Auto Manufacturers' R & D Budgets :

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10-05-07, 10:27 AM

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Auto Manufacturers' R & D Budgets :

Among World's Top (All Industries) :

2) Ford
5) Daimler Chrysler
6) Toyota
9) General Motors
14) Volkswagen
22) Honda
23) BMW
29) Nissan
35) Renault
41) Peugeot

CLICK(keep scrolling down) : http://iri.jrc.ec.europa.eu/research...07/sb_2007.pdf
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10-05-07, 11:31 AM

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Good Ole Pfizer leading the pack of all the spenders... Not too shabby for Ford to be keeping pace.

10-05-07, 12:18 PM

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I think this is just for the Europe spending

10-05-07, 12:49 PM

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I think this is just for the Europe spending

I'm not sure. $6 Billion Euro's is a lot of R&D just for Europe...

10-05-07, 01:41 PM

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Thanks for the info!!!

10-05-07, 03:41 PM

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The link also shows the trend of R & D spending. Notice companies like Ford and Chrysler have a decreasing trend in R & D spending while others like Toyota or VW have an increasing trend in R & D spending.