Antonov Share Discussion Threads

[waldron] 04/12/2006 09:47

Antonov signs German distribution agreement with Emporio Intl for 2 mln eur

LONDON (AFX) - Automotive technology company Antonov PLC said it has signed
an exclusive distribution agreement with Emporio International Sarl to
distribute and commercialise the company's Antonov Mechanical Module (AMM)
technology in Germany for a total of 2 mln eur over the next year and a half.
Antonov said the agreement with its largest shareholder helps it to enter
the European market and provides valuable revenue to support its ongoing
investment in its AMM products.
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[waldron] 27/11/2006 09:14

Antonov signs agreement for gearbox production licence with Geely

LONDON (AFX) - Antonov PLC said it has signed a heads of agreement for a
licence to produce its TX6 automatic six-speed gear boxes with leading Chinese
vehicle maker Geely Automotive's gearbox manufacturing unit.
Antonov and Geely will work together to develop the TX6 to production to
meet Geely's "aggressive production timetable" for its own vehicles as well as
for other vehicle makers, a statement from the car technology firm said.
Financial terms were not disclosed and the firm emphasized the licence has
not yet been signed. However, if the deal is concluded, Antonov said it will
receive both licence fees and production royalties.
Antonov added that its chairman, Christopher Ross, was also "instrumental"
in the recently announced deal between Geely and Manganese Bronze, where Ross is
deputy chairman.

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[ariane] 21/11/2006 09:37

Antonov's supercharger drive system goes into production

LONDON (AFX) - Antonov PLC said the first production batch of its 2-speed
supercharger drive system is being ordered from manufacturing partner, Neue ZWL
Zahnradwerk Leipzig GmbH, after distribution partner Wheel to Wheel Powertrain
received "significant interest" for the unit at the SEMA show in Las Vegas
earlier this month.
Chief executive John Moore said successfully demonstrating the drive system
at the SEMA show enables Antonov to release it into the marketplace "as a proven
technology".

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[crystalclear] 01/11/2006 20:18

People seem to be going wild for these 4000 superchargers spread over three years.

[flangefighter] 01/11/2006 16:53

Before that it was Austrian Transvestites. I hold from then.

[volsung] 01/11/2006 16:34

ATV used to be Anglia Television. I hold from those days.

[pkw] 01/11/2006 16:33

At last - the start of some serious recognition for just a part of what ATV is offering the global automotive market. Now, come on Honda - you know that you are very interested!

PS ATV & ITM today!

[crystalclear] 24/10/2006 11:47

GM's performance subsidiary Wheel2Wheel Powertrain presents an Antonov supercharger system for the criticized underpowered Hummer H3.

This is a good way for GM to get market experience with the Antonov units.

[littlebert] 10/10/2006 16:22

I was saying !!!

[littlebert] 10/10/2006 08:28

Were we not expecting an update on the GWM contract.

"In order to facilitate this process,Antonov has extended the term of the Option Agreement to 30th September 2006. It is expected that, following the current reassessment, the Company will be able to provide a further update at that time."

[crystalclear] 28/9/2006 14:38

I wiped £1m off the market capatalization once by just thinking of selling some. The brokers called the market makers, the market makers dropped the price, and so I changed my mind.

You've got to laugh really!

As long as there are net sellers, the market manipulators gain by dropping the price, as they buy cheaper. As soon as people turn net buyers, they will have to change their stance.

My guess for that is the at the end of October.

GM's performance subsidiary Wheel-to-Wheel have a good chance of having their Antonov supercharger units ready. The fuss over the Antonov AR500 Mustang should have been turned into a product they can sell by now.

There is less visibility for Honda production which is overdue, but I expect an Antonov based Honda IMA sometime, due to the Honda patents, and I hope Great Wall take the Antonov 6-speed, but it is probably beyond most Chinese companies to design a 6-speed. Furthermore, if Great Wall don't take it, it must nevertheless be close to a production ready design that another Chinese company wouldn't really be able to refuse. (They want their own intellectual property and not to be dependent on ZF, Getrag and the rest of the car industry. Like the Chinese, Antonov does not fear losing German, American and Japanese jobs to China!)

What is nice about the collapse of Powertrain Limited, is that Antonov will own the complete gearbox design and will get royalties based on that. Antonov are now a full service gearbox designer and not just an IP company. Torotrak are also entering production with their lawnmower gearboxes, but they will own 50% compared to Antonov getting 100% on the Antonov superchargers, made with parts Antonov buys from NZWL and Rotrex, and Torotrak's finances mean that MTD might end up taking a stake in Torotrak and ultimately controlling the whole operation. (Torotrak do not have a large institutional investor like Antonov, so who is to protect them? They don't have large director shareholdings either.)

[littlebert] 28/9/2006 10:07

.... and again!!! oh no, silly me - someone sold c£20 worth - that explains fully the drop in share price :-)

[littlebert] 25/9/2006 09:07

I see the MMs are back to playing "If nothings happening, take a couple of pennies off ATV".

[crystalclear] 16/9/2006 02:29

Antonov on CNBC a few days ago.

[crystalclear] 05/9/2006 12:49

Yes, although Nanjing bought Antonov's partner Powertrain Limited, I think Antonov felt that Nanjing was too small and went with Great Wall as they are more capable. I expect Nanjing to end up buying transmissions from Great Wall Motors, but Great Wall Motors have their own small car programs in progress, funded by their listing in Hong Kong.