE... SYDNEY: At the Australian International Motor Show, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has presented its special centenary celebrations car, the 100EX, an experimental car for the 21st century. FORD AUSTRALIA... SYDNEY: For Australia has showcased several models at the Australian International Motor Show, including the Fiesta ST, the F6 Typhoon, the Territory and the Ford GT. SAAB PRESENTS... SYDNEY: At the Australian International Motor Show, SAAB Australia has presented Saab 9-3 sport-hatch concept. KOENIGSEGG CCR... SYDNEY: The ambition of Christian Von Koenigsegg was to create the ultimate supercar. Christian Von Koenigseggs dream has been realised and the new CCR automobile from quality conscious Sweden is now coming to Australia. www.galleriaveloce.com AUTO SHOW... LOS ANGELES: In the automotive industry, LA has the distinction of being hailed as a leader in creative design and consumer trends, home to one of the world's largest concentrations of automobile manufacturers' design studios. Therefore, it is fitting that the Los Angeles Auto Show recognize Southern California's design talent as part of its 2005 theme - Design Los Angeles. http://www.LAautoshow.com ELECTRONICS FAIR... HONG KONG: Celebrated Award Winning Design and Development Company Will Display Ground-Breaking Product Line That Includes "Shake Emergency Flashlight" a Line of Personal "Sea Scooters", an Affordable and Silent "Pin Clock", a "Hummer Emergency Radio", an "Automatic Atomic Travel Clock", and OtherImaginative Electronics Products to Be Displayed and Demonstrated During Four Day Event. http://www.daka-designs.com APPOINTMENT ANNOUNCED... GREENWICH: RBS Greenwich Capital, a leading fixed income investment bank, today announced that Shrikant Ramamurthy has been appointed Product Manager for Asian markets, a newly created position. http://www.gcm.com MONITORING SERVICE... PARSIPPANY: Wolters Kluwer Health, Pharma Solutions business unit, today announced the launch of Adis Reactions Pharmacovigilance Service, a user-customizable alerting service that monitors current literature and provides timely notification of case reports of adverse drug reactions. http://www.wkhealth.com http://www.adis.com MAGNACHIP SEMICONDUCTOR... SEOUL: MagnaChip Semiconductor was launched today as a carve-out from Hynix Semiconductor Inc., in a transaction led by Citigroup Venture Capital Equity Partners, L.P., CVC Asia Pacific Ltd., and Francisco Partners. Under terms of the transaction, Hynix sold its non-memory semiconductor operations to MagnaChip Semiconductor for approximately KRW 954 billion or US$828.4 million in total consideration. http://www.MagnaChip.com http://www.hynix.com http://www.FranciscoPartners.com EUROPEAN RETAIL... LONDON: The Bloomberg Retail Purchasing Managers' Index, a monthly survey that indicates economic conditions in the Eurozone retail sector one month ahead of government figures, showed a further decline in retail sales for the euro area, falling from 49.7 in August to 48.8 in September. Indexreadings above 50.0 signal an increase in sales during the month; readings below 50.0 signal a decrease. http://www.bloomberg.com PENINSULA HOTELS... HONG KONG: The collaboration of two legends debuts this fall with the launch of The Peninsula Hotels' new global advertising campaign, featuring the work of renowned portrait photographer Annie Leibovitz. http://www.peninsula.com http://www.leonardo.com/peninsula (AsiaNet is a consortium of leading news agencies distributing unedited, translated news releases for worldwide clients. Visit www.asianetnews.net for full-text versions.)--InfoQuest (PP)--